Recent content by brandinspector

Hey Oldtimer. Farmers raised a pretty good early crop around here on not a lot of moisture. 40-50 Bu. wheat, 70-85 bu. barley, 12-1800#Canola. I even think the maltsters are going to have a hard time finding a reason to reject the barley production this year. Amazing! Interesting note on...

Was out crop adjusting yesterday, and ran across this little misfortune. Looks like the monitor wasn't communicating very clearly with the operator. I've wondered if something like this could happen, but never have seen it. The rest of the bales in the field look fine. I've spent a fair...

Gary and the late Choc Erickson originated this breed of dogs. They did a lot of wild cattle gathering in mountain country and were looking for a dog with characteristics that would suit this difficult task when they began. Gary has several videos out that are very interesting if anyone's...

Hi folks. The Hangin' Tree crosses started in Salmon, Idaho, I believe. That is where Gary and Choc Erickson were living at the time. http://www.garyericssoncowdogs.com/ This is a link to Gary's website, where I think the most accurate breeding history can be found. For some reason, the...

We have a Stampede tub with a self catch head gate. They build things well. Don't know if they've figured it out yet (ours is about four years old), but the way they were making those self catch head gates at that time was catching cattle and pinching their front leg above the hoof and below...

Just wanted to jump in here to let folks know that all of North Dakota requires brand inspection. I do know that eastern South Dakota does not, and would sure like to see that changed. Makes for headaches as a brand inspector and an open door for thieves. Do any of you South Dakotans have...

We do have one set of those strap-ons around here somewhere. I've never used them. Never was any good at riding bucking horses. I've always got a piece of rope or a breast collar tug strap through the gullet that I reach for if things go south (and sometimes even if they may!). Had some more...

Hello Jinglebob. You do nice work. We've got four custom slick forks in my family and they all have the Blevins buckle twisted to keep the stirrups hanging right. Noticed you didn't do this. Do you have any thoughts on this? GA

Missed the capacity part. John told me that the large corral would hold 300 head of 8 weights. The Wilson site has its capacity listed at 140 head of 850 pounders. If they both estimate accordingly, the Rawhide holds roughly twice as much. The Rawhide corral set up to hold at maximum...

I had to go to Abilene, KS to get mine a year ago. He didn't have a dealer structure set up then. Pulled fine at Interstate speeds. Cost about $10000 for his biggest model at the time with an extra panel so that we could easily attach it to our portable tub. I think you're about right on the...

I have used both the Wilson (largest version), and the Rawhide Portable Corral (largest version). The concept of a portable corral is a great idea for what I need. Reasons I decided to buy the Rawhide: 1. Pulls way better down the road. 2. Biggest version has very close to twice the...