2015 - Volume #39, Issue #5, Page #29
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Add-On “Arms” Help Straighten Gates
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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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