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Farm gates, anyone remember?

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s.crum

04-21-2008 05:43:19




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Years ago on the farm we had gates at the entrance to about everywhere we needed to go thru a fence. These where made with a tube or pipe frame of what I think was 3/4" pipe size. Most of them were 10' or 12' wide the tops were curved down on the ends to the bottom pipe and welded to it. There were 2 or 3 center support pipes top to bottom about every 3 or 4 feet and these gates were covered with woven wire. These were nice to handle because they were light galvanized and strong. We had probably 2 dozen of them at various locations. I'm pretty sure these came from G.L.F. or Agway. I checked at Trinket Supply and got the usual outer space look and we can sell you one of these 300 pound brutes...(1 1/2" pipe designed to stop a tractor).
I took a drive past the old farm and those fences and gates are long gone, what would a 1/2 million dollar McMansion need fences and gates for?
Anyone seen any of those old light weight gates sold new lately?

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NE IA

04-22-2008 20:10:47




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 Re: Farm gates, anyone remember? in reply to s.crum, 04-21-2008 05:43:19  
Last year we instaled sixty plus of those red gates for a farmer. Now he wants me to figure out some way to reinforce the blasted things. We have spent lots of hrs trying to mane silk out of a sows ear. Like anything else they have not improved over the years. The only improvement is the sales liturature has brighter color. The paint on them is very thin, but still thicker than the metal in the gates. Four of them splash when you wiggle them as they have taken on water inside the tubing. Best part is you can drill them out using a tooth pick if needed. You would swear they came from over the sea.

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Pair-a-dice farm

04-21-2008 19:26:04




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 Re: Farm gates, anyone remember? in reply to s.crum, 04-21-2008 05:43:19  
I bought 2 12 footers last friday for $55 each, a 16' was on sale for $68. They are real light not for use around a corral.



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Spook

04-21-2008 16:22:07




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 Re: Farm gates, anyone remember? in reply to s.crum, 04-21-2008 05:43:19  
Hate to say it, but my TSC has piles of em.



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Spook

04-21-2008 16:21:58




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 Re: Farm gates, anyone remember? in reply to s.crum, 04-21-2008 05:43:19  
Hate to say it, but my TSC has piles of em.



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Jim Joanie

04-21-2008 10:47:44




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 Re: Farm gates, anyone remember? in reply to s.crum, 04-21-2008 05:43:19  

Pick up some a couple of years ago at local hardward/ag center. Nice and light, but bend very easy, slightest hit by almost anything puts a dent in the tubing or puts the alignment out of wack. Best use is to keep honest people out of places.



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RN

04-21-2008 10:24:38




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 Re: Farm gates, anyone remember? in reply to s.crum, 04-21-2008 05:43:19  
Get some cable and turnbuckles. Run a diagonal braceing cable from upper hinge end to lower opening end and take up slack with turnbuckle. Add a 4 inch or larger wheel to opening end. Chain end with lock. This will discourage-not stop completely- livestock from getting out through gate. RN



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kidbob

04-21-2008 10:19:22




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 Re: Farm gates, anyone remember? in reply to s.crum, 04-21-2008 05:43:19  
Have you thought about a gate from a chainlink fence co. They are light to handle and a good one is very strong.



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tg in VA

04-21-2008 09:53:52




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 Re: Farm gates, anyone remember? in reply to s.crum, 04-21-2008 05:43:19  
I bought one at Tractor Supply a couple of years ago. Not priced much different than the "pipe" gates as I recall.



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ArleninOr

04-21-2008 09:38:57




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 Re: Farm gates, anyone remember? in reply to s.crum, 04-21-2008 05:43:19  
Any good farm store can get you one of those gates. If I wasn't so far I could sell you one.



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rednekelmo

04-21-2008 06:34:38




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 Re: Farm gates, anyone remember? in reply to s.crum, 04-21-2008 05:43:19  
I think you're 20/20 hindsight is looking through rose colored glasses.I rember lots of heavy wooden gates some home made some store bought some heavy and some light metal tube gates and my favorite when I was younger the pressed sheetmetal gates that lasted about 2 good hit from a pissed cow. the two oldest tube gates I can think of both open easily one I would swear is made of scedule 40 pipe and the other is about the thikness of exaust pipe. both have been in use since the early 70's and both were carefully hung on good solid posts.

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s.crum

04-21-2008 07:56:36




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 Re: Farm gates, anyone remember? in reply to rednekelmo, 04-21-2008 06:34:38  
Brings back memories, about the only pissed off cow around here is well...anyway I want this for the backyard to keep an 80 pound black lab contained. Our dirt road with the grass growing up the center has evolved into a 2 lane super speedway in the past 22 years. The reason I want something light is Mama mows the dog yard and I want to make it easy for her to get the lawn mower in and out, I wouldn't awnt anything to discourage her fine work.
By the way I had to go to town for several errands after my first post, so I stopped in at Agway. All they have are the huge pipe gates although the old farm girl who's husband owns the place knew what I was looking for except she had not seen these new in years. I just checked my "stockpile" of neat stuff and I have about a hundred feet of 3/4" rigid conduit from work that was to be scraped. So I know where my gate is coming from. I just wanted to take the easy way out.

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Don L C

04-21-2008 15:05:48




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 Re: Farm gates, anyone remember? in reply to s.crum, 04-21-2008 07:56:36  
If you are going to weld it dont breath the smoke..... ..



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rednekelmo

04-21-2008 08:24:44




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 Re: Farm gates, anyone remember? in reply to s.crum, 04-21-2008 07:56:36  
I forgot about one my grandfather has on his barn it's very light and easy on posts and people.It's a tubeing frame with wire fence streched inside. that would be better than tubeing for stoping a dog and very easy on the wife. now all you have to do is build it:) and no I dont know how they streched the fence in the gate but it has stayed tight for 40+ years so it must be possible.



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Allan In NE

04-21-2008 05:47:17




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 Re: Farm gates, anyone remember? in reply to s.crum, 04-21-2008 05:43:19  
Any tractor outlet store.

A 16 footer can easily be handled with one arm and they run about $110 a pop.

Allan



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