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So what you been doin' last couple 'a months?

Shortgrass

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Found me a spot

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To get started

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Been savin stuff up for 10 years


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Walk thru gate for trucker on left, loadout will be on right Some of these pictures are sure blurry (hope it ain't my eyes)


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Finishing the loading chute
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Back to loading chute in a finished state (less cleats) The crowding pen can be loaded from the front or rear.

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This is my working alley (4 x 8 timbers)
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alley is closed by palp gates at the end.

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Walk way, any suggestions to cut back on splinters??

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We load the funnel into the working alley off the sorting alley

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Then squeeze 'em in.

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Can do a three way sort on this end, and two way on the other



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This picture is taken from top of the loading chute

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Got my chute moved over, and a foldin gate in front of it so I can swing it past a cows head if she pregs open or no teeth.

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Folding gate
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working chute exit left

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exit right



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Cowboy latches on the gates

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Wing to help hit the gate to other side




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Big Muddy rancher

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To bad you couldn't have found a level spot. :wink: :D

They look pretty stout. It would be nice to get a over head view to see the whole layout.

One thing . The cattle might load better if your lead up to the loading chute was solid so they couldn't see out.

It will be nice working cows this fall. The cows will tell you if you did anything wrong. :)
 

burnt

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Good looking setup and really stout, it's plain to see that you like to do things that last.

Nice work.
 

WyomingRancher

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Wow, what a nice set of stout corrals :D . They look very nice, and you can tell a lot of hard work went into them. Did you make all of the gates yourself?

One of the few times I kinda got in trouble here was when I decided to replace part of the corrals... and decided to demolish that part with a loader before I could hear the words "we can temporary them and get by another year"... :lol: :p .
 

DejaVu

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Pay close attention to the areas with the guard rail is turned to the inside. You may want to weld cattle panels or something over the rails to avoid the cattle cutting themselves. I doctored a bull for six weeks after he cut his leg on a guard rail alleyway. Just a suggestion from someone who's been there :wink:
 

Soapweed

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The corrals look good, Shortgrass. You have put a lot of planning and hard work into the project, and I hope the cattle appreciate your efforts. :wink:
 

jkvikefan

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DejaVu said:
Pay close attention to the areas with the guard rail is turned to the inside. You may want to weld cattle panels or something over the rails to avoid the cattle cutting themselves. I doctored a bull for six weeks after he cut his leg on a guard rail alleyway. Just a suggestion from someone who's been there :wink:

My first thought was, how many cattle are going to stick feet through the fence and cut themselves.I've seen it too many times . Other than that , it looks awesome.
 

Shortgrass

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When I preconditioned calves, the sorting went without a hitch, and one man kept the alley full, as we just walked the alley and gave shots 6 at a time. So far I'm well pleased.
 

Shortgrass

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Sorry Wyo Rancher, I forgot to answer your question. I made a couple of gates out of old stockracks. The pipe gates are built by Blattner Feedlot Construction of Cimarron, Ks. I like them better than Powder River, and a lot less money.
 

Big Muddy rancher

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You mean you even had a blue print. :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

That's not the cowboy way. :wink: :lol: :lol:

It sure looks well thought out. Your folding gate has given me a brain storm or may be a brain fart. We'll see, :D

What gate do you corral them thru?
 

Silver

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Boy, that looks stout. Should last for a long long time. If I were gonna criticize (and I'm not) I would have a curve in the squeeze alley and have it so they cant see out.
Do you sort in here as well?
 
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Anonymous

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jkvikefan said:
DejaVu said:
Pay close attention to the areas with the guard rail is turned to the inside. You may want to weld cattle panels or something over the rails to avoid the cattle cutting themselves. I doctored a bull for six weeks after he cut his leg on a guard rail alleyway. Just a suggestion from someone who's been there :wink:

My first thought was, how many cattle are going to stick feet through the fence and cut themselves.I've seen it too many times . Other than that , it looks awesome.

I have to agree....I wish I had that new of set of corrals anywhere on the place--but that is the one drawback I have seen several times with guard rail...About the time one gets pushed into it- and a leg caught- they almost cut it off sometimes before you can get them out...
But I'd still gladly take it over some of the stuff I've worked cows out of....
 

High Plains

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Maybe a person could weld some kind of a lip or cap over the edge of that bottom guard rail in the crowding alley and any other tight spot. Save you the worry about getting legs cut. Just a thought.

HP
 

per

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Shortgrass, how many bridges and approaches are missing their guardrails? It does look like a mighty fine set up. Anywhere the edges are going to be a problem your wives old garden hose cut length wise would cover the lip. Might have to rivet it on in a few places. Doesn't look to me it is necessary on most of it.
 

Shortgrass

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Big Muddy rancher said:
You mean you even had a blue print. :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

That's not the cowboy way. :wink: :lol: :lol:

It sure looks well thought out. Your folding gate has given me a brain storm or may be a brain fart. We'll see, :D

What gate do you corral them thru?

There are two sections to the left (west), and about an acre trap to the east, where the barbed wire fence is on the drawing. I put the cattle in the acre trap thru a gate on the south, then along the tree break on the north into the alley, which is left open on both ends until I want to pen them, then it is shut on the west. The cattle hit the gate real well the first time. That is the way back to pasture most of the time. We'll see how well after they've been corralled a few times.


High Plains, the inside of the pens along the alley will be the only place where the sharp side is exposed. It wouldn't be much of a trick to weld some panels there. I haven't experienced a problem with guardrail where I have used it, but my experience is limited, so thanks for a heads up. The hose idea is cheap and easy and sound pretty good, too.
 

gcreekrch

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I guess we all have our druthers about details but it looks like you built a set of corrals that will last a long time.

Now that you are all practiced up how about coming up and building a set of pens on our new place?

Thanks Shortgrass.
 

Northern Rancher

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Your a workin' machine-I just have a bunch of cowboy lego-morand panels-that I play around with. I wonder if you could split some black plastic water pipe and screw it over the sharp edges on the guard railing.
 
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