“Trackporter” Hauls Dead Hogs Away Fast

“Trackporter” Hauls Dead Hogs Away Fast HOG EQUIPMENT & IDEAS  “Our new Action Trackporter lets you move through narrow aisles in hog barns and turn on a dime It’s specially designed to remove dead hogs from confined areas but can also be used for other jobs ” says Alan Macht Action Manufacturing Inc Marshall Minn The machine rides on 6 1/2-in wide rubber tracks and comes with a stand-on platform on back It operates on two 12-volt wheelchair batteries and two 24-volt DC motors A joystick control is used to control the steering as well as forward and reverse The unit comes with a 2 500-lb electric winch on a 6 1/2-ft high steel pole and 50 ft of 1/4-in dia synthetic cable The cable end is hooked onto the hog’s hind legs or neck and the animal is then lifted to rest against an angled metal platform A low-mounted snatch block pull ring can be used to extract animals from tight quarters “It has a zero turn radius and lets you move hogs through doorways over rough terrain and directly to the pickup pile ” says Macht “The joystick control has 5 forward and reverse speeds for optimal maneuvering through tight spaces The machine uses the same track system and power unit as our off-road stand-up “Action Trackchair” which lets you go places where conventional wheelchairs can’t go Vol 34 No 4 “Its big advantages are speed safety versatility and durability It’s hard for 2 or 3 people to move a 400 to 600-lb sow out of a building by hand and back injuries can easily happen With the Action Trackporter you can go anywhere from a slow crawl - to navigate down aisles and into farrowing or gestation crates – or a faster speed if you want to travel to the other end of a long building ” The Action Trackporter’s two 12-volt batteries produce 200 amp hours of electric power “so you can go a long time before you have to recharge the batteries ” says Macht The company also offers 2 carrying platforms that can be used to move heavy objects in and around hog barns “The platforms are quickly installed into a universal mounting system and are sized to carry either two or four 5-gal pails for moving smaller items as well as liquids or granular materials ” says Macht The Action Trackporter is available in 24 and 30-in widths Both models sell for $5 900 plus S&H You can check out a video on YouTube by typing in Action Trackporter Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Action Manufacturing Inc 1105 Lake Road Marshall Minn 56258 ph 507 532-5940; alan@actiontrackchair com; www actiontrackporter com

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