Mid State Hoof Trimming

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Mid State Hoof Trimming

We are all about hooves and would love to get a chance to work on yours!!!
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08/25/2024

Here it is, ready to go trimming on Monday😎
A huge thank you to Chris, Savannah, and Collin!!!!! It’s was a lot of work by everyone that made this possible!

08/24/2024

98% complete😄😁😎

08/23/2024

Extreme chute rebuild update; almost all hydro work is complete. Leg latches and air blades installed, and a list of what was left to do is completed. Chris and Collin put a full day in and Savannah and I joined in the fun when we go back to shop after hoof trimming😎

08/22/2024

There it is in a shinny black coat. Collin has it looking great! Tomorrow assembly will begin😎

08/20/2024

Daily Extreme makeover update; Collin has it primed and he will paint it tomorrow. It is going to look great😎

08/20/2024

Filling 54 hoof bath pails as the sun come up today. Several of our customers use this service we offer so that mixing the hoof bath on the farm is easy because all the copper sulfate and Synergypro is pre measured in these pails. That way all the person who mixes the bath that day on the farm has to do is clean the bath out and refill with this pail and water.😎

08/19/2024

Well are many hours of hard work today, the finishing touches were put on the new cage attached to the extreme. Once all the welding, drilling, and such were done, Chris, Collin, and John all grab a grinder and sanded it down. Collin will prime it tomorrow and paint it Wednesday.
Still a lot of work to go into it, but hopefully next week it will be done.

08/19/2024

We work hard at MSHT, but we eat good too! Meat lovers omelettes for breakfast and BBQ ribs on the smoker for lunch. Short day of trimming and lots of work to be done on the chute rebuild project.

08/18/2024

Extrem rebuild update. I walked in to the shop a 2:37am this morning. My intention was to have a completely new drive assembly engineered and installed by about 9am. Well in true MSHT fashion everything that could go wrong went wrong 😑🤪but at about 12:30pm it was completed and fully operational. Not much left to do before the prep for paint begins. Hopefully by late in the week we will be ready to start hydraulic work.

08/16/2024

Friday Funday at MSHT😎John went to work on the extreme chute project early am to get several tasks accomplished before Savannah Kufahl arrived to go hoof trimming with John. Chris was in town early at the powder coater to pick up the fenders and battery boxes, as well as some other parts, then returned to the shop where he went to work cutting parts for John to weld on the cage this afternoon. Front and back doors, flipper, manure drop, and leg latches are all fit into the cage, just a few more small things to do before it’s prepped for painting. There is a finish line in site😎

08/16/2024

Early Friday morning extreme rebuild update; OOFlipper has been installed and the cylinder mounts for the back door were made early this morning before heading out to trim. With some luck the back door and front door hydraulic cylinder mounts will be fully installed by the end of day. Still have a few more reinforcement pieces to install and then it will be ready for paint prep. Maybe late next week it could be ready for hydro hose😎

08/15/2024

No rain, sleet, or snow will keep the hoof trimmers at MSHT from making their appointed rounds. It was way drier than the weatherman said it would be…well at least for the first 50….then it got a little wet. Savannah Kufahl took one for the team and staged the cows out in the rain while Chris and John were hiding under the canopy doing the trimming. All in in all it was a great day of trimming and always fun when all 3 of us work together, along with being able to get though a lot of cows efficiently.

08/13/2024

Extreme rebuild update, Collin was a very busy guy welding the skin into the cage today. Hopefully with a little luck I will have enough time in the shop tomorrow to work with him and we get the doors on.

08/10/2024

No matter if you have a large herd of 1k or more cows or just a couple mini highlanders or mini Herfords MSHT has the equipment and skilled trimmers to handle the job. Simply call or message us today to get on the schedule. Savannah Kufahl, Chris Cordrey, and John Cordrey have nearly 50 years of combined experience in cattle hoof trimming.

08/08/2024

Freshly repainted extreme trailer meet your new cage. The frame of the cage was mounted to the trailer today. Front and back door parts are all cut. Hopefully by this time next week the cage will be completed and ready for powder coat.

08/07/2024

Progress update, the green extreme is no longer green, it’s now been painted black. Hopefully next week the cage will get finished. We had a problem with our forklift that has to be attended to before we can do much more as it is needed for the heavy lifting of the cage.

