Hog Hearse Makes It Easy To Move Dead Hogs
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"My homebuilt hog hearse substantially reduces the stress and strain of handling dead hogs," says Rich Brauer, Peters-burg, Ill., who won first place at the third annual Inventions & Gadgets Contest, held recently at the World Pork Expo in Illinois. The contest was co-sponsored by National Hog Farmer magazine and the National Pork Producers Council.
"Moving dead hogs is one of the toughest jobs a hog producer faces," says Brauer, who operates a 1,200-sow, farrowing-tofinish unit. "In the past we dragged dead hogs out of buildings with a cable attached to a short piece of pipe. But it takes two or three people to move a 400-lb. hog that way. By winching the animal up on wheels, one person can easily move even the largest hog."
Brauer simply extended the lower portion of a "hand truck" or 2-wheel dolly. He reinforced the weight-bearing sides with 3/4-in. dia. pipe, added a winch, cable and chain, and installed 6-in. dia. pneumatic tires which roll much easier than hard rubber tires, he says. To load the hog Brauer fastens the chain around the hog and uses the winch, mounted on the handles, to pull it onto the hearse.
Contact FARM SHOW Followup, Rich Brauer, Rt. 1, Box 207-A, Petersburg, Ill. 62675 (ph 217 632-7551).
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Hog hearse makes it easy to move dead hogs HOG EQUIPMENT & IDEAS Hog Equipment & Ideas (351) 13-6-11 "My homebuilt hog hearse substantially reduces the stress and strain of handling dead hogs," says Rich Brauer, Peters-burg, Ill., who won first place at the third annual Inventions & Gadgets Contest, held recently at the World Pork Expo in Illinois. The contest was co-sponsored by National Hog Farmer magazine and the National Pork Producers Council.
"Moving dead hogs is one of the toughest jobs a hog producer faces," says Brauer, who operates a 1,200-sow, farrowing-tofinish unit. "In the past we dragged dead hogs out of buildings with a cable attached to a short piece of pipe. But it takes two or three people to move a 400-lb. hog that way. By winching the animal up on wheels, one person can easily move even the largest hog."
Brauer simply extended the lower portion of a "hand truck" or 2-wheel dolly. He reinforced the weight-bearing sides with 3/4-in. dia. pipe, added a winch, cable and chain, and installed 6-in. dia. pneumatic tires which roll much easier than hard rubber tires, he says. To load the hog Brauer fastens the chain around the hog and uses the winch, mounted on the handles, to pull it onto the hearse.
Contact FARM SHOW Followup, Rich Brauer, Rt. 1, Box 207-A, Petersburg, Ill. 62675 (ph 217 632-7551).
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