How to Load A Cattle Panel in a Short Bed Truck (or maybe a van or SUV)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 มิ.ย. 2024
- We show you how to load a 16-foot long cattle panel into a short-bed pickup truck (5 foot long). We talk a little about how to do the same in an SUV or van (possible, but not really recommended) or a trailer.
Our most popular video at this time is on how to make a cattle panel arched trellis. We've had a few people ask us the best way to get the panels home, so we made this video to show you. It's pretty short, but we'll probably also make a true "short" if I can squeeze it into 60 seconds or so. We've also shortened up our intro to try to save you some more time and will probably continue to do so in the future.
This isn't overly complicated, so don't go expecting anything revolutionary, but we figure this could help some people out. If you don't want to listen to all my chitter chatter, use the chapter markers below. Please don't forget to like the video if it helps in any way, and thanks for spending your time on us!
0:00 Intro
0:35 SUV/Van/Trailer
1:55 Loading The Panel
4:25 Additional Strapping
5:14 Adding More Cargo
6:38 Outro
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I drove to Tractor Supply with my pickup truck, where I purchased 6 cattle panels (they were on sale). The store manager and I loaded all 6 of them. She knew exactly what to do, and I helped by simply following her directions. We laid the panels flat, one at a time, onto my short-box pickup bed and pushed one end up against the back of the cab. Once all five were laying on top of each other (with one end in the bed of my truck), she and I lifted the back end of the 6 panels together and she flipped them in an upward motion, so they started to form an upwards arch, then we simply pushed the panels as we walked. The panels went upwards as we walked towards the tailgate. Once we had the ends (that we were holding) inside the pickup bed, she reached down with one hand and closed the tailgate. She then tied the panels inside the pickup bed with cargo straps at each of the four corners in my pickup bed. To my surprise and delight, it only took one trip to bring all six 50-inch x 16-foot cattle panels home. I'm so thankful that she knew how to load them!
Awesome! I can totally see how that would work (even though I'd be worried about them springing back before I got them all tied down), but I don't think it works with my particular truck... The panels are a couple inches too wide to fit completely in my bed horizontally. The bed is shaped weirdly between the wheel arches and the cab (probably to make room for the extra diesel emission bits), so we have to go vertically instead. But I'm glad it works for you... six panels at once is no small feat!
@@AnoleGarden It would have been impossible for me to do this, but she knew exactly what she was doing. One of my sons-in-law helped me unload them, he held them in while I unstrapped them, and that also worked great.
Happy you had such a smart and helpful Tractor Supply person. I went last week to load 3 panels and was willing to do it lone. The store manager was not very bright and was borderline nasty when I explained what I was doing! He stood his ground saying that I was going to break them causing damage and demanded that I needed to pay of front (which of course I planned to do) before he would allow me to go into the area where they were! It became embarrassing. The end of the story is he caused them to be delivered free at a distance of about 35 miles. I’m still annoyed. This was at the Tractor Supply on Bayshore in N Fort Myers
@@dcaldwell3464 I would have been angry too with the total lack of kindness and knowledge shown by that employee. It's too bad that these large farm stores don't educate their employees better. All it would take is a simple demonstration for those employees on how to load this type of fencing.
@@AnoleGarden How long and wide should the straps be. My friend has a small Nisson pickup and we will haul 2x8x8 boards also for the raised beds. Then the panels.
This IS about gardening, don't sell yourself short! This was extremely helpful!
Glad it was helpful! :)
I managed two panels at once on the roof rack of my RAV4 SUV - laid down flat with the round part forward. Attached with a couple of tie-down straps. Loaded with 2 young women and my 69 YO self rolling it on from the back. Offloaded the same way w/my GF. Some cardboard or styrofoam protection on the roll-on / roll-off is a good idea but worked perfectly! Thanks!
Thanks. The things you’re showing may seem simple and obvious to some but they are great and much appreciated instructions for a beginner. I appreciate it.👩🌾❤️
No problem! It took us a few trips before we figured out this method, so we figured others might have questions as well. There is another way we've found that seems to work pretty well, but it wouldn't work with anything other than a pickup truck bed. We might tackle that one if we need another panel any time soon. Thanks!
@@AnoleGarden that’s what I would be getting mine in so looking forward to a future video. Thanks
Oh my, I have a full size pickup truck but have struggled with this for years. I am ashamed that I didn't think of this. Dah! You sir, are brilliant!
Glad it helps... I think we could probably manage four at a time using the straps. I'm not sure I'd want to try more... too much chance of getting fingers stuck between the bars when moving them. Thanks for checking us out!
Three years later and I am in the same spot.
Great video idea. I've watched a bunch of gardening videos that utilize a cattle panel, but none that show a reasonable way to get them home. I'll definitely use your technique when I pick one up.
Awesome, hope it works out well!
Now I know how to put cattle panels on my 5 ft. 2004 GMC Colorado. Thanks for the info!
That was BRILLIANT!! Thank you, I really needed that!!
GREAT video !!
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That is so wonderful Thank You! We need to go get more! Now we can do it ourselves!! You guys Rock!!
Excellent! We hope it works out well. Thanks for joining us!
oh gosh, this video is exactly what I needed to see! thank you!!!
Yeah! Glad to be of help!
