{"id":209,"date":"2026-03-28T22:23:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T19:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cattle.expert\/2026\/03\/28\/kak-vybrat-stanok-fiksacii\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T14:11:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T11:11:03","slug":"kak-vybrat-stanok-fiksacii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cattle.expert\/en\/kak-vybrat-stanok-fiksacii\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Choose a Cattle Crush: Manual vs Hydraulic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The crush is the centrepiece of any cattle handling yard. The type of crush you choose determines processing speed, operator safety and animal comfort. Let us look at when a manual crush is the right call and when hydraulics are worth the investment.<\/p>\n<h2>Manual Crush<\/h2>\n<p>Operated by hand through a system of levers. The operator manually adjusts the squeeze sides, head gate and exit door.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pros:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lower cost (from 890,000 \u20bd)<\/li>\n<li>Easier to maintain \u2014 no hydraulic hoses or pump<\/li>\n<li>No power source required<\/li>\n<li>Robust design with minimal moving parts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cons:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Requires physical effort from the operator<\/li>\n<li>Slower processing rate<\/li>\n<li>Harder to operate solo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best for:<\/strong> herds under 100 head, infrequent processing (2\u20134 times a year), farmers who value simplicity.<\/p>\n<h2>Hydraulic Crush<\/h2>\n<p>All operations are controlled by hydraulic levers. Minimal effort \u2014 maximum speed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pros:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Minimal physical effort for the operator<\/li>\n<li>High processing rate \u2014 up to 60 head per hour<\/li>\n<li>Smooth squeeze \u2014 less stress on the animal<\/li>\n<li>Easy to operate solo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cons:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Higher cost (from 1,300,000 \u20bd)<\/li>\n<li>Requires a power source (electric or petrol power unit)<\/li>\n<li>Hydraulic system needs periodic servicing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best for:<\/strong> herds over 100 head, regular processing, farms with mains electricity or equipped with a petrol power unit.<\/p>\n<h2>Bottom Line<\/h2>\n<p>If you process cattle a few times a year and the budget is tight, a manual crush will do the job. If processing is regular and the herd is growing, hydraulics pay for themselves through speed and convenience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/configurator\/\">Build your configuration in our configurator \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The crush is the centrepiece of any cattle handling yard. The type of crush you choose determines processing speed, operator safety and animal comfort. Let us look at when a manual crush is the right call and when hydraulics are worth the investment. Manual Crush Operated by hand through a system of levers. The operator&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":400,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[113],"tags":[115,116,119],"class_list":["post-209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stati","tag-krs","tag-oborudovanie","tag-stanki"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cattle.expert\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cattle.expert\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cattle.expert\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cattle.expert\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cattle.expert\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":212,"href":"https:\/\/cattle.expert\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209\/revisions\/212"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cattle.expert\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cattle.expert\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cattle.expert\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cattle.expert\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}