Gate Question - Possible to hang from a T-Post?

[Pehsness]

[QUOTE=Bluey;8393220]
Ok, I missed you wanted to hang a mere 4’ gate.

This is what you need and you can pound two T-posts and wire this to them and when not going thru it any more, move it wherever you need it next:

https://www.livestockshed.com/p-370-tarter-valu-line-5-bar-4-walk-thru.aspx

in a pinch, you can make a bow gate out of 2" x 4" for the frame and hang the gate inside them.

When someone talks about hanging a gate around livestock, my brain defaults to at least 12’ gates, a whole different animal than a walk thru 4’ one, sorry.[/QUOTE]

Bluey, that is brilliant! I am going to see if I can find one of those! I never would have thought of that, though I have seen them with round pens.

[TrotTrotPumpkn]

Funny, I was picturing my heavy 14’ gates too and thinking that using a t-post was nuts. 4’ is much better. I would ABSOLUTELY go for the gate that Bluey posted! And the price is pretty reasonable too.

FWIW, I start my hand-dug holes with a shovel. When I can’t shovel anymore, because it is too deep to get dirt out, I break up the ground with a metal tool that looks like a spear on one end and is a tamper on the other, and THEN I use the post-hole digging tool. I try to avoid hand-digging holes as much as possible, but have done quite a few, unfortunately. YMMV.

[susanne]

I have yet to try these, but I plan to – the price is reasonable enough that I wouldn’t be out much if I weren’t satisfied.

http://www.wedgeloc.com/products.html

They have gate hardware, corner bracing and even hardware to make a shed with t-posts and plywood.

[Bluey]

Seems that lately we have spammers having little spammers leaving the nest and we are getting overrun with them.

Here is another one, bringing up old zombie threads.

Reported.

[Moderator_1]

The recent post came from a US IP and I didn’t find any overt links to the manufacturer she/he suggested, so we’ll give the benefit of the doubt.

[Bluey]

@Moderator 1

The recent post came from a US IP and I didn’t find any overt links to the manufacturer she/he suggested, so we’ll give the benefit of the doubt.

Thanks for looking into those, there have been several of them lately.
Not sure it is a more realistic spammer program or real people, why I reported it.

[Christa_P]

@Bluey

Thanks for looking into those, there have been several of them lately.
Not sure it is a more realistic spammer program or real people, why I reported it.

I can see somebody googling “Hanging a gate on a t-post” and this thread coming up.

I admit the hangers in the link do look intriguing. And I might be interested for next year.

[Bluey]

@Christa P

I can see somebody googling “Hanging a gate on a t-post” and this thread coming up.

I admit the hangers in the link do look intriguing. And I might be interested for next year.

Especially if they are a first time poster.
They could be either, a newbie or a spammer, better let the Moderator decide which.

The link I posted then is not working any more.
It was a portable bowgate, one you can attach to two steel post just fine at that 4’ -6’ width:

http://www.allengateandpanel.com/products/bow-gates-walkthrus

That is a gate in a frame, the frame supporting the gate and attached to most anything, a wall, panels or any kind of post.

[Christa_P]

@Bluey

Especially if they are a first time poster.
They could be either, a newbie or a spammer, better let the Moderator decide which.

The link I posted then is not working any more.
It was a portable bowgate, one you can attach to two steel post just fine at that 4’ -6’ width.
That is a gate in a frame, the frame supporting the gate and attached to most anything, a wall, panels or any kind of post.

Thank you, I was wondering and that sounds interesting. Next year I might add a pipe gate to my riding ring and this thread popping up made me think about how to do that easily.

[Frog_Pond]

Dang, I love this thread & thought someone had some new brilliance to add to it. Mallard’s solution is the one I used, and I am still happy & grateful that it WORKS. Probably the best Coth-inspired solution I’ve found on these pages. Carry on, cothers – as a re-farmer, I’d have been in bad shape without all of y’all.

[Pocket_Pony]

@Bluey

Especially if they are a first time poster.
They could be either, a newbie or a spammer, better let the Moderator decide which.

The link I posted then is not working any more.
It was a portable bowgate, one you can attach to two steel post just fine at that 4’ -6’ width:

http://www.allengateandpanel.com/products/bow-gates-walkthrus

That is a gate in a frame, the frame supporting the gate and attached to most anything, a wall, panels or any kind of post.

How do you attach a gate like that to a t-post?

[Christa_P]

@Pocket Pony

How do you attach a gate like that to a t-post?

The T-Post would just be providing stability, not supporting the gate, so I would think wire or some kind of pipe clamps or U-bolts would work to secure it to a T-post on each side. The prices are reasonable, but the shipping is probably expensive.

[Bluey]

We only have one such bow gate, a 5’ one, that came with a set of panels some 40+ years ago.
We have used it here and there over the years in all kinds of places and mostly just wired it with a doubled baling wire to whatever was handy.
Ours had pins to be attached to the panels on one side, the connectors for the pins to fit into on the other, so those could be used where you have pin connections.
In one place we had one side wired to a tree, the other to a shorter wooden fence post and it worked fine there for some years.

I expect most regions have pipe panel makers that offer those bow gates, don’t necessarily have to buy from far away.
Tractor Supply has them here, I think theirs may be Tater or Behlen brand.

[TJensen]

Sorry just a newbie not a spammer. I usually dont sign up for forums but I have been planning out some repairs/changes and I was browsing here. I wanted to share about these hinges when I read the thread.

@ChristaP The parts are reasonable and he does free shipping.

and the hinges work best with some adjustable braces that are on the site also.
I didnt use them since I had a smaller gate that didnt have alot of weight to it.

Thanks!

[atr]

We hammer in a T-post and drop a round metal post over the top of it, and bang that in, then attach the gate fittings to that. Works pretty well. (We have too many rocks for a conventional post hole digger–even a power auger can present some “interesting” results… How to turn over a bobcat in one easy lesson…)

[Pehsness]

Ohh… I’ve just returned from a bit of a hiatus and am glad this thread got bumped back in September! Great new ideas! (Love the term re-farmer)

[Guilherme]

To answer the original question: Yes, but do it the easy way with something like this:

https://www.ruralking.com/tarter-4-w…arch-gate.html

Not necessarily the cheapest option but it beats the fire out of digging a 4’ wooden post hole by a fair margin!!!

You can probably “brace up” a t-post and “jury rig” it to hold a pipe gate but I’ll bet if you add up the cost of the materials, even ignoring the labor, the arch gate might be the more economical option. It’s also completely portable so if you decide to move a fence line moving the gate will be a real non-issue.

Good luck in your project!

G.