Aluminium hurdles.

[Greythundercloudys]

Sorry meant aluminium hurdles, that pin together to build holding pens in corners of fields etc. Who sells them.

 

[Tubbylew]

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Very helpful, and effecient, would recommend, however there are other people about depending on you location.

 

[HarryB97]

Hard to beat Rappa panels, avoid Alligator they're cheap for a reason

 

[jamesy]

What sort of price would the rappa hurdles be?

 

[Greythundercloudys]

I did see a guy in the north of England selling some on ebay but can't find him now.

 

[Nithsdale]

Hard to beat Rappa panels, avoid Alligator they're cheap for a reason

Speaking from experience, aye?
Alligator hurdles are good, and very strong

 

[Nithsdale]

I did see a guy in the north of England selling some on ebay but can't find him now.

You'll be thinking of those guys, Fowrass Fabrications at Penrith

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They do steel 8ft hurdles which look just like the Prattley/Rappa/Alligator aluminium ones - £65 each, with pin

 

[HarryB97]

Speaking from experience, aye?
Alligator hurdles are good, and very strong

Yes have a Rappa and a neighbour has two Alligators one nearly brand new and the other much older. The build quality and design is shocking compared to Rappa surprised they sell any. Numerous bent panels,bent pins, broken pin holders etc

 

[Nithsdale]

Yes have a Rappa and a neighbour has two Alligators one nearly brand new and the other much older. The build quality and design is shocking compared to Rappa surprised they sell any. Numerous bent panels,bent pins, broken pin holders etc

They were completely redesigned under a year ago. Same design as Prattley now, which Rappa also copied.
The build quality is equal to the others and they are very strong.

Will concede the older hurdles were sh*t, but not any more.

 

[Tim W]

Scotpen --- the strongest by far

 

[Bury the Trash]

Scotpen --- the strongest by far

They were at a competitive individually bought price as well.

And If theyre shiny in the sun, paint them green or something

 

[hubbahubba]

Scotpen are good. Only thing i dislike is they can hurt ur hand when lifting a few. They handles are not smooth.

 

[muppet]

I got a small set of rappa ones. Am very pleased with them, but not cheap though

 

[neilo]

They were completely redesigned under a year ago. Same design as Prattley now, which Rappa also copied.
The build quality is equal to the others and they are very strong.

Will concede the older hurdles were sh*t, but not any more.

That will be the Alligator 'Pro' hurdles I assume, which are closer to the opposition in both build and price. The original Alligator hurdles were indeed shocking, I'd sooner have saved a bit more and had steel ones.

 

[neilo]

Yes have a Rappa and a neighbour has two Alligators one nearly brand new and the other much older. The build quality and design is shocking compared to Rappa surprised they sell any. Numerous bent panels,bent pins, broken pin holders etc

A friend of mine thought he'd save a bit and have an Alligator. He sold it at a collective sale at 2 years old, as he could see it starting to go already. His RAPPA was already ordered by that point.

 

[Nithsdale]

That will be the Alligator 'Pro' hurdles I assume, which are closer to the opposition in both build and price. The original Alligator hurdles were indeed shocking, I'd sooner have saved a bit more and had steel ones.

The new hurdles are standard, whichever yard you buy (the 'Pro' trailer gets the winch system, that's the only difference over the 'Basic' one). They are much stronger and better built than the old ones.
The sheeted hurdles are still the old design

 

[The Seeker]

I have alligators bought them in 2000 there fine for most jobs but they are the lower version I think there 6” higher nowerdays

 

[ffukedfarmer]

I had an alligator and was perfectly happy with it. They are maybe not built for intensive use (although my neighbour would be classed as an intensive user and gets on fine), but the price back then reflected that.

I've often read that folks are concerned about ewes getting legs caught, which I never had happen. Ironically within 6 months of owning a Rappa that replaced the alligator I had a ewe jump out of the race and caught and broke her leg in the shedding gate