Ambassador vs Tamar Squeeze Crush

[sjewart]

I have an option on both of these crushes. The only real difference I'm aware of is one is manual the other automatic head yoke.

Not sure which to go for. The price is roughly the same.

Any recommendations guys?

 

[DanM]

Depends on cattle your putting through them. Wild things go for auto. Nice docile cows go for manual

 

[sjewart]

Depends on cattle your putting through them. Wild things go for auto. Nice docile cows go for manual

They are lim cross suckler cows but they don't tend to hit the yoke with any force. Normally they stand back shy of the yoke [emoji849]

 

[AftonShepherd]

We're changing our crush for a squeeze one (hopefully under the scheme time permitting) from an older manual yoke crush. It's always worked well for us, and our scanner man says cattle always stay calmer with the manual yoke in his experience. Maybe once or twice a year something gets through without being caught but that's normally down to the operator not paying attention.

 

[Gulli]

I'd have a manual yoke everytime, auto yokes are a pain in the arse and if a wild one doesn't trip it then you've got a problem on your hands, with a manual you can stop them before their head is through and then open up a little so they walk forwards instead of smashing into it at 100mph

 

[Highland Mule]

Options on two crushes is greedy! Suspect you could sell the rights to the one you don't want though, given how rare these things are this year.

 

[sjewart]

Thanks everyone. I think from the comments I'm definitely leaning towards the Ambassador manual yoke for me.

 

[hubbahubba]

Deffo tamer and can work both ways. Double side chin lift is far better as single side scoop imo.

 

[twizzel]

We’ve got the ambassador squeeze with a head scoop, great crush. Did a heifer caesarean in it a few weeks back, no dramas, safe for everyone involved.

 

[sjewart]

Deffo tamer and can work both ways. Double side chin lift is far better as single side scoop imo.

Oh everyone was going Ambassador til now too [emoji33]

 

[S J H]

I have an option on both of these crushes. The only real difference I'm aware of is one is manual the other automatic head yoke.

Not sure which to go for. The price is roughly the same.

Any recommendations guys?

For the money of them, I’d seriously be going for an arrowquip

 

[Gulli]

For the money of them, I’d seriously be going for an arrowquip

Good luck getting one of them before the grant window closes.
They are worth every penny though

 

[sjewart]

Iv done the sums the Arrowquip is too much money for me.

So either Ambassador or Tamar.

 

[Sandy]

For the money of them, I’d seriously be going for an arrowquip

March 2022 for arrowquip crush

 

[Happy]

Oh everyone was going Ambassador til now too [emoji33]

Not the Devon then?

 

[sjewart]

Not the Devon then?

The 1 Devon he had is gone

 

[Sandy]

Pearson squeeze crush are still available

 

[sjewart]

Does anyone actually own the TAMAR Squeeze Crush here? I'm trying to find out whether it comes with dual yoke operation as standard - eg you can decide whether to use manual yoke or auto depending on what cattle you are putting through it that day?

 

[hubbahubba]

Does anyone actually own the TAMAR Squeeze Crush here? I'm trying to find out whether it comes with dual yoke operation as standard - eg you can decide whether to use manual yoke or auto depending on what cattle you are putting through it that day?

Yeh i have a fully hydraulic opperated tamar squeeze, not sure if its still a one off or not. All tamar head yokes work the same and can be auto or manual by turning a wheel.

I looked at the heavier type crushs 4 years ago but we only have around 250 head of cattle and thought the hydraulic tamar was a good middle of the road crush. I am sure you could find faults with most types but bateman took mine back for a few mods foc.

 

[sjewart]

Yeh i have a fully hydraulic opperated tamar squeeze, not sure if its still a one off or not. All tamar head yokes work the same and can be auto or manual by turning a wheel.

I looked at the heavier type crushs 4 years ago but we only have around 250 head of cattle and thought the hydraulic tamar was a good middle of the road crush. I am sure you could find faults with most types but bateman took mine back for a few mods foc.

The rep kinda put me off by saying that if you havent got the yoke closed in time the cattle beast will scamper out the front and down the road. Have you lost many out the front?!