Lifting dead sheep

[pauld]

Having turned 70 a few weeks ago , today for the first time I found I could not lift a dead ewe and throw it in the back of the pick up. I feel fine physically and assume advancing years are sapping my strength.

Other than kitting the truck up with a winch, does anyone have an easy, practical solution.

I suppose if I hadn't found it so soon the local foxes and crows would have lightened the load!

 

[farmerm]

Don’t spray all the nettles….

 

[Bury the Trash]

tractor and link box or loader bucket is easiest.

or best for you with the truck will be tow a little trailer with a ramp which is easier to drag it up, doesnt have to be a big or fancy just a little old car trailer have a long ramp and it will keep the dirty stinky stuff out of the truck or van as well.

 

[yellowbelly]

Having turned 70 a few weeks ago , today for the first time I found I could not lift a dead ewe and throw it in the back of the pick up. I feel fine physically and assume advancing years are sapping my strength.

Other than kitting the truck up with a winch, does anyone have an easy, practical solution.

I suppose if I hadn't found it so soon the local foxes and crows would have lightened the load!

I'm only 67 but we have some big old ewes

I drag 'em to a bit of a dip in the field (if I can find one) and put the pick up back wheels in it.

Our truck has some lashing points in the load bay. I hook a ratchet strap into one of these and then sit the ewe up on it's ar$e and fasten the other end of the strap round it's neck.
Next thing is to ratchet it up to the tailgate as far as you can.
Then get hold of it's back legs and swing them up onto the tailgate - jobs a good 'un

Necessity is the mother of invention

 

[glasshouse]

Having turned 70 a few weeks ago , today for the first time I found I could not lift a dead ewe and throw it in the back of the pick up. I feel fine physically and assume advancing years are sapping my strength.

Other than kitting the truck up with a winch, does anyone have an easy, practical solution.

I suppose if I hadn't found it so soon the local foxes and crows would have lightened the load!

Just take some big bale string and tow it
I used to tell the kids i was trying to tow start them

 

[Bury the Trash]

Just take some big bale string and tow it

yeah down the road and through the village

 

[milkloss]

I'm only 67 but we have some big old ewes

I drag 'em to a bit of a dip in the field (if I can find one) and put the pick up back wheels in it.

Our truck has some lashing points in the load bay. I hook a ratchet strap into one of these and then sit the ewe up on it's ar$e and fasten the other end of the strap round it's neck.
Next thing is to ratchet it up to the tailgate as far as you can.
Then get hold of it's back legs and swing them up onto the tailgate - jobs a good 'un

Necessity is the mother of invention

Done that with a calf before. All I had was a couple of bits of big bales string and kept tightening up with sheep shank knots to get it lifted and high enough to push in.

 

[Flossie]

Just take some big bale string and tow it

This ^^^^^^ if you're not on any main roads. @Bury the Trash got in before me

However, for deaths on land away:-

On quad, hoik it up onto footplate, tucking any appendages (sheep's) in, then hold in position with inside of thigh and truck on home, crossing fingers you don't meet anyone

In Ranger. Back too high for me to throw them in, so open passenger door and bundle in (tucking any appendages in) Shut door and truck on home, again crossing fingers you don't meet anyone

Or go home for bike trailer and drag in.

 

[milkloss]

yeah down the road and through the village

You’ll get about 1/2 mile if you’re lucky before you leave a telltale red streak.

don’t take corners too hard as it’ll take out all the wheelie bins and cyclists……..

 

[yellowbelly]

In Ranger. Back too high for me to throw them in, so open passenger door and bundle in (tucking any appendages in) Shut door and truck on home,

Do you strap it in with the seat belt

 

[Flossie]

Do you strap it in with the seat belt

If alive I might try
As it's dead, it gets squidged into the foot well. To be fair, both this winter's were store lambs. Haven't tackled a ewe yet

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Just stick the bale spike through it

 

[Skintagain]

Time to get some welshies

I have some 100kg plus ewes and I can’t always lift them especially if full fleeced and wet no chance I can usually swing them around a couple of times and launch them in. I had a tup drop dead who was 140kg ish and I had to take loader tractor and roll him into bucket

 

[Bury the Trash]

Just stick the bale spike through it

yea like a giant kebab

 

[glasshouse]

You know the story, you tie a dead sheep to the towbar and head for home.
The phone goes
“Can you pick up some milk at the paper shop”
So reset navigation to paper shop with sheep in tow……..

 

[yellowbelly]

So reset navigation to paper shop with sheep in tow……..

FFS, I'd no idea that you farmed that big an area that you needed the sat nav to find the paper shop

 

[Rich_ard]

Why dosnt the knackery pick it up from the gate or near entrance to the farm?

 

[spin cycle]

I reckon an electric winch behind the cab and a piece of ply to act as a ramp

 

[David1968]

Was an old boy used to go round the machinery sales with something like this bolted down behind the cab to lift his wheel chair in and out.

https://www.chesterhobbystore.com/shop/workshop-equipment/lifting-crane/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw9cCyBhBzEiwAJTUWNQWvVXVXAWwchz4SrON7Y1bRW4DDzHGa1bKMPZ7qgTo-CHmYP3rwJRoCnJUQAvD_BwE

No use if you have a canopy though.

 

[Wooly]

Just tow it to a discrete part of the field......... leave it for a day for the foxes to eat half of it.......... then pick it up once it's lighter !