Poly grain bags allow moisture to pass through and are really strong and, if you are anywhere near livestock operations, I'd bet they'd be glad to give them to you. They do break down if left in the sun. I am forever trying to find new jobs for ours. Could that work?
Clarissa
ElfNori <elf@elfnori.com> wrote:
OR . . . What about a drain/lift bag . . . a bag made of sunscreen material
or a box made of porous material. Dump the mixer into the bag or box. Once
the excess water has drained out lift the bag or box above the form and open
the port at the bottom . . . You'd need a pump to get the drained water back
into the mixer for reuse, but it would be pretty easy to set up for a
stationary mixer. Either set the mixer up 4' in the air (loading issues) or
next to a pit in which the bag or box can be set. With a pit, a sump pump
can be used to get the water back into the mixer.
ElfN
----- Original Message -----
From: "ElfNori" <elf@elfnori.com >
> The chicken house is small enough I should be able to drain the mix and
> shovel it into my porous forms, no pumping required. I'm using 6 or 8"
> walls on the chicken house (compared to 8-10" on the pumphouse and 10-12"
on
> the house). It will be interesting to see how far a single mixer load
will
> go once all the water drains out. I'm thinking two loads will do the
walls
> and one load will do the roof.
>
> ElfN
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