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A livestock loading/unloading system for transporting livestock from/to a confinement area to/from a transport vehicle to allow transport from farm-to-farm, from farm-to-processing plant or from processing plant-to-farm. The livestock loading/unloading system includes a mobile conveying apparatus wh

A livestock loading/unloading system for transporting livestock from/to a confinement area to/from a transport vehicle to allow transport from farm-to-farm, from farm-to-processing plant or from processing plant-to-farm. The livestock loading/unloading system includes a mobile conveying apparatus whereby the livestock ride a conveyor from/to the confinement area to/from a transport vehicle. Such a transport vehicle may be specially adapted for use in conjunction with the conveying apparatus, or may be of the conventional livestock transporting type. The conveying apparatus includes a telescoping end that extends into and retracts from the coops of the transport vehicle. A system of hydraulics controls the speed of the conveyor, aids in the transverse leveling of the machine, adjusts both the angle and tier of loading, and levels and controls the telescoping end of the conveyor.

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1. A livestock loading/unloading system for loading/unloading livestock from a transport vehicle, the vehicle having two sides and a width extending from one side to the other, the system comprising:a storage unit for the storage of livestock during transport, said unit supported by the vehicle and

1. A livestock loading/unloading system for loading/unloading livestock from a transport vehicle, the vehicle having two sides and a width extending from one side to the other, the system comprising:a storage unit for the storage of livestock during transport, said unit supported by the vehicle and being generally rectangular with a top, a bottom, two sides and two open ends, said sides generally extending said width of said vehicle and each of said ends including a door; a base having a first and a second end; a conveying mainframe having a first and a second end, said first end of said mainframe pivotably attached near said first end of said base; a telescopic conveying belt section having a conveyor belt and further having a first end and a second end, said first end of said telescopic conveying belt section pivotably attached to said second end of said mainframe, said second end of said telescopic conveying belt section generally capable of extending and retracting said belt from one end of said unit to the other; and an elevating support member having one end attached near said second end of said base and another end attached near said second end of said mainframe whereby said elevating support member is capable of raising/lowering said mainframe.