This is the start of building the base
This is the ready made headstock from Ritchie part number 76001 - Headstock complete with securing rope!.
We ordered just the headstock P/n 76002 because we thought that the headstock complete included the gate attachment ( part 76003) . So ours arrived without the rope to secure the sheep! Thank you to Mole Avon for getting the rope very quickly
On our design the headstock will fit into a rectangular 50x50mm post.
The almost finished article it needs wheels!
A Ram lamb being groomed, notice the height of the table no bending down saves the back when you have a number of sheep to get ready.
Most sheep will stand perfectly still when their head is held firmly (but gently) which is what the Ritchie headstock does.
Having used the table a number of times, we noticed that the raising of the table was difficult when a large sheep was on the table (above 70kg.) As the winch is capable of moving 750Kg I thought it was more to do with friction between the bolts and arms. So small steel bushes had to be made - a small metal lathe was needed - our wood lathe just would not work! I looked around for several months before finding a reasonable specification/price. Warco sell a good small lathe it is shipped on a small pallet!