What's the proper term for this?

Absent Minded Farmer · Nov 2, 2011

Though amusing, manure monorail, turd trolley & sh!t shuttle just don't cut it. Can't say I would want to search for any of them on the internet, either. Is it just called a barn cleaner? Any idea of manufacture? Not the one pictured, exactly, but just a few examples of who made them.

Thanks,
Mike

old popper · Nov 2, 2011

Barn cleaner is all I ever heard them refered to. We never had one at home, used a 4 tine pitch fork to carry to the door and pitch into the spreader. Oh what a labor saver. Labor was free, and developed character.

petetx · Nov 2, 2011

Louden and Jamesway made them i hve a louden catalog that belonged to my granddad printed in 1913 that has them in it'

kris Jensen · Nov 2, 2011

Manure handling system. In Canada they were manufactured by Beatty Bros., in Guelph Ont. (among others) The one on our farm was quite advanced, but still called for a lot of hand labour. Our bucket would lower to the floor for filling, then you would crank it up to the track, push it to the spreader, or on a long track to make a pile of S---. a trip lever would unlatch the bucket and it would tip and dump, and off you were for another load.

Casey in Ky · Nov 2, 2011

I dare you to Google sh!t shuttle.....

El Toro · Nov 2, 2011

Its been awhile since I used one of those we called them litter carriers. Hal

tim(in) · Nov 2, 2011

It's a crap coach! lol

El Toro · Nov 2, 2011

Do a search for litter carriers. Hal
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rrlund · Nov 2, 2011

Geeze,am I psychic or what? I was just thinking about one of those in a barn near here last night. Yup,litter carrier.

J.Wondergem · Nov 2, 2011

We had one like that in the 50s. Called it a manure carrier. Rolled it out of the barn, and above the manure spreader and dumped it.

MPK · Nov 2, 2011

Dad had one like that made by Mitchel Mfg Co. Don't remember where now.

El Toro · Nov 2, 2011

In 1953 I was drafted and my brother had joined the Air Force in 1951. They had a barn cleaner installed in the cow barn. Still had the use the
litter carrier in the young stock barn. Had pregnant cows in there too that were waiting to calve. Hal

flying belgian · Nov 2, 2011

We called it a manure carrier and the track it ran on was called a manure carrier track. Ours was built by Jamesway.

Absent Minded Farmer · Nov 2, 2011

Wow, it's actually a let down. Even went right to images. Just a bunch of photos of our former "illustrious" space shuttle. Ach, just when a guy gets up enough nerve! Lol!

Mike

Fordfarmer · Nov 2, 2011

Called ours a manure carrier as well. Bottom is rusted out, but it's still in the barn. Track no longer goes outside.

Absent Minded Farmer · Nov 2, 2011

Ah! It's an Ideal, made in Horicon, Wisc. The thing is, I can't think of an "Ideal" anything from Horicon. There was Van Brunt & Horicon Steel. The latter made pump windmills for about 45 years, ending production in 1920. Van Brunt was bought up by Deere & became a lawnmower "hatchery".

Thanks to everyone for the replies. I've found a few Jamesway ads. There's a really neat one from 1921, about building a Jamesway sunny hog barn & features a great pic of a manure carrier. I've researched Louden, too. I did not know they had ALL sorts of overhead travelling-you-name-its for factorys, elevators & wharehouses. Louden also made an overhead feed cart. Neat! Hope no-one ever got the two mixed up. Kinda like the manure spreaders that could double as a forage wagon. What the hey, eh?

I'll keep searching for info on these handy devices & hope to locate a few extra for the barn. Don't have any animals, but I'm sure I could find some use for them.

Thanks again,
Mike

Tim(nj) · Nov 2, 2011

I once worked at a now-defunct paper mill near here that had the remains of a Louden overhead system in the older part of the building to move rolls. A newer part of the building had a floor rail system. After WWII, fork lift trucks replaced both systems.

Tech 7 · Nov 3, 2011

Stool Bus

John Harmon · Nov 3, 2011

My dad had a Jameway"Manure Carrier" for the gutter work and one for Silage transport down the feed bunks. I loaded and pushed outside many a load of cow sh-t when I was a little fellow. Seems like I always got the sh--ty jobs.

RickB · Nov 4, 2011

Starline is another brand not mentioned here (yet). They made all manner of barn equipment.

Shetland Sheepdog · Nov 4, 2011

Cousins had one, and the track was only outside! There was a 6' platform just outside one of the stable doors, and the track ran from there out over the dump area. The carrier was lowered onto a 3 wheel cart, and rolled around to where needed inside. When done cleaning, the carrier was left hanging on the track, and a wooden platforn was put on the cart for moving bales, etc.

karl f · Nov 4, 2011

Jamesway printed some beautiful hardcover catalogs that are about the size of a Hymnal.
Not only do they feature all the James products, but there are helpful articles about "modern" farm building design within and blueprints in the back.
My second favorite book to read behind tractor books.

karl f

Dick · Nov 5, 2011

Heard of a guy who had his track set up with a switch so he could either send the load to the manure spreader or to a pile. For sending the bucket to the pile, outside the barn at the switch it would travel on a cable attached to a tall pole beyond the pile. When the wheels on the bucket would hit the cable it would take off fast as the weight of the load would make the cable slack. When the load started to travel up toward the end where it was attached to the pole, he would pull the rope to trip the bucket to dump. As soon as the bucket was empty the cable would be tight again and it would return the the barn as it was down hill on the cable. He had a turn buckle on the cable so he could tighten or loosen the tension to dump the load wherever he wanted. The looser the cable the further it would go. Of course the weight of the load would make a difference too, but it worked. What a slick idea.

Fleamarketfanatic · May 25, 2016

(quoted from post at 06:37:25 11/03/11) Ah! It's an Ideal, made in Horicon, Wisc. The thing is, I can't think of an "Ideal" anything from Horicon. There was Van Brunt & Horicon Steel. The latter made pump windmills for about 45 years, ending production in 1920. Van Brunt was bought up by Deere & became a lawnmower "hatchery".

Thanks to everyone for the replies. I've found a few Jamesway ads. There's a really neat one from 1921, about building a Jamesway sunny hog barn & features a great pic of a manure carrier. I've researched Louden, too. I did not know they had ALL sorts of overhead travelling-you-name-its for factorys, elevators & wharehouses. Louden also made an overhead feed cart. Neat! Hope no-one ever got the two mixed up. Kinda like the manure spreaders that could double as a forage wagon. What the hey, eh?

I'll keep searching for info on these handy devices & hope to locate a few extra for the barn. Don't have any animals, but I'm sure I could find some use for them.

Thanks again,
Mike

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