Recent content by Longrope

I understand the use of calf tables. I'm not here to knock them at all. But what James says here is why the ranching community is dying. Not the calf table or roping or all that, it's the line "just a family affair now." I know everyone has their own way of doing things and running their...

Probably not out of the question but the pens make it easier. Also with a skidsteer you can move the pen around or take it out of the way if needed. We have a Daniels double alley that's portable and fits in our barn so when it's time to A.I. or PG we can work our herd but move it and put up a...

How cold could it get in Missouri that a Ranger wouldn't run right? And I'm sure it wouldn't matter if Carhartts were made in the jungle's of Brazil anybody in the SE US would cook in them. :roll: I've seen Rangers up here run no matter the weather and between the ranchers and oilfield in...

Not trying to be a smart-mouth but we run on 13,000 acres on the ranch that I'm on(I'm by myself right now,hoping to get new hired man in by next spring) and we don't have one ounce of farm ground. We don't even put up hay.(Just buy it all). Calving pens were thought up by farmers no doubt but...

Well I'm about low-stress in our cattle and roping a heifer to a post and chocking her down to pull a calf or trying to get a calf sucking doesn't make for the gentlest cattle in the long run. I love roping cattle horseback but I've got older cows in a 600 acre pasture calving the same time as...

Is there a dealer in eastern mt/western nd for the Morand pens? Also how does the "crowd gate" latch when you are putting an animal in the headcatch? I couldn't see how on the company website. Thanks.

I've been around there panels and i really liked them. I'll have to check out there pen. Thanks

That's good to know I was going to look into them.

I am going to purchase a pen in the next month. Am leaning towards the Souix but am not sure yet. Have had a Box S and Hi-Qual. Won't be going back to either of those. I am looking for everyone's input as to which are the good and the ones to stay away from. Also pros and cons to the Souix if...

I have the bed bolted down with those two bolts, as you mentioned, I'm concerned that I'm going to get too much frame twist. But calling the company would probably answer alot of questions. Or just run it as is and see what happens!

Got a question for anyone with this bed. I got this bed on a one ton platform(Ram). On the bed I have a T&S trip hopper(holds approx. 1200 pds). My ? is I'm not sure if the bed hopping/flexing in the front is such a good thing. Was wondering if anyone has "locked" down the front of these beds...

I calve in a 600 acre pasture with some pretty uneven terrain. What I do is chase them down with the four wheeler, then grab their tail, hit the brakes and bail off. Keep my sorting stick handy in case momma gets boiling. Or option two if I have the feed pickup is to rope them, crawl up on the...

We engrave our tags with a Dremel tool. The red tags have white numbers when done and the white tags have black numbers. We use Z-tags and hardly ever lose any. We also hot iron brand our numbers on our replacment hiefers. One thing I should mention is we don't engrave our calves tags as they...

LazyWP said that their horses would do that but we've got 18 horses on this outfit and I don't think one of them would tolerate a calf on them. Hell they are half goofy about calf selds. And 7 of them cost us right around 100,000 from Bill Smith in Wyoming. They are good horses but not as ranchy...

No doubt I don't want any kids hurt either but if every farmer or rancher's kids quit the place there is going to be no agriculture left. They don't learn how to work at age 25. They have be involved somehow. Good luck to Obama enforcing that law too. I don't see too many young adults that can...