Rollover crates

funkey_monkey

Anyone on here have one?
If so what is there to look out for in terms of pros and cons between each type?
Which is the best type?

roosky

funkey_monkey wrote: »

Anyone on here have one?
If so what is there to look out for in terms of pros and cons between each type?
Which is the best type?

I had one form cormac and one from o donnell eng........ended up getting rid of each and went with IAE crate, they are the best by a long way!

I dont know if i was doing it again would i buy one though....your looking ta approx €900 which would buy a lot of hurdles or fencing etc

The issue is how often will you use it ?

funkey_monkey

Not for me. Was just chatting with someone who was having difficulty trimming feet and dagging as their back was banjaxed.

What makes the IAE one so good?

orm0nd

funkey_monkey wrote: »

Not for me. Was just chatting with someone who was having difficulty trimming feet and dagging as their back was banjaxed.

What makes the IAE one so good?

Stanleys do a clamp style. DoneDeal is full of Cormac and others in as new condition, no need to comment any further.

wrangler

roosky wrote: »

I had one form cormac and one from o donnell eng........ended up getting rid of each and went with IAE crate, they are the best by a long way!

I dont know if i was doing it again would i buy one though....your looking ta approx €900 which would buy a lot of hurdles or fencing etc

The issue is how often will you use it ?

I might do one or two rams every year and that's all it's used for, paring sheeps feet isn't recommended now.

Green farmer

If a ewes feet need fixing, might be a reason to cull and replace with one that doesn’t. No need for turnover crate then

wrangler

Green farmer wrote: »

If a ewes feet need fixing, might be a reason to cull and replace with one that doesn’t. No need for turnover crate then

Might only be scalds, it's when its not attended to that they can't walk on it and the hoof grows from lack of use.
We've a texel and a vendeen ram here and even without being lame the feet grow excessively, They're the only sheep we pare, also have a vendeen and a LLeyn ram that we never have to touch

roosky

funkey_monkey wrote: »

Not for me. Was just chatting with someone who was having difficulty trimming feet and dagging as their back was banjaxed.

What makes the IAE one so good?

The IAE one is better due to simple design, the other two tired to copy it but couldnt exactly so its done worse !

the IAE one has no parts that can ware or break, its just very very simple !

where are you based ?

wrangler

roosky wrote: »

The IAE one is better due to simple design, the other two tired to copy it but couldnt exactly so its done worse !

the IAE one has no parts that can ware or break, its just very very simple !

where are you based ?

You have to lift the whole weight of the sheep in the cormac crate when you're putting her back on her feet...really wrecks ya
You just have to spin them with the IAE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yNRGGI7ITE

razor8

wrangler wrote: »

You have to lift the whole weight of the sheep when you're putting her back on her feet...really wrecks ya
You just have to spin them with the IAE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yNRGGI7ITE

What’s its like for dagging?

wrangler

razor8 wrote: »

What’s its like for dagging?

Made a mistake in my post there, we've a cormac here, it wrecks ya to lift the ewe back on her feet
IAE looks easy there, don't know about dagging, we bought a rechargeable shears last year, it's easy enough do them in the race with that or even jam them against a wall

roosky

razor8 wrote: »

What’s its like for dagging?

Not simple as the ewe can kick like hell with her back legs...also its hard to dag up around the tail head as all her weight is on it !

roosky

http://www.thjenkinson.com/ProductSearchResults/tabid/62/View/3/Product/231/ProductCategory/231/Default.aspx

This is the type i have, very simple use

funkey_monkey

I presume the ones that turns on its own axis makes dagging more difficult if not impossible?

Also, have you any knowledge of the W M Ironworks crate?

This one looks to be the mutts nuts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rAjFmrSFro

roosky

funkey_monkey wrote: »

I presume the ones that turns on its own axis makes dagging more difficult if not impossible?

Also, have you any knowledge of the W M Ironworks crate?

This one looks to be the mutts nuts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rAjFmrSFro

Appologies, I have just realised mine is actually an Iron works one ! it was sold to me as IAE but after a bit of research its actually Iron work...yes its as good a design, if your ever up around my way call in and judge for yourself !

wrangler

roosky wrote: »

Appologies, I have just realised mine is actually an Iron works one ! it was sold to me as IAE but after a bit of research its actually Iron work...yes its as good a design, if your ever up around my way call in and judge for yourself !

Really looks the part for dagging anyway,

Westernrock

https://connachtagri.ie/product/sheepvet-turnover-crate/

This is the one we have had for 12years and it’s still as good as new, very well made. Doesn’t get as much use now though, we stopped trimming ewes, just tidy up feet on 40-50rams before sales and turnover a few ewes with scalds to spray them. The steep that allows the crate to pivot away from the race makes a real difference to other crates imo. Having said all that I wouldn’t buy another one as foot trimming should become a thing of the past 🀞🀞🀞

funkey_monkey

Thats a great looking machine.

_blaaz

Westernrock wrote: »

https://connachtagri.ie/product/sheepvet-turnover-crate/

This is the one we have had for 12years and it’s still as good as new, very well made. Doesn’t get as much use now though, we stopped trimming ewes, just tidy up feet on 40-50rams before sales and turnover a few ewes with scalds to spray them. The steep that allows the crate to pivot away from the race makes a real difference to other crates imo. Having said all that I wouldn’t buy another one as foot trimming should become a thing of the past 🀞🀞🀞

Is that head clamp a seperate piece that can be bought??

Its in middle pic and not in any other

Westernrock

_blaaz wrote: »

Is that head clamp a seperate piece that can be bought??

Its in middle pic and not in any other

Not sure, it’s on ours and it’s great, keeps the sheep held till you can close in the side, then I step on the thing to rotate the crate out from the race and the sheep looses its feet so it’s easier to roll them