Hinge Pin Stops Gate From Sagging

Hinge Pin Stops Gate From Sagging FENCING Gates The steel tube gates on Jerry Burns’ Monterey Va property may be old but they don’t sag He mounts screw-in hinge pins from old gates near the bottom of the fence post where the gate closes “I saw off the top of the gate hinge to about 1 to 1 1/2-in so it’s easy to lift the gate enough to get over it ” Burns says Besides holding the gate securely so it doesn’t sag horses can’t shove the gate down when they rest their hooves on the gate “It also makes a good latch so that goats and sheep can’t crowd the gate open ” Burns adds Just line up the flat part of the hinge to the bottom of the gate and the gate will open and close easily with a slight lift he says It’s a simple idea Burns says but one that’s kept his gates working well for years Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Jerry Burns 7301 Upper Back Creek Rd Monterey Va 24465 ph 540 499-2196

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