Pickup Livestock Carrier Made From Cattle Panel

Pickup Livestock Carrier Made From Cattle Panel PICKUPS Miscellaneous 30-6-16 If you're looking for a cheap livestock carrier to haul small animals in your pickup, all you need is some cattle panels and sheet metal, says Rodney Inglis, Urich, Mo. "It's light enough that one person can slide it into a pickup," says Inglis. The carrier measures 48 in. wide by 52 in. long. He bends a 16-ft. cattle panel into a "U" shape to make the top and two sides. Then, using a second panel, he cuts the remaining two sides, cutting out a door in one of the sides with baling wire serving as hinges. He welds the four sides together and then welds a piece of 14-ga. sheet metal onto the bottom to form a floor. "We use it in our Ford 3/4-ton pickup. Works great for hauling calves, sheep and goats. It's heavy enough that even with the pickup's tailgate down, we can drive it across our pasture without it going anywhere. Our total cost was only about $30," he notes. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Rebecca Inglis, Rt. 2, Box 2055, Urich, Mo. 64788 (ph 816 773-2309; milkmaid1980@juno.com).

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