Fig. 255.—Top Hinge Of Farm Gate.
Continual use, more or less slamming, and the action of the weather, make the gate settle somewhat, but the illustration, [figure 255], shows a hinge which obviates this trouble. The upper hinge is made of a half-inch rod, about sixteen inches long, with an eye on one end, and a long screw-thread cut upon the other. This thread works in a nut, which nut has a bolt shank and nut, whereby it is firmly attached to the top bar of the gate. If the gate sags at all, it must be simply lifted off the thumbs, and the hinge given a turn or two in the nut; and the same is to be done in case of subsequent sagging. The hinge bolt must, of course, have some opportunity to move in the stile, and must be set long enough at first to allow the slack to be taken up whenever found necessary.
GATEWAYS IN WIRE FENCE.
Fig. 256.—Gateway In A Wire Fence.
Figs. 257 and 258.—Buckle And Snap Hook For Chain Gate.
Regular posts and bars at a passageway through a wire fence are inconvenient and unsightly. A good substitute for a gate is illustrated in [figure 256]. Light galvanized iron chains have a “swivel” near the end, by which they may be loosened or tightened, so as to be of just the right length, and a snap-hook at the other. These are both shown of larger size in [figures 257] and [258]. The chains are attached by screw-eyes to the posts, and should correspond in number, as well as in position, with the wires. Thus they appear to be a continuation of the same, and as they are larger, they appear to the animals to be stronger, and even more dangerous than barbed wire—hence are avoided. A short rod of iron may be made to connect them at the hook-ends, and so in opening and closing the way, they may all be moved at once.
