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Looking for a manure scraper system? You’ll quickly discover there’s a lot to choose from. From combi and delta scrapers to slatted floor scrapers and specialised solutions for low-emission floors. Yet your choice doesn’t start with the product itself. The floor type, the bedding used, the dimensions of your barn and current regulations together determine which solution works best for your situation. What’s more, particularly with the rise of low-emission floors, custom-made solutions are increasingly required. Here’s how it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No barn is the same<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Has a fellow farmer found the perfect manure scraper? That doesn’t automatically mean it’s also the best choice for you. That’s why a request at JOZ always starts with an analysis of your barn. Our dealers map out the situation together with you, after which you jointly determine which manure scraper solution provides the best starting point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Various factors play a role here, such as the floor type, the bedding used, the dimensions of the barn and the way you store and discharge manure. It’s precisely the combination of these factors that determines which solution works best, both technically and practically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Low-emission floors call for a different approach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the past, manure scrapers were mainly used to keep the barn clean. Nowadays, they also play an important role in limiting ammonia emissions. Particularly in the Netherlands, stricter ammonia requirements have led to the development of low-emission floors that separate urine and manure. And that also places different demands on a manure scraper system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Almost every floor supplier has its own design,’ says Maarten Klinkenberg, product specialist at JOZ. ‘The grooves, slots and dimensions differ. If you want your scrapers to deliver optimal results, that essentially means every floor needs a scraper with specific characteristics.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Custom-made down to the smallest detail<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

JOZ has developed custom solutions for many of these floors. ‘At JOZ, we’ve recently produced a lot of comb scrapers,’ says Maarten. ‘We’ve tailored these specifically to the grooves and slots in various low-emission floors. The challenge lies in the details. One floor has shallow slots, another has deeper grooves or a different pattern. If your scraper doesn’t match properly, your floor won’t get clean and you won’t achieve the right result in terms of emissions.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The right solution starts with good advice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Precisely because no low-emission floor is the same, every situation requires its own assessment. ‘For us, it would be easiest to sell a standard scraper from the range,’ Maarten continues. ‘But in practice, every situation is different.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s why barns are carefully mapped out in advance, and dealers bring in JOZ’s product specialists for complex situations. Through the dealer network in more than 35 countries, JOZ also continuously builds knowledge of new barn concepts, floor types and practical situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which manure scrapers are available?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Custom-made solutions often start with one of JOZ’s existing scraper systems. From this base, it’s determined which version and adjustments are needed to make the system fit the situation in the barn optimally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n