Show GOOD SWINGING FARM GATE direction directions for making one that will not sash old fashioned eyebolt hinges died used to make gate that will not sag get a heavy beavy poet post a few inches more than twice the height of the gate when got et solidly in the ground down to spade length tamping earth gravel or small stoned firmly in around the post old fashioned eyebolt binges are previously put into the poet post about 12 inches from the top and the same distance from the ground says the wisconsin agriculturist cut two pieces ot of heavy scantling one six inches shorter than the height of the gate above the ground and the other twice the length ot of the first cut the rails from six inch stuff and let lot them into the heel and bead posts their own thickness so that the gate Is flush on one bide aide before nailing up the gate set in a brace four inches in width froni from the top of the head post to the bottom of the heel post on the side of the gate that Is flush bush N nail all down the rails and brace onto A A good farm gate the head bead and heel posts and nail where the brace crosses the bars nail on cleats over the bars at the head and heel posts and on both sides at the middle of tho the gate fasten one end of a three eights rod to the top of the heel post and the other through the bead head post with a nut and acher to draw the rod tight after it Is tightened cut the rod off even with the nut wedge the gate up in the position in which it Is to bang hang and mark the position of the binges on the heel post take the gate down dow n bore the holes for hinges binges and block up into place again have the top hinge bolt so threaded that it may be taken up by turning up the nut if it any sagging is noticed put bolts through the post of the gate both above and below each hinge to pre vent splitting |