Very good my friend. Love you
I'm building a fence using cattle panels and angle iron. This looks pretty good to me. Thanks for the info. Will definitely use it.
I used this method to bring home 2 cattle panels. It took less than 5 minutes to load onto my truck. Thanks!
Great 👍!
Great video
Thanks for the compliment and welcome!
Thank you
So helpful.
We are glad you found it helpful!😸
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this is really helpful. it's good to see all what is needed to do things like this. as for me i'm hoping the garden center i'm planning on using this year (closed now for the season)has this and delivery! that would be worth paying for!
Hi jacqueline, we apologies for not replying earlier, I don't know why we didn't see this one. Hopefully things are opening back up in your area and your local garden center has these and will deliver them for you. If you don't have a truck, delivery is probably the easiest way to get them home. We hope it works out! Thanks for watching!
@@AnoleGarden no worries. they didn't have them, but i found a tractor supply store way out of the city that carries them. they don't deliver, but my best friend's husband has a trailer hitch type thing that i'm sure will do the trick!
Good video and useful comments. I will be hauling one panel sometime this month and I was wondering how I would do that. I was thinking that I would just lay it up over the cab and perhaps the hood, leaving one end against the tailgate, then I would tie it down wherever needed. But your method looks so much better. Thanks for showing this!
Glad it helped!😊
Very clever! Definitely need two people though. Those things are heavier than they look, and even though I'm a strong, self-sufficient woman, I can't even lift one.
Totally true! I (Jonathan) can barely manage one if I have to, but it's definitely MUCH better with two people. Getting them in is the hard part, but a store employee can usually be convinced to help load. Unloading is easier. Once you've strapped it into the shape to get it into the truck, you can usually just roll it wherever needed without removing the straps. Thanks for checking us out!
This was really helpful for me. I was wondering how I was going to get these things home when I'm ready to build my tunnels
Glad it helped. Thanks!
thankyou thankyou thankyou thankyou!!!!!!
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching!
thanks! I was wondering how I was going to get those home.
Darn, I was here for mini-van or SUV suggestions. Oh, well.
Unfortunately, the only ones we've seen attempt that didn't care too much about the interior of their vehicles. One was an old suburban, the other was a mini van. They both got them in there, but had to "fold" the panels more than just curving them, then they had to straighten them again when they got them out. It's possible, but I wouldn't call it easy. Getting a small trailer is by far the easier solution if you have a hitch. Sorry we couldn't do more for you, but we appreciate you checking us out and taking the time to comment!
@@AnoleGarden Thanks for replying. Finding someone with a truck or trailer seems like the best bet. They don't even sell them in the city I'm in, it will have to be a drive out to the country.
There are a lot of landscapers ( guys that mow yards ) with 16' trailers ask one of them to help you out for a few bucks. I wouldn't bend the panels unless I had too .Very hard to get that bend out.
what are those green post, they look prettier than the regular t post
Thanks for this.....I locked up at TSC today hauling these away?!?!
Do you have a recommendation on how to secure 6 ft. t-posts in a 5 ft. truck bed, or are the 5 ft. t-posts big enough to support the cattle panel trellis?
The 5 foot posts would work, but I prefer the 6 footers just because it makes the end result sturdier. You can probably fit the 6 foot posts in diagonally, or you could just leave the tailgate down. I'd loop a rope around them once or twice and tie it to the tie-down loops inside the bed, but otherwise they should be fine.
@@AnoleGarden Thank you! I appreciate the tip! Thankfully TS is less than 3 miles from home, so I will stick with getting the 6-foot posts and use your recommendation to get them home safely. We get a lot of wind here and would rather be safe than sorry.
Put it in and tie a red rag on the end
Not bad, I just load them in and close the tailgate.
I wonder if you can use heavy duty zip ties for that first step with the two ratchet straps.
You probably could, but I'd definitely use ratchet straps for the drive... Zip ties might wear and break from wind and vibration over time. Thanks for checking us out!
Have you done more than 2 panels at a time in your truck? What do you think is a limit?
We have, but I don't remember exactly how many. I think four is about as many as I would want to try bending at once, and I think I'd probably have to use the ratchets to do it. If doing multiple panels, be very careful of your hands... It's easier for fingers to get caught with multiple panels. Thanks for the question!
This is great. Can I borrow your truck now?
his truck comes with his wife... borrowing one get one for free...LOL
Can you do a video with 8 panels?
Sorry we don't have the space for 8 panels. But the principles/techniques used in the two panels should apply to any additional panels.
We have two panels in a row in an arched shape. We have a single panel in an arches shape serving as the entrance in our large raised garden bed. And we also used a number of the panels in a vertical way.
Can I get one in a KIA Soul?
I doubt it. I don't think you could roll up one of them enough to even get it in sideways on something that small. But, you could maybe get a trailer for it! Thanks for checking us out!
Could you put them together with zip ties?
Probably, but I'd be a little concerned that the metal from the panels could wear through a zip tie eventually due to bumps and vibrations when driving. You could zip tie it and just add a single rope or strap when you're done, just as a "safety" in case a the ties break. :)
I would Not own a truck unless it had an 8ft. bed.
Totally understand, as I've had full sized trucks in the past,. A full-sized truck would mean I'd have to evict something else from the garage. The Colorado fits and does everything we currently need a truck to do. Thanks for checking us out!