Prattley or Rappa?

[TrewithickFarm]

As post says Rappa or Prattley mobile sheep yard?

 

[Bob]

Buy British

 

[Bruce Almighty]

V pleased with our Rappa

 

[Muddyroads]

I love the way British sheep farmers are often so keen on Prattleys yet complain about New Zealand lamb being sold in the UK. (Tin hat firmly on).

 

[lloyd]

I love the way British sheep farmers are often so keen on Prattleys yet complain about New Zealand lamb being sold in the UK. (Tin hat firmly on).

Erh the two posts above yours support British .
One reason there might be new Prattleys sold is
I found Rappa would not guarantee supply under the grant
scheme when enquired about.

 

[Muddyroads]

Erh the two posts above yours support British .
One reason there might be new Prattleys sold is
I found Rappa would not guarantee supply under the grant
scheme when enquired about.

Agreed, I was thinking more about previous threads. There are other makes too, though not as popular.

 

[HarryB97]

I have a Rappa and overall it's slightly better than the Pratley I used previosuly. Not in a big way but little things like the pin holes are slightly bigger which makes life easier on rough ground and the winch is easier to use. As a bonus it's made buy a small british firm who are great to deal with.

 

[Bury the Trash]

Erh the two posts above yours support British .
One reason there might be new Prattleys sold is
I found Rappa would not guarantee supply under the grant
scheme when enquired about.

Theres always Scotpen.

 

[lloyd]

Theres always Scotpen.

Cant remember 3 years ago if they were an option ?
All I know is I would have bought a Rappa if they had guaranteed
delivery on time to suit the grant ,but they wouldn't commit.

 

[Boydvalley]

If your buying on the grant scheme the best one will be the one that can deliver in time.

Rappa over Prattley because the shedding gates at the front so you don’t have to take all the hurdles off and British. Liked my old Prattley though so you won’t go wrong.
Rappa comes road legal if that’s important.

 

[Al R]

If your buying on the grant scheme the best one will be the one that can deliver in time.

Rappa over Prattley because the shedding gates at the front so you don’t have to take all the hurdles off and British. Liked my old Prattley though so you won’t go wrong.
Rappa comes road legal if that’s important.

That must be a standard 10 then? My super 10 you have to take gates off and wheels off to be able to shed out of the side gates

 

[Bury the Trash]

Cant remember 3 years ago if they were an option ?
All I know is I would have bought a Rappa if they had guaranteed
delivery on time to suit the grant ,but they wouldn't commit.

I should think Grants Must be a double edged sword for them.

but As said above it's very comparable to a supermarket buying in New Zealand lamb at a lower price.
I'm condoning any of it of course, just saying.

The eligible stuff will be on inflated prices by now anyway, maybe more shrewd to work around buying another way, or wait a bit.

When Grant's are offered people can get a bit clouded in there judgement......possibly.

 

[lloyd]

I should think Grants Must be a double edged sword for them.

but As said above it's very comparable to a supermarket buying in New Zealand lamb at a lower price.
I'm condoning any of it of course, just saying.

The eligible stuff will be on inflated prices by now anyway, maybe more shrewd to work around buying another way, or wait a bit.

When Grant's are offered people can get a bit clouded in there judgement......possibly.

They've actually gone up in money over the last 3 years so how long was I
waiting ,my retirement?

It's not comparable to supplying the supermarket as they can be guaranteed
UK lamb 12mnts of the year ,all Rappa had to do was guarantee delivery.

 

[neilo]

They've actually gone up in money over the last 3 years so how long was I
waiting ,my retirement?

It's not comparable to supplying the supermarket as they can be guaranteed
UK lamb 12mts of the year ,all Rappa had to do was guarantee delivery.

Retailers can’t get a guaranteed supply of consistent UK lamb all year, it varies from tender/less tasty ‘Easter’ lamb, right through to almost gamey hogget. Their customers don’t want that, they want a consistent product, that lies somewhere between the two.

 

[lloyd]

Retailers can’t get a guaranteed supply of consistent UK lamb all year, it varies from tender/less tasty ‘Easter’ lamb, right through to almost gamey hogget. Their customers don’t want that, they want a consistent product, that lies somewhere between the two.

Plenty buying in the markets for retailers 12months of the year it was
just cheaper to buy from NZ .
Alot of 'Easter 'lamb on the supermarket shelves would be near hoggets
falling into spec.

 

[hally]

Farmers could supply all year round if the price was right sadly its always cheaper for them to import

 

[Boydvalley]

That must be a standard 10 then? My super 10 you have to take gates off and wheels off to be able to shed out of the side gates

Yes standard. Can leave the solid hurdles and wheel on one side and still shed out that side when using the raceweigh. Makes for a quick setup with smaller groups. Rarely have mobs bigger than 300 lambs so standard is big enough.

 

[TrewithickFarm]

Thanks everyone for your replies, Like a few people have said it will come down to who can deliver. Prattley agent has said can deliver as soon as grant is approved. but advised i order now with the option to cancel if grant doesnt come through

Would like to go with Rappa as i already have the fencing machine for my Gator. and like everyone has said best to support british manufacture

 

[Collie dog Sid]

I've got a rappa, brilliant piece of kit

 

[TrewithickFarm]

Just reading on the rappa website you actually get more for your money with the rappa.