Cattle squeeze and headgate

Last weekend K2 and I were discussing how to build a wooden homemade cow squeeze for our corral, because new metal ones cost $2,500 and up. On a lark, we checked online at Craigslist, and lo-and-behold, there was an old used homemade metal one for sale at a very low $450! I emailed the seller, got pictures, and today K2 and I went and picked it up. Here are the shots of K2 hooking it up and helping with the loading.

Its days like today that I am glad I bought a full size, V-8 powered, pick-up truck instead of a "smaller" truck.

Got home and our good neighbor came over with his big tractor and unloaded it from back of truck.

Yes, a little rusty, but with some sanding, painting, and oil, this baby will be perfect for our cattle operation needs.

The headgate opens wide enough for our bull Red to fit through.

The sides swing out or in. The wooden belly bar in the floor is coming out.

The back swing gate opens and closes for loading cows.

It is sitting in our corral. Notice the old wooden crate is now gone from the near corner of paddock #3 - it was falling apart and is now on our burn pile waiting for a day when it will be safe to burn, which means we will need a lot of rain before that happens. Check out the clouds gathering. Maybe we'll get some tomorrow!