calving gate

anthony500_1

Hi all, searching the fourm it looks like all posts are 5yrs old so looking for some fresh views,

Looking to buy a calving gate, 15ft ope to work with to close up front of existing shed. Gravel floor in she'd also. Would have small numbers 10 cows calving a year so something fit for purpose,

My question is, what type is better,

crush type head gate with seperate swinging gate off that, "bo steel" do them

crush and gate all in one with an internal section that closes in on the cow. Gibney do them,

If anyone has either or any other brand they find very good or very poor I'd appericate any info

Tia

Capercaillie

anthony500_1 wrote: »

Hi all, searching the fourm it looks like all posts are 5yrs old so looking for some fresh views,

Looking to buy a calving gate, 15ft ope to work with to close up front of existing shed. Gravel floor in she'd also. Would have small numbers 10 cows calving a year so something fit for purpose,

My question is, what type is better,

crush type head gate with seperate swinging gate off that, "bo steel" do them

crush and gate all in one with an internal section that closes in on the cow. Gibney do them,

If anyone has either or any other brand they find very good or very poor I'd appericate any info

Tia

Make sure it opens on the "left", so vet can do C-section.

rushvalley

anthony500_1 wrote: »

Hi all, searching the fourm it looks like all posts are 5yrs old so looking for some fresh views,

Looking to buy a calving gate, 15ft ope to work with to close up front of existing shed. Gravel floor in she'd also. Would have small numbers 10 cows calving a year so something fit for purpose,

My question is, what type is better,

crush type head gate with seperate swinging gate off that, "bo steel" do them

crush and gate all in one with an internal section that closes in on the cow. Gibney do them,

If anyone has either or any other brand they find very good or very poor I'd appericate any info

Tia

Bought a bo steel calving gate last year and can't fault it. Very well finished and came with the gate hangers, rope, chains needed to set up the gate.

anthony500_1

rushvalley wrote:

Bought a bo steel calving gate last year and can't fault it. Very well finished and came with the gate hangers, rope, chains needed to set up the gate.

That's good to hear I'm based in Galway so not to far from there workshop. Does it have to be set in concrete or does it all hang from the rsj

rushvalley

anthony500_1 wrote: »

That's good to hear I'm based in Galway so not to far from there workshop. Does it have to be set in concrete or does it all hang from the rsj

He'll ask you if you want hangers to either clamp to an RSJ or bolt to a wall when ordering

tellmeabit

Roughly how much are they

anthony500_1

tellmeabit wrote:

Roughly how much are they

From there website they start at 470e upto 750e including vat and they seem to have 3 options from the site

SuperTeeJay

Also got a boSteel calving gate 2 years ago.Excellent job.

lab man

Is the bo steel one the type that lies flat against the back wall

rushvalley

lab man wrote: »

Is the bo steel one the type that lies flat against the back wall

https://www.donedeal.ie/farmsheds-for-sale/calving-gates-new-agents-added/6399023

Dakota Dan

anthony500_1 wrote: »

From there website they start at 470e upto 750e including vat and they seem to have 3 options from the site

At those prices would it not be cheaper to make a copy of them if you were handy with a welder?

lab man

I was looking at that one at the local merchant in ennis a 12 ft one was 650 plus vat if I remember rightly 2 months ago