Hoop coop related question

[Sefirothe]

Not really coop related but I’m sure someone here has dealt with this.

For anyone who’s gotten the 16 ft cattle/livestock panels, how do you get them home?

I have a truck but it only has a 5’ 8” bed. Can I curl up the panel to fit like an upward facing tube? Are they that flexible with out bending permanently?

I want to use them to make tunnel trellises in my garden. And maybe possibly an extension to my just built run if chicken math takes over this spring.

 

[Krugerrand]

TSC does have a reasonable daily rate to rent a trailer. If neither your truck nor your friend’s truck can tow the trailer, I bet the Home Depot truck can.

Also, I once saw photos on line of somebody securing long 2x4s on top of their mini van, and then loading and securing cattle panels on top of the 2x4s. Not sure if you have access to any vehicle that could carry 2x4s on its roof…

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/transporting-cattle-panel.77942/

 

[mowin]

My buddy just picked up two of them in his Toyota Tacoma. U shape with ends twords the cab. One ratchet strap to hold them in place

 

[Tstraub]

Curious the diameter they rolled them into, and if they kinked at all.

They were probably around 4 ft across. When I unrolled them they didn’t go right back to flat. They weren’t kinked just curved. My plan was to use them as an archway so I didn’t try to make them completely straight but I think I could have with little effort.

 

[Finnie]

I wish TSC would offer delivery on them. I’d pay a bit just for the expedience of it.

Maybe look into doing a day rental of a full size pick up or a home depot flat truck....

TSC does have a reasonable daily rate to rent a trailer. If neither your truck nor your friend’s truck can tow the trailer, I bet the Home Depot truck can.

Also, I once saw photos on line of somebody securing long 2x4s on top of their mini van, and then loading and securing cattle panels on top of the 2x4s. Not sure if you have access to any vehicle that could carry 2x4s on its roof…

 

[mopalia]

This might help:

You can even overlap the ends to shorten them, the panels are really pretty manageable.

 

[Krugerrand]

I have a truck but it only has a 5’ 8” bed. Can I curl up the panel to fit like an upward facing tube? Are they that flexible with out bending permanently?

I find that they don't fully straighten after they get a good bend. So, it's best if you can bend them no more than you intend to bend them during final construction.

 

[DSill]

Not really coop related but I’m sure someone here has dealt with this.

For anyone who’s gotten the 16 ft cattle/livestock panels, how do you get them home?

I have a truck but it only has a 5’ 8” bed. Can I curl up the panel to fit like an upward facing tube? Are they that flexible with out bending permanently?

I want to use them to make tunnel trellises in my garden. And maybe possibly an extension to my just built run if chicken math takes over this spring.

We have an 8’ bed and curled them in half. It will take a lot of muscle to roll it into a tube. They are quite stiff. We use them for trellises, too.

 

[NatJ]

I have seen photos of the panels standing up in the bed of a pickup, with both ends inside and the middle standing up in an arch. Since that is pretty much the shape you would want for a hoop coop, it shouldn't cause any problems to transport them that way.

 

[Tstraub]

I hauled a couple rolled up in a small trailer. They roll fairly easy. I was worried they wouldn’t fit but the guy that worked there had lots of experience loading them in all sorts of vehicles and knew just what to do. Honestly it was a lot easier than I imagined it was going to be