Add-On “Arms” Help Straighten Gates

Add-On “Arms” Help Straighten Gates FENCING Gates If you’re tired of continuously fixing sagging gates you’ll appreciate GateHands a tube gate latch system designed by Brad Fredrick of Lamont Okla He came up with the idea many years ago when working at a feedlot and he refined the design recently on his own property The first locally manufactured GateHands will be available this fall and Fredrick hopes to work with other manufacturers in other parts of the country “They use the weight of the gate It cups the gate and keeps it straight ” Fredrick explains Instead of chains the gate is secured with a pin or lock for extra security The patent-pending system has two parts made of 10-ga steel that clamp to overlapping double tube gates $40 or side-by-side gates $50 up to 12 in apart The system fits the 1 5/8-in tube gates commonly used and can also be adjusted to work on a post with a gate The parts are painted with red primer to match red gates “It’s just a better mousetrap ” Fredrick says “It cleans up a sagging gate and makes it look great ” Check out the video on the Facebook GateHands page to see how it works Contact Fredrick if you’re interested in manufacturing it Contact: FARM SHOW Followup KB Enterprise LLC RR 1 Box 16A Lamont Okla 74643 ph 580 789-0119; Facebook: www facebook com/gatehands

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