Spring Gates

With the weather now getting warm, Uncle Lloyd and I decided to hang a couple gates. 

This is the northwest corner of the pasture. The 20' continuous fence panels ended about 6' before the corner post. So we decided to hang a saddle horse gate in its place. 

Springtime is prime time to burn grass. Better be ready to tend to fires if you're welding on the prairie. 

Good 270 degree turning radius. 

Should work. 

Next, was Grandpa's old white gate. This guy was originally hanging inside the barn. I think outside will do it well. 

To fit the gap we added a length of 2 7/8" to one side and welded it to the old hinge brackets. This also allowed us to have a way to mount the wood gate to the metal fence. 

Not being as tall as the other fence, we just split the difference from top to bottom. 

Simple mounting. Before we welded on the continuous fence panels, we dropped these pipe sleeves over the posts to serve as hinges. Then just welded a flat strap from one to the other. 

Giddy up.

Two down, six to go. Walk through gates are just as important as full-size grates. You want them functional, but also stylish. Think we checked both boxes. On to the next one.