Fixed Hoof
Trimming Crate
All four feet up and hydraulically restrained in under 21 seconds. One operator, waist height, no wrestling.
Built in Co. Cork · over a decade on Irish farms
Lame cattle can’t thrive. This is how you stay on top of it.
The INSPECT4 fixed rollover crate takes the physical work out of hoof trimming and paring. A single operator can turn a cow, restrain all four feet and get to work at waist height, in seconds rather than minutes.
It was designed by farmers, for farmers, hoof trimmers and vets, and it has been in production in Ballynoe, Co. Cork since 2013 — thirteen years of Irish farmers using it, and thirteen years of us refining it. We’ll help you pick the right spot for it on your yard before it ever leaves us.
What farmers use the crate for
- Treating lame cows and bulls
- Heifer teat sealing
- Dehorning
- Castrating
- Dosing
- Dry cow and mastitis tubesParticularly useful with robotic-milked cows that aren’t handled often.
See it working
The hoof trimming crate working on Irish farms
Henry and Gerald on living with the crate. Filmed by Grasstec.
Entry, turn and restraint on a standard cow.
Why farmers buy it
- Four feet at waist height, so no strain on the operator’s back
- Every function hydraulic, including the front and back gates
- Hydraulic backing gate helps the animal in on her own
- Front feet are no longer the difficult part of the job
- Feet held securely for paring, bandaging and blocking
- Animals are calmer, which makes for a calmer yard
- Time to actually find the problem and treat it properly
Specification
- Installs indoors or outdoors
- All functions hydraulic, controlled via remote
- Supplied with its own hydraulic power pack
- Galvanised finish throughout
- CE certified
- Optional pallet fork attachmentLift and move the crate around the yard with the loader.
- Under 21 seconds from entry to four feet restrained
- Handles small heifers up to bulls of 1.2 tonnes
- Safe for the animal and the operator
Measurements
- Length3.20 m
- Width3.25 m
- Height2.80 m
Dimensions in the working position.
In their own words
What fixed crate owners say
It drastically changed hoof care on my farm, from a difficult dangerous job to an easy and safe one. We have large Holstein cows and the INSPECT4 positions them ready for treatment with minimal effort.
John MillsDairy farmer, fixed crate owner since 2023
It lets us get a look at all four feet at the first sign of lameness. It’s the safety of it that really impresses me. There hasn’t been one case of mastitis in a heifer calving down here since we started teat sealing.
Conor MoloneyDairy farmer
Come and see one
See a crate working before you buy
Demonstrations on our own dairy farm in Ballynoe, Co. Cork, and at the big agri shows through the year.
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Prefer to talk now? Call 085 100 8606 · info@hoofcaredirect.com · HoofCare Direct, Ballynoe, Conna, Co. Cork