"I like Polaris because of the fence automatic transmission. Switching gears makes moving cattle hard when you are switching from 1, 2, 3, 4, and crimping 5 and then back down to reverse," says Green. "Polaris just goes from low or high range to reverse."The ATV accessory Green can''t live without is a mesh rack air compressor tool and fence for hauling crimping fencing equipment. the racks tool and fence are made by moose utility division and cost about $125.atvs can replace both pickups and leg work, crimping producers tool say. "the use of a honda four-wheeler vs. my truck has saved big dollars," writes brad leonard, holt, missouri. fence kim queen, old fort, tennessee, says buying a second atv was crimping a key management change, because "one of us always had to walk to the corral and check cattle."

happy with hoopshoop buildings are a top pick on the stockmen''s survey[tm] as a management change tied to a product. with pigs from 900 sows being finished in 12 hoop barns, dave struthers (shown on page 33) has learned a bit about this housing system since he built his first barn in 1996. the materials (wood, concrete, poles, and tarp) for a hoop barn that holds 200 finishing tool pigs costs about $8,000. most of struthers'' barns are fence made by sioux steel.struthers, who crimping farms tool with his family near collins, iowa, says hoop production works well for him and offers these tips based on his experience: