Disappointed by cattle hurdles

vantage

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Pembs
Even at 60 quid, I'd send them back. But I'd want hurdles to last - like the Poldenvales have - and maybe my cattle can push and shove equipment around more than yours.
Poldenvale are superb. My father bought painted cattle hurdles in the early ‘80s, still in use today on our heifer race. Need replacement now as they are weakening, had they been galvanised they’d still be good as new.
 

Goweresque

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Location
North Wilts
I bought a few cheapo sheep hurdles off Ebay a while back, the manufacturing technique looks identical - lightweight galvanised steel tacked together and the welds sprayed with 'galvanising' paint. Now for what I wanted cheap and cheerful was fine, they weren't going to be used very often, or subject to much hammer, so I didn't want to spend too much, and wasn't too worried about the quality. But looking at those pics I'd be frightened to pen up some big beasts with them, one slight bit of argy-bargy by the cattle and something would give.
 
Think i had a lucky escape last year.
Had a bad feeling next morning and cancelled my order and blocked his number after he got assy. Very broad Irish accent? He wasn’t much cheaper than IAE but at least i knew what was coming from them as I could inspect it at local store.
 

Henarar

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Somerset
I bought a few cheapo sheep hurdles off Ebay a while back, the manufacturing technique looks identical - lightweight galvanised steel tacked together and the welds sprayed with 'galvanising' paint. Now for what I wanted cheap and cheerful was fine, they weren't going to be used very often, or subject to much hammer, so I didn't want to spend too much, and wasn't too worried about the quality. But looking at those pics I'd be frightened to pen up some big beasts with them, one slight bit of argy-bargy by the cattle and something would give.
Someone as good a gave me some crappy sheep hurdles that were made of galvanised steel then had the welds sprayed, the ends with the loops on are box and the bars were just squashed together then welded to the middle of the box so it had no sideways strength so all the ends had broke off them. I squashed the bars a bit more and welded them back on the box end with one bar one side then the next the other side all the way up now they are quite useful, I wouldn't have wanted to pay more than a couple quid for them new though
 
Think i had a lucky escape last year.
Had a bad feeling next morning and cancelled my order and blocked his number after he got assy. Very broad Irish accent? He wasn’t much cheaper than IAE but at least i knew what was coming from them as I could inspect it at local store.
Was that a Finney by any chance? Always trying to flog sheep and cattle handling systems on facebook with more sales than DFS, although from the pics they don't look too bad. Probably should have given them a go instead. Guy I bought from wasn't Irish and nothing to do with them. Giving them a chance to refund or replace before naming them.
 

neilo

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Montgomeryshire
Took delivery of some cattle hurdles today. Been waiting nearly 6 weeks for them and got to say I am really disappointed by the standard of them. They were relatively cheap, from a new company which I will not name but the welding looks like it was done blindfolded. Am I being too fussy?

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Thank you. I feel a lot better about my welding skills now.👍

I agree with most above, in that won’t last at all, and yes, those top lugs being so low means that they’ll not be very stable with cattle pushing on them. I’d reject them personally.

However, at £60 you aren’t going to get a very well made hurdle. Is the steel thick enough to weld? If so, you could probably make them a lot stronger by rewelding the joints (where the tubes are actually cut long enough anyway). While you’re welding, an extra lug to weld on is only a couple of quid, if you don’t want to cut and reuse those.

I don’t think it wouldbe fair to ‘name and shame’ the company, not without at least giving them the chance to rectify it.
 

Barleycorn

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BASE UK Member
Location
Hampshire
We have a set of IAE hurdles, very pleased with them. Well worth the extra £30 it seems. I would return them for a refund. Podenvales were the bees bollox in their time and still make good money at farm sales etc.
 

roscoe erf

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Livestock Farmer
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Location
East Mids
Not fit for purpose - send them back. Be prepared to pay more and you might get something decent, even consider second hand. We spent £1000 on a s/h handling pen, race and locking yoke 3 years ago, best investment we ever made. Not 'mobile' as in having its own trailer, but 'mobile' enough to take down, put up in fields in summer for worming, TB testing etc and then into yards in winter for AI.
 

icanshootwell

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Location
Ross-on-wye
I have IAE hurdles and Ritchie, the Ritchie ones are much stronger, nothing wrong with iae but they are lighter. I,ve had the locking pins bend but never the hurdle it self. Imo your better off not skimping on quality when it comes to animal equipment, hurdles, races, they got to be up to the job.
 

Jamer

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Glos
Poldenvale are superb. My father bought painted cattle hurdles in the early ‘80s, still in use today on our heifer race. Need replacement now as they are weakening, had they been galvanised they’d still be good as new.
Trouble is, no one makes stuff today like Poldenvale. Testament to thickness of steel is more important than galvanizing. Only downside is it's bloody heavy to lug about.
 

Forever Fendt

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Location
Derbyshire
Was that a Finney by any chance? Always trying to flog sheep and cattle handling systems on facebook with more sales than DFS, although from the pics they don't look too bad. Probably should have given them a go instead. Guy I bought from wasn't Irish and nothing to do with them. Giving them a chance to refund or replace before naming them.
Get your money back I would not want replacement from anyone who sent that rubbish out to start with nothing infuriates me more than people trying to fob others of with poor workmanship
 
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Forever Fendt

Member
Location
Derbyshire
They look utter shite....tell them to take them back
That looks very much as though the materials have been galvanised as individual parts before being glued (attempted) back together along with a quick squirt of galv spray to blend it in.

The joints will be weak and not take a lot of abuse and likely be rusting within a few weeks.

I'd be returning them.
there not even galvanised looks like flow coated tube been welded then sprayed with galv spray from a rattle tin no wonder the welding do bad
 

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