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I had one similar to that to pull my 24 footer behind my single axle semi. The only problem with it was my fifth wheel plate was quite high and the plate constantly rocked when coming to a stop and tilting back when taking off. It sure seemed like it was hard on my stock trailer hitch. I...

I agree littlejoe, as much as we appreciate and depend upon neighbors for help working cattle we find ourselves doing a lot of things by ourselves more and more. Take yesterday for example we bangs vaccinated 150 heifers calves just the two of us and the vet, and it took two hours and was smooth...

We have a Johnson and a Cow Country. They both work pretty good. I would say I like the cow country a little better just because I think the front and back gates are a little better. Those Johnson gates flip up over center and if you don't pay attention they can flop back over and hurt someone...

The is absolutely nothing wrong with the way he runs cattle. The thing that is wrong is that he thinks he is the only one that utilizes pasture rotation or selects for low maintenance easy fleshing genetics or roughs out his cows during the winter. There have been plenty of people doing that...

I have a fifteen year old Titan steel and have had nothing but good luck with it. I have noticed that Titan makes an aluminum trailer also. Does anybody have any experience with these? Since their steel trailers are so good the aluminum one I would think would be well made also.

I would say just don't make it too small. When I researched one online I seen a lot of 12 x 20 as the dimensions. Well I started building one and 12 x 20 seemed way too small, probably alright if you only want 2-4 in the alley at a time. I built mine 12 x 32 and it works great with 7 or 8...

Not to hijack the thread but we put 75 straws of Effective into some of our heifers. He is supposed to be wide based and extremely deep bodied. His milk is a touch high but in this day and age anything under 30 is considered lower. His ww and yw numbers are moderate if your a numbers guy which...

We have Johnson and a cow country and really like both. They are basically the same design except the cow country is all steel and the Johnson is steel frame with redwood plank. I do think I like the cow country a touch better though.

I bought some heifers afew years back to sell as 3's the next fall. They were bred to the chinook bull. Very easy calving and the calves were pretty good in the fall. I saved about a dozen of those heifer calves for replacements and they just had their first calf this spring. They look like they...

I have a good friend whose family jumped into the Irish Blacks with both feet a few years ago. I will ask him what they do with their heifers, I'm not positive but I think they do still buy angus bulls for them but of course the heifers have a lot of Irish Black in them also so that would...

I forgot to say the only reason I didn't buy a portable rather than a stationary was that I didn't want it whored in the country all fall. I've had a piece of equipment like that; seen way to much country and was always broken when it got home.

The first cross is great but if the objective is not to keep replacements or sell them as replacements or breds then why not use a simmy bull or a char bull if it is just gonna be a terminal cross anyway. The baldy female is the best part of the cross, you can breed her so many different ways...

Daniels Mfg makes a very nice alley. A friend of mine took the specs and built one with the help of his dad and brother. Theirs is portable, I think it is the 44 footer, works slick. I was so impressed I bought a stationary one but haven't used it yet, it is paid for sitting in Ainsworth, NE I...

I have used Ohlde genetics for about ten years now and I agree weaning weights will suffer. They are best in my opinion if when buying Ohlde inffuenced cattle that they are crossed with something a little more mainstream and performance oriented. The best thing with the Ohlde influenced cattle...

Hey guys thanks for the replies. Justin I have seen the stur-d at the stockyards in Miles City. The yard has one in use and also sells the equipment. they have had no problems with the setup and that place probably processes as many cattle as anywhere in the state except maybe PAYS or BLS...