And finally, the roof can also serve to protect the manure handling equipment. It is possible, with covered housing systems, to extend the manure storage period to 4-6 months by moving the waste to a remote storage area, using conveying and stacking equipment. Extended elevating equipment stacking low slump manure in a conical pile. A concrete slab is required for load out and storage, but not sidewalls. Covered, walled storage reduces space required for long-term storage and runoff.
Mechanized equipment distributes the low slump manure in storage.
Piston-operated ram pump to convey waste to remote stack storage. The following discussion describes briefly each housing system and suggests the facilities and equipment needed for efficient solid waste handling and storage. The outside lot, which provides 100 square feet per head, is also scraped daily. Both open lot and alleys are sloped for drainage. Shape of the storage area is not critical, if at least 24 feet of width is available for tractor maneuvering during manure loadout.