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Ritchie Cattle Crushes

The Basic Continental Cattle Crate offers the stockman an adjustable automatic yoke, operable from either side with good access from all around the crate. The Squeeze Crate has a parallel squeeze of the front 8 doors, reducing the internal width from 860 mm down to 280 mm, with the ability to fit a head scoop for added control over the animal. Or there's the Full Access Crate which incorporates 12 independent, sheeted doors giving access all the way to the floor allowing calves to suckle if necessary, and a sliding rear gate presents the vet with access to the rear of the beast whilst being protected from the next animal. 
Investing in a Mobile Cattle Crate makes life easier, incorporating full road lighting, hydraulic lift / lowering using tractor hydraulics and tack boxes fitted on both sides makes cattle handling a lot less time consuming and safer.
The Ritchie Highland Cattle Crate is essential for those with Highland cattle. Complete with a heavy-duty head-lock bar comprising of a positive spring loaded catch mechanism, Ritchie crates are designed to provide safety for the operator and minimise stress to the animal.
Brand name: Ritchie
Model name: Ritchie Cattle Crushes

Strength, mobility and easy adaptability to stock, are all benefits farmers have used to describe the Ritchie mobile cattle crate.

Featuring fully sheeted sides, an automatic head yoke and two easy slide opening gates, the mobile Ritchie unit is hydraulically lowered, unhitched and put to work within a permanent or portable stock handling system very easily.  
On each side of the crush, gates open at various heights to provide access to stock of all sizes.  At the rear, the animal is readily accessible from both sides.

Raised operator walkways and multi-position animal stay bars ensure operation and safety work in unison. Based on the well proven 300g automatic yoke cattle handling crate. Fully automatic yoke with auto reset facility. Easily adjusted neck yoke widths. Complete with top and bottom access to beast on all side doors.

Ratchet type rump bar operation. Access cubicle to gain entry to rear of animal from both sides. 2 sliding gates incorporated into the unit, 1 at rear of access cubicle & 1 at rear of race. Walk way fitted to both sides of the race-way. Tack boxes fitted to both sides. Unit designed to carry the optional 12 x 1.5 m hurdles which form holding pen on sides of walk way for transport. Unit lifts and lowers to ground using tractor hydraulics. Full road lighting fitted. Hot dipped galvanised finish.

Main features:

  • Hot dipped galvanised steel providing years of corrosion free operation
  • 12 independent, fully sheeted doors - access all the way to the floor allows calves to suckle if necessary
  • Large 860 mm internal width for large framed animals including bulls
  • Parallel squeeze of front 8 doors - reducing from 860 mm to 280 mm
  • Complete with Auto yoke (left-hand or right-hand operation) to secure the cattle in the crate
  • Removable 'Brisket Bar' prevents cattle from kneeling
  • Ability to fit a head scoop for added control of the animal
  • A sliding rear gate allows the vet to gain access to the rear of beast whilst being protected for the next animal
  • Access doors to rear of crate - open in or out for vet access and safety
  • Quarter turn handles have been added that allow the doors to open with a simple twist

Main features

  • Hot dipped galvanised steel provide years of corrosion free operation
  • 12 independent, fully sheeted doors - access all the way to the floor allows calves to suckle if necessary
  • Complete with auto head yoke (left-hand or right-hand operation) to secure the cattle in the crate
  • Ability to fit a head scoop for added control of the animal
  • A sliding rear gate allows the vet to gain access to the rear of the beast whilst being protected for the next animal
  • Access doors to rear of crate - open in or out for vet access safety
  • Quarter turn handles have been added that allow the doors to open with a simple twist

The Ritchie Extended Length Continental Cattle Crate was designed for, and intended to be used by, the agricultural industry purely for the handling of cattle. The Crate is designed to give maximum safety and to minimise stress in both the animal and the operator.

Main features:
  • The Crate has a fully automatic yoke with auto reset facility
  • Easy adjustable neck yoke widths, which allows easy handling of calves to bulls
  • Complete access to both sides of the animal
  • Ratchet type rump bar operation
  • Complete with sliding rear gate and aluminium 5 bar tread-plate floor

Main features:

  • Fully automatic yoke with auto reset facility
  • Easily adjusted neck yoke widths
  • Complete access to both sides of animal with 8 door access
  • Ratchet type rump bar operation
  • Complete with rear gate and aluminium 5 bar treadplate floor

Main features:

  • Fully automatic yoke with auto reset facility
  • Easily adjusted neck yoke widths
  • Complete with top and bottom access to beast on all side doors
  • Ratchet type rump bar operation
  • Complete with rear sliding gate, operable from either left or right side of crate
  • Fitted with a durable rubber floor
  • Hot Dipped Galvanised finish only

- Basic Auto Head Yoke

- Auto Head Yoke

- Head Scoop

- Tru-Test Electronic Weighing