Dairy

High-Performance Metal Tubing Built for Dairy Farm Conditions

From free-stalls to gates and confinement systems, dairy structures must withstand continuous stress. Animals lean, push, bump, and rub against equipment every day, and tubing that fails can become a safety risk for both livestock and workers. 

Supply Rite’s Gatorshield metal tubing for dairy applications provides the strength, durability, and corrosion resistance required to build long-lasting, animal-safe infrastructure.

Gatorshield: The Industry Standard for Dairy Applications

At the core of our agricultural tubing range is Gatorshield, trusted across the dairy industry for free-stalls and farmstead equipment. It offers:

• Guaranteed minimum yield strength of 60,000 psi for exceptional rigidity and impact resistance
• In-line galvanized Gatorshield protection that resists rust, abrasion, manure acids, disinfectants, fertilizers, and insecticides
• 99.9% lead-free zinc coating with a clear organic top coat, making it safer for livestock and farm environments
• Smooth, clean finish that’s easy to wash down and safe for continuous animal contact
• Reliable performance in high-humidity barns and wash-down zones

Designed to stay straight and structurally sound under constant use, Gatorshield reduces downtime, repair frequency, and long-term replacement costs.

Why Dairy Farms Choose Our In-Line Galvanized Tubing

Dairy fabricators bend tubing extensively. Many traditional workflows involve fabricating raw steel, then sending it out for hot-dip galvanizing, adding handling, delays, and inconsistencies. Gatorshield eliminates that extra step.

Because our tubing is in-line galvanized and critically welded, the coating bonds properly to the steel, allowing it to be bent, swaged, drilled, and formed without flaking, cracking, or coating failure.

Key advantages include:

• Critically Welded:  Bend without flaking thanks to the in-line galvanizing process
• Skip hot-dip galvanizing with heavy-wall and large-OD galvanized profiles not commonly available in the industry
• Fabricator-friendly processing, including bending, drilling, swaging, and flattening without damaging the coating
• Weld-friendly, lead-free coatings that reduce toxic and harmful fumes during fabrication
• High structural integrity for equipment exposed to constant livestock pressure
• Painting or powder-coating is possible through the Flo-Coat finish. 

Animals lean, push, rub, and impact equipment every day. Gatorshield is built to handle that reality.

Built to Support Efficient Dairy Operations

Supply Rite supports dairy producers and fabricators with:

• Consistent, high-quality galvanized tubing
• Round, square, rectangular, and oval profiles
• Custom cutting to reduce waste and simplify installation
• Fast, dependable service backed by decades of agricultural experience

Contact Supply Rite today to source Gatorshield galvanized tubing for your dairy applications.