3 way manual drafting

[Allied Weighing]

Try to make it fairly open top so you can still handle and tag/mark a lamb.

going to be open at the top

 

[Allied Weighing]

Stating the bl**ding obvious, but keep the price down. Not just being beneficial to the farmer, but to you too, this could mean - he suggests helpfully... - supplying it as a self-assembly kit, we can all use a spanner.

Less man-hours welding etc. for you, lower delivery costs, easy parts' repair or replacement etc. etc.. It could also mean it will be easy to add on / replace stuff if you get technical, EID scanning etc., and allow for a 'modular' future.

And... make it compatible with major brands already out, lugs, rods, width etc.. *



*You can buy me pint some time.

definitely will be flat packed for delivery and keeps delivery cost down ,, every little helps

 

[unlacedgecko]

going to be open at the top

No totally open, otherwise you'll have lambs try to jump out.

 

[Tim W]

Light but strong

Easy to transport ----most sheep farmers want to weigh lambs out in the field , often with a handling system
There is little point in having to tow a handling system if you have to do another journey with an unwieldy weighcrate

 

[Forever Fendt]

Ensure any wheels are of a suitable size, not sure the flat pack is such a good idea will it stand the test of time i would not think the carriage would be a lot more if it will go on half a pallet but if you are not making them yourselves i suppose it will be more of an issue

 

[Al R]

Light but strong

Easy to transport ----most sheep farmers want to weigh lambs out in the field , often with a handling system
There is little point in having to tow a handling system if you have to do another journey with an unwieldy weighcrate

A system that’s light enough to be put onto the rear of a rappa/prattley etc in through the pins on the back or is that asking to much of the lugs - it could be mounted crossways for this, I’m sure I’ve seen photos of bars sticking out of the back of a mobile setup that then carried the weighcrate crossways?

 

[Tim W]

A system that’s light enough to be put onto the rear of a rappa/prattley etc in through the pins on the back or is that asking to much of the lugs - it could be mounted crossways for this, I’m sure I’ve seen photos of bars sticking out of the back of a mobile setup that then carried the weighcrate crossways?

Weighcrate that is part of the system is much better (stronger/lighter/no need for drafting as the system already has this)----but prob. not what the OP has in mind

 

[neilo]

A system that’s light enough to be put onto the rear of a rappa/prattley etc in through the pins on the back or is that asking to much of the lugs - it could be mounted crossways for this, I’m sure I’ve seen photos of bars sticking out of the back of a mobile setup that then carried the weighcrate crossways?

I made a U shaped carrier that fitted into the chassis rails on my old Prattley. Held in or out with a simple pin, I used it to carry a weigh crate or turnover crate across the back. Did have to put the crate on after you’ve attached the race to the towing vehicle, as it became tail heavy, and probably wouldn’t want to bounce across a rough field at speed.
It cost me about a fiver in steel and an hour of my time.

 

[shearerlad]

I made a U shaped carrier that fitted into the chassis rails on my old Prattley. Held in or out with a simple pin, I used it to carry a weigh crate or turnover crate across the back. Did have to put the crate on after you’ve attached the race to the towing vehicle, as it became tail heavy, and probably wouldn’t want to bounce across a rough field at speed.
It cost me about a fiver in steel and an hour of my time.

Something like this @neilo ?
I use a strap to hold it on rather than a pin

 

[neilo]

Something like this @neilo ?
I use a strap to hold it on rather than a pin

View attachment 761636

Yes, very similar, but with only the cross piece at the end, then it would slide right into the chassis when it wasn't being used.