Our Bargain Rubber Matting.....

fairlady

fairlady

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I posted the other day to say that Cookster and I were off to pick up
some really cheap rubber matting that had come off of some sort of
conveyor belt and was being sold for £10 per ton. Can't find the thread ????

Lol.............off we go with two chaps that Cookster knew who were picking it up for us in their transit van.

We had to wait around for ages and then got escorted to where this matting was...........OMG it was FILTHY........but good thick stuff, we got absolutely
loads, we were black.....or I was.........lol, at Cookster who was 'supervising' :bounce:

We piled as much as we thought we needed on, in fact took most of what they had and went to pay, they didn't weigh it and we were
charged the grand sum total of £7.00 !!!!!!!

We had enough to do one of Cooksters field shelters and most of her second
one and enough to do the larger of my two stables, the one my two 'share'
anyway, which they use as a field shelter. TBH we underestimated how much we actually had and thought
we had more, it came in strips of about 18", actually maybe 24", and lengths of about 12 foot, although I have to say some much longer and
needed cutting to get it on the van, good quality thick stuff as well !

Anyway we laid it in Cooksters Shelters, dropped mine in my Stable and I went down later with No.2 Son to 'lay it'..........I then came home and needed
a NAP........I was shattered:biggrin:

Now, the Man at the place told me they never 'advertise' this stuff its all 'word of mouth', but they 'often' have it for sale
and it all goes pretty quickly when they have any, SOOOOOOOOOO....
IF any of you want any rubber matting on the Cheap and have a QUARRY
near you, its worth ringing them and asking if they have any for sale:wink: as I don't see why one Quarry would be that
much different to any other !

Lots of work tbh but worth it for the total cost of £7 the matting and £10 diesel money to the two chaps who helped, between the two
of us:biggrin: BARGAIN..........

I will certainly be trying to get some more to do my second stable:wink:
 
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It should be quite drippy as has to move aggregate uphill and down. Plus the wear of aggregate will roughen it. Some stable mats I find are poor grip.
 
If it's anything like the conveyer belt I get from a relative (works in a quarry,been getting the stuff for years now for nowt:wink:),it's not very grippy at all,in fact when wet it's lethal to walk on in trainers (can you tell I have nearly gone @rse over head many a time lol:redface:),I have laid loads of it in my back garden for my pool to sit,excellent for that,but like I said do need to be careful when it's wet and wearing certain types of footwear.We put some other grippy matting on the bit where people actually get out of the pool so don't slip,but for making a level hard wearing base for the actual pool to sit on it's great stuff!!

I have used it in a horse lorry before now,but for going up the sides of the lorry (worked out absolutely brilliantly BTW,would recommend as a cheap option),not for the floor.

I am guessing FL's is a different type with a more suitable grippy surface,but thought I would mention my experiences for anyone else's benefit who are thinking of trying it,as not all types of convyer belt would be appropriate for horse flooring.

Is great stuff though isn't it FL,really thick and hard wearing,I've used it for all sorts over the years!! My OH hates cutting it though,really tough stuff to get a blade through!!
 
TBH it is quite smooth, or I would imagine it would have been when
brand new.

Would I actually stable a Horse on it overnight.........probably with some shavings/straw on top laid as a 'proper bed'.

However, my stable is used as a 'field shelter' and they go in and out at will, so its more for them to be able to stand in somewhere 'dry' away from the
Wind and Rain.

My two are barefoot so tbh I don't envisage many 'slipping' problems but
yes, I would imagine with a Horse with shoes on it could become quite slippy if it gets very wet.

I seem to live and die in my Hunter Torlundy's and tbh have never slipped
anywhere or on anything when wearing them :biggrin: However I don't think my matting should get wet as both go 'outside' to do whatever they
have to do UNLESS there is a thick bed of straw, which there isn't:wink:

AND YES DEVONLASS.............it was a ***!!!*** to CUT:biggrin:
 
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