FARGO, N.D. – A Saskatchewan company says it has taken the time-consuming inconvenience out of driving through livestock gates.
“You drive right up to it in your car, truck, tractor or ATV,” says Jody Duclos of Rem Manufacturing in Swift Current, which builds the Push ‘N’ Drive Over Gate.
“As you slowly move into the spring loaded gate, it pushes forward – away from you so you can drive right through. Once you’re through, the springs pull the gate back to the vertical position.
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“It really is a push-and-drive-over gate. There’s no need to ever get out of your vehicle. It works with haying equipment, trailers or anything you might be pulling.”
Producers who want to walk through the gate lift one or two of the vertical steel cushion rods out of their holes, step over and then drop the rods back into place.
The rods are 5/8 inch oil-tempered spring steel so they flex rather than bend when driven over by heavy equipment. They are available in nine-foot heights to keep out deer.
“Animals never follow you through because it goes back to vertical as soon as a vehicle is off the cushion rods,” Duclos said.
“The animals don’t try to get through because the whole gate moves as soon as they rub against it because of the springs. They don’t like that.”
One return spring is mounted on each side of the gate so producers can drive through from either direction. Spring tension is adjustable so that producers can set the gate to snap back immediately or crawl back up gradually.
The bushings have grease zerks and the gate is powder coat painted.
Rem said there is little spring pressure on the cushion rods when they’re in the down position, so undercarriage damage should not be a problem.
Its field testing found freezing isn’t a problem if snow is kept clear of the gate.
The gate fits at any spot into any type of fence system or wherever a gate already exists. The company said it must be installed on level ground.
To prevent rutting problems, gravel is recommended in the paths where tires will drive across. For gates that will see a lot of heavy traffic, Rem recommended a gravel base of six to eight inches. The gate has been on the market for a year, and Duclos said farmers with irrigation were the first to see its benefits.
“The six foot wide gate is perfect for irrigation pivots,” she said.
“A lot of centre pivots have to run through fences and that creates problems for everyone. Our six-foot wide gate solves the problem. You install it in the wheel path so the wheel rolls through whenever it wants to. The gate closes itself once the wheel passes through. There’s no manpower involved.”
The six foot wide gate sells for $900, the 14 foot gate sells for $1,750 and the 16 foot gate sells for $1,900.
For more information, phone Duclos at 306-773-0644 or visit www.rementerprisesinc.com.
