Illegal deterrent.

[Sticks&Strings]

When your ranch road becomes a thoroughfare for illegals, you low them down by making it more difficult for the coyotes to pick them up. Hopefully it has slowed them down and made them pick a different route. Good luck driving though this one.

Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk

[DUKFVR]

Need landmines & IED's.

[Mission408]

Interested on how that lock system works

Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk

[Antlers86]

Went to a ranch that had a gate exactly like this one down around Cotulla a couple years ago. Pretty neat how it worked.

[SmTx]

Unfortunately they'll likely just sacrifice lead vehicle

[BlessedVeteran0305]

Just throw down a couple pressure plates and some remote ied's and they'll stop coming through there for sure.

[Backwoods101]

That would be rough on the ol radiator…where’s the like button


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Pushbutton2]

Originally Posted by Mission408

Interested on how that lock system works

Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk

Here's a video on how they work

Multiple Lock Ranch Gate - No Cut (DEMO) Slide Latch - YouTube

[Mission408]

Pretty slick lock system

Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk

[fish4food]

What would prevent them from driving through the fence?

[M16]

Looks nice but. They aren’t worried about gates when you have a fence right next to it. They just drove over my fence where there wasn’t agate.

[jdavidson]

Originally Posted by M16

Looks nice but. They aren’t worried about gates when you have a fence right next to it. They just drove over my fence where there wasn’t agate.

absolutely correct

[BlessedVeteran0305]

Originally Posted by jdavidson

absolutely correct

Just set up some booby twaps along the fence.

[Quackerbox]

Its a **** shame we have to do this sort of thing on property we own and pay various other people to use.

[Johnny44]

Why can’t you just cut the bolt with a sawz-all ?

[coy-ote]

I had some illegal dumping by homeowners and buildings on some property I owned so on my rode I placed some large stones and debris making them go off road to create a new path where I had placed some rebar buried in the tall grass,well it worked I found where someone had found my trespassing device and had to change some tires

[Sticks&Strings]

Originally Posted by M16

Looks nice but. They aren’t worried about gates when you have a fence right next to it. They just drove over my fence where there wasn’t agate.

Large rocks and more steel pipes prevent that.

Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk

[Sticks&Strings]

Originally Posted by Johnny44

Why can’t you just cut the bolt with a sawz-all ?

They are protected with steel plate. Of course you could figure out a way to cut it, but it would take some time. The design is pretty slick. I was impressed.

Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk

[Johnny44]

The slide bolt, looks wide open for a saw blade to me. It will go through a collar and bolt like butter unless its hardened.

Those post and any steel plate a angle grinder will go right through too.

Guess it looks substantial so it would “deter”.

[Sika]

Originally Posted by M16

Looks nice but. They aren’t worried about gates when you have a fence right next to it. They just drove over my fence where there wasn’t agate.

This, or someone will get hurt and they’ll sue the landowner. (Yes, it happens.)

[WItoTX]

That's pretty slick. As for the fence, where they have a clear shot to ram through it, place some boulders. 1 ever 6' seems to work. Or if you want it all official looking, concrete in some bollards.

[RifleBowPistol]

Originally Posted by Pushbutton2

Here's a video on how they work

Multiple Lock Ranch Gate - No Cut (DEMO) Slide Latch - YouTube

That guy needs to work on his gate building, that first gate if you bumped it with a truck, it would open very easily. On either of his gates, a oil field guy could get through either gate within about 10 minutes, with a sawzall.

[Dusty Britches]

Originally Posted by Sika

This, or someone will get hurt and they’ll sue the landowner. (Yes, it happens.)

Not for much longer. There is legislation on the governor's desk that adds additional landowner protection against illegal activity. Trespassers will have little recourse against landowners. There is already long standing laws protecting landowners unless there is gross negligence or intent to harm, but the new legislation goes further to protect the landowners.

[Bucknaked]

Originally Posted by Dusty Britches

Not for much longer. There is legislation on the governor's desk that adds additional landowner protection against illegal activity. Trespassers will have little recourse against landowners. There is already long standing laws protecting landowners unless there is gross negligence or intent to harm, but the new legislation goes further to protect the landowners.

