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<blockquote data-quote="backhoeboogie" data-source="post: 563881" data-attributes="member: 3162"><p>I weld old or bent cattle panel on the face of the gates. Pull it to the face as I stitch it and it looks flat when you are done. (save all those bent up panels) The gate might bow from the heat of the welding rod so it is best to stiff back it or pre-stress it before you start if you don't want an inch or two bow. </p><p></p><p>When I build 20 foot gates I use sheep panel (4 by 4 grid, 5 feet tall and 20 feet long) and face it on either 1 1/2 inch tube steel or else 2 inch. The gates never sag. The panel gussets the whole thing. Cheaper than the store bought gates, heavier gauge steel. The 20 foot sheep panels are about $40. 60 feet of tube steel will cost you about $70 are today's prices. Weld one inch pipe to the ends and put 1 inch sucker rod in them for hinges. You can either weld all thread to the sucker rod or really heavy lag bolts if you use telephone poles. </p><p></p><p>If you have a 16 foot gate you can buy "utility" panels in lieu of sheep panel. It is essentially the same thing in a 16 foot length.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="backhoeboogie, post: 563881, member: 3162"] I weld old or bent cattle panel on the face of the gates. Pull it to the face as I stitch it and it looks flat when you are done. (save all those bent up panels) The gate might bow from the heat of the welding rod so it is best to stiff back it or pre-stress it before you start if you don't want an inch or two bow. When I build 20 foot gates I use sheep panel (4 by 4 grid, 5 feet tall and 20 feet long) and face it on either 1 1/2 inch tube steel or else 2 inch. The gates never sag. The panel gussets the whole thing. Cheaper than the store bought gates, heavier gauge steel. The 20 foot sheep panels are about $40. 60 feet of tube steel will cost you about $70 are today's prices. Weld one inch pipe to the ends and put 1 inch sucker rod in them for hinges. You can either weld all thread to the sucker rod or really heavy lag bolts if you use telephone poles. If you have a 16 foot gate you can buy "utility" panels in lieu of sheep panel. It is essentially the same thing in a 16 foot length. [/QUOTE]
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