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working a headgate single-handed - any ideas?
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<blockquote data-quote="regolith" data-source="post: 675791" data-attributes="member: 9267"><p>Well, the gate does adjust and was set correctly for cows (you can see the hole at the bottom for bolting the bar closer still).</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.ranchers.net/photopost/data/500/medium/headbail_new_farm.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>The chain you can see lying on the floor I suppose is to be used as a bar - but it's in the wrong position, well ahead of the cow's rump where she stops. I'll move it back before using the gate next time so if it's needed it's in reach - but I prefer a piece of rope there (and not having to use it).</p><p></p><p>This is the one I used on the old farm - pretty much a piece of junk, but I didn't miss 50% of the cows I tried to catch with it. Capable of causing injury according to one of the vets, and I had a near miss with it too recently, when a cow managed to slam the bar back (not sure how, did happen quickly).</p><p><img src="http://www.ranchers.net/photopost/data/500/medium/taranaki_farm_headbail.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="regolith, post: 675791, member: 9267"] Well, the gate does adjust and was set correctly for cows (you can see the hole at the bottom for bolting the bar closer still). [img]http://www.ranchers.net/photopost/data/500/medium/headbail_new_farm.JPG[/img] The chain you can see lying on the floor I suppose is to be used as a bar - but it's in the wrong position, well ahead of the cow's rump where she stops. I'll move it back before using the gate next time so if it's needed it's in reach - but I prefer a piece of rope there (and not having to use it). This is the one I used on the old farm - pretty much a piece of junk, but I didn't miss 50% of the cows I tried to catch with it. Capable of causing injury according to one of the vets, and I had a near miss with it too recently, when a cow managed to slam the bar back (not sure how, did happen quickly). [img]http://www.ranchers.net/photopost/data/500/medium/taranaki_farm_headbail.JPG[/img] [/QUOTE]
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