- Location
- Staffordshire Moorlands
First outing tonight. Bent one already. 
Sheep Handling Mobile System
- Thread starter Tomo23
- Start date
PVC Dairy cladding is good stuff too, the light blue sheets you see on shearing trailers, light and durable.I'll look that up as that was my main concern about using stock board.
- Location
- Yorkshire
Did one come bent already then?
- Location
- Staffordshire Moorlands
No I got a couple with flystrike. Whilst catching it in the pen the others were pushing on it. I could see it bowing but didn't realise till I folded them up how far it went.
I know the rappa and prattley ones are oven baked which makes them spring back. Hence twice the price I suppose.
Something I'd also have done if I made some more of my own.
I have Stokboard around my cattle race, held on with plastic cable ties. I was going to use stainless, but then found out that was a no-no on galv steel hurdles because of corrosion issues.
- Location
- West Wales
That’s shocking!
I’ve seen my Rappa race panels bent much further than that and I’ve always cringed what it will look like when the stock release the pressure on it but they’ve always been fine
Next time you pen them, make sure the bend bows into the pen, and they will straighten it out again!!
- Location
- Staffordshire Moorlands
I assume that's the main advantage of the heat treatment. Added strength and a certain amount of springiness.
Which these obviously haven't got.
For the price they are well made and will do a job.
The old adage of you get what you pay for is in play here I think
- Location
- Staffordshire Moorlands
Done a bit more at the scales what with this quality weather.
- Location
- Staffordshire Moorlands
Concertina gates, width adjustable side, can holders, weigh readout and EID reader holder on.
Handles to finish, floor to put on and a bit of stock board on the sides left to do.
Handles to finish, floor to put on and a bit of stock board on the sides left to do.
you are very good at it, well done.
simple concertina gates like that are by far the best in use i reckon.
simple concertina gates like that are by far the best in use i reckon.
- Location
- Staffordshire Moorlands
I can't stand crates where the gate opens back into the flow of stock.
Didn't know which way to put the back one. As it stands ones coming from behind can't push it open, but a sheep on the crate can back up and open it but I will put a latch on the handle to stop that.
Didn't know which way to put the back one. As it stands ones coming from behind can't push it open, but a sheep on the crate can back up and open it but I will put a latch on the handle to stop that.
Boydvalley
Member
- Location
- Bath
Rappa race crate back one opens into the crate. Ones behind can push it open but they rarely do. Good job. There will be a lot of satisfaction if it works well first.
Boydvalley
Member
- Location
- Bath
Is that allied weighing load bars and sorry if you already know this but don’t bolt the load bars feet down tight. They need a bit of give. That’s why the likes of TruTest have rubber feet if they are bolted down.
- Location
- Staffordshire Moorlands
Yea allied bars. I've had them quite a while and only just got round to using them.
They aren't bolted yet but intend to do. Thanks for the tip.
- Location
- North Wales
10 times more likely for the lamb in the crush to push back rather than the next lamb to push forward.
- Location
- Staffordshire Moorlands
I didn't realise till I'd built it up.
I'll just have a lock on the handle. Just lift to unlock and open in one action so as not to be a ball ache.