Drive-Over ATV Gate
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James Mcgowan wanted to check on the horses in his corral with his ATV, without having to open and close a gate all the time. So the Russell Springs, Ky., farmer used discarded fiberglass slats to build a fence line arched bridge that works much like a cattle guard. The bridge is about 10 ft. long and sits 2 ft. off the ground at its highest point.
"It's safe to use, saves time, and cattle never cross it," says Mcgowan.
He got the slats from a company that makes ladders. The discards he used were originally designed to form the ladder's legs and came in 8-ft. lengths. He cut the legs into 4-ft. lengths. The slats are 4 in. wide and are screwed onto an arched frame taken off an old Ferris wheel ride. The frame is supported by legs that he made from lengths of 10-in. wide channel iron.
"It's really built strong. I can drive up the ramp as fast as I want without worrying about damaging it," says Mcgowan. ""The edges on a couple of slats broke off so I turned the adjacent slats upside down to support them."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, James Mcgowan, 161 Isaac Rd., Russell Springs, Ky. 42642 (ph 270 866-6564).
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Drive-Over ATV Gate FENCING Gates 31-5-20 James Mcgowan wanted to check on the horses in his corral with his ATV, without having to open and close a gate all the time. So the Russell Springs, Ky., farmer used discarded fiberglass slats to build a fence line arched bridge that works much like a cattle guard. The bridge is about 10 ft. long and sits 2 ft. off the ground at its highest point.
"It's safe to use, saves time, and cattle never cross it," says Mcgowan.
He got the slats from a company that makes ladders. The discards he used were originally designed to form the ladder's legs and came in 8-ft. lengths. He cut the legs into 4-ft. lengths. The slats are 4 in. wide and are screwed onto an arched frame taken off an old Ferris wheel ride. The frame is supported by legs that he made from lengths of 10-in. wide channel iron.
"It's really built strong. I can drive up the ramp as fast as I want without worrying about damaging it," says Mcgowan. ""The edges on a couple of slats broke off so I turned the adjacent slats upside down to support them."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, James Mcgowan, 161 Isaac Rd., Russell Springs, Ky. 42642 (ph 270 866-6564).
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