Behlen 62074482 User Manual

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

Hardware Pkg.

Self-Catch CL-5 Headgate

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How to adjust the headgate

Adjust yoke
width using
the top bolt
and nut

yokes

After determining what size animals are
going to be worked, set the yoke width to
about the same width as the animals’ neck
size. Initial adjustments are made by
removing the top bolts and nuts and
lower pins and clips and setting the yoke
tubes to the desired width (settings 1-3).

Neck width settings are:
Narrowest - Setting 1 = 4-1/8”

Setting 2 = 7-1/8”

Widest Setting 3 = 10-1/8”

Adjust yoke
width using
the lower pin
and clip

Mounting the headgate to wooden posts

First, install 6” dia. wood posts at 33-1/8” center
to center as shown. Set post in ground to a
depth that is adequate for your soil conditions.
Posts should be no more than 70” out of the
ground.

Next, lean the headgate up against the post and
mark out the hole spacing, or use the diagram as
shown.

Then, drill four 5/8” dia. holes through the post.
Bolt the headgate to the post. Bolting hardware
is customer supplied. We recommend ½” dia. x
8” long bolts. Use ½” washers to prevent the
head of the bolt from digging into the post.

70”

33-1/8”

6”

55-1/2”

33-1/8”

5-5/16”

Ground Level

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3/4”

How to adjust the Latch Plate height

If the latch plates are not adjusted far
enough down, loosen the nuts so that the
plates drop down. Ideal setting is ¾” from
the top of the door tubes to the bottom of
the latch plates (see diagram at left).

Side View of
Headgate

5/8”

Spacer

How to mount the headgate to a
Big Valley Squeeze Chute.

To mount this headgate to a Big
Valley Squeeze Chute, 5/8” long
spacers must be used between the
headgate and the squeeze chute.
This will prevent the tie bar on top of
the headgate from hitting the frame of
the squeeze chute. It works best to
attach the top holes first and then the
bottom holes.

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