Best gambrel to use for processing?

[wsmoak]

Can anyone point to a good skinning gambrel available online?

(Yes, I know I can make one out of sticks and rope. I really just want a metal one for under $20 to magically appear on my porch.)

Thanks!
-Wendy

 

[Secuono]

For a rabbit?
I bought one on Amazon. Ended up too wide for our size hogs. I used boat twine to make loops to hold the hocks instead.

 

[azbowhunter]

Gambrels are generally four larger game.
For everything smaller than deer, I've made my own.
Head to Lowe's and get a piece of quarter inch round bar stock 2 feet long.
It's thin enough you can bend it without heat with modest effort.
Make the ends bent first, then the middle until you get the width you need.
Personally, I used 3/8", but I have the means to bend it on a press.
Or, beat it with a hammer over a tubafor (2x4) to the desired shape.
The simplest solution is a tubafor and two tarp hooks screwed into it at the appropriate distance apart. That, screwed to a heavy post, makes really short work of smaller ccritters like rabbits.

 

[Cottie]

We use a nail in a tree and paracord tied to the feet. Works very well, and is cheap.

 

[grumpy]

Here's a home made gambrel...I use it all the time
for processing rabbits. Also got a shot of my hoist
in the pic. With a bad back, I can set and raise
or lower the animal to whatever height is comfortable
for me.
grumpy.

 

[reereechickens]

I went to a Buck Expo last week and bought a gambrel from a real nice guy. I told him I needed one for rabbits. Mine was $15.00 and I hope to use it today(Mon). I will try to get pics of it.

I got a card from him and there is not much on his website. I do not work for him but there is "dealer inquiries welcome" on the card for those who would like to. The seller was also great at showing me how to use it as I'm a woman and I'm not familiar with gambrels at all.

http://www.universalgambrel.com

They sell gambrels that are 5" up to 32" for anything with legs, hogs, deer, bear, elk and rabbits<br /><br />__________ Thu Aug 08, 2013 2:41 pm __________<br /><br />Hi, I have not been able to use my new gambrel yet or post a pic but another website that has a pic of it is

http://www.topratedadventures.com/Mfg/M ... ambrel.htm