Carrying livestock in a pick up

[Paddington]

Having been head butted by a horned ram being unloaded from the back of a pick up and which came out in a rush at head height, be careful !

 

[Green farmer]

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Can you imagine buying that an as a used car afterwards , not knowing it’s history

 

[surprisefarmer]

Reminds me of taking a new ram out to the ewes in the back of our Landcruiser. I decided I would mark him in the back of the pickup before I let him out, I had the wife on standby to open the door when I shouted I was ready. She said it was like something out of a comedy sketch, the jeep was shaking all over the place and she heard the struggle inside, when she opened the door both the ram and I came out covered in green paint.

 

[Paddington]

Took a newly purchased ram lamb to the vets for something or other. I was going to put him in the stock trailer but was overruled, so I sat in the back of 'er indoors Jimny, holding the ram as we didn't have a dog guard, on route to the vets. Done this journey dozens of times and usually there's very little traffic but this day we were followed all the way by a builder's van which had loads of opportunity to overtake. I was left holding the ram in the back at the vets as she was pregnant at the time and didn't want to bend over. I was a bit apprehensive when the thermometer came through the passenger window, but the correct orifice was found. Going home at 20mph we were again followed by a builder's van (might have been the same one ?) which refused to overtake.
Spent the rest of the day getting droppings out of those built in cup holders.

 

[betweenthelines]

Time to start a thread about exceeding axle weight limits on van and pick up conversions, I think. I'd say at least two of those pictured would be illegal once you put more than a couple of cull ewes in them.

Remember DVSA have the right to carry out roadside checks on ALL vehicles.

 

[Av Gorritt]

I think there was also a thing about not having protruding wheel arches in the floor area .

 

[matty]

 

[TripleSix]

Someone local has a custom made back on his double cab for carrying sheep, has a double hinged ramp, it's really smart.
I'm pretty sure it has some extra storage built in too.

 

[cheviot53]

Have heard about marts sometimes refusing to load unload out the back of a pickup if vets or trading standards are around . I broke down with 2 rams in the back and the RAC wouldn't take the pickup on a recovery lorry until I got rid of the rams !

 

[Whitepeak]

I thought that one of the reasons that it's not liked is that when you open the back, in most pickups, there is a gap between the tailgate and the floor of the load area and that there is potential for animals to trap a leg in the gap when being loaded/unloaded.

 

[JP1]

I thought that one of the reasons that it's not liked is that when you open the back, in most pickups, there is a gap between the tailgate and the floor of the load area and that there is potential for animals to trap a leg in the gap when being loaded/unloaded.

Precisely why I have a Gamic side opening door on the back of my Defender Truck Cab so I don't have a dog break it's leg

 

[Paddington]

I seem to recall there were different recommended loading ramp angles for cattle and sheep when doing my animal transport certificates, but as that was years ago and no one has asked me for them since, bugg***d if I can remember them .
There is a Defra requirement that the actual carrying part of the vehicle has to be capable of being washed out and disinfected which rules out the back of a Range Rover Vogue.

 

[MRT]

carrying part of the vehicle has to be capable of being washed out and disinfected which rules out the back of a Range Rover Vogue.

That's why I sold the Jag

 

[unlacedgecko]

Time to start a thread about exceeding axle weight limits on van and pick up conversions, I think. I'd say at least two of those pictured would be illegal once you put more than a couple of cull ewes in them.

Remember DVSA have the right to carry out roadside checks on ALL vehicles.

Farmers will be coming onto the DVSA radar very shortly.