- Location
- East Sussex
Best IAE cattle crush
- Thread starter MaryT
- Start date
- Location
- Buxton, Derbyshire
From experience with ours (All things I've told the rep about):
Weve only had Bateman scoops but my observations are:
Check how far out it swings when not engaged, if you have the cage around the front. We've had cows get heads through the gap in panel where it swings out of the way. We remedy the problem by leaving the scoop in the gap, some scoops don't swing back as far.
The ones that don't swing out of the way don't lift the cows head as high, well the protype they sent us to test didn't anyway as it was dual handed. This makes it less useful with different sized stock, unless you reattach the scoop at different heights.
Check the gap between yoke and scoop, we've had calves wriggle out and drop their head under the scoop. If you've a decent rump bar that pushes the calf right up to the yoke this isn't as bad.
Bopeep1981
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- Location
- Gainsborough, Lincs
We looked at a few manufacturers and now we have the American Squeeze crush here, with manual squeeze, head yoke, and chin scoop. It has a guillotine gate operated from front of the crush, an old IAE vet box behind (solid doors at the bottom half), a sliding door, 10ft race and another sliding door from the forcing pen. I don't think auto yoke wouldn't work with our beasties, they are too slow 
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Squeeze crush is great for handling mixed age groups, and the solid panels either side of the yoke stop awkward so-and-so's getting their legs caught.
. Squeeze crush is great for handling mixed age groups, and the solid panels either side of the yoke stop awkward so-and-so's getting their legs caught.
try a arrow quip works very well just not galavnizing option
- Location
- Devon
I'm afraid I always post these 2 videos in crush threads, and as you are a new member I'm doing it again!!!
I'm not going to say it is what you should buy but I think it is important to know all the features that are available. I think Bateman and IAE are behind most of the American 'chute' manufacturers and the lesser known British ones such as Morris. The certainly do not make helpful videos of their products actually being used!
I'm not going to say it is what you should buy but I think it is important to know all the features that are available. I think Bateman and IAE are behind most of the American 'chute' manufacturers and the lesser known British ones such as Morris. The certainly do not make helpful videos of their products actually being used!
@Old Tip I liked the look of the Glendale Engineering crush at the highland show. They did an adjustable width or squeeze. Quite like a Morris but I thought it looked stronger.
http://www.glendaleengineering.co.uk
http://www.glendaleengineering.co.uk
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Their website is rubbish and their FB site not much better. I've told Pete this over and over again. I offered to help him with his marketing once. The best I can suggest is to ring him up. When you find ther stand at Builth Wells or wherever the products can speak for themselves and Pete and his Dad very helpfulFound the Morris website @JP1 and thought it was a poor site. No photos of the crushes actually being used or even on farm, no list of accessories or maybe there are none.
Also the bain of my life no prices, why o why have a website with no prices
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Ask for Pete or David his Father
- Location
- West Somerset
Found the Morris website @JP1 and thought it was a poor site. No photos of the crushes actually being used or even on farm, no list of accessories or maybe there are none.
Also the bain of my life no prices, why o why have a website with no prices
Video of Morris beef crush
We have an IAE M1000 manual squeeze crush. We put cattle from 100kg to 550kg through it. It's well finished and works well. Has a manual yoke, head scoop, front and rear yoke operation, can squeeze and release from either side and a sliding rear door as well as weigh bars. The only real problem with it is that it could do with being a foot or two longer if you have large cows or take finishing stock to big weights. Has three access panels on each side so any trimming, testing or vaccinating is safe and easy, makes life a lot safer and easier.
nails
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- Location
- East Dorset
Got to change my old crush soon and i like the look of the Priefert. Can you fit a big Stock Bull in o.k.?
Shann_mann
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We brought a IAE chieftain suckler crush this time. Brilliant crush. Make TB testing 10x easier.
- Location
- Devon
I've got the same model as in the video and you'll have no problem height wise.
I've got one big cow which is very wide when heavy in calf and she is tight but she would be quite exceptional.
I will take some measurements if that would help or I'd recommend ringing Kitt agri who sell them and ask if you can contact someone close for a look.
permafrost
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Matt
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- Location
- herefordshire, uk
Pleased with our Morris squeeze crush so far. Miss the rotating rump bar off our old crush but overall better job
Only had it a few weeks now.
Only had it a few weeks now.
Danllan
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- Location
- Sir Gar / Carms
We bought a Chieftain Dual (Tri!) Width in 2015. We put a sliding rear door and a super scoop on it and have found it very good. The access is excellent.
The only problems we have had, have been once when a beast got his leg over one of the lower yoke arms and, on a couple of occasions, younger animals were too quick through and in, noticed the gap where the scoop is (a panel has to be removed to fit the scoop), and pushed their heads through, which lead to a couple of minutes of fun and joy...
But that was fixed by cable-tying a rubber scraper blade to the crush frame - it visually fills the gap, but it flexes to allow the scoop in and out.If you have very young animals going through, you can Velcro a piece of the lightweight stable matting to each side, that brings it in another few inches.
@Farmer-Geddon please share a pic of the rotating head bar when it's done, sounds good. TIA.