Rolling Bed For Large Farm Animals

Rolling Bed For Large Farm Animals DAIRY EQUIPMENT & IDEAS Dairy Equipment & Ideas 19-1-29 You can rescue and rehabilitate downer cows and horses with the world's first and only Large Animal Hospital Bed. From W.W. Livestock Systems, the unit tows behind a truck or tractor and makes it easy to feed, water and then gradually exercise downed animals during rehabilitation. It also allows calves and foals to nurse from injured cows and mares. "Everything on it is adjustable for different size cows and horses," says Texas inventor F.W. Lynch of the unit he started developing for his own stock cows about 18 years ago. One person can lift an animal up evenly with the winched belts and straps until it clears the ground. A breast harness placed over the animal's head allows it to exercise and graze while in the unit. The bed's front wheel can be locked at a 45 degree angle to allow a recovering animal to walk the unit around in a circle. You can move the animal to another location by simply securing cradle chains to the side of the unit and hitching it to a truck or tractor. Lynch says he once transported an injured cow comfortably from Texas to Montana in the unit. The Large Animal Bed features 2,500-lb. capacity winches, 2-in. ball hitch for easy portability, heavy 8-in. wide belts for slings and cradles, a heavy-duty plastic roof with gutter, three 15-in. wheels for easy towing, and attachments for feed and water troughs. The Bed is 12-ft. long by 6-ft. 4-in. wide by 8-ft. 6-in. high. It weighs about 1,240 lbs. Retail price is $3,025. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, W.W. Livestock Systems, P.O. Box 728, Dodge City, Kan. 67801-0728 (ph 316 227-7111 or 800 999-1214).

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