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<blockquote data-quote="RDFF" data-source="post: 1782710" data-attributes="member: 39018"><p>Here's the plan drawing. You can see on the drawing that the "palp cage" is alot roomier than most because of how it opens up that whole side. The corral panels and triple gates on the back end that form the Bud Box with crowding gates are also very important to the flow and functioning of the system. I can do another post as to how we set them up if you want.</p><p></p><p>Design by John Meyer</p><p>Rock Dell Forage Farms</p><p>9604 Co. Rd. 3 SW</p><p>Stewartville, MN 55976</p><p>507-951-9433 (cell)</p><p><a href="mailto:jlmeyer@kmtel.com">jlmeyer@kmtel.com</a> </p><p> [ATTACH=full]24913[/ATTACH]</p><p>And here's a couple of pics while I was in the process of building it:</p><p></p><p>These pics were taken before I added the transition/palp cage doors to the unit. The transition and the diverter in the center of it have guard rails attached to them as well. You can see that the guard rails are just cut off straight on this "exit" end... because the cattle are coming this way and won't get caught on them... no cleats on the floor yet... like I said, those are absolutely "critical"...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]24914[/ATTACH]</p><p>This next pic is looking at it from the side and kind of from the entrance end... notice the guard rails here have "finished" ends, tapered, then welded (cut a slit in the center of the hump, beat them down so they overlap each other, and weld in place... makes a 45 degree angle on the end). You can also see the sides of the lane above the guard rails are quite "open"... so you have access to the animals. I did that on purpose... there's a 16" opening all the way along the full length (above that rail that's positioned about 12" above the guard rails). You can do alot of work, like shots/tagging, etc., right there in the lane if you want. If they don't NEED to go into the chute because we've got everything they need done already in the lane, we can let them out of either lane at the transition. And you can move animals along easily just by "man position" outside of the chute. If you have solid sides, you can't do that. There's rolling cut doors at the entrance and between the lane and the transition (labeled on the diagram above).</p><p>[ATTACH=full]24915[/ATTACH]</p><p>The squeeze chute is separate from the alley and hauls separately. I could put a hitch on the back of the frame if I want to, to pull it along behind. This lane is fairly heavy all by itself. Needed it to be pretty much "wreck-proof".... if there can be such a thing when working cattle. So far so good though!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RDFF, post: 1782710, member: 39018"] Here's the plan drawing. You can see on the drawing that the "palp cage" is alot roomier than most because of how it opens up that whole side. The corral panels and triple gates on the back end that form the Bud Box with crowding gates are also very important to the flow and functioning of the system. I can do another post as to how we set them up if you want. Design by John Meyer Rock Dell Forage Farms 9604 Co. Rd. 3 SW Stewartville, MN 55976 507-951-9433 (cell) [EMAIL]jlmeyer@kmtel.com[/EMAIL] [ATTACH type="full" alt="1673651361841.png"]24913[/ATTACH] And here's a couple of pics while I was in the process of building it: These pics were taken before I added the transition/palp cage doors to the unit. The transition and the diverter in the center of it have guard rails attached to them as well. You can see that the guard rails are just cut off straight on this "exit" end... because the cattle are coming this way and won't get caught on them... no cleats on the floor yet... like I said, those are absolutely "critical"... [ATTACH type="full" alt="1673651476479.png"]24914[/ATTACH] This next pic is looking at it from the side and kind of from the entrance end... notice the guard rails here have "finished" ends, tapered, then welded (cut a slit in the center of the hump, beat them down so they overlap each other, and weld in place... makes a 45 degree angle on the end). You can also see the sides of the lane above the guard rails are quite "open"... so you have access to the animals. I did that on purpose... there's a 16" opening all the way along the full length (above that rail that's positioned about 12" above the guard rails). You can do alot of work, like shots/tagging, etc., right there in the lane if you want. If they don't NEED to go into the chute because we've got everything they need done already in the lane, we can let them out of either lane at the transition. And you can move animals along easily just by "man position" outside of the chute. If you have solid sides, you can't do that. There's rolling cut doors at the entrance and between the lane and the transition (labeled on the diagram above). [ATTACH type="full" alt="1673651622919.png"]24915[/ATTACH] The squeeze chute is separate from the alley and hauls separately. I could put a hitch on the back of the frame if I want to, to pull it along behind. This lane is fairly heavy all by itself. Needed it to be pretty much "wreck-proof".... if there can be such a thing when working cattle. So far so good though! [/QUOTE]
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