Combi clamp

[yellowbelly]

How much is a clamp with weigh scales built in? And how easy are they to move about the place

http://www.ritchie-d.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=91
above is Ritchie's price list - you should get some discount on these. You will also need some weigh bars and a weigh head.
Not easy to move about on your own - see post #40 on this thread.

 

[Gator]

http://www.ritchie-d.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=91
above is Ritchie's price list - you should get some discount on these. You will also need some weigh bars and a weigh head.
Not easy to move about on your own - see post #40 on this thread.

I got the wheel kit with mine, it's not that bad to to move on your own. Its doable.

 

[romneymarsh]

I have that . Ok for moving around a ring fenced farm but not road legal. We have also fitted a Ritchie supplied anti rock frame for load bars that's bolted to the combi clamp. Guess what ? Wheel kit no longer fits without some spanner work.

 

[sean m]

I have that . Ok for moving around a ring fenced farm but not road legal. We have also fitted a Ritchie supplied anti rock frame for load bars that's bolted to the combi clamp. Guess what ? Wheel kit no longer fits without some spanner work.

cox&robinson (mole valley )have a demo one in there yard on a proper trailer looks ok

 

[Gator]

cox&robinson (mole valley )have a demo one in there yard on a proper trailer looks ok

Proper trailers cost a fair bit so I'm told

 

[Gator]

I have that . Ok for moving around a ring fenced farm but not road legal. We have also fitted a Ritchie supplied anti rock frame for load bars that's bolted to the combi clamp. Guess what ? Wheel kit no longer fits without some spanner work.

Not got the load bars, i have an iae weigh crate, only use that at home. Need to make a bracket to fit the prattley to carry weigh crate.

 

[exmoor dave]

I have that . Ok for moving around a ring fenced farm but not road legal. We have also fitted a Ritchie supplied anti rock frame for load bars that's bolted to the combi clamp. Guess what ? Wheel kit no longer fits without some spanner work.

I've been wondering about load bars and moving kit,

I probably don't need to move my clamp much

But I'd like to put load bars under the crush part of my cattle handler and I'm concerned if the rocking and swaying when transporting would damage the load bars

 

[romneymarsh]

Mine tends to stay put in a semi permenant but dismantlable undercover handling set up these days.

 

[Gator]

Mine tends to stay put in a semi permenant but dismantlable undercover handling set up these days.

Same here, mostly in the shed only a few days a year do I use it on the moor.

 

[S J H]

I put ours on a trailer earlier thinking that it might work, but the step overhangs too far. So I can't connect the ramp to the clamp.

I'm still toying with the idea of having a fowrass trailer, with the clamp setup inside on weigh cells, then I could take a few back with me if needed, or take the quad.

Is it the trailer with the roof @sean m ?

 

[yellowbelly]

But I'd like to put load bars under the crush part of my cattle handler and I'm concerned if the rocking and swaying when transporting would damage the load bars

Just hold ours down onto weigh bars with ratchet straps - admittedly a combi clamp is not as heavy/top heavy as a cattle crush but have not had any problems so far.

 

[sean m]

I put ours on a trailer earlier thinking that it might work, but the step overhangs too far. So I can't connect the ramp to the clamp.

I'm still toying with the idea of having a fowrass trailer, with the clamp setup inside on weigh cells, then I could take a few back with me if needed, or take the quad.

Is it the trailer with the roof @sean m ?

no roof,just lowers with the aid of a hand pump i think,looked fairly good,but i didnt ask the price

 

[IEM]

Has anyone put a magic eye on a combi clamp to make it automatic? I like the build quality and simplicity of the combi clamp and if you could automate it simply it'd be fantastic

 

[hally]

Has anyone put a magic eye on a combi clamp to make it automatic? I like the build quality and simplicity of the combi clamp and if you could automate it simply it'd be fantastic

Google scotsqueeze

 

[Dan@JF]

does anyone use theirs without the combi clamp drafting gates?

 

[IEM]

Google scotsqueeze

Yes have seen the scotsqueeze and would
Like to see one working.
I just feel combi clamp is much more proven!

 

[alwayslearning]

Anybody got one of these conveyors? http://www.dmhandlingsystems.com/products/conveyor-systems/

A conveyer looks the best for general doseing vaccinating etc just not for weighing or maybe tailing but I see it is possible to tail on one.
It's on the Xmas list or a scotsqeuze.
I already have a combi clamp but find it pain full when the odd one refuses to go

 

[Nithsdale]

I really struggle to get my head round the Combi Clamp. I dose my ewes twice a year, and inject twice... I can't see the clamp being better/quicker than injecting in a long 3ft race? Good for dosing, yes, but I don't feel I could warrant it for that? I dose my lambs 3 maybe 4 times through the year - it'd be handy dagging dirty lambs though, but a gripper would be a lot cheaper for that job.
550 ewes and 150 ewe lambs currently, upping ewes to 600 next year and not sure after that...

It could come into it's own sorting the hill ewes at weaning, though - checking teeth/bags on ewes, then checking/drafting off ewe lambs and wedders accordingly. But again - that's 1 job, once a year

I love making things easier... but I'm just not convinced it would make that big a difference

 

[General-Lee]

A conveyer looks the best for general doseing vaccinating etc just not for weighing or maybe tailing but I see it is possible to tail on one.
It's on the Xmas list or a scotsqeuze.
I already have a combi clamp but find it pain full when the odd one refuses to go

Conveyer to around where you close the door for dagging would be perfect.

 

[General-Lee]

I really struggle to get my head round the Combi Clamp. I dose my ewes twice a year, and inject twice... I can't see the clamp being better/quicker than injecting in a long 3ft race? Good for dosing, yes, but I don't feel I could warrant it for that? I dose my lambs 3 maybe 4 times through the year - it'd be handy dagging dirty lambs though, but a gripper would be a lot cheaper for that job.
550 ewes and 150 ewe lambs currently, upping ewes to 600 next year and not sure after that...

It could come into it's own sorting the hill ewes at weaning, though - checking teeth/bags on ewes, then checking/drafting off ewe lambs and wedders accordingly. But again - that's 1 job, once a year

I love making things easier... but I'm just not convinced it would make that big a difference

We pretty much do everything through ours except maybe batch treating smaller lambs. Really comes into its own if you’re doing multiple treatments, you clear as you go.