skyhightree1
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jedstivers":22eti6z6 said:Tight as that guy sounds he doesn't even need livestock. If you can't care for them you don't need them.
agree
jedstivers":22eti6z6 said:Tight as that guy sounds he doesn't even need livestock. If you can't care for them you don't need them.
100% agree. He has 2 horses, one donkey, some pigs and occasionally a steer. Not one of them is healthy looking. His place looks like a junkyard and the cops are always over there because of fighting. But, whatya going to do.jedstivers":31xbkei5 said:I use the mats from TSC, that way we can haul horses with shoes or cattle. Used the cattle panel for years though.
Tight as that guy sounds he doesn't even need livestock. If you can't care for them you don't need them.
circledandbranch":1h850h0h said:Those Cattle Panels Sound Like Toe Abscesses Waiting To Happen
I Guess It Is Not All That Surprising That You Have Never Dealt With Toe Abscesses If Your Cattle Don't Have Toes. Lucky Man You Are.dcarp":282unv9f said:circledandbranch":282unv9f said:Those Cattle Panels Sound Like Toe Abscesses Waiting To Happen
Maybe they would be if I took my cattle to Dairy Queen every night. Only time they are in the trailer is if a problem comes up I can't handle then it's a 20 min trip to the vet and back hopefully.
Or a 20 min trip to the sale barn. I've had panels in my trailer for about 10 years now and haven't had a single problem. Guess I'm just lucky. Don't think I've ever seen one of my Brangus cattle with toes though, they all have hooves. :2cents:
hooknline":2tpia4zc said:He decided the carpet was the way to go. Lol
I screwed stall mats down over the 2x6 and cattle panels. As you found out a wood floor is a no go. When I put a new floor in my trailer I used 2x6 and cattle panels stapled to them and left a 3/4" gap between the boards. The trailer cleaned out really nice but everywhere you stopped crap would be all over the ground. We do a lot of farm days at different schools and the negative PR from some kids and teachers made us decide to go another route for flooring.znagir":2s4n4i4y said:I know this is an old thread but hoping some still can answer me. For those that use the thick rubber floor mats, they are usually 4x6 I think? Do you just toss a few in there loose? or some other way? I think my trailer dimensions are 8x16. It seems like they would push the mats up getting their hooves under them or something and then the mats just being useless anyways. This is for Herefords, most always just to transport to butcher. Had my first experience with one slipping on the wooden floor and ended up splay legged. What a nightmare. Really any cost is not too much compared to the loss of one full grown steer that can't get up itself and walk to slaughter at a USDA facility.
slick4591":4i78vgc5 said:I bought a couple mats and threw in my 16 foot and didn't screw the back one down. Lost it somewhere as it apparently slid out under the gate. Screwed the next one down and I've been good since. They are still a little slick but nothing like the wood by itself.