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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 633371" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>This ground slopes down hill to the left in the photo. It took quite a bit of dirt and concrete work to get this pad where it is. The problem with height is that I need RR ties maybe 12-15 ft long to get another rail on. Std RR tie length is 8'-6 if I recall correctly. If I had it to do over again I'd probably use some steel well casing for posts in this waterer area.</p><p></p><p>This height is really ok if you don't try to confine them. The only reason for even going to heavy duty guard rail is that there can be a whole group in there geting a drink. Just normal pushing would have broken the wood 2x6's/8ft post ctrs that I originally had in there.</p><p></p><p>The cattle have learned to take a drink a couple at a time. I've got it split in half to water the cows and heifers on one side and the steers and bull on the other. Plan is to keep them separate through mid-April calving and until rebreed time in early July when I will take the dividers down until weaning.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 633371, member: 7509"] This ground slopes down hill to the left in the photo. It took quite a bit of dirt and concrete work to get this pad where it is. The problem with height is that I need RR ties maybe 12-15 ft long to get another rail on. Std RR tie length is 8'-6 if I recall correctly. If I had it to do over again I'd probably use some steel well casing for posts in this waterer area. This height is really ok if you don't try to confine them. The only reason for even going to heavy duty guard rail is that there can be a whole group in there geting a drink. Just normal pushing would have broken the wood 2x6's/8ft post ctrs that I originally had in there. The cattle have learned to take a drink a couple at a time. I've got it split in half to water the cows and heifers on one side and the steers and bull on the other. Plan is to keep them separate through mid-April calving and until rebreed time in early July when I will take the dividers down until weaning. [/QUOTE]
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