How To Hang A Farm Gate On T-posts! (Tube Gate)
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I think your top piece is upside down, which might be why the pin isn’t parallel to the post and why the locking pin isn’t doing anything. It looks like the top one is supposed to point down, so the gate can’t be lifted off.
It is. I know.
if im not mistaken, the one on top is suppose to be a 90 degree angle one and you have it upside down. Then the bottom is suppose to be a 45 degree one. So basically the two pointy parts on each one should be pointing at each other.
good video though
… lol … rabbits can easily get through the gate and posts openings as well as the 2”x4” wire grid fence …
Another great video! Thanks for sharing! I’ll have to see about getting some of those hinges!
Thank you. They are super convenient.
Thank you so much for this helpful video 👍
You’re welcome
T posts are called “star pickets” here in Oz. 🤔😜 Just as handy! Thanks for the tip. These will be useful for a temporary gate.
Very cool. It is always fun to hear the different terminology from around the world.
Wow here I run across your channel again. First Solar now garden fencing advice. Haha. Good to hear from someone real! We are getting back into gardening. We are trying raised beds with a wicking soil. Now I need to fence for deer, goats, squirrel, rabbit, prairie dogs, and occasional humans. Give or take.
I do like what I am seeing from wedge-loc for gate mounts and corner posts with t posts. I have done the big logs with h bracing but thought this was overkill for our 2 raised beds. Sorry this is turning into a novel. All the best from north Texas. God Bless!
Cool! Glad y'all are getting back to gardening. Using these on t-posts is way easier for a light duty fence for sure.
Thank you! Big help 😁
You're welcome!
I drove the locking nail into the slot just behind the one on the directions to get a snug fit and to get the bracket to not move around. It is more secure as well since without it someone could come along and jiggle the bracket a little and unhook the gate. Try different locations for the nail to find the spot for you. I used another metal piece to drive the nail in as it's too close to drive it with a hammer alone.
Great video. There are also brackets you can get that allow the T-posts to be used as braces just like a wooden post.
Thank you. Yep, those are cool too.
Can you post a link to the product?
@@michaelmurphy5429 its called a Wedge - Loc. They make them for diagonal, horizontal, and gate posts.
Great Video! Just Liked and Subscribed
Thanks
Cool.
Nice video.
Thanks
Well you mentioned the prices of wood posts being 20 dollars and gate has free pins. However you forgot to mention this product is 25 dollars on Amazon plus costs of the t post. So it’s more expensive however it’s a great product and I appreciate you showing it to us. I will definitely use this when I add onto my turkey run. Thank you.
You're welcome
Don't forget the cost of digging a hole to put the wood post in, plus concrete, plus time to set.
With a T-Post, you just bang it in, hang the brackets, and pop the gate on.
That’s genius, I’ve never seen that before.
These things are amazing.
Literally said "holy freakin' crap" after finding this video. I've been looking for ideas to add a gate to a "t post fence" forEVER. My current little mini orchard was fenced in with t posts and two of those round wood posts to put my tube gate on. This is fantastic. Thank you SO much for sharing this. I've got a ton of work to do and these are gonna save me, I believe the technical term is, a metric butt ton of time.
Glad it was helpful and will save a butt load of time. I would recommend putting the top hinge facing down, as it will work better.
Holy crap that is cool. thx for the link
You're welcome
When you cut the fence originally you would have to stretch both sides back to the new "gate posts" correct? thx
I just wrapped them back upon themselves.
Wedge-Loc makes a gate hinge kit as well
Cool. I have never heard of them or found them in my research.
@@CountryLivingExperience yes, I just used Wedge - Loc for bracing and my gate hinge.
Much better than that apparatus in my experience.
I believe your top hinge should be installed with the hinge pin pointing down. That keeps the gate locked into it's position and cannot be raise by livestock. Or humans.
You’re correct.
it looks like you have the top bracket upside down.?. I think I'm going to try these. Great find TY
I do have it upside down. They work great.
Hey! What did you use to go over the tube gate and how did you attach it? If the gate I'd 4 feet tall, I was planning to use 4 feet fencing and attach with zip ties. But I am considering getting slightly taller fencing so it can hang down and deter animals from digging under.
I just used some hardware cloth and attached it with wire. It lasts a long time.
Wedge Loc makes gate hinges for T-posts if you need another source.
Never heard of them (especially back when I made the video). Thanks for the heads up.
Great video. Quick question. How sturdy is that gate ? The reason I am asking is that I want to use this system for my goats, and I know that goats will be jumping or leaning on that gate. Is it strong enough to withstand that abuse ? Or in my case it would be best to just use the prescribed wooden posts for that gate ? Thank you in advance.
Thank you. Goats are mischievous. I would use wooden posts for them.
@@CountryLivingExperience Thank you. That's what I thought. :)
Great solution, but I'm at trying to do a double gate on the cheap. At around $20 a pair these are too pricey for me.
If you find a cheaper solution let us know.
Will these work with chain link fence gates? Im making a yard for my dog and I think she could escape through the farm gate.
