Slam Gates / Latches -- DIY or Buy 'em

[Kathie in Thorp]

Have any of you on the CT board built your own slam gates/latches? If so, would appreciate your plans/pics. If not, who do you recommend to buy the gizmos from? We have big heavy gates, but will probably have to adapt them. Have a good machinist/metal fabricator in-house that we'll put to work, but he ain't a "cattle guy"! The long-awaited upgraded cattle handling system is in the works! As always, thank you!

[dieselbeef]

yeah..whattya got

[Kathie in Thorp]

yeah..whattya got

Gary, PM me with your personal email address, and I'll take some pics of those gates this weekend. I can figure out the pics via private email, but not via Cattleboard! Thx. Kathie

[dieselbeef]

hhaa..kathy i aint got any..i was gonna ride along to see what showed up. i got some ideas on em but never seem to get around to it since its my 2nd..no 3rd..no wait i mean 4th job

[Kathie in Thorp]

hhaa..kathy i aint got any..i was gonna ride along to see what showed up. i got some ideas on em but never seem to get around to it since its my 2nd..no 3rd..no wait i mean 4th job

A hitch-hiker! Well, you can see we haven't gotten very far on the ride . . .

[Howdyjabo]

I'd like to "hitch-hike" this subject too

[Kathie in Thorp]

Might be a slow ride . . . .

[heath]

This is a DIY design http://weldingweb.com/showthread.php?t=37148
This link is the same style they carry at the pipe dealers around here http://www.ramseyranchsupply.com/caps.html

[jedstivers]

Use photobucket to post pics here. I don't have a link to any but the ones I've seen in the past are cheeper to buy than make. AC will have a link but his Internet is still down.

[jedstivers]

See if they have any here.
http://gobobpipe.com/index.htm

[greatgerts]

Use photobucket to post pics here. I don't have a link to any but the ones I've seen in the past are cheeper to buy than make. AC will have a link but his Internet is still down.

Maybe he could tag onto yours then, boss. LOL

[backhoeboogie]

This is a DIY design http://weldingweb.com/showthread.php?t=37148
This link is the same style they carry at the pipe dealers around here http://www.ramseyranchsupply.com/caps.html

The DIY design is similar to one of mine. Mine have a slot for pulling it back open with a piece of round stock welded to the latch in a T. Scrap short iron from various projects come in handy for such things. Two pieces of thick small angle iron of different sizes spot welded together make a great handle slot to house the latch versus the tube steel.