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Calf barrow

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  • #2
    Dunedin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,701 ✭✭✭Dunedin


    pms7 wrote: »
    just not sure most calves would stay as quiet as one in video!
    http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/calf-barrow-designed-to-do-the-lifting-and-carrying-of-calves/


    well whatever about the calf staying quiet (he seems only a few hours old), it would be the mammy I would be worried about.

    in all the age of Health and Safety (and rightly so), I cannot believe that adverts/videos' like this are allowed.


  • #3
    ganmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,748 ✭✭✭ganmo


    Dunedin wrote: »
    well whatever about the calf staying quiet (he seems only a few hours old), it would be the mammy I would be worried about.

    in all the age of Health and Safety (and rightly so), I cannot believe that adverts/videos' like this are allowed.

    complaining about health and safety of a promotional video of something that aims to reduce the risk to your health(back pain) :confused:


  • #4
    IH784man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 740 ✭✭✭IH784man


    Dunedin wrote: »
    well whatever about the calf staying quiet (he seems only a few hours old), it would be the mammy I would be worried about.

    in all the age of Health and Safety (and rightly so), I cannot believe that adverts/videos' like this are allowed.

    Sure your going to have to get the calf anyway video or not.


  • #5
    Dunedin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,701 ✭✭✭Dunedin


    ganmo wrote: »
    complaining about health and safety of a promotional video of something that aims to reduce the risk to your health(back pain) :confused:

    your back pain might be least of your worries if a good auld suckler cow buries you against a wall whilst you try to take her calf away - especially as the girl in the video walks around with her back to the cow at one point.

    a bit of a difference between a suckler and dairy cow


  • #6
    ganmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,748 ✭✭✭ganmo


    Dunedin wrote: »
    your back pain might be least of your worries if a good auld suckler cow buries you against a wall whilst you try to take her calf away - especially as the girl in the video walks around with her back to the cow at one point.

    a bit of a difference between a suckler and dairy cow
    It's not designed to be used with suckler calves.
    Manual handling guidlines gives a max weight to be lifting of 25 kg. that calf weighs 40+...so where's her help?

    It's easy to be critical


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  • #7
    helen87
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭helen87


    its very good IMO no need to lift the calf, you just slide it up and then lift the handle up and off you go. Once the calf is on its back in the barrow it might wriggle a bit but cant get out of it.
    Great invention, its a bit pricey but saves your back!


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