Winged Shelter Protects Herd Two Ways

Winged Shelter Protects Herd Two Ways BUILDINGS Livestock This new calf shelter has a set of 30-ft long windbreak panels that provide up to 100 ft of wind protection for your herd Best of all you can move the works from one spot to another in minutes protecting against disease as well as weather Cattlemen like the moveable windbreaks and mobile shelter because they can keep moving it to fresh ground during calving says Mike Fey owner of Tuffernhell Goat Equipment You can use them around buildings on pasture or move them between herds on different sites The 7-ft tall by 30-ft panels have 8-ft legs for attaching to posts or posts and a shelter They can be ordered with 26-ga tin solid face or 36-in slats with 2-in spacing The 30-ft panels are priced at $660 At the top/center of each panel Fey welds a loader bar Any tractor loader with a lift of 9 ft or more can pick up a panel and move it as needed Fey s shelters are almost as easy to move Simply hook a chain to the lifting lugs built into the shelter corners and lift with a front-end loader The 16-in wheels slide in and out of brackets and are pinned in place for transit Attach the hitch and the shelter can be towed at speeds of up to 45 mph on the road The mobile shelters are 7 ft high in back rising to 8 ft high in front Fey offers three models all 12 ft wide with lengths of 24 $4 000 30 $5 500 and 42 ft $7 000 with or without the maternity pen Fey will add a head gate to the maternity pen for an additional $500 if the buyer prefers not using his own Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Tuffernhell Goat Equipment 14320 408th Ave Groton S Dak 57445 ph 605 395-6981; www tuffernhellgoatequipment com

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