ATV Cattle Guard Stopped Fence Cutting
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Repeated fence cutting by ATV riding vandals forced David Shumway to put in an ATV cattle guard. Shumway’s Horsehead Crossing Cattle Co. has a riverbed going through the middle of it. Dry most of the year, it was a great place to ride ATV’s and motorcycles. Located near a small city, there were people who would cut fences and leave gates open.
“They would ride through, but never close the fence or gate back up,” says Shumway. “The cattle would wander through and end up on railroad tracks. We had several head get killed by freight trains.”
While checking the fence one day, Shumway drove past a nearby truck repair shop. When he saw a partially burned out semi trailer, he recalled a FARM SHOW story about an ATV cattle guard.
“I stopped and bought the trailer for $100,” he says. “I split the 8-ft. wide steel joists down the middle with a cutting torch, leaving one support beam on either side.”
Shumway cut three 36 by 48-in. segments and welded them together to give him a raised center platform with two ramps. He then reinforced the ramps and platforms with rebar.
“The joists were about 6 in. apart, so I put rebar in between them,” says Shumway. “I also put a support column under the raised platform for strength. It’s not fancy, but it works.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, David Shumway, 3800 McLaws Rd., Holbrook, Arizona 86025 (ph 928 524-2694; ddshumway@frontier.com).
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ATV Cattle Guard Stopped Fence Cutting ATV S Repeated fence cutting by ATV riding vandals forced David Shumway to put in an ATV cattle guard Shumway’s Horsehead Crossing Cattle Co has a riverbed going through the middle of it Dry most of the year it was a great place to ride ATV’s and motorcycles Located near a small city there were people who would cut fences and leave gates open “They would ride through but never close the fence or gate back up ” says Shumway “The cattle would wander through and end up on railroad tracks We had several head get killed by freight trains ” While checking the fence one day Shumway drove past a nearby truck repair shop When he saw a partially burned out semi trailer he recalled a FARM SHOW story about an ATV cattle guard “I stopped and bought the trailer for $100 ” he says “I split the 8-ft wide steel joists down the middle with a cutting torch leaving one support beam on either side ” Shumway cut three 36 by 48-in segments and welded them together to give him a raised center platform with two ramps He then reinforced the ramps and platforms with rebar “The joists were about 6 in apart so I put rebar in between them ” says Shumway “I also put a support column under the raised platform for strength It’s not fancy but it works ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup David Shumway 3800 McLaws Rd Holbrook Arizona 86025 ph 928 524-2694; ddshumway@frontier com
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