Farm gates with automatic quad opening

lakill Farm

I was looking online a while back at field gates and came across the quad gate. You just drive the quad into the gate and it opens and closes behind.

In the next 18 months i want to buy a quad and i am currently planning new gates into a few fields around the yard.

Anyone use these?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCqCHAcIpb0

Dont be daft

I've no expierence with them at all but always thought they wouldnt stand the test of time. That after a few years the quad would have damaged something in the mechanism or bent the ramps.

Also I'd say they'd only be of any real benefit if the quad was going to replace the jeep/tractor totally. What I mean is if your getting down off the tractor to lift them ramps all the time then being able to fly through on the quad isnt much help.

If it was me I'd get the quad first and run it for a year to help you identify the gates were you'd benefit most from this.
That'd make sense for our setup, maybe not the case for everyone.

Atilathehun

lakill Farm wrote: »

I was looking online a while back at field gates and came across the quad gate. You just drive the quad into the gate and it opens and closes behind.

In the next 18 months i want to buy a quad and i am currently planning new gates into a few fields around the yard.

Anyone use these?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCqCHAcIpb0

Farming is gone to pot competely. Quad to bring in the cows. And now can't be arsed to get off the quad to open the gate:rolleyes:

lakill Farm

if i replaced 3 gateson my own land and 1 gate on rented land i would be able to access all land via a quad.

The reason im thinking of a quad it to be able to bring milk to calves in the field morning and evening .

As i said its forward planning