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Grain Bin Cattle Chute
Top view diagram of grain bin cattle chute design

Cornell, IL, farmer Ryan Thorson has made a Grain Bin Cattle Chute, using an old, 2,000-bushel grain bin. To do so, he cut entrance and exit holes in the sides to funnel the animals from pen to transport trailer, installed a stationary gate on one side of the exit hole, and sank a post in the center of the bin to which he anchored a swinging gate. As the cattle enter the bin, the gate herds them counterclockwise along the wall to the trailer.

Estimated Cost Cost range: See below

Limitations Limitations Addressed by Product: Lower extremity, Strength/endurance, Upper extremity, Back


SourceRyan Thorson
Cornell, IL
Est. CostUnknown
Last updated: Jan 25, 2022


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