112 | nzdairy RURAL SERVICES » The Wrangler Ltd / TRADE SERVICES » New E Series Wrangler Sue Russell In 2025, The Wrangler Ltd celebrates 30 years at National Fieldays since launching at Fieldays Innovations in 1995. To celebrate the company will be unveiling the E Series Wrangler, a new electric-powered product range. “The E Series delivers enhanced efficiency with The Wrangler’s hallmark durability and userfriendly features. It will be available in all models of Wranglers, Race, Premier, Colossal and Pro,” says Waverley Klein Ovink, who founded the company with husband Wilco. The E Series Wranglers have electric winches to make lifting and securing the front or rear hooves and belly winches effortless. Son Joshua and daughter-in-law Maggie are now part of the Whakatane-based, family-owned business leading a smart team of fabricators. The hard work of those early years and belief in themselves has certainly paid off with distributors based in the USA and Australia and exports all over the world.The Wrangler’s legacy began with the lame cow crush, a revolutionary solution to dairy cow lameness. Former sharemilker, Wilco, designed the crush to securely hold a cow and enable her hoof to be raised and held for safe and easy treatment. “At that stage there was nothing available in New Zealand and farmers would just tie the hoof to some pipe work and hope she didn’t fall down,” Waverley explains. Key to the Wrangler are underbelly girths which hold the cow to stop her from going down during treatment. This also makes it excellent for calving, and the backleg winch can be used as a calving jack. The side bars are removable for caesarians and other veterinary treatments. Constructed in their Whakatane workshop, the Wrangler is hot dipped galvanized to ensure it lasts for many years. “Some of the very earliest Wranglers are still going strong,” says Waverley, a fact the business is very proud of.Its innovative design earned a New Zealand patent and Fieldays’ Prototype Award and New Equipment Innovation Award. It was through conversations with farmers at Fieldays that Wilco and Waverley became very aware of the huge problem of lameness in New Zealand. Up until then there was no safe way to treat hooves and most farmers had scars from hoof knife injuries. Northland - Trade services & equipment directory Fertiliser Cartage Concrete / Supplies Composting Toilet Laser Drainage / Drainlaying SSV&ATV Wanting Better Soil Fertlity? MOBILE: 027 935 3540 EMAIL: TREVOR@PARKERLIME.CO.NZ Ask for PARKER AGLIME for your next application! 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From the initial design for their own farming needs, the Wrangler has been tweaked and improved from the great input of farmers using their Wranglers on-farm. “The first challenge was making the Wrangler for different sized cows” said Wilco. “It was initially mostly large Friesians that got lame and now it is the Jerseys too, and New Zealand cows come in all shapes and sizes.” The Colossal was new to their range last year, catering for the largest of dairy cows. “Australian and some New Zealand cows can be really big. The Race Wrangler holds large cows but if the whole herd is that big then it can be better to go with the Colossal.” The Race is their most popular model as it is for use set into a yard system at the shed. The Premier is the mobile version which is great for sharing between farms, in the calving paddock, or taking to the runoff. The road legal Pro is good for vets or when needing to travel distances.Wilco, Waverley, Joshua, and Maggie will be at Fieldays, from June 11-14, engaging with farmers to showcase this innovative addition to their lineup. The company is known for their innovative products. The Ride Over Gate, a stock-proof gate that opens and closes with a nudge, was awarded a Fieldays Innovation Award 2011, followed by their PollenSmart kiwifruit pollinator winning the National Fieldays top Innovation award in 2016. Looking ahead, Waverley says, The Wrangler Ltd is poised to drive agricultural innovation, with the E Series marking a new chapter in their legacy. “Fieldays remains our platform to connect with farmers and showcase Kiwi ingenuity and get feedback on how Wranglers are being used.” Visit site G75 at Fieldays to meet Wilco, Waverley, Joshua, and Maggie, explore the E Series Wrangler, and discover their range, including the Ride Over Gate and PollenSmart - and of course get a Fieldays special.
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