Heavy-Duty Cantilever Farm Gates: Supply & Installation

Engineered for rigorous agricultural, equine, and rural commercial access, our Cantilever Sliding Farm Gates eliminate the typical weak points of traditional swinging field gates and ground-tracked systems. By operating entirely suspended off the deck, these gates require no ground track across the roadway—meaning zero jams caused by mud, slurry, gravel, heavy machinery tracking, or snow.

Whether you need a manual sliding barrier or a fully automated access control setup, our systems deliver dependable perimeter containment and effortless operation across openings up to 10 metres.

Why Choose a Cantilever System for Agricultural Entrances?

• No Ground Track or Overhead Clearance Limits: Heavy tractors, combine harvesters, cattle trailers, and bulk feed deliveries roll straight through without damaging tracks or worrying about height restrictions.

• Sloping & Uneven Terrain Ready: Glides clear of high verges, sloping driveways, and rutted tracks where standard swing gates bottom out or swing into oncoming vehicles.

• No Sagging Over Wide Spans: Traditional long 5-bar or 7-bar gates place immense leverage on hinge posts, eventually dropping and dragging. Cantilever frames utilize an integrated counterbalance overhang and internal carriage assemblies to stay dead level for life.

• High-Security Agricultural Boundary: Harder to force or lift off than standard hook-and-eye field gates, providing a robust deterrent against rural crime and unauthorized vehicle access.

Installation Options

We offer two distinct post mounting and carriage configurations tailored to your site conditions:

1. In-Ground (Root-Fixed / Cast-in-Situ)

The gold standard for greenfield locations, unpaved farm tracks, pasture entrances, and soft ground.

• Method: Extended posts and heavy-duty structural foundation cages are set deep into mass-pour concrete footings.

• Engineered Stability: The concrete foundation pad serves as the foundational anchor, absorbing dynamic wind loads and the turning moments of the counterbalanced overhang without shifting over time.

• Best Suited For: Open field boundaries, earth or hardcore roadways, new builds, and high-wind exposed rural sites.

2. Bolt-Down (Base-Plated Mounting)

Designed for yards, depots, and existing reinforced civil foundations.

• Method: Features precision-welded, gusseted base plates secured directly onto pre-existing, C30/C35 minimum structural concrete slabs or pad footings using heavy-duty chemical anchors or expanding masonry studs.

• Minimal Ground Disturbance: Avoids excavation through existing concrete yards, apron slabs, or tarmac entrances with suitable concrete sub-bases.

• Best Suited For: Concreted farmyards, grain stores, equestrian yards, silage pits, and commercial packing sheds.

Technical Specifications & Features

Professional Turnkey Installation Service

Our fitting teams handle the full installation lifecycle to ensure long-term, trouble-free operation:

1. Site Assessment & Ground Analysis: Measuring clear roadway widths, checking horizontal run-back space along the hedge or fence line, and testing ground conditions.

2. Groundworks & Foundations: Trenching, shuttering, reinforcement steel placement, and concrete foundation pours engineered precisely to gate span and counterbalance weight ratios.

3. Hardware Erection & Laser Alignment: Post setting, carriage leveling, and smooth glide testing.

4. Safety & Hardware Commissioning: Heavy-duty end stops, slam posts, lockable agricultural drop-bolts/shackle catches, and safety edges for automated runs.