Hydraulic chute
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Big Muddy rancher
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Soapweed said:I sure like our "silent" manual squeeze chutes.We ran through 223 heifer calves yesterday for the vet to bangs vaccinate. It was just the vet, Peach, the Kosmo Kid, and myself. Our festivities were all out in the weather, but the day was beautifully mild (mid 60's) and non-windy. Peach gave two vaccinations, and the pour-on Cleanup; the vet tattooed and put in the bangs tag; Kosmo kept the calves coming; and my only job was to catch the critter. The vet had been pregging buffalo all week, with great indoor facilities including a hydraulic chute. He indicated it was almost invigorating to be out in the fresh air, and to hear the "silence" of our old manual outfit. Besides, I can always use the excercise of running the chute handle. :wink:
On a sadder note, one of the truckers that came yesterday to haul our calves to winter quarters mentioned that his plans had been changed the day before. He had a load of calves on the road to Kansas, but due to a person getting injured in a hydraulic chute, he was called on his cell phone and instructed to take the calves to a different feed yard instead.
Soap your going to have to go back to burning pickets for your branding fires cause those darn generators are pretty noisy. :wink:
I'm pretty sure guys have been hurt using manual chutes as well. :shock:
Soapweed
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Big Muddy rancher said:Soapweed said:I sure like our "silent" manual squeeze chutes.
On a sadder note, one of the truckers that came yesterday to haul our calves to winter quarters mentioned that his plans had been changed the day before. He had a load of calves on the road to Kansas, but due to a person getting injured in a hydraulic chute, he was called on his cell phone and instructed to take the calves to a different feed yard instead.
Soap your going to have to go back to burning pickets for your branding fires cause those darn generators are pretty noisy. :wink:
I'm pretty sure guys have been hurt using manual chutes as well. :shock:
One thing about a generator running an electric branding iron, it is sure quieter than a propane torch. :wink:
It wasn't so terribly many years ago when we used a wood fire. Here is a photo taken back in about 1980 that shows our branding iron heating method at the time. A friend who I have not seen since the early 1980's recently sent this picture, as he has discovered Ranchers.Net, even though he now lives in the eastern United States. Since I haven't asked for permission to use this picture, I really hope he doesn't mind too bad. :wink:
The first gentleman is my grandmother's brother, next is his oldest son, then my dad, my dad's brother, and then my dad's cousin who is JF Ranch's dad.
Soapweed
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Yanuck said:
It must just be a family resemblance. Keep in mind that back in 1980 I was just a skinny newly-wed kid. :wink:
Big Muddy rancher
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Soapweed said:Big Muddy rancher said:Soapweed said:I sure like our "silent" manual squeeze chutes.
On a sadder note, one of the truckers that came yesterday to haul our calves to winter quarters mentioned that his plans had been changed the day before. He had a load of calves on the road to Kansas, but due to a person getting injured in a hydraulic chute, he was called on his cell phone and instructed to take the calves to a different feed yard instead.
Soap your going to have to go back to burning pickets for your branding fires cause those darn generators are pretty noisy. :wink:
I'm pretty sure guys have been hurt using manual chutes as well. :shock:
One thing about a generator running an electric branding iron, it is sure quieter than a propane torch. :wink:
It wasn't so terribly many years ago when we used a wood fire. Here is a photo taken back in about 1980 that shows our branding iron heating method at the time. A friend who I have not seen since the early 1980's recently sent this picture, as he has discovered Ranchers.Net, even though he now lives in the eastern United States. Since I haven't asked for permission to use this picture, I really hope he doesn't mind too bad. :wink:
The first gentleman is my grandmother's brother, next is his oldest son, then my dad, my dad's brother, and then my dad's cousin who is JF Ranch's dad.
My hydraulic chute is heck of alot quieter then my bones and joints creaking after a long day on the levers.
Soapweed
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Big Muddy rancher said:Soapweed said:Big Muddy rancher said:
One thing about a generator running an electric branding iron, it is sure quieter than a propane torch. :wink:
It wasn't so terribly many years ago when we used a wood fire. Here is a photo taken back in about 1980 that shows our branding iron heating method at the time. A friend who I have not seen since the early 1980's recently sent this picture, as he has discovered Ranchers.Net, even though he now lives in the eastern United States. Since I haven't asked for permission to use this picture, I really hope he doesn't mind too bad. :wink:
The first gentleman is my grandmother's brother, next is his oldest son, then my dad, my dad's brother, and then my dad's cousin who is JF Ranch's dad.
My hydraulic chute is heck of alot quieter then my bones and joints creaking after a long day on the levers.
My job running the catching lever on the manual chutes is downright easy compared to the veterinarian's job of preg checking or squeezing the tattoo machine when bangs vaccinating heifer calves. If someone really wanted to improve conditions, they would come up with a hydraulic preg checking arm or hydraulics to sqeeze the tattoo machine. :wink:
Faster horses
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Here we have a big machine to squeeze the tatto machine...
his name is George. :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
his name is George. :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Big Muddy rancher
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Faster horses said:
Our vet uses his ultra sound on most of the cows and only arms the ones he has questions about.
High Plains
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Seems like if the ultrasound could be penciled out to pay for itself, then it would most certainly pay off for the well-being and job enjoyment of the veterinarians that do who knows how many cattle each year.
Northern Rancher
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If were branding away from the yard we still use a wood fire. hydraulic chutes are noisy but they are easier on the body-I'm about even up on injuries from manual vs hydraulic lol. I had a guy drop the endgate of a Hi Hog on the back of my neck once it stung.
High Plains
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I've used a Silencer chute and I think it's one of the most awesome inventions ever. Makes cattle work almost fun. Haven't used a Daniels alley but have stood and watched them used. Looks to me like they are very handy to use and the ability to adjust the width of the alley and the height of the inner bar that runs across the top-line of the cattle with "no-back" drop bars attached looks to be the ticket. That bar would have to cure those calves climbing on top of each other and getting one down on his back. Slick, slick deal. Big money to outfit yourself with all of that.