All-Hyudraulic Hoof Trimming Chute

All-Hyudraulic Hoof Trimming Chute DAIRY EQUIPMENT & IDEAS Dairy Equipment & Ideas 19-2-27 Hoof trimming doesn't get any easier than with the new labor-saving, all-hydraulic chute from Wopa Foot Care, of Norfolk, England. Electric motors drive hydraulic motors that do all the heavy lifting. When the animal enters the chute, it's lifted by the hydraulically-operated belly band to take the weight off its feet. The front and rear legs are placed in a loop sling, then raised hydraulically, one at a time, for trimming. "There's no wrestling with the animal to position hooves for trimming, and no hand-winches to operate," the manufacturer points out. "We've had individual operators trim up to 170 animals in a single day with our new labor-saving chute and scarcely get tired." Even transport wheels and front gates are hydraulically operated. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Wopa Foot Care, E.T. Maltand Son, Elm Farm, Shipham, Thetford, Norfolk, En-gland (ph 0362-820254).

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