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<blockquote data-quote="Arnold Ziffle" data-source="post: 67627" data-attributes="member: 43"><p>9 ER ---- Don't want to sound too "preachy", but a headgate is one of the pieces of equipment that it is pretty hard to do without if you are going to run even a few cows, which I'm sure you indeed realize. I've never seen a decent used one available for approx. $100 at auction, but I don't think they are outrageously expensive even new. Call around or go see what TSC and a few other places have for sale and how much they cost at full retail. Then if you don't want to pay their price you could consider attending some equipment auctions (like the one Mark Switzer has every 3 or 4 months in Sealy, Tx.) and see if you can get one that is in good workable condition & not all bent and/or rusted out, of course being mindful of what the retail prices are! But I really think that's too much effort and driving around for too little potential $$ saved. When I started out I knew I wanted a new Preifert headgate, so I just compared prices at a few places via telephone and then bought from the farmer's co-op over in Hungerford --- time and money well spent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arnold Ziffle, post: 67627, member: 43"] 9 ER ---- Don't want to sound too "preachy", but a headgate is one of the pieces of equipment that it is pretty hard to do without if you are going to run even a few cows, which I'm sure you indeed realize. I've never seen a decent used one available for approx. $100 at auction, but I don't think they are outrageously expensive even new. Call around or go see what TSC and a few other places have for sale and how much they cost at full retail. Then if you don't want to pay their price you could consider attending some equipment auctions (like the one Mark Switzer has every 3 or 4 months in Sealy, Tx.) and see if you can get one that is in good workable condition & not all bent and/or rusted out, of course being mindful of what the retail prices are! But I really think that's too much effort and driving around for too little potential $$ saved. When I started out I knew I wanted a new Preifert headgate, so I just compared prices at a few places via telephone and then bought from the farmer's co-op over in Hungerford --- time and money well spent. [/QUOTE]
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