Field gate

josephsoap

Just wondering what would be the best to go with, current gap along a narrow country road is 12 foot wide

To allow for easy of access for machinery, would it be better to use a single 16 foot gate or would two 8 foot or 10 foot gates hung and tied with a chain on the middle be a better job?

I have hung a few 16 foot gates before and find them heavy/they put a find bit of pressure on the RSJ

Ta

Pod123

Sometimes it’s the swing in is more important then the width of the gate.
Is the original gate straight on the road if so can you angle it back in to the field?

If that can’t be done I would go with two ten foot gates but hinge on the field side so would open back completely that way you can angle either way coming in without catching the front wheel on the gate.

Attie

Don't like hinging gates on rsj as they flex to much.
I hung 16 foot gates of the concrete post's which I dug by hand  30 years ago and most a are still standing.

Odelay

Attie wrote: »

Don't like hinging gates on rsj as they flex to much.
I hung 16 foot gates of the concrete post's which I dug by hand  30 years ago and most a are still standing.

I see a neighbour has a gate hung off a narrow cattle slat, looks a good job.

Danzy

In a similar sounding place I put 2 ten foot gates, hung off H Standards. Put a 4 inch block in the middle where they met, to prevent sagging.

It worked fine, I needed the 20 feet as it was in to Silage fields.

josephsoap

Danzy wrote: »

In a similar sounding place I put 2 ten foot gates, hung off H Standards. Put a 4 inch block in the middle where they met, to prevent sagging.

It worked fine, I needed the 20 feet as it was in to Silage fields.

Cheers for all the replies

Think I’ll go down your route Danzy

grange mac

josephsoap wrote: »

Cheers for all the replies

Think I’ll go down your route Danzy

Apologies for going on tangent here but what is story with alot gates now having a hollow too and bottom..it the part that pivots is hollow. Any of ye have a Gibney gate....they are all tje coop has and just wondering bout their strength....when a muppet will go climbing over one...

riemann

Attie wrote: »

Don't like hinging gates on rsj as they flex to much.
I hung 16 foot gates of the concrete post's which I dug by hand  30 years ago and most a are still standing.

I've only ever mounted 15ft gates off 8/7x4 I beams. No flex visible to the naked eye anyway.

Only ever hung split gates over a road where I was conscious of the look.

I can't imagine the weight need to flex an rsj in such circumstances. Are the being hung in the correct orientation? I've seen gates hanging off posts that are at 90deg and seen some sag, but never when mounted correctly. 6x3 is more than enough, I just have a heap of steel and like to climb instead of open.

Cattlepen

grange mac wrote: »

Apologies for going on tangent here but what is story with alot gates now having a hollow too and bottom..it the part that pivots is hollow. Any of ye have a Gibney gate....they are all tje coop has and just wondering bout their strength....when a muppet will go climbing over one...

I think these gates are going to be falling down in a few years. Rang gibneys about it and all I got was arrogance and impudence. Their double troughs are a joke too. The weld are only sprayed with a zinc paint. Not totally dipped. Had a good few of them that the weld broke and the legs fell off. Thumbs down from me

Attie

riemann wrote: »

Attie wrote: »

Don't like hinging gates on rsj as they flex to much.
I hung 16 foot gates of the concrete post's which I dug by hand  30 years ago and most a are still standing.

I've only ever mounted 15ft gates off 8/7x4 I beams. No flex visible to the naked eye anyway.

Only ever hung split gates over a road where I was conscious of the look.

I can't imagine the weight need to flex an rsj in such circumstances. Are the being hung in the correct orientation? I've seen gates hanging off posts that are at 90deg and seen some sag, but never when mounted correctly. 6x3 is more than enough, I just have a heap of steel and like to climb instead of open.

Yep 6×3 plenty , I'm just showing my age year's ago would have been hung on light enough stuff.

patsy_mccabe

Cattlepen wrote: »

I think these gates are going to be falling down in a few years. Rang gibneys about it and all I got was arrogance and impudence. Their double troughs are a joke too. The weld are only sprayed with a zinc paint. Not totally dipped. Had a good few of them that the weld broke and the legs fell off. Thumbs down from me

Have you seen their new ones. They are all riveted. :mad:
They had a good name for quality, why ruin it? Must have got an accountant in to run the place.

Cattlepen

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Have you seen their new ones. They are all riveted. :mad:
They had a good name for quality, why ruin it? Must have got an accountant in to run the place.

Are they the real rubbish looking ones in Glanbia that are destroyed with galvanized effect paint?

kevthegaff

Ones in liffeys are v strong. One thing I always wonder does the bottom or top hinge take the most pressure?

patsy_mccabe

kevthegaff wrote: »

Ones in liffeys are v strong. One thing I always wonder does the bottom or top hinge take the most pressure?

The top hinge is pulled outwards, but there is no weight resting on it. Lower hinge takes all the weight when not supported at the other end. Hinge is pressed back towards the post.

Odelay

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

The top hinge is pulled outwards, but there is no weight resting on it. Lower hinge takes all the weight when not supported at the other end. Hinge is pressed back towards the post.

It's always the bottom pin I see going on older gates.

SuperTortoise

grange mac wrote: »

Apologies for going on tangent here but what is story with alot gates now having a hollow too and bottom..it the part that pivots is hollow. Any of ye have a Gibney gate....they are all tje coop has and just wondering bout their strength....when a muppet will go climbing over one...

To keep the costs(of the manufacturer) down!
Even the solid steel ones are only solid for the first and last 3 inches, 4 inch solid bar plugged into hollow pipe and a few snots of "weld" thrown around them.


Bought a 9ft gate in the co-op last year for around the shed, hung it and two of the cross bars literally fell off of one side within a week, no climbing done on it either, cowboys Ted, cowboys!

Water John

Got gates earlier in the year from FRS, excellent quality, seven bar gates.

lakill Farm

Last few gates here hung off CIE /irish rail track using bo steel brackets. Carrying 16ft heavy half mesh gates no problem

Also set up a few concrete posts over the summer finishing a job around where I stack the bales. But I had the rest of this done with concrete posts and 7 strands of wire.

Very close to Gibney here and don’t buy there stuff. Better quality stuff on donedeal