08/05/2024

On March 11th, 2024 Savannah Kufahl started training for an adventurous career in hoof trimming. Trimming her very first hooves under close guidance of John and Chris. Now today she had the opportunity to trim seven heifers all four hooves solo. Chris and I are very proud of what she has accomplished in such a short time. Today 179 heifers were trimmed, two chutes were used, Savannah was running one, Chris was running the other and John was staging cattle and trimming mainly front hooves on the chute Savannah was running. It was a great team effort and in less than 6 hours on the farm the job was completed. In two months we will get another opportunity to trim a large group on at this same farm.
If you get a chance to pat Savannah Kufahl on the back and give her congratulations on this accomplishment do so, it’s not easy work😎

08/04/2024

All packed up and ready to go trim 200+ heifers tomorrow. This is a job that gets done every other month. We used to do it in two separate days, but with Savannah Kufahl hoping our team we take 2 chutes, set up a double stage lane and can trim the heifers in about 5 hours time spent on the farm. It really keeps things simple for everyone involved and helps the farmer out since we are there only one day for such a short time. We require no farm help at all. They simple clean the barns and feed like usual, then we pull in set up and move the heifers through the trim setup and get them back in their pens after trimming. When we’re done we pack up, pull the chutes out, and double check to make sure all the gates are shut properly. Super easy for all involved. Each chute will have just one of us running and trimming on it, and whomever isn’t trimming will be other cow pusher.

08/01/2024

I know the cows hate this weather as much as I do. Hopefully we will be done trimming well before noon.

07/30/2024

Chute rebuild progress update; Today was a busy day in the shop🤪 Savannah Kufahl, and Collin were hard at it in the shop with John today, cutting the parts and welding the main frame of the new cage together. Since Chris is out of town trimming cows every Tuesday and Wednesday he will need to cut a few parts with the CNC Table on Thursday so the cage can be attached to the trailer.

07/29/2024

Getting down and dirty today🤪got to love hot summer days….well maybe not. But like Savannah Kufahl said “cows throwing s**t at ya is their way of saying they love you”😂😂😂
No matter how dirty it gets occasionally hoof trimming is still a great occupation!!!

07/26/2024

Savannah Kufahl, Chris, and John all went out together to day to trim a small herd of 85 cows. It was a new customer who was happy to have the whole team on hand to get his cows done quickly so they could return to their normal routine. We were able to help him find a solution to a hoof bath problem, help find a place to put it, and will be following up with him to answer questions and treat any lame cows that would need attention before the next whole herd trim.

07/26/2024

Three Stooges in an Isuzu Hoof Trimming rig….watch out cows their coming for your hooves😂

07/22/2024

So here is what got done in the MSHT shop while John and Chris were setting up a chute at a new weekly trimming farm. Savannah Kufahl and Collin were busy cleaning up the rust on the green extreme and coating it with primer. Hopefully we will have time to build the new cage soon. John pulled out a bunch of old hydraulic hoses and parts out early this morning to make the sanding and rust removal easier.

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Here it is, ready to go trimming on Monday😎 A huge thank you to Chris, Savannah, and Collin!!!!! It’s was a lot of work by everyone that made this possible!

98% complete😄😁😎

Beginning of another adventure for MSHT

For those following Savannah’s progress at Mid State Hoof Trimming, there isn’t any task in the business she can’t do. She is definitely a great asset to our team!

Good Luck Today Savannah Kufahl showing Sir Loin!!!

Happy Independence Day!

Savannah and Chris left John in the shop under her supervision of one of the shop cats and Sehla the hoof trimming dog. These are the results. #hoofcare #hooftriming #hoofchute #layoverhooftrimming

Extreme chute makeover update for July 2nd

Well for those checking in to see what Savannah Kufahl and John accomplished when Chris was out trimming hooves by himself today, here it is; The Accumulation/hydraulic system was removed, the small hydraulic system that runs the down riggers, the drive system, and some other simple things was replaced and rewired. They also changed out one of the main pivot pins. Was a big warm day in the shop, but rewarding to get things started. Probably won’t get to work on it much now till next week now. Check comments for more videos/pics. #hooftrimminglife #layoverhooftrimming #hooftrim

A quick walk around our latest chute project before we get to far😉

What an awesome morning to trim heifers hooves!!! Had a great setup with two of our chute on the farm so we could trim two large groups of heifers efficiently and get them back to their pens quickly. #hooftrimming #cattlehoofcare #hoofhealth

This is the first time in many years that MSHT has taken 2 chutes to a trim site. Since Savannah Kufahl joined our team we now have the personnel required to make this flow very efficiently. She gathers the heifers in small groups loads them into the stage lanes and Chris Cordrey and John Cordrey were handling the trimming today. It was amazing😎we were on the farm less than half of the time we used to be there to trim that number of cattle.

With another chute being added to our equipment inventory, figured better build at least 40’ of staging area to go with it. John Cordrey and Savannah Kufahl cut the parts and welded the panels together while Chris Cordrey was trimming today.

News release…

Trimming under the big top today😎

With our trimming chutes being DC powered and a battery trimming grinder trimming hooves in a pasture isn’t a problem. #hooftrimminglife #layoverhooftrimmingchute #hooftrimming #lamecattlecare