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"Gate-Getter" Loosens Tight Gate Wires
A simple ratchet strap with a pouch makes it easer for Carolyn McLarty to saddle up her horse and trail ride around her Mutual, Okla., neighborhood. She uses the strap to help open and close gates secured by tight wire loops.
  “One day when I was trying to close a gate, I just couldn’t do it,” she says, noting that she was lucky a neighbor came by to help. “It proved the need I had for something to take with me.”
  She asked her husband for help, and he came up with Gate-Getter, a 6-ft. long, 1-in. ratchet strap. Place it under the wire, and tighten the ratchet until the wire is loose enough to remove (or put back on).
  “I have a nice little pouch to hold it in and a padded handle on the ratchet, which is easier for women to hold on to,” McLarty says.
  Most of her customers are female ranchers, but it’s also perfect for trail riders and hunters, she notes. The case has a loop, which can be secured to a saddle or belt. McLarty keeps hers handy in a saddlebag.
  “It gives me more confidence that I’ll be able to get through and back home,” she says.
  The Gate-Getter comes in six colors: Kelly green, orange, pink, red, royal blue and woodland camouflage and sells for $24.95 (plus tax and shipping) through her website.
  Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Gate-Getter, 48668 S. County Rd. 214, Mutual, Okla. 73853 (ph 580 334-7473; www.gate-getter.com).



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2012 - Volume #36, Issue #1