Question 1

What is a stocklift?

Accepted Answer

A stocklift is a piece of farming equipment used to handle and restrain livestock in a safe and humane manner.

Question 2

What is a sheep handler?

Accepted Answer

A sheep handler is a piece of farm equipment made for the easy restraint of sheep.  The Holland Stocklift can take up to 30 sheep at a time, allowing for sheep health management tasks to be completed in a safe and humane manner.

Question 3

Is the Holland Stocklift portable?

Accepted Answer

You can purchase our Holland Stocklift purpose built trailer to easily transport your stocklift from one location to another.

Question 4

What are the benefits of a Holland Stocklift?

Accepted Answer

The Holland Stocklift has the following benefits:

Easily transported to any location
Save time and money by improving efficiency
Reduce risk of injury to farmers and stock
Bring stock up to your waist height helping prevent back ache

Question 5

What features are standard on a Holland Stocklift?

Accepted Answer

The Holland Stocklift has the following standard features:

Easy 12 v Hydraulic Lifting
Shade-cloth and iron roof for protection from the sun
Lifting Points to for crane loading and offloading
Stainless steel cable full length of the machine to operate the lift
Separate Stainless steel cable on which to hang chemical bag and equipment, full length of the machine

Question 6

What extra features can I get on a Holland Stocklift?

Accepted Answer

The following extra features can be added to your Holland Stocklift:

Cradles (up to 4 per machine)
Purpose built trailer for quick and easy transportation from stockyard to stockyard
Solar panel
Delivery

Question 7

What sort of health management do I need with sheep?

Accepted Answer

Some common tasks that may need to be performed on sheep are:

Lamb Marking
Jetting
Tagging
Weighing
Vaccinating
Crutching
Trimming Feet
Shearing 
Bleeding rams for blood samples

Question 8

How do I restrain a goat?

Accepted Answer

The Holland Stocklift has been designed for the easy restraint and handling of goats.  It has been designed to handle up to 30 goats with ease, making all routine health management tasks safe and easy.

FAQ

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