Karin
Well-known member
Aaron, which was the worst chute you've laid eyes on? Like, brand- or make-wise.
I've had a look at Priefert, Tuff and Hi-Hog chutes and any chute that has bars that are too far for me to reach (me being just over 5' tall), I wouldn't bother looking at again. The Priefert S04 didn't seemed too bad until I had to try to reach the very top handles to open the rear gate. That was no fun. Even if it was oiled up (the one I tried out wasn't) it'd still be a pain for me to manipulate. The Tuff chute I didn't care for mainly because the release for the drop-bars would be something of a finger-pinching/removal hazard and a half. And I like my fingers very much, thanks. With Hi-Hog, they're not bad except for the pulley system and the rear gate. Those ropes and pulleys weren't user-friendly for a petite woman like moi, and I've never exactly cared for the kind of rear gate like I had to work with when we had our old chute.
The Sioux Steel chute seems a lot more user-friendly to me than those other three brands I've tried out.
I've had a look at Priefert, Tuff and Hi-Hog chutes and any chute that has bars that are too far for me to reach (me being just over 5' tall), I wouldn't bother looking at again. The Priefert S04 didn't seemed too bad until I had to try to reach the very top handles to open the rear gate. That was no fun. Even if it was oiled up (the one I tried out wasn't) it'd still be a pain for me to manipulate. The Tuff chute I didn't care for mainly because the release for the drop-bars would be something of a finger-pinching/removal hazard and a half. And I like my fingers very much, thanks. With Hi-Hog, they're not bad except for the pulley system and the rear gate. Those ropes and pulleys weren't user-friendly for a petite woman like moi, and I've never exactly cared for the kind of rear gate like I had to work with when we had our old chute.
The Sioux Steel chute seems a lot more user-friendly to me than those other three brands I've tried out.