Barn extension "headlocks and columns"

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This is a barn extension I've been working on. Everything you see steel I have done. I built the headlocks to match the ones in the main barn as this brand isn't made anymore. Lots of parts and pieces to reverse engineer.
Reply:The nice thing about this style is they will release both ways so if a cow gets into trouble you don't have to lift their head to get them out.
Reply:Still have a pen with headlock to build for the bull and a few gates
Reply:i don't really know what i'm looking at. as far as i can see everything plumb and level with tight fitting joints. nice work.i.u.o.e. # 15queens, ny and sunny fla
Reply:Very nice work! Being a cattle man myself, I'd love to hear more about your operation.Farmer2
Reply:Nice fab man!!Just a couple welders, big hammers, grinders, and torches.Work will free you.Men in dirty jeans built this country, while men in clean suits have destroyed it. Trump/Carson 2016-2024
Reply:Originally Posted by farmer2Very nice work! Being a cattle man myself, I'd love to hear more about your operation.Farmer2
Reply:Originally Posted by sbchp355 Thanks man. Buried in snow yet?
Reply:[QUOTE=sbchp355;5033401]The gentleman who owns this farm I started doing work for 7 years ago and has become a good friend. Its a beef operation generally has around 180 head of cattle except for spring when it jumps to around 260 for a few months. Just killed a beef for me today so i'm looking forward to getting that back. The Cattle are pretty much all Red Angus. His genetic line comes pretty much from a Wyoming ranch. The quality of meat is out of this world. I feel spoiled after going to a good steak house and not getting anywhere as good of a steak as you can at home.Ha I know what you mean.   Actually haven't been eating much of my own beef lately......can't afford it.
Reply:I got a foot thankgiving eve but warm today its settled to around 6 inches
Reply:[QUOTE=farmer2;5033621] Originally Posted by sbchp355The gentleman who owns this farm I started doing work for 7 years ago and has become a good friend. Its a beef operation generally has around 180 head of cattle except for spring when it jumps to around 260 for a few months. Just killed a beef for me today so i'm looking forward to getting that back. The Cattle are pretty much all Red Angus. His genetic line comes pretty much from a Wyoming ranch. The quality of meat is out of this world. I feel spoiled after going to a good steak house and not getting anywhere as good of a steak as you can at home.Ha I know what you mean.   Actually haven't been eating much of my own beef lately......can't afford it.
Reply:Originally Posted by sbchp355I got a foot thankgiving eve but warm today its settled to around 6 inches
Reply:Originally Posted by Mick120Nice work mate.Are you CNC cutting and folding everything yourself ??
Reply:Beautiful work!!  Precision, and welding like you seldom see!!!!!!!!!!!!Wonder why the guy used steel columns on one side of the thing, and left a wood wall on the other?  Seems the animals would break out that wood framed wall in a heartbeat."Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Originally Posted by farmersammBeautiful work!!  Precision, and welding like you seldom see!!!!!!!!!!!!Wonder why the guy used steel columns on one side of the thing, and left a wood wall on the other?  Seems the animals would break out that wood framed wall in a heartbeat.
Reply:Nice work! I bet that job smelt wonderful
Reply:Originally Posted by farmersammBeautiful work!!  Precision, and welding like you seldom see!!!!!!!!!!!!Wonder why the guy used steel columns on one side of the thing, and left a wood wall on the other?  Seems the animals would break out that wood framed wall in a heartbeat.
Reply:Originally Posted by manningBeautiful headlock work. The look like headlocks made here in PA - Zimmerman used to make something similar and sold the rights to CK Manufacturing. I can really see the benefit of building a style you like. I put Sturdy Built headlocks in a new heifer barn on our farm in 2006. In 2012 I thought I bought the same style to replace the cow barn headlocks only to find they "improved" the design. As of today, I have still only installed 1/2 of them. I'm debating building a copy of the old style to install and sell the unused sets. You have the right idea building the style you like when the manufacturers decide to "improve" their design.
Reply:Originally Posted by swampwelder13Nice work! I bet that job smelt wonderful
Reply:Originally Posted by docwelderi don't really know what i'm looking at. as far as i can see everything plumb and level with tight fitting joints. nice work.
Reply:Really nice work. I remember building that for a farm in 79. Not quite as fancy. That will surely do the job!Regards,RobGreat Basin WeldingInstagramBlue weldersRed weldersMy luscious Table DIY TIG Torch cooler
Reply:I raise beef cattle her ein fl and hve never seen anything like that. how do they go in and whats the idea behind it...
Reply:Originally Posted by dieselbeefI raise beef cattle her ein fl and hve never seen anything like that. how do they go in and whats the idea behind it...
Reply:so they wander in based on feed. that's pretty cool. we do it with ours also to pen them..a little feed everyday goes a long way for management
Reply:Docwelder is more used seeing  locking devices for 2 legged animals..  I knew exactly what it was but the ones i remember, we had to lock them in individually while feeding,  i know ...it was in mid-sixtyes and installation was already old.  I had to look twice at this sort of automated trap to understand it...clever.  Good job and your plasma skills are first class    so is the welding, drilling, measuring, levelling...edit: Can they be remotely opened all at once ?   every time i hear about barn fire the live stock is locked in and burns very sad to see.Last edited by snowbird; 12-10-2014 at 07:11 PM.Originally Posted by snowbirdDocwelder is more used seeing  locking devices for 2 legged animals..  I knew exactly what it was but the ones i remember, we had to lock them in individually while feeding,  i know ...it was in mid-sixtyes and installation was already old.  I had to look twice at this sort of automated trap to understand it...clever.  Good job and your plasma skills are first class    so is the welding, drilling, measuring, levelling...edit: Can they be remotely opened all at once ?   every time i hear about barn fire the live stock is locked in and burns very sad to see.
Reply:Good looking equipment.  Sure beats what we used in the 70s and 80s.
Reply:That is very nice work!
Reply:Originally Posted by snowbirdDocwelder is more used seeing  locking devices for 2 legged animals..  I knew exactly what it was but the ones i remember, we had to lock them in individually while feeding,  i know ...it was in mid-sixtyes and installation was already old.  I had to look twice at this sort of automated trap to understand it...clever.  Good job and your plasma skills are first class    so is the welding, drilling, measuring, levelling...edit: Can they be remotely opened all at once ?   every time i hear about barn fire the live stock is locked in and burns very sad to see.
Reply:In youth I spent lots of time in dairy barns, I consider cattle to be the dumbest creature, comparable to only the sea cucumber. A cow can step over a gutter with ease, yet they will try to jump over it, falling with gut wrenching force. You have to train them to breathe. The one thing they do instinctively is s=it! They save it sometimes for days until a person is behind them. I have dropped a screwdriver on the floor, before I could bend over to pick it up it was beneath a giant flop.