Filson Mfg Chutes

C HOLLAND · Oct 28, 2005

I am getting a new Cattle Chute this week, A Filson XLT w a manual head gate with an AI/Palp extension. $2,200 complete price good deal from what I have priced so far, I compared it to a Powder River unit and it is almost half their cost.

?? is this a good unit and is it better to mount on a slab or on the ground or SUGESTIONS welcome. I am getting the trailer kit with it also, I will not have a permanent place to put it until sometime next year.

thanks in advance.

bobrammer · Oct 28, 2005

I'd look at Priefert. Not cheap, but they make some outstanding equipment.

J · Oct 28, 2005

There was some discussion on the slab bottom for squeeze chutes a week or two back, lot of opinoins there. I like WW chutes personally.

SF · Oct 28, 2005

Don't know much about Filson equipment. Went to their web site. Hard to tell from the pics on their web site. $2200 for a chute, headgate, and palp cage, seems like a good price though. I'd have to see one to know.

Priefert makes a good one, but will be much more expensive than 2200

I don't personally care for the powder river equipment, but it is usually less expensive than priefert.

Good luck and congrats on your new purchase

southpaw · Oct 28, 2005

We looked at both filson and preifert. Ended up buying a priefert for a little more money and IMO made the right choice.

bigbull338 · Oct 28, 2005

i just finished pricing preifert chutes. they are all $3800 with the pap cage an the trailer.as of 3 days ago.scott

southpaw · Oct 28, 2005

We bought our Priefert a few years ago and got the chute w/ headgate and palp cage for $2200 the same set up for filson was $1700.

SPRINGER FARMS MURRAY GRE · Oct 28, 2005

I have a Filson crwoding tub,alleyway,and squeeze chute that I bought a few years ago. There are some changes I would make but overall a good heavy duty unit that has been worth the money I aid for it.I have my chute on a slab with scale bars under it. ;-) :cboy: