Rawhide Portable Corral started with about $500 in investment, which now employs nine people, generates about $1.5 million to $2 million a year in annual sales. His new design allows one person to have a portable corral set up in about 10 minutes and can work with 150 to 400 head of cattle without lifting a panel, according to information on Rawhide’s company website www.rawhideportablecorral.com. The portable corral system has hydraulic transport wheels that are raised and lowered with the flip of a switch. He demonstrated another feature that allows the rancher to narrow the alley for calves as well as squeeze cattle in the alley. Also a loading chute may be built in. A 15-amp solar panel is standard equipment to recharge the battery. More than 20 different corral configurations are possible. McDonald said the design works on extreme uneven terrain. There is no manual lifting of pens and panels, which makes it safer for the operator. The new design has even caused enough interest from his first customers for them to trade in their original corral. Prices range on his latest portable corral system from $12,000 to $20,000. “We’ve been super busy,” he said...more
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