Pasture gate

[arizona98tj]

I finished my pasture gate project this past week. It was nothing exotic, just a 12' wide metal tube gate that I put into an existing barb wire fence line. Total price with incidentals was about $250 with the bulk of that being the gate itself. Used my MF 1529's front end loader to lift the gate into position while I ran the hinge bolts through the post. The Mrs. thought that was a lot better idea than her holding up the gate.


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[goeduck]

Looks pretty dang good. Nice work. I partially bury a concrete block under the latch end to carry the weight of the gate day in and day out. You do have a brace section at the hinge side which helps a lot. I would X brace that the other direction as well. I would also put a brace section at the end of the barb wire fence on the latch end with a wire rising to the left to hold the tension. Otherwise that side of the fence likely will start pulling away and put strain on your latch as well. Just my :2cents:

 

[arizona98tj]

goeduck, thanks for the input.

You can't see it in the photos, but I only have 25' of fence going from the latch post to the end of the fence. Do you think I'm going to experience that much of a tension issue on that post?

 

[RNeumann]

Looks good! In general, I’d agree on the double posts both sides. But based on how nice everything looks so far any little bit of slack and you’ll end up adding a diag brace/second post. Not a big deal now. If something is going to show up it will probably be next spring.
Again- Nice work!! It turned out gooooood!

 

[arizona98tj]

Thanks to all for the comments so far. This being my first gate, I was pretty much relying on what I learned when I was a farm kid some 50 years ago.

In this photo, the latch post wasn't yet installed. That post is now located where the first t-post (to the left of the wooden hinge post) is in the photo. You can see the 25' of fence that exists past that post. Am I correct in my understanding that the 25' of fence is most likey going to experience sag in the not to distant future?

 

[RNeumann]

Depends on frost line, soil type, wire tension water table etc. We may be over thinking it and it may be just fine. It’s an easy fix if you start to notice anything moving. The other option is one of these-

Wedge Loc Corner & Inline Brace Set Amazon.com : Wedge Loc Corner & Inline Brace Set : Pipe Fittings : Garden & Outdoor

They are quick and would be fine for a short run.

To be clear though- if it was mine I’d leave it until I noticed movement....it may not happen.

 

[Stimw]

How deep did you set the posts?
No worry about frost here but I always put the posts in 4' and don't have problems with sagging.
I put this 14' gate into my pasture 3 years ago.
I bought a 12' gate and when I got home they had given me a 14'er!
Lucky I waited for the gate to dig the holes.

 

[oosik]

My inner gate on my driveway looks just like yours. I have a 16 foot tube gate and full ten foot long railroad tie on each end. The ties are sunk five feet in the ground. Thank God I had my tractor to lift those beasts. Gate is still as sturdy as the day installed - 36+ years ago. I've used a few RR ties along the mile and a half long, five strand barbed wire fence around my property. They still smell of creosote on a hot day and make one H-E-LL of an anchor point.

 

[arizona98tj]

How deep did you set the posts?

They are all set 3' deep.

 

[arizona98tj]

Depends on frost line, soil type, wire tension water table etc. We may be over thinking it and it may be just fine. It’s an easy fix if you start to notice anything moving. The other option is one of these-

Wedge Loc Corner & Inline Brace Set Amazon.com : Wedge Loc Corner & Inline Brace Set : Pipe Fittings : Garden & Outdoor

They are quick and would be fine for a short run.

To be clear though- if it was mine I’d leave it until I noticed movement....it may not happen.

Those would make for an easy enough fix if needed.

I'll certainly keep an eye on things and make any adjustments if things start moving where they shouldn't.