hog barn slat weight

johnwayne360 · May 31, 2013

Demoing an old hog barn. Have to remove the 12'x4'x5" concrete slat flooring..anyone have any idea what these will weight? Im trying to decide if i have enough tractor for the job.

rd 2N in mo · May 31, 2013

concrete is 165# per c.f. you have 12' x 4' x .42' (5") = 20.16 cf

20cf x 165#pcf = 3300#

randallinMo · May 31, 2013

rd...wouldn't that be for a 12ft x 4ft x5 inches thick solid piece? These are "slats" which are probably "sections" 12 ft long, 4 ft wide and 5 inches think.....with spaces between the slats. You'd have to know the gap spacing to get the exact weight. Anyway you look at it, they will be heavy.

fixerupper · May 31, 2013

The spaces are wider at the bottom than at the top. It's been a long time since I've seen the bottom of one but I'd guess the slot is3/4" at the top and 2"-3" at the bottom. It will still take a healthy loader and a well ballasted rear end. Hog buildings normally have a slope away from them and a tippy loader tractor on a slope is no good. A 3000 pound weight swinging from a loader that's fairly high is dangerous. A week ago I went to the funeral of an old neighbor who had a narrow front loader tractor go over on him on a slight slope. Be careful.

johnwayne360 · May 31, 2013

I finally found a spec online..1450 for a 10 ft long one..1100 for 8 ft long..so im thinking 1700-2000 lbs..which means i will either be renting something or hiring it done.

JD Seller · May 31, 2013

It depends on the brand of slat but they usually weight about 140 LBS per foot of length. So that 12 foot would weight 1650-1700 lbs.

They usually set them in with a boom truck if the building is assessable from all sides. If they have to swing them from one side they usually use a crane.

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