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How to make a head gate?

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hayray

02-23-2006 19:21:23

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Anybody have any ideas on how to make a home made head gate? Need one right now but can't really afford the money to buy one right now and roping them and tying them to a post or saddle horn is getting really old.

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Don-Wi

02-25-2006 10:52:36

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Re: How to make a head gate? in reply to hayray, 02-23-2006 19:21:23

We just had some new head locks made up for us, I can't remember the cost. They are made from 1 1/2" pipe, has 2 flats welded on the bottom and bolted to the bottom pipe so it can move freely. Then on the top is a flat bent in a U to slide over the pipe, w/ a loop welded on top to tie a rope to. The latch is a peice of 1" pipe w/ a flat welded to the top sticking out about 1 1/2". It is bolted to some brackets on the top pipe, and latches onto a bolt run through the top U.

Clear as mud? I'll try to take some pictures some time if you want.
Donovan from Wisconsin

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hayray

02-25-2006 13:31:32

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Re: How to make a head gate? in reply to Don-Wi, 02-25-2006 10:52:36

yeah if you could take a picture that would be great, I think I could weld one up better than I could nail one.

thanks, Ray

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Don-Wi

02-27-2006 20:52:59

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Re: How to make a head gate? in reply to hayray, 02-25-2006 13:31:32

heres a picture of how it works. The bottom pivots on a bolt that goes through 2 tabs that are welded onto the lower pipe. Works great so far and it's simple.
Donovan from Wisconsin

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hayray

02-28-2006 20:45:57

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Re: How to make a head gate? in reply to Don-Wi, 02-27-2006 20:52:59

Thanks Donovan, I think I will give it a try.

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Dave NE IA

02-24-2006 08:53:16

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Re: How to make a head gate? in reply to hayray, 02-23-2006 19:21:23

I can't imagine it costing hardly anything. For a latch take a hardwood 2 x 6 and cut notches or step configuration. A few bolts, chunk of rope and few 2 x 6's, a few wooden posts and your in business. Years ago we made them alot as there were few if any on the market. I would feel that in most cases you would need a person to help you unless you are running only a few through at a time. I do know ropes and pulleys were a favorite so they could catch one without any help. One issue was to always keep the bottom as low as possible to avoid choking when they got down on you. I helped on a couple corals this last summer, and so I wanted to observe / help run the cattle and we stumbled across a cheap alternative to a half gate. I do not mean to insult, but in our area a half gate (expensive)is a small gate in the runway to keep a criter on deck for the chute. It opens by the cattle pushing it open, but can't back up. We found that a pipe shoved between a couple of posts that we had used to manualy stop the cattle from backing up if unattended the cattle would put their heads under it and walk under it. This in turn would drop back down and hold them, thus letting them reload the system. We figure on numerous chains across the runway will keep all the cattle from backing up. Our biggest concern is making it a quick release in case something goes wrong and you get a downer. All human activity will be outside the runway anyway so we feel we got a good cheap thing going. Dave NE IA

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Reaver

02-24-2006 05:37:33

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Re: How to make a head gate? in reply to hayray, 02-23-2006 19:21:23

We made a homeone in our barn...two post approx 3 feet apart with a slant/V toward one of the posts...with a 2X4 bolted at the bottom of the slant/V...then a rope at the top of the 2/4 for someone to pull on when cow gets head thru...jack handle used to slip on holes in a 2X6 across top of slant/V to keep tight as soon as rope is pulled...works good, but u need to quick with jack handle once the rope is pulled.
Typically we put a small feed pan on other side of the slant/V to get cow to put head thru gate.
Reaver

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Brett in KS

02-23-2006 21:06:48

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Re: How to make a head gate? in reply to hayray, 02-23-2006 19:21:23

Here are a couple of ideas to get you started.
Link

http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/abeng/plans/5789.pdf

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Tom in TN

02-23-2006 20:13:10

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Re: How to make a head gate? in reply to hayray, 02-23-2006 19:21:23

Hey Hay,

In my opinion, you can't. I have an old head catch that I mounted on two parallel posts. I built a long squeeze chute that narrows down to the head catch. The opening of the head catch is adjustable to four different widths. The release of the head catch allows the animal to go forward out of the catch or to back out of it.

It is old and well used, but it works. It was on the farm when I moved here, so I have no idea how much one costs. I do know that the fancy-schmancy new ones are outrageous. I'd strongly recommend that you look for a used one or a simple new one. They shouldn't cost too much, and they are invaluable for handling cattle.

Good luck,

Tom in TN

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RJ-AZ

02-23-2006 19:46:13

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Re: How to make a head gate? in reply to hayray, 02-23-2006 19:21:23

Dad and I made one by setting two stout posts about 3' apart and then making a wooden head catch like in old milking barns. Hinged a gate on one post to use as a crowder to get the critter in close and had a horse shoe on a chain to latch over the gate. Made a fold back panel in the gate for getting a calf to suckle when needed. Only drawback was if the cow went down you had to keep a prybar handy to open the headgate up.

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