Dairy lane repair
in Makarewa.
Makarewa and the flats north of Invercargill - Lorneville, Wallacetown, Ryal Bush, West Plains - are wall-to-wall dairy, and the lanes carry big herds over ground that sits wet for half the year. Out here a drained lane is the difference between a herd that walks and a herd that limps.
How I sort it
The short version
- Shape first
- I regrade the lane and get the crown back so water runs off instead of sitting in the ruts.
- The right rock, only where needed
- Existing metal gets reused where it is sound, and I cart in fresh rock where the lane is starved.
- A cow-friendly finish
- The power rake screens the coarse stone out of the top and leaves a firm, even surface that is easy on feet.
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The local picture
Around Makarewa
This close to home I can be on a Makarewa lane within half an hour of leaving my gate. The work is classic wet-flats lane repair: get the crown back, open the edges up so water can actually leave, rebuild the soft spots and finish with a screened surface. Done before calving, it saves you a winter of grief.
Getting to you
Makarewa is twenty minutes down the road from my base - close enough that small jobs are still well worth the call.
Districts I cover from a Makarewa job
- Wallacetown
- Lorneville
- Ryal Bush
- West Plains
- Grove Bush
Also nearby: Invercargill · Winton · Riverton
While I am there
Other work I do around Makarewa
One machine on site can knock off more than one job. If any of these need doing too, mention it when you call and I will price the lot together.
Got a lane near Makarewa that needs sorting?
Send through a couple of details or just give me a call. Free quote, no pressure.