Hydraulic Layover Hoof Trimming Chute

Hydraulic Layover Hoof Trimming Chute DAIRY EQUIPMENT & IDEAS Dairy Equipment & Ideas 19-1-20 "My customers are professional hoof trimmers, and once they've seen my hydraulic layover chute in action, nothing else will do," says Bill Riley about his state-of-the-art pickup-mounted chute. Riley perfected the chute two years ago. It corrals cows, picks them up, and then lays them over on their side for trimming - all in about 3 1/2 seconds. He's since sold 23 units to hoof trimmers all over the U.S. "It's designed to take all the heavy manual work out of it for the trimmer and to be easy on the animal at the same time," Riley says. "It's made to be operated by one man standing in one position." Mounted on a pickup chassis with the box removed, Riley's chute is custom-built to the size of pickup and is configured differently for right and left-handed operators. The chute is big enough to "fit any cow," Riley says. It's made out of 2-in. tubing and sheet metal and is completely hydraulically operated. This includes pull-ups, or belly bands, front and back gates, and stabilizers to keep the chute from tipping, Four hydraulic cylinders are necessary to operate the chute. They're tied into one central valve behind the pickup cab. The whole system runs on D.C. power. Price of the chute, including hoof trimmer's medications, wraps, blocks, tools, etc., is $12,500. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, W.S. Riley, 1005 Georgia, Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482 (ph 903 885-7769).

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