The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Smallholding => Equipment => Topic started by: ellied on January 29, 2014, 10:49:08 am
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My drive has 2 gates, short double wood ones in front of the garage and a field gate I used to replace old wrought iron ones on the tarmac drive I used to bring my lorry through. This is the one the tractors use for delivery, but both are too narrow for lorries longer than my old Bedford TL horsebox which I think would have been under 20'.
As part of the wall between the two has started to crumble with the vibration of HGVs passing constantly, I am planning to change the layout to allow tractors to bring in trailers, the large hay lorry and possibly most important, the knackers lorry which is hard to deal with at the roadside given the nature of his pickup and the rush hour traffic that always seems to coincide with his occasional visits.
So, I am looking at the double farm gate size, with a ground pin to use them individually plus a hangover type closure for security if animals get loose. I'm sure there are several local merchants that could find and deliver one but I wondered if anyone had the price of them direct from the suppliers and who in Scotland you'd recommend?
Last farm gates and barriers I got from Hugh O'Neill in Ayrshire who used to deliver nationally - but I find his accent quite hard to catch as he's so soft spoken on the phone, so I wondered if I could get an idea of prices and suppliers before going through that conversational challenge!
I'm also needing strainers and square fence posts and might get a better deal for the lot if I save up in advance rather than buy in pieces, but the likes of Coventry only seem to do wooden gates and I would imagine metal will be more durable and not require painting on a regular basis - limited maintenance is a bonus feature for me!
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coventry do a full range of metal gates...
but you have to phone for prices...
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coventry do a full range of metal gates...
but you have to phone for prices...
But Roddy's not soft spoken :thumbsup:
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and if you don't want to phone them phone me and i'll pop into coventry one day this week and get prices...
would give me an excuse to drive over the top of the ochils...
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Yes please! I went on their website and it was miles of scrolling through a catalogue format and only wood as far as I could see, let alone the lack of price details ::) I spent half an hour looking and got fed up..
So, double metal gates with fittings, plus the prices for strainers and square fence posts please, and anywhere cheaper you can think of.. I'm not in a position to buy it all yet tho so don't get too carried away with a shopping basket ;) Thanks :)
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how wide will the gap be once the walls rebuilt?
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Depends how wide the gates are.. ;) You don't think I've a plan that detailed and engineered yet surely? Gates need to be wide enough for Douglasbrae's lorry to reverse into, ditto the hay (48 bale if not 72 bale size) lorry and I'd prefer not to uproot the forsythia but am taking cuttings just in case.
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Rtichie supplies a full range of metal farm gates and are based in Forfar. They operate through an extensive dealer net work. This is what most farmers around here (Angus) seem to buy.
You rpobably have to phone a dealer for prices.
Products:
http://www.ritchie-d.co.uk/category/business-sectors/equine-products/gates (http://www.ritchie-d.co.uk/category/business-sectors/equine-products/gates)
Dealers in Fife:
http://www.ritchie-d.co.uk/content/agricultural-dealer-locator/FIFE (http://www.ritchie-d.co.uk/content/agricultural-dealer-locator/FIFE)
DD
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pm'd you coventrys price
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Thanks, can't afford that so will have to keep looking or make do - might have a JCB or tractor "miss" the reverse and get a bigger hole to start with, put up something temporary to cover the gap and leave it at that..
DD thanks for the link, I've a real problem with social anxiety and phone calls to strange sales reps is one of my current can't manage things hence all the online frustration where they won't say what they charge up front even if delivery rates are negotiated depending on flexibility of fitting in with other orders..
Anyway, thanks for the suggestions, looks like the to do list priorities are rearranged accordingly now I know it's not a starter.
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I've always felt that Coventry are on the expensive side. Ritchie or IAE might be a cheaper option.
Beth
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Hi you could try Highland industrial supplies in Perth?