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I hope someone reading this will be able to help, although what I'm about to describe may be hard to visualize
I'm interested in putting in some gates like those I've seen in a number of old western movies. For example, like the gate in the movie Duel In The Sun -- when the Gregory Peck character needs make a fast pass through the main ranch gate in order to chase down Pearl Chavez and her runaway horse.
Anyway, for this sort of gate the person can remain seated on his horse, buckboard, tractor, etc. and just initiate the opening of the gate by pulling what looks to be a stategically placed rope or lever. Upon passing through the gateway another rope or lever is pulled to close the gate. The gate does not swing along the ground as most modern gates do; rather, it pivots on one end and then raises up, so that when it is fully open the length of the gate is straight up in the air. I imagine a number of pulleys and balance weights are used to achieve the opening and closing. There are no batteries or electricity used.
Does anybody know about the type of gate I'm describing? Does it have a "special" name? Any idea where I might get some plans or drawings?
As I get older, I get more and more discontented about all the climbing up and down from the tractor that I have to do when going from pasture to pasture with standard gates and gaps, and it seems to me that this sort of gate could be real handy.
I'm interested in putting in some gates like those I've seen in a number of old western movies. For example, like the gate in the movie Duel In The Sun -- when the Gregory Peck character needs make a fast pass through the main ranch gate in order to chase down Pearl Chavez and her runaway horse.
Anyway, for this sort of gate the person can remain seated on his horse, buckboard, tractor, etc. and just initiate the opening of the gate by pulling what looks to be a stategically placed rope or lever. Upon passing through the gateway another rope or lever is pulled to close the gate. The gate does not swing along the ground as most modern gates do; rather, it pivots on one end and then raises up, so that when it is fully open the length of the gate is straight up in the air. I imagine a number of pulleys and balance weights are used to achieve the opening and closing. There are no batteries or electricity used.
Does anybody know about the type of gate I'm describing? Does it have a "special" name? Any idea where I might get some plans or drawings?
As I get older, I get more and more discontented about all the climbing up and down from the tractor that I have to do when going from pasture to pasture with standard gates and gaps, and it seems to me that this sort of gate could be real handy.
