What dairy foot trimming crush

[lazy farmer]

Oh and how much are these type of crush’s ? Is it worth trying to get a grant for example.

 

[frederick]

We bought an ekochute this autumn and it is fantastic. It doesn't have front foot blocks, I'll attach a picture of what it does have. It works really well.View attachment 1078709View attachment 1078710View attachment 1078711

Second that though mine has a few more motors .
Is your motor for lifting back feet or for the rear bar.

 

[Beef farmer]

Oh and how much are these type of crush’s ? Is it worth trying to get a grant for example.

4750.
Was a 50% grant for the poor cornish folk.
40% for you posh folk.

 

[coomoo]

We bought an ekochute this autumn and it is fantastic. It doesn't have front foot blocks, I'll attach a picture of what it does have. It works really well.View attachment 1078709View attachment 1078710View attachment 1078711

Looks a clever device for the front feet. What all does the motor operate?

 

[Spudley]

Looks a clever device for the front feet. What all does the motor operate?

This motor does the back bar, you can get motors for any or all of the front foot lifters, back foot lifters, or belly bands. In hindsight I wish I'd have gotten the motor on the rear foot lifters. We did have a welsh government grant of 40%. It was approx £5400.

 

[crashbox]

We have a hydraulic foot crush here, like it a lot.

Foot trimmer uses it instead of his own now, says it's better than the ones with individual electric motors.

I don't know as only know what we have.

 

[frederick]

This motor does the back bar, you can get motors for any or all of the front foot lifters, back foot lifters, or belly bands. In hindsight I wish I'd have gotten the motor on the rear foot lifters. We did have a welsh government grant of 40%. It was approx £5400.

I would think if you rang up it wouldn't be to bad to retrofit. You might need an electrician if your not comfortable to wire it in

 

[Spudley]

I'm sure you're right. We have a good electrician who could easily do it.

 

[Cows 'n grass]

Daft question from one with currently a very basic manual crush can you get them just in a static form?

How do mean static form? There's a picture of mine on the first page of this thread from a few years ago. It hasn't moved, so I'd say that was pretty static.

 

[lazy farmer]

How do mean static form? There's a picture of mine on the first page of this thread from a few years ago. It hasn't moved, so I'd say that was pretty static.

Ie no wheels Rams etc.
I’m sure they do but thought I’d check.

 

[Cows 'n grass]

Ie no wheels Rams etc.
I’m sure they do but thought I’d check.

Yes, mine has no wheels or anything. It's bolted down but that's probably overkill because it's a heavy lump of a thing.

Electric Upright Cattle Crush - Galvanized Stationary Cattle Crush

This electric upright foot trimmimg cattle crush is for farms with routine foot trimming on a daily basis. Ideal for drying off cows and udder singeing.

hoofcaresupplies.co.uk

 

[lazy farmer]

Yes, mine has no wheels or anything. It's bolted down but that's probably overkill because it's a heavy lump of a thing.

Electric Upright Cattle Crush - Galvanized Stationary Cattle Crush

This electric upright foot trimmimg cattle crush is for farms with routine foot trimming on a daily basis. Ideal for drying off cows and udder singeing.

hoofcaresupplies.co.uk

Cool thank you.
another daft question. Can you do DA operations in one ?

 

[Spudley]

Cool thank you.
another daft question. Can you do DA operations in one ?

You would in that one if the cow is long enough that their side extends beyond the vertical post. If that makes sense.

 

[frederick]

Cool thank you.
another daft question. Can you do DA operations in one ?

It might be possible but the bar might be in the wrong place

What you can do though is drive the cow into the headlock from the other side .

 

[Cows 'n grass]

The headlock is the only fault with it for me, the gap is too wide for a small jersey so if you don't get the rump bar down quickly they will back out.

 

[frederick]

The headlock is the only fault with it for me, the gap is too wide for a small jersey so if you don't get the rump bar down quickly they will back out.

The ekochute simply has a jersey bar you bolt in to narrow the gap. Could you do that.

 

[jimmer]

The headlock is the only fault with it for me, the gap is too wide for a small jersey so if you don't get the rump bar down quickly they will back out.

Worse is when they get shoulders stuck and you got to somehow get them back without going more forward

 

[Blue.]

Worse is when they get shoulders stuck and you got to somehow get them back without going more forward

Then you end up letting them out and can’t get them back in again.

 

[vantage]

Then you end up letting them out and can’t get them back in again.

And miraculously the cow accelerates away, completely forgetting that she was lame !

 

[Fergieman]

Anyone had any bother with these motors. Runs fine empty but nothing if got a leg attached. I am guessing there must be a capacitor on a single phase motor so just wondering if it's in the hand controller.