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• Keeps cows out of gutter and their tails drier... protects legs and udders
• Saves on bedding - keeps bedding out of slurry
• Provides for more sanitary milking
• Ideal for problem and freshening cows. 4' grates can be moved around barn to where needed
• Rugged but simple construction - quality crafted by our skilled MIG welders for years of dependable, hard use
• Rigid 5/8" structural-steel grate rods - round grate rods used (not angle-iron) for better manure drop-through and for longer life
• Sturdy 3/4" cross rods—spaced at 16" intervals to prevent grates from bowing. Some so-called "bargain grates" have fewer cross rods
• 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)
• 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.)
• 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)
• 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")
• Grates made with 1/8" to 1/4" side clearance
• Unpainted steel finish
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