Combi clamp

Green farmer · 21-01-2015 6:02pm #1

Reading in the journal today, a farmer has one and finds them good. anyone got one here ? or know what type of cost they are ? . Seem to be the next thing up from a standard race. I'm sure someone more PC literate then myself could put up a YouTube clip to se them in action

orm0nd · 21-01-2015 6:14pm

eire23 · 21-01-2015 6:25pm

They are a fine bit of kit but be sitting down when ya price one!

Cattlepen · 21-01-2015 7:53pm

They are a good yolk but don't even think for a minute that it is portable. Samson wouldn't move the bloody thing around even with the transport kit. If you have access to help you don't need one and unless you have a good single file race set up to fit it into don't bother with it. It wouldn't work without. Also, the stNdard of welding on Ritchie stuff is not as good as it used to be. Prattley is the same too. I think this happens when these companies get too big and accountants start running them. Pm bout the combi clamp if you want

Cran · 21-01-2015 8:25pm

If I ever go full time and have time to bring all the ewes to the yard to work on, one of these will be top of my purchase list.

Green farmer · 21-01-2015 8:58pm

Are they that much better then a proper race with separating gate ? I have neither but have applied for the grant to assist purchase of one.

ganmo · 21-01-2015 11:21pm

What's the rough price?
I've seen videos of those v conveyors that used in aus/ nz thought they'd be handy

rangler1 · 21-01-2015 11:35pm

ganmo wrote: »

What's the rough price?
I've seen videos of those v conveyors that used in aus/ nz thought they'd be handy

£2000 -2500 I think

hedgecutting eddie · 22-01-2015 12:11am

rangler1 wrote: »

£2000 -2500 I think

A farmer on some video talks about one said ud give 5 k plus for a Tedder for few days work , 2500 not dear if using few times a wk

Cran · 22-01-2015 11:39am

Green farmer wrote: »

Are they that much better then a proper race with separating gate ? I have neither but have applied for the grant to assist purchase of one.

Much better, saves the knees. Saw one working once and removes all that dropped heads, leaning back falling down in race and trying to get enough into race to make it easier. They're not very mobile though and thats the only reason I dont have one at the moment. As with anything though you need numbers to justify

Green farmer · 22-01-2015 2:40pm

I've a list of things that I need to buy. These include a fertiliser spreader (as I ain't got one) , more sheep penning, more fencing to divide fields, sheep slats would be nice, the list goes on and on. However that clamp might be cheap if it saved you putting out your back or hip. Imagine the consultants fees then :pac:

jmrc · 22-01-2015 4:55pm

great looking yoke but can ye imagine changing the width after dagging a couple of hundred lambs.....

farawaygrass · 23-01-2015 10:28am

Would you not want a gate at the front of it to shop a sheep bolting out too quick, and maybe only clamping her guns quarters, leaving her dangling kinda? Is there much pressure on the sheep? What about using it on in lamb ewes?

Cattlepen · 23-01-2015 3:12pm

farawaygrass wrote: »

Would you not want a gate at the front of it to shop a sheep bolting out too quick, and maybe only clamping her guns quarters, leaving her dangling kinda? Is there much pressure on the sheep? What about using it on in lamb ewes?

That can happen alright but you get handy with it and it will be less likely to happen. It actually takes very little of a squeeze to hold the ewe steady and this is adjustable so it would be fine with in lb ewes

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