Ground protection.

[Benarb]

hi,

 

 Just wondered what people are using for ground protection from avants, tracked grinders etc. Don't really want to use ply and have to replace soon.

 

Have seen 9mm stokboards that look okay but may be a bit flexible? Any recommendations would be great! would need to be over 4 foot wide as don't want to be within a few mm each side of the machine.

 

thanks.

[Stere]

How bout thoose agri rubber mats?

 

https://www.deltamart.co.uk/product-category/agricultural-mats/

 

Temporary Access Mats - Ground Protection For Soft & Sensitive Ground - Buy online From MultiMatts

MULTIMATTS.CO.UK

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Temporary access and ground protection mats provide access and traction over sand, mud, marshy areas and...

 

Edited October 30, 2020 by Stere

[woody paul]

Just bought some 9mm stokboard for running small loader, tracked MEWP and digger, chuck it down and backed loaded ifor on it the other day minutes after it pissed down no makes. 

It's not cheep but never gets heavier when wet and it is a bit flexable but that is good if ground is up and down. 

If ask a company how make ground matts out of the same stuff 11.6mm they use is rated at 30ton load

 

[Mick Dempsey]

Forked put a grand on these mats, best money I ever spent (slight exaggeration)

 

Gets you on jobs that you couldn’t get near for months.

[AJStrees]

Do you pin the boards down Mick when using them or do they pretty much not move if you drive carefully?

[Luckyeleven]

1 hour ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Forked put a grand on these mats, best money I ever spent (slight exaggeration)

 

Gets you on jobs that you couldn’t get near for months.

And yet you haven't bought a new flip line since 1994

[Mick Dempsey]

Ha ha! 
 

As luck would have it this arrived from HB this week.

[Mick Dempsey]

36 minutes ago, AJStrees said:

Do you pin the boards down Mick when using them or do they pretty much not move if you drive carefully?

Don’t pin them down, if they move a bit we’ll shuffle them back into place.

[Clicky]

Would you even need 9mm stokboard? I've heard its pretty tough was gunna try the 3mm for my 1.2tonne machine

[Will C]

We use 6mm Stokboard and have driven all sorts over it. Brilliant stuff.