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<blockquote data-quote="greybeard" data-source="post: 1267289" data-attributes="member: 18945"><p>I've always seen the vertical gates (raise up and down) referred to as a guillotine gate. I know they work well in most applications, but I have had problems quickly getting them up and having to be careful lowering them and not injure an animal that has stuck it's head or neck thru the opening. For a gate to be strong enough to keep from bending under pressure, it will have to weigh quite a bit, and either be raised via a rope/cable/pulley type arrangement or by a long lever with handle that either sticks out in your way or is positioned parallel to the direction the alley panels run. </p><p></p><p>I went with the horizontal sliding gate. 3/4" solid bar gate with a frame of 2" X 6" X 3/16" channel iron. I stole the basic design of the sliding points from the rear entrance gate of a Priefert SO1 squeeze chute, but beefed it up considerably, made it a full size (same height as the alley) and made it so the inside vertical frame of the gate itself nests inside the web of the channel iron frame, making it a full opening gate--same width size as the alley. Preifert rear gate:</p><p><img src="http://www.rodsauto.com/farmequip_photos/52/52_3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>For a vertical gate (guillotine) I've always felt the bars of the gate need to run vertical to keep an animal from having something to push their nose into and raising the gate and for a horizontal slider, the bars of the gate need to run horizontal to lessen the likelihood of one being able to push the gate open as well. A solid plated gate accomplishes the same thing of course.</p><p></p><p>If I could ever figure out how to use my new fangled camera, I'll post a picture of my horizontal sliding gate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greybeard, post: 1267289, member: 18945"] I've always seen the vertical gates (raise up and down) referred to as a guillotine gate. I know they work well in most applications, but I have had problems quickly getting them up and having to be careful lowering them and not injure an animal that has stuck it's head or neck thru the opening. For a gate to be strong enough to keep from bending under pressure, it will have to weigh quite a bit, and either be raised via a rope/cable/pulley type arrangement or by a long lever with handle that either sticks out in your way or is positioned parallel to the direction the alley panels run. I went with the horizontal sliding gate. 3/4" solid bar gate with a frame of 2" X 6" X 3/16" channel iron. I stole the basic design of the sliding points from the rear entrance gate of a Priefert SO1 squeeze chute, but beefed it up considerably, made it a full size (same height as the alley) and made it so the inside vertical frame of the gate itself nests inside the web of the channel iron frame, making it a full opening gate--same width size as the alley. Preifert rear gate: [img]http://www.rodsauto.com/farmequip_photos/52/52_3.jpg[/img] For a vertical gate (guillotine) I've always felt the bars of the gate need to run vertical to keep an animal from having something to push their nose into and raising the gate and for a horizontal slider, the bars of the gate need to run horizontal to lessen the likelihood of one being able to push the gate open as well. A solid plated gate accomplishes the same thing of course. If I could ever figure out how to use my new fangled camera, I'll post a picture of my horizontal sliding gate. [/QUOTE]
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