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<blockquote data-quote="regolith" data-source="post: 756337" data-attributes="member: 9267"><p>same as Dun... I don't know if they cause any voltage drop, but sooner or later if you're using the gates as connectors you'll discover that killing the fence when the gate is open can be disastrous. It's not usually the first thing you're thinking of when you open a gate and leave it open.</p><p></p><p>My last farm had lots of spring gates when I arrived. The cows systematically wrecked every single one of them. I replaced them with tape gates - they don't last forever, but they're simple to make, simple to fix and apart from chewing them if they're left lying on the ground, the cows don't seem to bother them. Just to be perverse, I avoid the spring-loaded handles too, just make my own and use the natural stretch of the tape. Dealing with a 'sprung' handle when you're in a hurry and need to shut that gate again is no fun.</p><p>I've been intrigued by the bungy gates, but never seen any in action.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="regolith, post: 756337, member: 9267"] same as Dun... I don't know if they cause any voltage drop, but sooner or later if you're using the gates as connectors you'll discover that killing the fence when the gate is open can be disastrous. It's not usually the first thing you're thinking of when you open a gate and leave it open. My last farm had lots of spring gates when I arrived. The cows systematically wrecked every single one of them. I replaced them with tape gates - they don't last forever, but they're simple to make, simple to fix and apart from chewing them if they're left lying on the ground, the cows don't seem to bother them. Just to be perverse, I avoid the spring-loaded handles too, just make my own and use the natural stretch of the tape. Dealing with a 'sprung' handle when you're in a hurry and need to shut that gate again is no fun. I've been intrigued by the bungy gates, but never seen any in action. [/QUOTE]
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