Self-Feeding Corral Panels With Moveable Headgate

Self-Feeding Corral Panels With Moveable Headgate LIVESTOCK Handling 28-2-10 Robert Friesen, Crooked Creek, Alberta, came up with a way to self-feed round bales between two rows of free-standing, 30-ft. long steel panels spaced 20 ft. apart. The panels are built out of 2 3/8-in. dia. oilfield tubing and are held upright by a series of 3/4-in. dia. steel stakes, which are driven into the ground to keep cattle from pushing the panels around. Between the two rows of panels is a 20-ft. wide moveable headgate. A length of chain at each end of the headgate allows cattle to push the gate into the bales. The main body of the headgate consists of a series of slanted metal bars. The top part of the headgate consists of a length of 2 by 4 sq. tubing with a vertical steel pin at each end to keep the gate from moving sideways. The bottom part has a moveable apron made from a pair of 2 by 6's. The apron is U-bolted onto the headgate, allowing it to be adjusted up or down in order to reduce waste. "It's an easy way to feed a few cattle without having to start up my tractor every day," says Friesen. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Robert Friesen, Rt. 1, Crooked Creek, Alberta, Canada T0H 0Y0 (ph 780 957-2332).

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