Cattle crush working side

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Tue, 11/13/2012 - 21:53 #1

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joshbal
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Joined: 11/13/2012 - 21:34

Cattle crush working side

I have just purchased a cattle property and am looking to replace the old cattle yards with a new set of portable ones. I have noticed that most yards have the crush's with the working side on the inside/holding pen? I have worked with cattle in the crush from the outside (offside) of the yards in the past, is there a reason why most crush's have the working side on the inside? I would think that this would be more hazardous having all your branding irons and working with your back to a pen full of animals? 

I would appreciate any thoughts/advice.

Regards

Josh

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Tue, 11/13/2012 - 22:51 #2
barb
Last seen: 09/17/2019 - 18:07
Joined: 11/23/2011 - 09:38

Hi Josh,

I agree with you entirely. The first rule I believe, when working with cattle, is to never turn your back to them. I work my cattle crush from outside the yards so that the branding furnace is outside and there is no chance of the stock tipping it or knocking you over while you are working. The crush is at the head of the loading race and has a gate on the side going back into a holding yard, if they are going  to be loaded for market and the bolt gate in front of the head bail at the front of the crush allows them to be released straight back into the paddock if I wish. I also have ahydraulic crush for my goats set up in the same way. This allows helpers and myself to work in safety. I would reccomend that when you get your crush, you get one with a vet crush so you can castrate and so on without having an animal moving and kicking around. Vet crushes make working so much easier and safer for both yourself and the animal.

cheers and good luck,

Barb

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Wed, 11/21/2012 - 14:54 #3
rmcpb
Last seen: 03/08/2018 - 21:05
Joined: 10/22/2012 - 11:13

I wonder if its because most times I have seen yards the race and crush curve anticlockwise which puts a right handed person on the inside to work?

In reality it makes no difference which side you work from but from the outside there is a lot more climbing over fences or pushing through gates to move the cattle. Probably a balance between seperation from the stock and conveinience.

We don't have too much trouble if you draft the bulls off and move the cranky cows through first though. The others tend to settle quickly if left alone and you soon learn to pick up the trouble makers. But I take your point, it would be safer from the outside, just need to turn your bale clockwise and get easy to operate gates.

Cheers

Rob.

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Sun, 01/06/2013 - 14:22 #4
nicephotog
Last seen: 12/16/2013 - 09:45
Joined: 12/31/2012 - 02:56

I've seen them operate from the person on the outside and door on the inside because of a mechanical rad arm working the door under a ramp section. I don't think anyone is particularly that stupid, niether the dogs.

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