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<blockquote data-quote="Brute 23" data-source="post: 1434062" data-attributes="member: 6291"><p>Ya, they look good. I see plenty of them around. Its just a preference with me. </p><p></p><p>I've seen cattle start doming out an area then eventually the welds will break on the panels. I have also seen bulls stick their horns in them and start popping welds. I have had weaned calves get in there and run the fence and just tear themselves to shreds. Plus, its hard to climb out when your in a bind. I can climb pipe and wood twice as fast. I have had to make a run for a fence and you had just enough time to grab the top rail... get one foot on the fence... and you better land on the other side after that. I can't do that with cattle panel.</p><p></p><p>My favorite, if money permits, is a good set of well build wooden pens. They give a better visual effect as a solid wall and if any thing breaks you just get a hammer and some nails and your back in business.</p><p></p><p>Next favorite is custom portable panels. Ranger Gate in Yoakum, Texas makes some 1 7/8", heavy duty, dipped panels that you clamp together. They take two men to carry a 10' or bigger panel. They have held up to any thing I have thrown at them. You can draw up any kind of panel you want... or any thing metal in general... they will build it and dip it... and deliver it. In a day you can set it up and sell calves the next. You can buy it in pieces and expand as money permits. If you don't like some thing its like legos... you take it apart and re-do it. The prices are cheaper than wood and steal.</p><p></p><p>Last is solid pipe pens. The cost is just not do-able for me in most cases.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brute 23, post: 1434062, member: 6291"] Ya, they look good. I see plenty of them around. Its just a preference with me. I've seen cattle start doming out an area then eventually the welds will break on the panels. I have also seen bulls stick their horns in them and start popping welds. I have had weaned calves get in there and run the fence and just tear themselves to shreds. Plus, its hard to climb out when your in a bind. I can climb pipe and wood twice as fast. I have had to make a run for a fence and you had just enough time to grab the top rail... get one foot on the fence... and you better land on the other side after that. I can't do that with cattle panel. My favorite, if money permits, is a good set of well build wooden pens. They give a better visual effect as a solid wall and if any thing breaks you just get a hammer and some nails and your back in business. Next favorite is custom portable panels. Ranger Gate in Yoakum, Texas makes some 1 7/8", heavy duty, dipped panels that you clamp together. They take two men to carry a 10' or bigger panel. They have held up to any thing I have thrown at them. You can draw up any kind of panel you want... or any thing metal in general... they will build it and dip it... and deliver it. In a day you can set it up and sell calves the next. You can buy it in pieces and expand as money permits. If you don't like some thing its like legos... you take it apart and re-do it. The prices are cheaper than wood and steal. Last is solid pipe pens. The cost is just not do-able for me in most cases. [/QUOTE]
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