Skid Loader-Mounted Gate Bracket

Skid Loader-Mounted Gate Bracket TRACTORS Skid Steer Loaders 33-4-30 "I built it because I got tired of having to carry livestock gates around by hand," says Tom Hageman, Ossion, Iowa, who recently sent FARM SHOW photos of a gate-carrying bracket system he made for his skid steer loader. It lets him carry up to 50 ft. of connected-together gates at a time on one side of the skid loader, and then quickly unfold the gates for crowding or sorting cattle. "The gates will fit right through a 10-ft. wide gate opening," says Hageman. The system is designed for a 3-section corral gate. It consists of a middle bracket that slips over the skid loader's pallet forks, and a sq. tube bracket that clamps onto each end of the center gate. One end bracket is 2 in. bigger than the other one, which allows the narrow side to be folded in first, and then the wide side. "It sets up in minutes and works great for making an alley or crowding cattle into a shed," says Hageman. "The headgate can be used to sort cattle off either end. I use it on my farm to carry an 18-ft. center gate and two 16-ft. gates. However, you can use any size gates that you want. It works great for sorting cattle, moving cattle from one yard to another or into a shed, etc. If you want, you can set it up alongside an existing fence and make a long narrow alleyway to a dip tank or foot bath. The middle bracket can be approached from four different directions and is freestanding when not in use." The bracket system sells for $875. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Tom Hageman, 1395 185th Ave., Ossion, Iowa 52161 (ph 563 532-9450 or 563 532-9850).

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