Used a side by side crush recently as opposed to one animal following another.Super for getting through numbers for vaccinating or testing.What have you got that you find good and what would you change ? I eventually want to get a scales so i know my weights better but would like to hear from others what they have in terms of head gates etc that makes it easier and safer for one man job .
What have you got now?What have you got that you find good and what would you change ? I eventually want to get a scales so i know my weights better but would like to hear from others what they have in terms of head gates etc that makes it easier and safer for one man job .
A fairly simple thing but a vet gate behind the first animal that closes off the rest of the race is a gift. We used to be having to climb in over side to castrate calves and it was seriously draining and you never quite felt 100% that an animal wasnt about to rearend you. We used to open the second panel at one end when we were scanning and push it across to the far side to block the race but you were never fully secure. I cut the panel in the old crush and added in a pillar and gate and it made a big difference.What have you got that you find good and what would you change ? I eventually want to get a scales so i know my weights better but would like to hear from others what they have in terms of head gates etc that makes it easier and safer for one man job .
Agreed! On the new crush we’ve a sliding gate at the rear, then another behind the vet gate aswell. I think most plans seemed to have the sliding infront of the vet gate(closer to the head gate) but I saw no use in it there as it would leave it tight for weighing and when it’s behind the vet gate it also added security that nothing will come over it!Any gates on a race should be sliding where possible.
Far easier than trying to move a stubborn beast to swing a gate open.
Give Temple Grandin a google, I learnt a lot from her videos.
They are condon gates, the full crush is from them. Not sure if the prices have changed but mid 300ish+vatDrew, just wondering what brand are sliding gates. Must price one soon.
I wouldn't get a head gate where the cow has to close it, I have the Nugent Beef head locking gate here and it's a disaster. @AYF and @headcase have the morris head gate http://www.morrislivestockequipment.co.uk/ it closes in from the side and you can put an extension handle on the crush and close it from behind the cow.What have you got that you find good and what would you change ? I eventually want to get a scales so i know my weights better but would like to hear from others what they have in terms of head gates etc that makes it easier and safer for one man job .
You mind me asking what kind of price the full crush was?They are condon gates, the full crush is from them. Not sure if the prices have changed but mid 300ish+vat
Was up around 5k+vat,for the steel work that doesn’t include the head gate as we had it on the previous run but does include a head scoop. We got the lot direct from condon and they were a1 to deal with.You mind me asking what kind of price the full crush was?
looks a smashing job
When you are building it try and have a roof over it or have it inside a shed and have it well lit up.It makes life a lot easier if you have an off farm job. When you only have weekends and evenings for working with stockWhat have you got that you find good and what would you change ? I eventually want to get a scales so i know my weights better but would like to hear from others what they have in terms of head gates etc that makes it easier and safer for one man job .
What are they called ?Place in Tip I worked in had these instead of sliding gates far far easier to open and close quickly think they are in the abp factories too
Not actually sure what make it is tbh all I know is sliding gates are a pig in comparison, could find outWhat are they called ?
look a good idea.
I saw some of them on some of the American sites and thought they looked the business alright.Place in Tip I worked in had these instead of sliding gates far far easier to open and close quickly think they are in the abp factories too
Do you mind working between crush and shed Drew? thinking of similar here but wondering if its worth having 2 standsView attachment 84614View attachment 84615View attachment 84616Was up around 5k+vat,for the steel work that doesn’t include the head gate as we had it on the previous run but does include a head scoop. We got the lot direct from condon and they were a1 to deal with.
Wasn’t a cheap job but hopefully will be a lifetime one.
Very happy with it. We also load cattle into trucks or trailers out of the forcing pen using the gate to the left behind the race and any lorry man that’s been here has been delighted with how easy it works. You can push them safely all the way with the gate without having to be in with them until the last one or 2 are on the ramp
No it’s actually our preference to work in there, with the old crush we would have let cattle out into that yard so the idea was to work between the crush and shed so that we were separated from them, however with the way we set it up we actually run cattle back into the other sheds now rather than out into the yard. We put a hand rail that lifts out on the outer walk after those pics as it’s quite a high step and didn’t want to risk it but the outer walkway is rarely used.Do you mind working between crush and shed Drew? thinking of similar here but wondering if its worth having 2 stands