- Location
- Bedfordshire
Save the £500 and just a make a Facebook page, websites are old hat imo. I'm trying to take mine down because there's nothing worse than an out of date website.
Scotsqueeze sheep clamp
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I tend to disagree, we sell all over the world from our website, only get the odd order through face book. Facebook and Instagram are a good way to lead your custermers to your website and promote traffic but very limited in what you can do, but its horses for courses I guess
Nae bother
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Anybody seen the scotsqeeze at any shows events this year?
It was at the Monitor farm thing at Corskie earlier in the year not sure about any other shows.
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James Leggat
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- Sorry we didn't get to Scotsheep ourselves as my dad had to go into hospital for treatment to his eyes, he was told he could drive after 2 hours but couldn't even see at 4 am we were gutted. On a much brighter note, we will be at the Royal Highland Show as well as the Royal Welsh. We were judged for the innovation award by two very able sheep farmers as directors of the RHASS who awarded us with the only silver medal in the livestock side. We are giving an on-farm demo on Friday to one them with a hope of a really good sale now that would be real testimonial. We have had to up our manufacturing game and are building a batch of 10 machines at once - seven of which are already sold. There was another Scotch designer from Aberdeenshire, about 4 miles from where my dad was brought up near Auchnagatt, awarded a silver medal. Many congratulations to the Birnie family, we will see you in the "big hoose" please do come along to our little stand to see what all the fuss is about cheers, James.
Congratulations on the award James I am glad to hear it's getting recognition and your getting orders because it does seem a really good bit of kit! Hopefully pop in past forba chat at the Highland.
beardface
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- Location
- East Yorkshire
What’s it like on in lamb ewes? Do you set the clamp pressures or is it the same all the time?
Benr
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- Location
- North Devon
Yep you can adjust the squeeze pressure. I set ours so it just squeezes hard enough to hold them.
You can adjust the eye forward and back and the width of it so it takes a bit of getting used to to get the best of it, but that is like most things.
We are pleased with ours, the only problem we had was it effecting the weights when it squeezed. I called Adam and it turned out ours was an early one and the pipe to the ram was to short and was pushing down on the clamp when it was pressurised. Got a longer pipe now and it is spot on.
You can adjust the eye forward and back and the width of it so it takes a bit of getting used to to get the best of it, but that is like most things.
We are pleased with ours, the only problem we had was it effecting the weights when it squeezed. I called Adam and it turned out ours was an early one and the pipe to the ram was to short and was pushing down on the clamp when it was pressurised. Got a longer pipe now and it is spot on.
Kingcustard
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Went and met with the Leggats tonight who make the Scotsqueeze.
I previously had a Combi Clamp and had to sell it as I work 700 sheep on my own and it was impossible to catch sheep alone. They don't run up and when you go back to chase them they bolt through before you can clamp them.
Also ruined my knee using the foot pad to hold 100 Gimmers.
The Scotsqueeze is way better made and I am in discussions to get a stripped down version made with no shedder and no weighing facilities so I can just use it for dagging, dosing, vaccinations and checking udders at teeth at casting time. I am also looking to get it made to fold up and be lifted by my loader tractor to save loading onto wheels or a trailer. The combi clamp was a pig to set up and take down between fields.
The price they are quoting is cheaper than a combi clamp and it's way more practical and better made.
They are selling like hot cakes apparently, if you haven't seen one then get a look because this is the real deal.
I previously had a Combi Clamp and had to sell it as I work 700 sheep on my own and it was impossible to catch sheep alone. They don't run up and when you go back to chase them they bolt through before you can clamp them.
Also ruined my knee using the foot pad to hold 100 Gimmers.
The Scotsqueeze is way better made and I am in discussions to get a stripped down version made with no shedder and no weighing facilities so I can just use it for dagging, dosing, vaccinations and checking udders at teeth at casting time. I am also looking to get it made to fold up and be lifted by my loader tractor to save loading onto wheels or a trailer. The combi clamp was a pig to set up and take down between fields.
The price they are quoting is cheaper than a combi clamp and it's way more practical and better made.
They are selling like hot cakes apparently, if you haven't seen one then get a look because this is the real deal.
I have been trying since the middle of September to contact Mr Leggat. No return phone call or reply to messages I have sent him. We ordered a clamp this year, July/August time and paid a high deposit at extremely short notice with the promise that the clamp would be delivered on Tuesday 18th September 2018. As he never turned up I called to find out if there was a problem. No answer. I have repeatedly tried to call since then and still no return call....or clamp. I have sent him messages on messenger which he has viewed and still no return communication. Does anyone agree that receiving money for an item promised on a particular date and then ignoring the customer for nearly a month can be described as exceptionally bad customer service and in the eyes of the law, fraud? What really irks me is the lad has been on this forum defending his 'good name' and suggesting potential customers to call him to hear the 'true story' and arrogantly telling folk just to spend their money on their contraption. The true story is just as I have told you. They took my money and then disappeared. Good customer service requires the seller to communicate with the purchaser. Good business is delivering on promises. Keeping a good reputation is being fair, keeping good communications, delivering on promises and being trustworthy. The machine I am sure speaks for itself, but how would I know. This is my last ditch attempt at getting a response from these scotsqueeze folk. Unfortunately my patience is fast running out.
Boydvalley
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- Location
- Bath
Went to the royal Welsh especially to see the clamp but he was a no show. Tried a few times to ring him no reply. Won't bother now.
Hope you have luck. It seems like they have overstretched themselves.
Hope you have luck. It seems like they have overstretched themselves.
- Location
- Easter ross
Nae bother
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Disappointed to hear all this,good product.
Boydvalley
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- Location
- Bath
Have you got one?
We ordered a Scotsqueeze, April time, on the CPSGS, Adam and James delivered it in time for the end of the application window, we were supposed to get it a month earlier but it didn’t really matter.
It sounds like they’re a victim of their own success, with them taken a lot of orders. They’re communication skills could be improved though!
It sounds like they’re a victim of their own success, with them taken a lot of orders. They’re communication skills could be improved though!
Nae bother
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
No I don't have one,been waiting a long time for a demo!
Trading standards? Police even?
Had this with a mobile cattle crush. Ignored me for 4 months. Police were not interested.
Have posted on the forum before warning people to be very careful dealing with mr Leggat.
I hope it works out well for you.