Thompson Precast
Y Panels

Y Panels, Practical Storage Solutions

Set up your bulk storage your way. Thompson Y Panels offer the flexibility to be laid out in any configuration, indoors or out, from small bunkers to large silage pits. These tough, practical panels are designed to directly improve your operation by boosting feed quality, significantly reducing wastage and contamination, and even cutting down on machinery fatigue. Plus, they are essential for effectively controlling leachate to meet environmental requirements, making your farm more efficient and compliant.

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Key Advantages for Your Operation

  • Flexible Layouts: Design your storage exactly how it suits your needs, whether for a small area or a large-scale pit.
  • Versatile Use: Ideal for everything from silage and dry feeds to vegetable waste and effluent pits, with excellent capability for separating products and forming bunkers inside sheds.
  • Dual-Side Loading: Fill and empty pits efficiently from both sides, saving valuable time during peak seasons.
  • Reduced Waste & Wear: Keep materials securely contained to minimise feed wastage, prevent contamination, and lessen strain on your machinery.
  • Environmental Control: Effectively manage run-off and leachate to help meet environmental guidelines.
  • External Protection: Options for rolling covers to protect your stored materials from the elements.
  • Custom Sizes: Need something specific? Special lengths and corner Ys are available on request to fit unique farm requirements. 

'Y' Panel dimensions

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Standard Dimensions:

L = 1.2m (1.3t)

L= 5.4m (5.9t)

*Custom lengths available

 

Built Strong, Built to Last

Farm equipment needs to stand up to tough conditions. That's why Thompson Y Panels are constructed from high tensile steel and certified concrete. They are engineered for durability, providing a robust, long-term solution for your farm's demanding environment. For operations with higher turnover, armour edging options are also available to enhance durability and performance. 

Armoured Edge

Armoured Edge 2

Option 1:

80mm x 80mm

Option 2:

50mm x 100mm x 50mm

 

Versatile Use

Beyond grass and maize silage pits, farmers are finding many other valuable uses for Y Panels:
Vegetable waste
Dry supplementary feeds
Effluent and waste pits 
Inside sheds, they excel at separating different products, forming internal bunkers, or defining specific storage areas.

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Why choose Y panels?

  • Highly Versatile: Adaptable for various storage needs.
  • Free-standing and Relocatable: Easy to position and can be moved if your farm layout changes.
  • Structurally Engineered: Built with inherent strength and stability.
  • Durable: Designed for a long working life.
  • Self-cleaning: Helps keep your storage areas clean and tidy.
  • Reinforced: Provides exceptional strength.
  • Loadable from Both Sides: Practical for efficient operations.
  • Retains all kinds of products including:
    • Maize
    • Fodder beet
    • Grass
    • Carrot
    • Lucerne
    • Silage mixes
    • Palm kernel PKE
    • DDG
    • Wheat/Barley specialty grains
    • Fertiliser
    • Bark and wood chip

View our Brochure

Silage Storage Built with Y Panels.pdf

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