Anti backing bar

kk.man · 06-07-2022 12:25am #1

I'm looking to buy the above...any suggestions?

I says · 06-07-2022 12:55am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058253249/anti-backing-bar

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/27708611

Anti Backing Bar

It’s the type I use fierce handy.

orm0nd · 06-07-2022 6:17am

Give Bo Steel Galway a ring.

kk.man · 06-07-2022 11:58am

I forgot to add.. I'm on my own so I'm basically behind the cattle in the pen before the crush shute so I want the a bar that falls back after a beast goes by it.

smallbeef · 06-07-2022 12:17pm

Have a Bo Steel one with a few years. https://www.donedeal.ie/farmsheds-for-sale/anti-backing-bar-2-crush-tube/27486327

Well made and easy to work as can pull it down behind or slide it in after animal has passed. It tends to slip a bit at times along the 2" pipe though, not a major issue for me as have uprights every 8 feet so worst case scenario it stops at those. Don't know if this is a common issue with all anti backing bars or not

releasevalve · 06-07-2022 12:24pm

This one springs back big question is will they pass it.https://connachtagri.ie/product/dual-hinged-automatic-anti-backing-bar/

patsy_mccabe · 06-07-2022 2:01pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119297804#Comment_119297804

300 yoyos. that's expensive. I made up my own from 75mm channel. It works fine but a bit on the heavy side.

amacca · 06-07-2022 2:36pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119297804#Comment_119297804

I have both.....theauto springback one gets very little use and slides very easy backwards....I can remedy the sliding but all in all its been a bit of a white elephant

I have the bo steel one and it gets used all the time...I think its better anyway

On my own, I let the animals into crush race/chute from holding pen one by one.....headgate is open beforehand, if they don't go in first try I give them some encouragement until the head is trapped....then push the anti backing bar in and slide behind the animal

Hope that helps op

Thekeencyclist · 07-07-2022 12:11pm

I got one from Niall Barrett Engineering a year ago. Happy enough with it, does the job quite well.

They are pricey but the way i see it, if they make the job easier then they are worth the extra euro as they are a long term purchase etc

https://www.nbe.ie/product/anti-backing-bar-semi-automatic/

patsy_mccabe · 07-07-2022 2:51pm

I think every cattle farmer should have one. What I like about them most is , you don't have to beat cattle to get them moving. When they feel the bar behind them, they tend to move up along.