Seat Belt Gate Latch

Seat Belt Gate Latch FENCING Gates 12-3-34 "Seat belts work better to keep corral gates shut than anything else I've ever tried," says Daryl Mauier, Grenfell, Sask., who takes old belts out of cars, trucks and tractors and bolts them to gates. "One of the things I like best is that they're easy to do and undo in even the coldest weather when you've got mitts on . And when the belt's closed on the gate, it won't come open no matter how strong the wind gets. It's fool-proof," says Mauier. Older style belts with metal ends that bolt to the floor of the vehicle work best, according to Mauier. He puts a lag bolt through both ends and bolts them together to one of the gate uprights.

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