Homemade Calf Carrier

Homemade Calf Carrier LIVESTOCK Beef “My husband Larry made this ‘easy on easy off’ calf hauler that’s designed to mount behind any ATV or pickup It lets me haul newborn calves back to our barn in bad weather with no problems ” says Maggie Hill Lebanon Mo Larry used angle iron and square steel tubing to build a frame for a large plastic barrel He drilled a hole in the tubing for a hitch pin that slides into the ATV’s receiver hitch He cut the barrel’s lid large enough to take a rod-type closing latch at the top and added a hinge at the bottom A pair of bolts on back of the frame are used to tighten straps that hold the barrel to the frame “It’s a real life saver as I don’t have to carry slippery baby calves in my lap while I’m trying to drive ” says Maggie “The calf slides right into the barrel and lays quiet A series of large holes cut into the side of the barrel allow the mother to see hear and smell her baby so she’ll generally follow all the way to the barn ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Larry and Maggie Hill Hill Dairy 18770 Ostrich Dr Lebanon Mo 65536 ph 417 588-9396

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