Help ! Trailer mod needed by Wednesday !

[KennethBrown]

How about this, just on a smaller scale?

 

[bcarwell]

Ken,
Thanks. That's what I was thinking about. On my way to TSO to look at cattle panels. I assume you welded them down at the base of the trailer. I'm trying to figure some sturdy method of attaching that is releasable since I still like features of the flat trailer for other purposes.

Bob

 

[KennethBrown]

Well shoot, I wish I could claim it as my work but I can't. I believe I stole it off this site about a year ago. I feel that you just need a good frame to make it work. Might try this

 

[CATMAN]

It will make a difference if those calves can be haltered. If they have never had a halter on before, then please have video camera ready. Sometimes a haltered calf just pulls backwards(if tied to something sturdy; ex: strong post or pole), but other times they may go crazy and more so if the other end of the rope isn't stationary(like human being). If you choose cattle panels, I would recommend getting combination panels. These are for cattle and hogs. The bottom 12"-16" have extra metal bars so small pigs can't excape. The reason for this suggestion is that when you transport animals, their manure makes their footing slippery and their hooves and legs will slid outward until they contact the edge or wall of the transport cage. You don't want their leg to be able to exit thru a normal size cattle panel hole and the animal may get injured. This reason also gives plywood an advantage. Yes, there will be manure, too. (nervous animals). Ask yourself; If I purchased plywood, could I use on a later project? OR If I purchased combination panels, could I use they elsewhere? My Dad has built some pasture gates out of cattle/combination panels over the years where he didn't need the strenght of steel tube gates. We did this using 2x4 framework around the perimeter of one side of the panel, then 4 vertical 2x4s on the other side. 2x4s at both vertical ends were bolted together. The two center, vertical 2x4s just bolted to the upper and lower, horizontal 2x4s dividing the center span equally.(wood was free from old barn that tornado took down). If those calves can't be haltered, then they have the chance to attempt to jump over whatever enclosure you built. This is where height is important. Do you have plans to move that cow in the future? OR when the calves grow, do you plan to move them? Consider building something that my be useful 6-9 months drove the road. Back on the farm, we only moved animals in a stock rack for the back of a pickup, or we called for the semi-tractor and trailer for larger quanities. Hope this helps.

 

[638]

Get them down and tie their legs together. Haul them laying down. Be sure to take pictures while trying to tie them up.

ron

 

[sandman2234]

What Catman said about them attempting to climb out is very true. My Dad is at war with his neighbor due to one climbing out of Daddy's cattle trailer. The cow wouldn't enter with the partition closed, and when they opened the partition, the cow went right in, and then over the side. (Rear had bars over it). The cow got her leg hung in the process and they had to cut the trailer to get it out. Then they splinted up the broken leg and hauled it home.
Cow later died, and the neighbor wants Daddy to pay for it, or give him one of his. Ain't happening, and I don't think the neighbor is going to fix the bars they cut on the trailer, either.
Daddy should have told them to go get their own trailer and truck.(they had neither)
David from jax

 

[Joe1]

You might be better off renting a properly constructed livestock trailer or horse trailer this one time and then take your time to construct something that would work for the next time.

A couple of horses fell out of a horse trailer on the freeway here in CA and caused a fatal auto accident behind the trailer.

Safety for the animals and people isn't the time to Rube Goldberg a trailer together and safe a few dollars.

 

[JJT]

If it's only a half hour drive, pay to have them delivered. The cost should be under $100.

 

[bcarwell]

Thanks again all.

Redneck trailer was a riot...

I already got two panels from TSO but they don't have the lower protection. I'll have to fix that if I use them.

I will probably not be using this again, as a year from now I'll have a more proper setup. Problem though in investing in stuff is I am really a small timer w/ 20 acres. Eventually I hope to have 10 miniatures, but stocking rate in my area for full size cattle is about 3 per 20 acres. So, The Cartrights I'm not.

Based upon these later reports, I am going to check to see what a half day rental on a small livestock trailer is. May be preferable to the risk of an untried "trailer".

BTW, guess I'll find out Wednesday, but "normally" at cattle auctions, is there an option or way to get 350 weight calves up at a pickup truck bed elevation ? I would think not and they're geared to mass production line loading.

Bob

 

[schmism]

my neighbor (at the property) has a converted 16' dual axle utility trailer with a frame welded to it like the link shows.... 4 sale no less