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Keeps
cows out of gutter and their tails drier... protects legs and udders
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Saves
on bedding - keeps bedding out of slurry
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Provides
for more sanitary milking
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Ideal
for problem and freshening cows. 4' grates can be moved around barn
to where needed
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Rugged
but simple construction - quality crafted by our skilled MIG welders
for years of dependable, hard use
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Rigid
5/8" structural-steel grate rods - round grate rods used (not
angle-iron) for better manure drop-through and for longer life
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Sturdy
3/4" cross rods—spaced at 16" intervals to prevent grates from bowing.
Some so-called "bargain grates" have fewer cross rods
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Side angles
are thicker for longer life... wider to adjust to differences in
your gutter width (short side angles allow liquids to drain into
gutter)
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Built
on jigs—grate rods are consistently spaced. Permits our scraper
to work smoothly and rapidly (Some so-called "bargain grates"
may actually cost you more in the long run because of extra cleaning
time.)
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Our grate
rod spacing preferred for cows. Some so-called "bargain grates"
have fewer rods. This can significantly increase chance of a valuable
cow catching its hoof between rods and injuring hoof and leg. Our
spacing still permits most manure to pass through (straw must
be chopped short to go through grates)
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5/8"
grate rods provide less danger of cows' hooves slipping through
rods, than do 3/4" rods with identical 1-3/8" spacing between rods.
5/8" rods easier on cows' hooves than 3/4" rods, because 5/8" rods
have less radius and because rod centers closer (2" vs 2-1/8")
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Grates
made with 1/8" to 1/4" side clearance
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Unpainted
steel finish