sheep rollover crate

roosky · 02-09-2011 12:23am #1

i bought a odonnell rollo over crate and its a prick of a thing it wont hold the sheep tight enough and when i turn them they are slipping out if it and also it opens when the ewe is on her back.

does anyone have simular problems or deal with these crates

are the wm ironworks ones better ???
thanks alan

sheeper · 02-09-2011 3:05pm

how big are your sheep ?

roosky · 02-09-2011 4:49pm

not at all they are suffolk cross ewes but like no monsters in it !!!

jtex · 05-09-2011 12:54pm

have a wm ironworks best investment ever. handles 60kg lambs to 130kg rams no prob. saves the back and alot of time

LostCovey · 05-09-2011 1:08pm

roosky wrote: »

i bought a odonnell rollo over crate and its a prick of a thing it wont hold the sheep tight enough and when i turn them they are slipping out if it and also it opens when the ewe is on her back.

does anyone have simular problems or deal with these crates

are the wm ironworks ones better ???
thanks alan

I posted this link in a different context (to show how lambs are handled at slaughter).

Has anyone experience of using conveyor-based systems for handling/turning over sheep.

One for the bigger units, obviously, but it looks very slick.

LC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPJoxSEc8Hk&feature=related

roosky · 05-09-2011 2:09pm

thanks ''jtex'' eh its worth the few extra pound so does it close right under the sheep or is there still a space.... tis is the prob with the odonnell the sheep can slide out of this space

jtex · 05-09-2011 3:06pm

closes in from one side, height adjustable as well as the spacing between the bars for behind front shounder at at flank. One thing that might slip around in it are freshly clipped sheep.

roosky · 05-09-2011 3:21pm

right like the ewes were clipped in may and they are slipping out of the odonnell so dont know about keeping it

thanks

roosky · 10-09-2011 11:32pm

got a wm i one brillant machine thanks for advice

scub · 11-09-2011 8:39pm

How much are the wm ones?

roosky · 11-09-2011 10:10pm

900 i paid v dear but waste a time buying a cormac (700) or a odonnell (600)....better off putting it towards a new back !!

ShaneCliff · 23-02-2013 2:37am

Hi lads
Heard about a two lads in south kerry who came up with some sort of idea that raises sheep up to a working level, to save your back while working with sheep! Don't know much about them, but I've heard it's meant to be a fairly good idea, just a thought for ye. ewe-raise me up is meant to be the name of it, check em out might be worth a look!

Johnsey · 24-02-2013 8:21am

ShaneCliff wrote: »

Hi lads
Heard about a two lads in south kerry who came up with some sort of idea that raises sheep up to a working level, to save your back while working with sheep! Don't know much about them, but I've heard it's meant to be a fairly good idea, just a thought for ye. ewe-raise me up is meant to be the name of it, check em out might be worth a look![/Quote

I think you know more about these two lads than your letting on Shane !!

sheep rollover crate

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