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<blockquote data-quote="RDFF" data-source="post: 1748481" data-attributes="member: 39018"><p>Thanks! I think it'll be better (in several ways for me at least) than what I've seen available from the manufacturers (ArrowQuip, Wrangler, Diamond W, Titan West, etc.). By using that transition area (2 lanes down to a single exit point) as the "palp cage area" too, you end up with a very much larger, more roomy "palp cage area", instead of being cramped into a tight little narrow working space. By opening both sides there right behind the squeeze chute, and swinging the divider gate out to the side as well, you'll have a fully wide open space for about 6' behind the chute to work in, if you need to. Also serves as a pass-through from one side to the other (like most palp cages do).</p><p></p><p>I mostly got the idea for planning the design intentionally to work the animals in the lane instead of the chute from Cody Creelman's video (<a href="https://youtu.be/fHPVOpuGPuw" target="_blank">The Cud, Episode 5, The perfect cattle handling system</a>). Just made so much sense to me. You can't see the "horizontal opening" between the rails on the pic above, but it's a 15" space running all along the outside for the whole length of the lanes, from about top of tailhead and down. Here's a pic of the front side section. This whole "door" swings open to let out a down animal if necessary, back section has a door just like it. If the "arm opening" proves to be a problem for animals wanting to try to climb out through it, I'll have a very easily and quickly removable rod through the center of it. I'm confident it won't be an issue with cows, but fool young stock could think they could try to escape! If working only cows for the back end work, you can just take them out... put them back in if young stock are being worked.</p><p></p><p> [ATTACH=full]16979[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I can help you out with your flip phone pics... I send them to my email, paste the email image into a Word document first, and then copy and paste THAT ONE into the CT reply.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RDFF, post: 1748481, member: 39018"] Thanks! I think it'll be better (in several ways for me at least) than what I've seen available from the manufacturers (ArrowQuip, Wrangler, Diamond W, Titan West, etc.). By using that transition area (2 lanes down to a single exit point) as the "palp cage area" too, you end up with a very much larger, more roomy "palp cage area", instead of being cramped into a tight little narrow working space. By opening both sides there right behind the squeeze chute, and swinging the divider gate out to the side as well, you'll have a fully wide open space for about 6' behind the chute to work in, if you need to. Also serves as a pass-through from one side to the other (like most palp cages do). I mostly got the idea for planning the design intentionally to work the animals in the lane instead of the chute from Cody Creelman's video ([URL='https://youtu.be/fHPVOpuGPuw']The Cud, Episode 5, The perfect cattle handling system[/URL]). Just made so much sense to me. You can't see the "horizontal opening" between the rails on the pic above, but it's a 15" space running all along the outside for the whole length of the lanes, from about top of tailhead and down. Here's a pic of the front side section. This whole "door" swings open to let out a down animal if necessary, back section has a door just like it. If the "arm opening" proves to be a problem for animals wanting to try to climb out through it, I'll have a very easily and quickly removable rod through the center of it. I'm confident it won't be an issue with cows, but fool young stock could think they could try to escape! If working only cows for the back end work, you can just take them out... put them back in if young stock are being worked. [ATTACH type="full" alt="1653251328742.png"]16979[/ATTACH] I can help you out with your flip phone pics... I send them to my email, paste the email image into a Word document first, and then copy and paste THAT ONE into the CT reply. [/QUOTE]
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