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Cattle Working Equipment
For the best in managing your livestock, this complete working system is built for heavy-duty, high-volume use. It comes with the crowding tub, adjustable alley, palpation cage with a slick door, and a squeeze chute with an automatic head gate. All of the panels are built with the slam-shut safety feature, and the vertical slide gate on the rear can be used on either end of the palpation cage. The head gate includes the auto-reset feature, which returns it to the receiving setting after a cow is released, and contains the spring-loaded shoulder bars to take up any shock when there is a strong forward lunge. This system provides a safe working environment for both you and your herd.
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Comes standard with the automatic head gate - the manual option may be ordered below.
An optional Alley Scale is available by clicking here!
See below for details and description of individual components
This item has been discontinued
The portable squeeze chute complete system includes:
- Crowding Tub - 8' x 16' with 6' high walls
- Sorting Alley - 8-1/2' adjustable
- Squeeze Chute with AUTOMATIC head gate (manual is optional above)
- Palpation Cage & Slick Door
Note: All the panels are designed for safety and include the slam shut latch. The rear vertical slide gate can be on either end of the palpation cage, and the head gate has an auto-reset to its original position after the cow is released. The head gate itself is spring-loaded to absorb the shock from any forward lunge from your cattle.
Features
- 84" tall X 38" width X 11' long (8' squeeze chute - 3' palpation cage)
- 29" inside width - squeeze down to 12".
- All panels slam latch design
- The rear vertical slide gate can be on either end of the palpation cage
- Headgate has an auto-reset after the cow is released
- Headgate is spring-loaded to absorb shock from the cow's forward lunge
Simple operation:
- One lever for squeezing
- One lever for squeeze release
- One lever for head gate release
- One lever for the rear vertical gate
We sell the handling system as a complete system or in separate components, so you can customize your current setup or replace worn equipment.
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| Straight wall squeeze Attached palpation cage Drop bars open individually Steel Floor Automatic Headgate |
Hinged neck doors Double-side opening Hinged lower opening Weight 1680# |
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| Palpation cage has a full side swing out | ||
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Automatic Headgate L & R hand controls Spring-loaded handles for a quick reset Adjustable neck size full-width exit |
Livestock Working Equipment Pictures
The entry side of the crowding tub details the locking feature of the door itself. As the cattle are moved through the tub area, they aren't allowed to push the door back open and are directed into the alley for a single-file entry. The adjustable livestock alley allows for the walls to be set from 16" up to 30" wide. It also comes with a "no-back" bar that drops in behind them to prevent backup. It's a complete system with a full catwalk and grease pivot points for easy maintenance.
The back of the crowding tub
How to use the portable livestock working system
Keeping yourself and your animals safe is the first order of business when working your herd. A calm and orderly process keeps you and your cattle stress-free and allows you to work with them more easily. Below is a quick review of how the flow of the group is managed to create a calm and safe working environment for both humans and animals.
The Crowding Tub
The tub provides a collection point and is designed to move from a group to a single file, orderly line of cattle for processing. Below are pictures showing how it works.
Cattle enter the tub area
The first point of entry allows for the collection of a small group of cows for processing into a manageable single file line.
Crowding Tub Release Door
Cattle may be released from the tub through the side door and removed from the herd and processing line. Animals may be sorted out of the tub directly through the side-release door and moved to re-enter the tub or be removed from the working process and sent to another pasture entirely.
Crowing Tub
Processing cattle in the livestock working system is made easy with the cattle tub, starting the journey to single-file livestock management. As they are moved through the tub that includes a side-release door for sorting dire
Left-hand vs Right-hand tub setups
The livestock crowding tub is available in left or right-hand configurations, depending on personal preference.
Tub in left-hand configuration
Tub in right-hand configuration
Entry to the cattle tub
Picture of the livestock tub entry and sorting door
