Can you safely transport a butcher size hog in the back of a pickup truck, with a cap, or will it likely bust out?

Keith

I wouldn't not after Dad dropped a bull onto the road with a good white oak cattle rack on the back. That was the last time Dad moved one not fully enclosed in a steel trailer.

Probably hobbled….

Butcher size? Like 280#+? I would think you would be asking for grief. Like Hanger said, maybe if tied.

The term hog tie means just that

This sounds like something WolfDog would do.

Should be a video somewhere. Tie front legs together then back legs then the pairs together

Be aware that here in NY , you are not allowed to transport livestock in an enclosed trailer ..
I was bringing some hogs to my butcher in a U-Haul trailer, and went thru a police check point ..
Trooper said that I could be ticketed for that , due to no ventilation…
My butcher gave me heck also , said it could overheat the pigs ..🐷
It was just a short ride , but I guess they were right ..

Yep. Tieing down cattle in hot weather can be a problem.

Straight pickup bed.....no. Pickup bed with high side boards......to at least top of cab.......probably yes. Can always put a tarp over that to block view. Look around and you may be able to find a used slide in stock rack for a pickup bed. Those were made to haul livestock in a pickup. You have to remove the tailgate. Racks have their own gate.

I hauled butcher hogs to market back in the 80s with a 77 Ford with a fiberglass topper and had no problem at all.

I always had a pig crate. It was made of wood. A wooden tail board slid in once you had the pig wrestled in. THere were short handles on each side , front and back . One hog at a time. Also good to move other animals. Think it is still out in my barn, if you want to borrow it, but bring it back, when your done.
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