scissor type gates

westlander

Hello all,
Changing cattle at the wkend and as usual they go mad and run all over the place. We have to run them in by the back of the house. So im wondering does anyone know if you can get fold-able type gates that could be fitted between a wall and the wall of the house?

Im not sure if an ordinary swinging gate would work due to the back door of the house being very near where I want to put the gate so thats why im wondering can gates be got that sort of fold up to one side and pull out when you need them?

Thanks,
westlander

cjpm

Get a local handy fella to make an overhead gate.

You know the ones, a pivot bolted to both walls about 6''6" off the ground, with a pipe running between them.

Then the gate is then welded below the pipe and some ballast is welded above it in order to provide a counter weight to help lift it.

Muckit

Block the gap temporaily with tractor and trailer

Tora Bora

Hard to beat having a few auld pallets lying around the place, when you are moving cattle;)

westlander

Muckit wrote: »

Block the gap temporaily with tractor and trailer

Tractor & mower was in 1 place. Van was in another gap (they broke the tail light). Dustbins and ladder in another spot.

Lucky sometimes then other times not so lucky :pac:

reilig

You should train your cattle to an electric fence. My cattle are so afraid of it that all I have to do when moving them is tie a piece of white fence tape across any open gaps. They won't go within 2 foot of it.

weefarmer

reilig wrote: »

You should train your cattle to an electric fence. My cattle are so afraid of it that all I have to do when moving them is tie a piece of white fence tape across any open gaps. They won't go within 2 foot of it.

I have a fence on a reel its very handy at times to get yhem out gates, tie it onto something solid and let it lie loose on ground then when they are close pull it tight and they have nowhere to go but forward.