They should as long as the chain link has the same connection hinge.
How well do you think these would work on a 10-12' tubular gate? I'm assuming some angle bracing would need to be utilized as well on both sides of the gate.
I can't visualize what you have described. I am not sure how you would set that up.
@@CountryLivingExperience Basically you have a light weight gate only being 4', if one was to attempt to hang a 10-12' + gate off of one t-post it wouldn't hold it. The post would bend and the other end of the gate would be on the ground. One would have to brace the hinged side of the gate to keep it from doing this. It can be done, another u-tuber, using "Wedge-Loc" bracing parts.
@@akwolf1434 Ah, I understand. Yes, the t-post would be too weak and would need to be braced with a large fence. I do not know if it is worth the hassle to do that. Why not put in a 6 or 8" wood post for that large of a gate?
@@akwolf1434 The company has a brace for t-posts as well
They work. I have mine on a 10’ gate for my goat pen and it works fine. Just make sure you drive your t post at least 2’. I don’t think it would work on a bigger gate.
I am only using these for my 4’ gates going forward.
Would the top bracket work better if it was placed upside down like you do with the original gate pens?
You can do it that way as well.
I did a little digging myself since it didn’t seem that it would be crooked like he had it... the guy who makes these installs the top one pointing down like you mentioned and then the bottom one facing up. So bottom takes the load of the gate and the top keeps it from leaning away
The top pin should point down, and be pushed UP under a knob of the T-post to hold it in place. This is necessary if you have livestock that may put their head under the gate and push it up. That’s how many people hange gates, and that’s how this product is designed. (That’s why you don’t just get two pins like the bottom pin.) The locking pin is to help with wiggling.
I have 7 ft t-post that are a little over 2” wide.. do you know if this product will fit? I was having trouble finding out.
This is for a standard size t-post.
what kind of a gate is that? where can we buy it usually? thx, great video, subscribed
Hi. It is just a tube gate. I bought it at Tractor Supply Co.
It seems rabbits could get through the 2-inch gap on the hinge side. Any workaround you can suggest?
We don't have any rabbits because of my dog. I have not had to worry about a solution to that problem. Sorry.
Thanks..now I found 4 pieces/2 door things under $30
You’re welcome
Where did you find 4 for $30? Can you please post a link?
@@leeoh9 thats for 2 sets which is 8 main parts.
How about a 16 or 20 penny Nail ?
Can you put a link for the material for the second gate
Not sure what you are referring to. Can you be more specific?
What is the name of the special fitting and do you have the link to the supplier you mentioned in Virginia or wherever? Thanks!
Sure. The link is in the video description.
@@CountryLivingExperience - Thanks again. I am still a CZcams newbie and was on a mobile device and didn't see the expansion option for the description. Got it now! Cheers.
You're welcome. Glad you found it.
Nice video. How do you brace the posts? I thought I saw one post braced but IMO its in the wrong direction and there is no explanation about what it is or how to brace at all. I'd like to use it for horses at the short end of my barn. Thanks.
Thanks. I don't brace the t-posts. This is just for a garden and not for livestock.
Not sure what post you are looking at with bracing.
These connectors are not meant to be that secure. They would not contain a horse.
If the weight of the gate is pulling the post down, you can anchor the top of each gate post to the bottom of the adjacent post with galvanized wire and toggle bolts
That top bracket is upside down. Flip it over and it will sit parallel
Top pin on upside down.
These will be perfect for temp gates for my dwarf goats
Awesome!
Amazon has T-Post gate hinge pins
Exactly the ones I use....T-Post Hinge Pins For Gates: amzn.to/3jyxIcU
Yeah send me the link I love to have about five of them no I take that back six of them
Here you go....T-Post Hinge Pins For Gates: amzn.to/3jyxIcU I always list everything I use in the video descriptions if you need anything else.
Good vid !! Can you give me a link to the gate you used ? Thank you.
Thank you. I just bought the gate at Tractor Supply
@@CountryLivingExperience My tractor Supply only has huge cattle gates. I'll have to make one out of wood. Thank you.
Time for a new cap?
Lol. I have a few backups. It still keeps the sun off my head.
Great content! Not to be that dude though but please use hearing protection when driving T-Posts. Its a very easy way to permanently damage your hearing.
Thanks
Where's the washer you mention did not see you install it. 🍓🥕🍅🥒🥜
Sorry. It is on the bottom hinge pin. Just slip it over the top.
@@CountryLivingExperience Thank U for the quick response. I was looking forward to seeing U install the washer, that was very important. LOL. 👍👍👍
OMG those hinges are $25 a piece...so an extra $50 just to install the gate? Back to the drawing board for me!
Wow, the price went up that much!?! I paid $28
To do a wooden post is 20 bucks a post, then Cement and digging, and the work involved, vrs. Just throw a piece of hardware on the t- post mount and walk away.
Everything in the JO-Bama economy has skyrocketed. Pray for better times
Wedge Loc makes a set for $27
LMAO Rabbits Know how to dig Holes ....