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Why use welded wire for gates
instead of wood or steel bars?
There are many sites in which a movable
physical barrier is essential.
Wood is cheap but heavy—and prone to
breakage and rotting.
Steel bar gates are strong but heavy and
expensive. They don’t stop lambs, kids or
dogs. And painted steel rusts. So we only
use them when their strength is essential.
But when a less-strong barrier will
work, the lower cost of welded wire panels
makes them an attractive alternative to us.
Low-Cost Wire Panel Gates
Premier’s welded wire panels can fill a variety of sheep/goat farm and ranch needs.
They’re escape-proof (even goat kids), are easy to install/move, and make ideal
temporary barriers and pens. We secure panels with a Linking Stake and 2 Lag Bolts.
Key details
• Versatile and lightweight
• Hot-dip galvanized
• Heights:
36", 40" or 48"
• Lengths:
48", 60", 72" or 96"
• Openings:
3"x 3" or 4"x 4"
• Both 36" and 48" tall panels
have 3"x 3" openings; 3/16"
dia internal rods; and 3/8" dia
reinforcing rods at the ends, top
and middle of each panel.
• The 40" tall panels,
however, are
made with 4"x 4" openings with
1/4" dia rods throughout.
• Strong stainless-steel wire
connector hinges
(
p. 145)
.
• Deep welds resist breakage.
Ways to connect panels
144 WIRE PANEL GATES
www.premier1supplies.com• 1-800-282-6631
Braided Cord Durable braided nylon for tying and securing panels. We also use it for latches and hinges. 8 ft. Braided Cord, 0.10 lb......#965410 $1.00Connecting Pin
and Eyebolt
Use to attach gates
or panels to feeders.
Also use with our
orphan headgate
and creep gate
(see
our website)
.
Connecting Pin, 2.10 lb #151200...............$5.15 Eyebolt, 0.50 lb #936100.............$2.00 Snap Clips Use to attach panels. Choice of stainless steel (won’t rust!) or zinc plated. Snap Clip, stainless, 0.20 lb........#965406 $7.00 Snap Clip, zinc plated, 0.20 lb....#965405 $2.60Eyebolt
Pin, 3 ft
• Length: 3.5" • Small eye: 0.5" • Opening: 11/32" • Length: 8 ft • Dia: 3/16" • Color: White Connecting a panel to a wood post with a connecting pin and eyebolt or lag bolt. This provides a strong, secure connection for holding panels in place. History… Long ago we became disappointed by farmstore welded panels. Those in our area were intended for pigs and/or cattle (and still are). So now we have panels built for us specifically for sheep and goats. In 2007, we upgraded the design of most panels to provide more rigidity. This makes them less “floppy” when carried. Our PowerBilt Panels are the upgraded, more rigid design.