I'd hazard a guess that it's over 40 bucks a foot unless they give a steep discount on a large volume of chain. I think the last flites we bought were somewhere between 15 and 20 bucks. The way I look at it... if I was to spend 25-30 K on that or a tractor it's going to be on a tractor or skid steer. At least I can use the tractor or loader for a variety of other things. The chain just sits there and rusts. Chain is tremendously over valued for all it does.
...and I'd be willing to bet that that if you looked at all the farms that quit, many had nobody coming behind to take over. That would be the number one reason... but the day the decision was made was when the gutter cleaner busted or the silo unloader quit and it required a major reinvestment. Silly as that seems to you, I'd bet money that it's true in about 75% of the time.
In my situation I've got a freestall barn sitting there basically empty because we're after getting rid of most of our beef cattle. So most of the equipment I need is already there. Used parlours are more available here in good shape moreso than anything else right now... and most of the old tiestall equipment out there is already sold off or rotted away. It's been 5 years or more since I've come across any amount of good used Patz or Houle chain.... so it's just plain not cheap to maintain tie stalls anymore. If I've got to pour money into it, it will be for something expandable, not a sinkhole. In case you haven't noticed... I hate tie stall barns and I make no apology for that.
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