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how wide should a loading chute be?
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<blockquote data-quote="Texasmark" data-source="post: 1464574" data-attributes="member: 27848"><p>Besides the above applicable comments I have had these other two problems: My last bull, weighing in at around 1800-2000 couldn't clear the top of the squeeze gate and make it into the trailer backed up to the gate.....6' wide 18' tandem covered stock trailer, combo swing and slide rear gate. Had to pull forward leaving a gap (that calves would have gotten out of) to get him in....glad I had the cows loaded first to give him an incentive to continue on in.</p><p></p><p>Next problem has been weiners - yearlings getting their head stuck below the bottom rail on welded sucker rod loading chute. As listed above, making the chute wide enough to get the bulls through made problems for loading the little guys. Solved by adding cattle panels inside the rails of the chute.</p><p></p><p>As stated above, adjustable or if you are a BTO two different chutes for different sized animals.</p><p></p><p>The other thing I really like is the rotating gate (single point pivot) to follow the animals into the chute with locks along the way. That has come in handy more than once to keep them in and going and not hurting me in the process, working alone as I do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Texasmark, post: 1464574, member: 27848"] Besides the above applicable comments I have had these other two problems: My last bull, weighing in at around 1800-2000 couldn't clear the top of the squeeze gate and make it into the trailer backed up to the gate.....6' wide 18' tandem covered stock trailer, combo swing and slide rear gate. Had to pull forward leaving a gap (that calves would have gotten out of) to get him in....glad I had the cows loaded first to give him an incentive to continue on in. Next problem has been weiners - yearlings getting their head stuck below the bottom rail on welded sucker rod loading chute. As listed above, making the chute wide enough to get the bulls through made problems for loading the little guys. Solved by adding cattle panels inside the rails of the chute. As stated above, adjustable or if you are a BTO two different chutes for different sized animals. The other thing I really like is the rotating gate (single point pivot) to follow the animals into the chute with locks along the way. That has come in handy more than once to keep them in and going and not hurting me in the process, working alone as I do. [/QUOTE]
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