How Strong Are Bulls? Yikes...

[georged]

This is the same breed that rodeo cowboys in North and South America imported years ago and have tons-O-fun trying to ride. (Which are then selected for nastiness. No I'm not kidding.)

Furious bull smashes up small car honking it on road in east India

A driver in east India learned the hard way to not anger a rogue bull, when it attacked his car and nearly flipped it over after he honked at it. The man blew his horn at the bull near the railway junction in Hajipur city, Bihar on October 30 to make way, but this only angered the 500kg...

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[The Benedictine]

Bulls are not to be messed with. Even the docile breeds can turn and they have tremendous power.

 

[Briarcutter]

So, those guys go after the bull with some water and a stick????

 

[VDL_Piper]

This fella was the biggest bull we ever joined to some of the cows. Here he weighs 1000kgs/2200lbs and looks like a pussy cat but when he wanted to move he would just break fences down, bend gates and smash railings if he wanted a different paddock. First rule of handling bulls is never let one hand leave the rail so you can jump out if needed.

 

[Sig]

Our Irish Dexter cattle are small compared to most breeds. The bulls get to 900 pounds. They are a very docile breed, but they are very strong. In the 23 years we have bred them we haven't had an angry one yet.
We often have 2-4 bulls happily living together...as long as the hierarchy is laid out. We have had a couple pushing contests, but never a fight.
That said, we have had bulls....and cows....completely destroy fence and turn their feeders to scrap metal.

 

[warren]

So, those guys go after the bull with some water and a stick????

Apparently it worked and worked well.

A Charlais-Brahma cross was the biggest I never rode to the buzzer.

 

[cynyr]

In the U.S., cattle kill more people than snakes.

 

[georged]

In the U.S., cattle kill more people than snakes.

Indeed. Humans love the sensational.

Snake bites, shark attacks, and so forth always make the front page.

The fact that the same number of people die every HOUR in the USA as are killed in a YEAR by snakes and sharks doesn't matter. Gotta get a bigger boat, and gotta guard the temple with poisonous snakes.

Movies about a Captain vs. a Cow, or guarding a temple with cattle just doesn't have the same zing.

 

[Olkofri]

 

[jpberg]

Up next: “How smart are tractors?”

 

[georged]

Up next: “How smart are tractors?”

SkyNet (apparently) tracked my eye movement as I was reading your question, my phone rang, the message was "Look back at your computer screen, human", and I did.

This is a screenshot of what was there:

 

[Sig]

Up next: “How smart are tractors?”

We have a 1963 Ford 6000.
A tractor well known for having issues. I believe it was one of the most recalled vehicles in 1961 when they came out.
My grandpa bought this one brand new for $3900, which was a lot for a small tractor in 1963. It was Fords high horsepower and high PTO output answer to other brands doing it first.
This tractor has been dead solid for 62 years. It's the 4.0 liter 6 cylinder diesel version and the engine and transmission work as good as in 1963. All the attachments have needed minimal repairs in the same time....8 foot drag behind mower, auger, brush hog, sod buster....
I recently had to weld the radiator guard because I tried pulling a water tank with it, but that was my fault....that guard has been pushing and pulling things for decades....and that's NOT how the guard is supposed to be used.
Is it smart?.....maybe not, but sometimes being tough can be a good alternative.

 

[JOHN72]

Here in Spain they are catalogued as fighting bulls (bravo), toro of lidia, of 500 to 600 kilos of brute force. It lifts you up and skewers you like a sausage. In Seville they have a special dish, which is the testiculos de toro (bull's testicles). But a very tasty dish is the rabo of toro stew.

 

[Zeri]

Even small bulls can be dangerous. This is a local tradition in the Azores islands. And every year there are some "KIA"....

 

[Shore]

There is a reason that the PBR chute height is usually at least 6' of metal pipe fence...

My dad still runs 60 head or so, and I have seen a few bulls (and a couple of cows) get over a 4' fence at his place without a scratch...

Here in rural CA (San Joaquin valley) it is not uncommon to see bulls having pushed fences (even those with electricity along the inside) down and wandering around in search of "partnership", which always generated calls for service when I was a sheriff's deputy. At least twice I had to take non-injury traffic accident reports (and get the local meat processor out) for T/A's with vehicles vs. bulls/cows...

A motivated bull is not something to be trifled with...

 

[Sig]

There is a reason that the PBR chute height is usually at least 6' of metal pipe fence...

My dad still runs 60 head or so, and I have seen a few bulls (and a couple of cows) get over a 4' fence at his place without a scratch...

Here in rural CA (San Joaquin valley) it is not uncommon to see bulls having pushed fences (even those with electricity along the inside) down and wandering around in search of "partnership", which always generated calls for service when I was a sheriff's deputy. At least twice I had to take non-injury traffic accident reports (and get the local meat processor out) for T/A's with vehicles vs. bulls/cows...

A motivated bull is not something to be trifled with...

A pissed or horny bull will not hesitate destroying the "legal limit" of electricity from a fence.
Ive literally seen them leaning against a fence as the fence crackles and pops. We use electric fences for our bee hives, the bears are very afraid of electricity, but the only thing to hold cattle is a STRONG fence.
The trick is to let them think they're winning. After days of trying to get through a fence, then you let them through for grazing, they are very proud of themselves for awhile.

 

[georged]

I knew a guy in North Dakota who raised bison for meat. Much easier than cattle when it came to health and weather, he said. Buffalo are hardy and the cold doesn't bother them. The main difference was what it took to CONTAIN them. They need lots of room, and the type of fence required cost a billion dollars per inch.

Given what you guys describe it takes to hold cattle, I'm not surprised. He said buffalo don't even notice cattle fence, but walk through it like it isn't there.

Yikes.

Also, I just noticed I left some words out of what I typed earlier, fat-finger-style.

This...




...should have read "...the same number of people die every hour in traffic accidents---riding in cars---as are killed in a year by snakes and sharks..."

The point being that no one gives a second thought to hopping in a car, of course.

 

[Choatecav]

"You're gonna need a bigger boat......"

While we never raised cattle, a few of the neighboring farms do. Some of the stories about their strength and agility are the stuff of legend....
In that video, once he got his head/horns under the rear of that car, he raised his head and lifted the car just we would with a towel around our neck. Just solid muscle controlled by testosterone and hormones.

 

[The Benedictine]

Reason when I move to the Midwest (probably Indiana or Illinois) I'm going to raise goats instead of cows.

 

[georged]

Reason when I move to the Midwest (probably Indiana or Illinois) I'm going to raise goats instead of cows.

As long as you don't let the eyes get to ya, they're great little beasties