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Fayette Co, Iowa | I have a neighbor that has a older..(atleast 10-12 yrs old) Palco livestock chute, scales work, Auto matic or manual head chute, comes with (5) 10 foot sections, and (5) 12 foot sections. All in good shape, was used indoors, been sitting for the past 5 years in the same cleaned out cattle shed and hasn't been used. I don't know if Palco has been bought out? And what something like this is worth? He mentioned it would be over 7,500.00 NEW the way it is. Other than some surface rust, and maybe 1 or2 bottom bars being a tad rusty its in great shape. I need something better than what I have. Im a 1 man show most days, and getting hurt pinching cows, and feeder cattle off behind gates isn't worth it anymore. Thanks for any help. |
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North Mo. | I think palco is still here Google and find out. Yea I would say with all the stuff 7500 is low new shoot him half and see. Bet it would bring more than that at a sale. |
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| Have a Palco and love it. Paid $10k for chute and tub combo. Worth every penny IMO |
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N.C. Iowa | Palco was bought out by Hagie years ago and went under the name Stronghold. After a few years Palco was started up again, I believe after their no compete clause expired. Anyways Palco is still being made as is Stronghold. By the looks of the pictures it looks like the panels all interchange. Could be wrong on all I said, but pretty sure I am right. http://apacheequipment.com/palco/ http://strongholdmfg.com/ |
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SW, Missouri | cecilbeef - 3/17/2015 20:14
Have a Palco and love it. +1 |
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Wright County, MN | LNS8310 - 3/17/2015 20:33 Palco was bought out by Hagie years ago and went under the name Stronghold. After a few years Palco was started up again, I believe after their no compete clause expired. Anyways Palco is still being made as is Stronghold. By the looks of the pictures it looks like the panels all interchange. Could be wrong on all I said, but pretty sure I am right. http://apacheequipment.com/palco/ http://strongholdmfg.com/ Hagie bought Palco's cattle and horse equipment lines, left the swine stuff. Part of that agreement was a name change, hence Stronghold. ~10 years ago Apache bought the Palco swine line and realized they could steal the old Palco name because it wasn't trademarked to Palco cattle equipment. They began producing cheap knockoff of Stronghold even going so far as to photocopy Stronghold literature and say, "it's the same as this". An old Palco chute is similar to what current Stronghold would be. Some changes have been made to the lineup, but the Sronghold factory is THE old Palco factory. Current Palco is similar because they're a copy. It works, but it's dirty pool. |
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West central Illinois | I have 5 Palco/stronghold chutes and they are all great. Got one new last year oldest one pry from the 80 s they are all pretty much the same other than the newer ones have a few nice options. One of the 640s has a scales but it does give trouble at times. Mice chew wires. Dirt or rock under chute messes with the weigh bars. I definitely could not raise cattle without em. |
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N.C. Iowa | I agree with what JD Cattle said. If it is an old Palco I know they were made well. Can't speak for the newer stuff, but do know the Stronghold equipment made in Clarion, Iowa is very good quality. |
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SC,Missouri | +1 we have 2 of the new 1100 chutes drove up there in October to pick up the last one. I'm sold on the stronghold, the palp cage squeezing down so calves can't turn around is worth its weight in gold. |
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Fayette Co, Iowa | Thanks guys
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Georgia | Palco is still the way to go. If it's in great shape 7500 isn't too bad. Ask about a new one here http://www.specialtysalesco.com/cattle-handling-equipment.html and compare. The new ones are good quality too though. |
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| Buy Stronghold! They are the original Palco and build good equipment. New Palco equipment is built cheap. We bought a new chute and tub two years ago and the chute flexes so the doors pop open, very dangerous to use. Apache Palco would not stand behind it. |
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