It just has to make it off of his desk and put into action-

[Sika]

Originally Posted by Dusty Britches

Not for much longer. There is legislation on the governor's desk that adds additional landowner protection against illegal activity. Trespassers will have little recourse against landowners. There is already long standing laws protecting landowners unless there is gross negligence or intent to harm, but the new legislation goes further to protect the landowners.

Setting a booby trap - like spikes on a gate - could be considered negligence and / or intent to harm.
bs…but just how it is.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[BRUTE 23]

Exactly, if they are illegals or being chased by leo you might get away with it.

When its a teenager who falls asleep, a tuck driver choking on food, a woman taking kids to school in bad weather, a rancher who just has a blow out, border patrol chasing the vehicle... and they hit that mess... you will be hung from the highest tree.

Plus, you should make sure your insurance will even cover you when you purposely put spikes on your place and put it all over the enet.

[Canoe1]

I don't see spike on the gate to take out a radiator as a danger to the passengers in the vehicle. Unless it's a low car and they make it through the windshield.
The spikes will take out radiator but not anything more than ramming a gate would.
Spikes on the ground to take out tires, could cause loss of control of vehicle (like running through a fence/gate wouldn't)
I'm no expert on this, it's just my thoughts.

[rut-ro]

Originally Posted by BRUTE 23

Exactly, if they are illegals or being chased by leo you might get away with it.

When its a teenager who falls asleep, a tuck driver choking on food, a woman taking kids to school in bad weather, a rancher who just has a blow out, border patrol chasing the vehicle... and they hit that mess... you will be hung from the highest tree.

Plus, you should make sure your insurance will even cover you when you purposely put spikes on your place and put it all over the enet.

Sad we have to think about things this way but you are so true.

[Sticks&Strings]

This gate was discussed with the county sheriff before installation. This is kinney County, and if you have seen his interviews, let's just say he would have our back. And this road leads to at least 8 ranches who all chipped in to have it built. We have a seperate ranch gate. Intent is to bust a radiator if you decide to ram it.

Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk

[Burnadell]

Yep, as others have said, they drive through the fence at my friend's place in Bee County.

[dustoffer]

Originally Posted by DUKFVR

Need landmines & IED's.

Claymores

[eastover53]

Originally Posted by Sticks&Strings

When your ranch road becomes a thoroughfare for illegals, you low them down by making it more difficult for the coyotes to pick them up. Hopefully it has slowed them down and made them pick a different route. Good luck driving though this one.[

Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Twenty locks but you could open that gate in twenty seconds by cutting that third lock from the left with some boltcutters.

[BRUTE 23]

My bet is you can nose right up to that gate and put pressure on it. That bar will either bend or beak and you are in... no matter how many locks.

Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk

[TeamAmerica]

Originally Posted by BRUTE 23

My bet is you can nose right up to that gate and put pressure on it. That bar will either bend or beak and you are in... no matter how many locks.

Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk

Or Two pieces of 3/4 plywood and I would agree.

[GWPickle]

I've always heard that locks are only made to keep honest people out. Have seen illegals and thieves get into most anything they want. It's just getting worse in south Texas.

[glen]

I was driving not long ago and a ranch had placed those big square granite boulders about every 10 feet for at least 1/2 mile. Can’t imagine the cost but at least they are not worried about brush busters anymore

[Sticks&Strings]

Originally Posted by BRUTE 23

My bet is you can nose right up to that gate and put pressure on it. That bar will either bend or beak and you are in... no matter how many locks.

Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk

Nope, not from the outside at least. Gate closes and overlaps the posts by several inches. From the inside, possibly. But no one said it was illegal proof, just a deterrent. I think it's working as we didn't see any new signs of them leaving trash behind

Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk

[Bmetz117]

I sense gwot guys in the comments ��

[Froggy]

Here's a deterrent.

[Dusty Britches]

Originally Posted by Sika

Setting a booby trap - like spikes on a gate - could be considered negligence and / or intent to harm.
bs…but just how it is.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm sorry, you are correct. I misread the other posts.

[TN_boy]

Who uses bolt cutters anymore?
With advancements in battery powered reciprocating cutters and blades....