Automatic Hog Sorter

1995 - Volume #19, Issue #4, Page #38

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The job of sorting out market weight hogs is a lot easier with this new computerized hog sorter that uses a scale to weigh hogs, then automatically sends market weight animals into a holding pen.
The "Hog o' Matic" sorter consists of a series of six stalls arranged side by side, starting with 3 narrow stalls followed by two wider ones and then a "hog sorter" stall that's equipped with a weigh scale and an entrance and exit gate. The gates are operated by an electric motor that's controlled by a computer. The two stalls adjacent to the sorter stall are of the same width as the sorter stall and are equipped with a manually-operated gate in back that covers both stalls.
Each stall has a water trough inside. Hogs enter the stalls to drink and back out after having had their fill. Small hogs can drink from all seven stalls, but market weight and close-to-market-weight hogs can only get into the two larger stalls and the sorter stall. On shipping day, the operator simply leaves the sorter stall open and closes off the other two large stalls, so that the bigger hogs have to go into the sorter stall to drink. If the hog matches or exceeds the target weight you've entered into the computer, the entrance gate automatically drops down and the exit gate opens up, forcing the hog into a small holding pen.
"The stalls are the only access to water in the building so they have to use them," says Lepage. "You set up the sorter three to four hours before you're ready to leave for market. You don't even have to be there while the hogs are being sorted.
"The sorter keeps a running total of the number of hogs sorted and their cumulative weight. It can also be programmed to shut down after it has sorted the number of hogs that your trailer or truck will hold. The target weight can be changed any time to whatever weight you desire."
Sells for $5,760 (Canadian).
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Louis LePage, Frontier Business Centre, Box 285, Vonda, Sask., Canada S0K 4N0 (ph 800 361-1163 or 306 258-2134).

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Automatic Hog Sorter HOG EQUIPMENT & IDEAS Hog Equipment & Ideas (351) 19-4-38 The job of sorting out market weight hogs is a lot easier with this new computerized hog sorter that uses a scale to weigh hogs, then automatically sends market weight animals into a holding pen. The "Hog o' Matic" sorter consists of a series of six stalls arranged side by side, starting with 3 narrow stalls followed by two wider ones and then a "hog sorter" stall that's equipped with a weigh scale and an entrance and exit gate. The gates are operated by an electric motor that's controlled by a computer. The two stalls adjacent to the sorter stall are of the same width as the sorter stall and are equipped with a manually-operated gate in back that covers both stalls. Each stall has a water trough inside. Hogs enter the stalls to drink and back out after having had their fill. Small hogs can drink from all seven stalls, but market weight and close-to-market-weight hogs can only get into the two larger stalls and the sorter stall. On shipping day, the operator simply leaves the sorter stall open and closes off the other two large stalls, so that the bigger hogs have to go into the sorter stall to drink. If the hog matches or exceeds the target weight you've entered into the computer, the entrance gate automatically drops down and the exit gate opens up, forcing the hog into a small holding pen. "The stalls are the only access to water in the building so they have to use them," says Lepage. "You set up the sorter three to four hours before you're ready to leave for market. You don't even have to be there while the hogs are being sorted. "The sorter keeps a running total of the number of hogs sorted and their cumulative weight. It can also be programmed to shut down after it has sorted the number of hogs that your trailer or truck will hold. The target weight can be changed any time to whatever weight you desire." Sells for $5,760 (Canadian). Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Louis LePage, Frontier Business Centre, Box 285, Vonda, Sask., Canada SOK 4N0 (ph 800 361-1163 or 306 258-2134).

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