tcolvin
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I don't have I know the largest ever bull, but I have a question about something that's bothering me. Last year when I worked my cattle , he was a full house (looked like to me anyway) in the head gate. He got all his shots and squeezed on through. This year he looks bigger. My concern is will he be able to go through the head gate. I had to let it out for him last year to the largest size and it worked then. Should I be concerned or do you think he can get through it. I am one that really plans out what to do ahead of time so as to prevent some problems ahead of time. Like last year the day before working them, the thought hit me that my head gate was anchored by 6 , 5" lag bolts. What if that bull rammed that gate and took it with him to pasture. How would it get it off, shoot him??? This I didn't don't want to do!! So I took 2 chains before he came through chute and chained the bars on my headgate to the 6 x 6 treated posts it's mounted to, top and bottom on both sides. It held him and didn't even budge a bit. But the next week I replaced the lag bolts with 3/8" bolts that went all the way through the Timbers. Has anyone had this fear or am I worrying go nothing. Just want things to go well. It's a Pieffer auto latch headgate. I can't pics if needed. Thanks for input here.