1993 - Volume #17, Issue #6, Page #09
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Cattle Hauler Made From Manure Spreader
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The Veldkamps removed all the beaters in back, then welded steel cattle gates on both sides and gates that they made from old well pipe on front and back. A plywood door slides up or down inside the back gate. They used sheet metal and steel pipe to make a narrow ramp on back with a wooden floor. The ramp ties up against the back of trailer for transport.
"We use it to haul 500-lb. feeder calves between feedlots," says Delbert. "If we need to haul more than six head we use our truck. The side gates stand about 7 ft. high above the spreader floor. We bought the cattle gates for $70 apiece and spent a total of about $150. Small commercial livestock trailers sell for $800 to $900."
Contact FARM SHOW Followup, Delbert Veldkamp, Rt. 3, Box 165, Canton, S. Dak. 57013 (ph 605 987-5770).
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