Door Day

We had a couple leftover corral doors laying around from our crowding tub setup. Seeing a good use for them, we decided to put them to work.

Nice equipment. I knew someday we'd find a place for these doors. I think they'll be happy in their new home. 

We cut this gate into the working pen a couple years back. Worked fine, but you had to duck to get in and the latching set up was not handy. 

So we cut it out of there. 

And repositioned the extra post at the right width of the new door. 

Once welded in place we heated up and hammered these pipe ends flat.

Then it won't catch a cow's hide when she's running by. 

Giddy up. Swings both ways. 

Dad should like this for watering critters. 

Next up was this dual purpose door. The pen we load cows out of is too wide to fill in with the width of a stock trailer and its open gate. By sticking this guy here, we can fill in the space and also be able to access the pen without climbing over the fence when the trailer is in place. 

So we welded on some tabs to the middle post. 

When it's not in use it sits flat against the fence line. 

When it is in use, you can open the door if need be. 

And close it to load out. 

Work smarter, not harder is the motto around here. Anything a guy can do to make loading cattle smoother is worth the effort. Nothing will make a preacher cuss more than cows that won't jump in the trailer. Problem solved. Nobody likes crawling over the corral fence if they don't have too. Doors in the right place are good. We'll find out if these dogs will hunt soon enough. For now, we'll thank God for a good day of ranching. On to the next one.