Teresa hosts a Good Fences and Gates every Thursday, which is always lots of fun. Her post today has a beautiful Texas sized Gate complete with stunning art work.
When we were up working on the artery ditch (that takes off from the headgate) I thought I would show you a very functional/typical gate here on our farm—- and most of the farms around us who have cattle. Looks just like the fence.
You have to slip a wire off the top pole to open the gate, then lay the gate down flat (or it will get in a huge tangle); then you can drive through.
It isn’t pretty, folks! But it does do the job!
For more gates and fences head over to Teresa site and check out they ones people have entered. Better yet–take some photos of your own and link your site to hers! All in good fun!
Your farm friend,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
oh, yes. those are monsterous gates! 🙂 takes two hands and some strength to pull them taut enough to loop the wire and all! 🙂
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It does! And if you don’t string tight the cows will push them over. Sometimes they are so tight I can’t open them. This gate is one of those…Terry has to do the opening. (Because of the bulls)
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It’s simple and handsome, I like both,
fence and gate 😀
Have a fine day
【ツ】Knipsa
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Thanks, Knipsa! You have a good one also!
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I’ve always been impressed with the marvelous ingenuity of farmers.
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The old ways seem to continue to be the best on our farm 🙂
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Sounds like a lot of trouble!
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Only to open, otherwise the bulls come over to our place and that isn’t good. 🙂
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This made both the farmer and me smile Linda. Many years ago now we went on a holiday walking through the cork oak forests of portugal. This meant often walking also through very large ranch-type farms breeding cattle. I don’t think any two gates were the same and after a day or two the group appointed the farmer as the ‘gate man’ as he was always the quickest to work out how to open whatever method was used to form the barrier. As usual your photographs are so interesting.
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Thank you, Pat! It’s a hard gate for me to open.
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It looks like it would be difficult.. But, as long as it works, that’s what counts.. Great fence shots. Have a great day!
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Yep…keeping the bulls on their side is a very good thing! 🙂
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Whenever the old and simple ways work, why complicate things?
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Not on this farm, that’s for sure! 🙂
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That is a REAL fence and gate! illustrating the real meaning and reason for them. All those pretty decorative ones are just for wanna-be farmers!
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Or people who have tons and tons of money and can afford them…you won’t see fancy stuff here.
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I’m not sure why, but my hubby calls them Wyoming gates. Not one of my favorites to get open and closed! lol
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No, not mine either. A person has to grab the fence and the other post at the same time with one arm and then use the other hand to slip the wire over the other post…a huge job.
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Beautiful header photo. I feel like I’m there! You have a very practical gate.
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My chicken house and it’s fence!! 🙂
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economical as well xxxx
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Don’t know how many of those fence gaps I opened and closed as a kid riding with my grandfather and uncle. We were supposed to be hunting. But I think I was along just to open the gaps, I never got to hunt much of anything it seems. They fooled me every time but I loved spending time with them.
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I still get fooled!
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its still a thing of beauty.
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Wow,this looks like a lot of work , beautiful pictures
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Just steady work 🙂
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