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Thoughts on this corral/ sweep design?
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<blockquote data-quote="Dave" data-source="post: 1636898" data-attributes="member: 498"><p>First of all I am not a big fan of putting a board or bar behind a cow in an alley. But the way Shell's husband was setting it up was a wreck looking for a place to happen. If you do use the board method, ALWAYS do it facing the same direction as the cow. Doing it from the other side if the cow backs up quickly before you have the board all the way across the board will pin you against the side of the alley. I know of several broken legs that occurred this way. I watched a guy get flung head first into a slider gate. It was a couple minutes before he was able to stand. That cow backing up is a whole lot stronger than you and that board gives them leverage which we all know increases power. In Shell's video the configuration only allowed a person to be on the wrong side. The only exception would be to be on the very end of the board which most people wont do.</p><p></p><p>This picture shows what I mean by a people only area. Obviously this is a work in progress. The alley to the left loads the sweep tub (note the board leaning up, it is just inside the tub). The area to the right in the picture is the people area. When complete there will be no access for cows. But I will have complete access to the chute and be able to walk down along the side of the alley to crowd critters up. </p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/0zg4PDb4" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/0zg4PDb4/P7132048.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave, post: 1636898, member: 498"] First of all I am not a big fan of putting a board or bar behind a cow in an alley. But the way Shell's husband was setting it up was a wreck looking for a place to happen. If you do use the board method, ALWAYS do it facing the same direction as the cow. Doing it from the other side if the cow backs up quickly before you have the board all the way across the board will pin you against the side of the alley. I know of several broken legs that occurred this way. I watched a guy get flung head first into a slider gate. It was a couple minutes before he was able to stand. That cow backing up is a whole lot stronger than you and that board gives them leverage which we all know increases power. In Shell's video the configuration only allowed a person to be on the wrong side. The only exception would be to be on the very end of the board which most people wont do. This picture shows what I mean by a people only area. Obviously this is a work in progress. The alley to the left loads the sweep tub (note the board leaning up, it is just inside the tub). The area to the right in the picture is the people area. When complete there will be no access for cows. But I will have complete access to the chute and be able to walk down along the side of the alley to crowd critters up. [url=https://postimg.cc/0zg4PDb4][img]https://i.postimg.cc/0zg4PDb4/P7132048.jpg[/img][/url] [/QUOTE]
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