"One-Man" Bucket-Mounted Calf Carrier

"One-Man" Bucket-Mounted Calf Carrier LIVESTOCK Beef 22-4-18 "I used a homemade wooden trailer to move calves before but that was awkward and slow," says David Huffer who designed a "one-man" calf carrier that mounts in the bucket of his skid steer loader. The carrier is 3 ft. tall, 3 ft. wide and 4 ft. long and is designed primarily for newborn calves, which are loaded into a hinged gate in front of the carrier. The frame is built out of lightweight tube steel and is covered with livestock panels cut up and welded on. It has a wood floor. Total weight of the unit is under 200 lbs. It chains to the bucket using rings that Huffer welded to the back of the bucket and to the back of the calf carrier. "It works great for newborns but we've also hauled some 200-lb. calves with it," he says. "Plus, when moving calves from the pasture with it, cows can see calves and voluntarily follow along. Everyone with calves should have one." Huffer had the carrier built by a local welding shop for $200. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, David Huffer, 6620 Holter Road, Middletown, Md. 21769 (ph 301 371-6639).

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