Picking Up a Cattle Panel Without a Truck

[@bluebirdhomestead]

That is an impressive feat! We moved our cattle panels in a truck and that was still a little challenging to bend them in the back of the truck. Nice trick! 😃-Cara

[@HomesteadOnAPrayer]

It’s definitely more challenging to bend them when you get multiple panels at once - we were worried about weight so we only did one at a time.

[@TheNorthBranchWI]

This is awesome! Cattle panels are so long, that is impressive. They are very flexible, though, I am glad you are able to bring them home and use them in the garden. Cattle panels are the best. Good luck with the trellis and garden expansion!

[@HomesteadOnAPrayer]

They are so useful in the garden! I’m so glad it worked with my SUV.

[@casper101x]

Thanks for sharing this Awesome idea! Will try to transport a panel on top of my suv soon. Hope everything goes well. Wish me luck.

[@MayfieldRanch]

Excellent!!! Great job! That is better than I expected too. Zip ties were a great idea as were the towels to keep it from scratching the car. This looks really good- it is a pain to get them in the truck. I’d sure try it if I didn’t have a truck.

[@HomesteadOnAPrayer]

I was pleasantly surprised by how easy it was! We’ve actually picked up a second one since we filmed this, and it worked just as well!

[@leighannf.4730]

Thanks for this! Good to know it IS possible!

[@HomesteadOnAPrayer]

It worked much better than expected! We’ve actually gotten a second one since I filmed this video, and it worked just as well

[@cherylcranford8908]

Well I learned something new thanks Jennifer and Dan👍👍👍

[@HomesteadOnAPrayer]

Thank you for watching! I hope you have a wonderful day!

[@caitlinsmith7106]

I just did this with my car! Thank you for the idea and the video!

[@HomesteadOnAPrayer]

I’m so glad that it worked well for you! I hope you enjoy it in your garden!

[@8EACRESHOMESTEAD]

Jennifer, motivation for using what you got!!! Dan, “1 of 10”😂😂😂 I am glad y’all were successful--lacy🤓

[@HomesteadOnAPrayer]

Thank you! I’m so glad it worked - it was actually easier than expected! Have a wonderful day!

[@Nurtureddreams815]

I was thinking about doing this. So, I searched it. Now, I see exactly how it will look. I’ll use my towels as well. You mentioned about the undoing of the zip ties. I’d stake the bottom portion of the teardrop down first to secure it for safety precautions & then slowly undo it from the ends making the middle zip tie(s) the last to undo so it will be balanced.

[@HomesteadOnAPrayer]

That sounds like a great plan!

[@travelfiend87]

We just transported one on top of our tiny Honda civic with no problem thanks to the idea in this video!

[@HomesteadOnAPrayer]

I’m so glad it worked well for you!

[@refuter]

I was looking for a way to do this. thank you for the video!

[@HomesteadOnAPrayer]

I hope this works for you as well as it did for us!

[@marybyers4300]

Thanks for this helpful video! I wanted an arched trellis on which to grow peas, and thought I would have to borrow a pickup, but with the zip ties and towels, I was able to get a cattle panel on my roof rack and get it home from the farm supply store with no problem.

[@HomesteadOnAPrayer]

I’m so glad it worked well for you!

[@LittleHomesteadOnHinerPond]

Great idea! We bought one at Fleet Farm and they told us we needed a truck. They probable don’t sell as many as TSC.

[@HomesteadOnAPrayer]

Our TSC had piles of them, so I think they sell a lot!

[@ravish05]

Thank you. I plan to try this sometime.

[@HomesteadOnAPrayer]

I hope it works as well for you as it did for us!

[@LadyGrace87]

This is fabulous! Thank you!!!

[@HomesteadOnAPrayer]

Thank you!

[@erikalfan1027]

Such amazing vlogs forever I really enjoyed it stay connected❤

[@myurbangarden7695]

Will you make a cattle panel greenhouse/ grow tunnel?

[@HomesteadOnAPrayer]

I would love to do that at some point, but it won’t be for a while

[@gardenstatesowandsew]

I love it.

[@HomesteadOnAPrayer]

Thanks! I’m so glad it worked!

[@junewrogg6137]

AWESOME!

[@HomesteadOnAPrayer]

Thank you!

[@Lochness19]

That teardrop shape looks like it has the aerodynamic lift of an aircraft wing. Ready for takeoff?

[@HomesteadOnAPrayer]

It worked fine for us, probably because of all of the holes in the panel. I imagine it would be challenging to drive with if it was solid!

[@Lochness19]

@@HomesteadOnAPrayer It worked fine for me too, I just picked up two in one go on my SUV last Friday.

[@marybethjohnson3305]

@@HomesteadOnAPrayer I think that when we do this I might put the narrow part of the TEARDROP in the front of our CR-v with the bulbous part at the back. less wind resistance by a tiny bit? (visually anyway). I also may use some rubber type padding like an old shower non-skid thing. anything that grips. maybe with the towels? this info really helps! now my husband and any neighbors that help, will not look at me like I am insane! LOL

[@ashleys3898]

Wouldn’t it make more sense to have attached it with the large section in the back to be more aerodynamic?

[@HomesteadOnAPrayer]

It’s possible it could have made a difference…we had a fairly short drive and since the cattle panel had a lot of airflow we didn’t worry about it.

[@marybethjohnson3305]

OH! I just mentioned that that is my thought! then I see you commented to do that. . great minds, and all that.

[@bm5447]

You thought 3 cattle panels was too much weight for your roof rack?

[@HomesteadOnAPrayer]

We weren’t sure if 3 at once would be too much or not, but this way we played it safe, and it was also easier for us to manage just one at a time.

[@marybethjohnson3305]

@@HomesteadOnAPrayer we are on the same page. we will play it safe with one at a time, fortunately , our Tractor Supply is less that two miles away. why take chances?

[@raheelazam6385]

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[@IAMGiftbearer]

I knew there must be a way to do it. It appears that Roadie, the delivery service that Tractor Supply uses is too much of a sissy to do this with their cars and refuses to transport them at all. I'm disabled and live 40 miles from the nearest Tractor Supply and don't know anyone willing to use their car to pick them up, so my trellis is at a dead stop. I think Tractor Supply needs to use another delivery service. I've wasted alot of money using other materials that ended up sagging because they were not rigid enough to hold an arch.

[@HomesteadOnAPrayer]

The cattle panels can definitely be a challenge to transport, but I agree that they work better than any similar alternative. I hope you’re able to pick up some cattle panels this way!

[@marybethjohnson3305]

@@HomesteadOnAPrayer wish I lived near this reader/poster. maybe a helpful neighbor can help?