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Powered Milk Stool
Adult male seated in a chair-like stool with its single pneumatic-cylinder leg that’s connected to a coiled air hose connected to an air line running from a compressor.

The Powered Milk Stool also pro vides a seat for milking plus help to get up using air pressure. This strap- on stool includes a pneumatic cylinder with coiled air hose connecting the cylinder to a pressurized air line that runs the length of the barn. Air pres sure causes the cylinder to extend or compress when the farmer actuates a small valve to stand up or sit down. The device raises and lowers the user 7 inches without him having to exert any effort.

Estimated Cost Cost range: See below

Limitations Limitations Addressed by Product: Strength/endurance, Upper extremity, Lower extremity, Back


SourceCimmaron, Inc
10129 Highway F
Darlington, WI, 53530
Est. Cost$500 (for a 50-cow barn)
Last updated: Feb 09, 2017


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