ks8780
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Post by ks8780 on Nov 3, 2011 8:52:30 GMT -5
I'm in need of a new squeeze chute. Would be working 5-600#'s up to a few herd bulls. 225 cows a couple of times a year plus their calves. Requirements include neck extenders of some type,a good self catch headgate(I have a filson headgate now that works ok), foot doors for nursing assistance, drop bars for branding and a brisket bar to keep the cows from crawling in the chute which is my main gripe with what I have now. And a good squeeze Would like hyd. but cannot justify the price so manual is what it will be. I've seen Stampede Steel ,Titan West. ? What say you?
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Post by ses on Nov 3, 2011 9:21:41 GMT -5
KS maybe you should rethink the hydraulic chute deal. There are chutes that come from feedlots that are kinda wore but not wore out. Feedlots can't afford the down time so they sell and buy new. You might get in to something like that for $3-4000 and still have something that will last a lifetime for a rancher. Some dealers even sell rebuilt hydraulic chutes. Blattner down to Cimmeron might be a good place to start if you're interested in something like that. 620-855-2385.
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Post by John SD on Nov 3, 2011 9:28:15 GMT -5
Dunno what it cost, but the neighbor has a Hi-Qual hydraulic chute that runs off the tractor hydraulics. Looks like a hydraulic chute wouldn't cost that much more than a manual if you did not have to buy a seperate power unit along with it. Neighbor uses a JD 4000 or a 9030 bi-di on it. Both tractors work fine just setting there idling. I'm sure if a guy had a hydraulic bale bed that might be a good power source also.
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Post by cornandbeef on Nov 3, 2011 12:14:58 GMT -5
I have a Titan with a strong hold head gate. Don't like auto gates been around them for years. Set up the chute with rear conrols for the gate.
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ks8780
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Post by ks8780 on Nov 3, 2011 17:49:52 GMT -5
KS maybe you should rethink the hydraulic chute deal. There are chutes that come from feedlots that are kinda wore but not wore out. Feedlots can't afford the down time so they sell and buy new. You might get in to something like that for $3-4000 and still have something that will last a lifetime for a rancher. Some dealers even sell rebuilt hydraulic chutes. Blattner down to Cimmeron might be a good place to start if you're interested in something like that. 620-855-2385. If I could find a hyd. for 3-4000 I'd be all over that. I'll check out Blattner and see what they are like. If I go Hyd. I would go with an AC power pak as I have 220 within 25' of the location. Would a hyd. be allright sitting out in the weather year round?
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Post by bcreech on Nov 3, 2011 20:11:23 GMT -5
I like the stampede chutes hi quality and really like the size of them they are the best chute out there IMO
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Post by sandbox on Nov 5, 2011 16:20:00 GMT -5
Pearson; Daniels and Siliencer dominate things around here.
Had a hydraulic Pearson. It was an excellent unit for cow/calf operation & would work well for what you need, IMHO.
If you're looking for used hydraulic chute you gotta keep a sharp eye out and move quick when you see one. Half the people who own a cow are looking fo the same thing.
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Post by Roy@ranch on Nov 7, 2011 7:03:19 GMT -5
I have a formost and a powder river, both are manual, but I do have an auto catch in the barn I use to catch sick ones when I am by myself. The formost headgate is much better in my opinion, but I like the powder river for everything else. If my main working facilities were under a roof I would consider a hydraulic, but for now I use the manual.
Roy
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Post by kcm on Nov 7, 2011 8:30:08 GMT -5
I have manual chutes, 2 Filsons. I hated the first one, and was determined not to buy another one. As I looked at chutes, I found plenty of things not to like about other brands, and they were more expensive, so I did what I thought I would never do, bought another Filson. It is kind of like eating a hot dog, it isn't great, but will work in a pinch.
If I ever think I have enough money to buy a hydraulic chute, I am going to buy a set of roll out pens instead, those have to be in the top 5 livestock handling innovations ever.
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joel
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Post by joel on Nov 7, 2011 10:18:09 GMT -5
Educate me please. Roll out pens = writing instruments on google.
Thanks
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Post by John SD on Nov 7, 2011 10:27:05 GMT -5
Joel, if I am not mistaken a roll out pen is a portable corral on wheels. As opposed to individual panels that must be manually set up and hooked together.
Never been around one so I can't comment. I believe this is an area where Rich has some expertise.
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Post by feelnrite on Nov 7, 2011 19:25:23 GMT -5
I bought a preifert about a month ago and worked my cows through it today. I like it pretty well and went with the preifert because of the automatic headgate since I work cattle by myself. I dont like the automatics that fold back and forth. I was coming from a head catcher mounted to posts so I am sheeting and flying now. The main thing is I can work on a cow now and not get my head kicked off. As in milk one out or work on a foot.
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Post by Angus in NCMO® on Nov 7, 2011 20:38:28 GMT -5
I've got a 15 year old Linn Enterprises (now Titan West) chute with a Preifert headgate and have Central City scales under it. Like the whole setup, but have heard others cuss the Preifert headgate. If the latches on the headgate get dirty, they WON'T hold, but they are an extremely simple design and not that hard to take apart and clean. I clean the latch system yearly with either straight gasoline or brake cleaner. Works extremely well and I believe they have a lifetime warranty.
Can catch and hold anything from a newborn calf up to 2300# plus bulls without any adjustment of the headgate. And all animals can walk out through the headgate.
Can't say the same about the Foremost headgates I've been around (the bigger framed, fleshy cows and a lot of mature bulls won't fit through the foremost -- have to be let out the side).
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joel
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Post by joel on Nov 7, 2011 21:16:15 GMT -5
John SD, Thanks for the education.
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Post by John SD on Nov 7, 2011 21:51:08 GMT -5
For anyone interested, there has been a lot of previous discussion of this topic on the NAT livestock page. I typed in "portable corral" and got a bunch of hits.
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