Chute-Mounted Bi-Fold Gates Adjust To Trailer

Chute-Mounted Bi-Fold Gates Adjust To Trailer FENCING Gates 26-2-4 All I have to do is get close," says James Clark, Bennington, Okla., about backing up a livestock trailer to his livestock chute which is fitted with a bi-fold gate on either side. Clark used 1 1/2-in. sq. tubing to make the bi-fold gates, which are built in two sections. Each measures 26 in. wide and 4 ft. 4 in. high and stands about 1 ft. off the ground. Hinges at the top and bottom allow the gates to be folded completely to either side. The hinges are made from flat bar and are bolted to a length of vertical tubing which mounts between the two halves. The big hinges keep the gates from drooping. The gates are also hinged where they attach to Clark's 9-ft. wide livestock chute. When not in use, the gates fold back against the sides of the chute. To load or unload livestock, Clark backs up the trailer to within 4 ft. or so of the chute. Then he unfolds the gates and uses small chains with "S" hooks to tie the gates to the trailer. "It really makes it easy to load or unload livestock. I can park my trailer as much as 45 degrees crooked to the chute and up to 4 ft. off center, and still be able to attach the bi-fold gates to the trailer," says Clark. "I've built four sets of these gates and they all work great." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, James Clark, Box 99, Bennington, Okla. 74723 (ph 580 847-2023).

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