While taking the cow photos in the thread below from my phone, I found a pic I took recently of a new portable cattle shade device invented and manufactured locally. It is just going into production. This was the topic of discussion at the most recent meeting of the local "inventors club".

It is called "Shade Haven".  I recall some folks here trying and posting pics of various other portable shade systems. This Shade Haven seems very well built.  May have other applications too.  I wish them well with this new startup.

Here's a pic from outside the meeting place at our local "incubator".

Jim

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My thought too. Has the look of a helicopter. And how many
legs would get broken on the trailer as every one pushed to the center.
Now if there were no trailer, and it could be suspended form
a sky hook, I might buy. :) 
Tell the boys to keep trying, even Edison took more than one shot to get it right.

The inventor is a local cattle farmer who does rotational grazing of grassfed beef. Wind and cattle damage was discussed at the meeting. He says he has used one and they have enough of them out that they are not concerned about either wind or cattle. I recall he said it was guaranteed for 10 years and in winds up to 30 mph as I recall.

It is heavy and well built with a unique folding mechanism. It seems to fold very easily.  I can't comment on the price other than it is well engineered and heavy, neither of which are cheap.  The inventor said around 50 cows can get under it at one time.

I use my woods for shade in the system I sketched on this board earlier, so this is not something I need but there are places where it would be useful as Ben has described. Just posted here for discussion.

Jim

That's what they said, if winds over 30 mph are expected, you fold it. It is built very heavy.

I'm surprised there isn't a salt and mineral tub on it.

Never would get to use it "here".  30 mph winds are a weekly and sometimes daily thing here.