Gate Wheel. Does this stop gates from dragging along the ground? Will it possibly save marriages?

This week I try out the gate wheel from QuikFence in Warwick QLD. This neat little product may be the solution for dragging gates that I've been looking for! I reckon if it works it might even help save some marriages. Check out my website for product links.
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[Vee-zxeh]

What a great idea. I will show this video to my husband....We have 13 or 14 sticky farm gates! Thank you for sharing.

[PapaRug.]

I love the bale feeder/sawhorse to support the gate while working on it

[jamiedempster]

great design love the comedy throughout the video

[xjox]

You secretly read those instructions a coupe of times didn't you? 🤨

That wheel is a great bit of design work, very well thought out. I think that I have seen about 100 failed gate wheels and the worse they fail, the harder they make it to use the gate until you have to lift up the end of the gate to be able to open it. Castoring wheels are about the worst. I'm going to have to think seriously about getting some of those wheels. 🤠

[hagopianharout]

I loved this Wherl, I just installed 2m wide gate for my customer but? I missed out :) . I installed the gate about 150mm higher than the ground which still spins smooth and no contact with ground .
Thank you TT well done

[astonmcleod]

Tim, I had to laugh the grinder, I've just bought a small holding in South Australia. Some old pig pens I do not need. I advertised and a chap started cutting with a cold saw, the saw failed on the last gate, so an angle grinder was used. The inevitable happened started a three acre grass fire. Perhaps mention the fire risk especially for the new people to rural living.

[hoyks]

Living on black soil and with fence posts that move whenever it rains, mine got a bit more involved than that. I got sick of wrestling it to get it fully open, so went for the over kill option.
The 14' gate doesn't sag, not now it has a 50x75x3mm rail and cantilevered rollers bolted onto it.

[MrBooojangles]

Great video and that looks a great product. I've just watched the manufacturers video, but it didn't allow comments. Then I randomly picked yours and you use the same wheel, LOL. I'm making a bespoke steel framed gate myself, about 12ft 6 inch long. The gate has to open up a slope on slightly uneven ground, so I'm going to fix my own design of sliding hinge at the bottom of the gate and weld up a wheel bracket for a wheel on it at the latch end. The thing with this gate, is that the wheel has to support the whole weight of the gate as it opens up the slope. Unfortunately I can't make one of those triangle shaped gates like you see in some commercial properties, as the gate has to be rectangle from the ground up and covered in steel mesh, when it's shut, to stop people's dogs coming in my field off the public road.

[stevep]

You certainly do your bit to keep the rural economy ticking over, and I have to thank you once again. Every time you do a review I end up buying the product. From the very first review I ever watched you do (Massey ride on mower) I’ve always loved your honesty and getting the word out there on different things. At least I can set my farm up and know that the products I purchase have past the Tim Thompson test. Thanks mate

[donaldmatthies]

Tim,
Another great video and product review.
I live on the coteau in South Dakota, With the amount of snow we get here I really don't think a gate wheel will help. But since you took time to review, video and install the product I'll give it a look. Thank you for taking time to film and post this video.

[JH-]

Well done and happy next anniversary.
thanks

[bradstar]

Hi Tim if you hing the gate with threaded rod top and bottom you don't need a wheel

[PeninsulaBranchVFF]

One tip that's not in the Assembly Instructions is to have the welds facing OUTWARDS. Thanks

[vsvnrg]

very, very clever. i would have thought making the wheel wider would have been a good idea but this is so well thought out i suspect that problem is not a problem. perhaps a second model with a wider wheel. or fit 2 wheels. again i say very very clever.

[Dingosimon]

You had me @ the Dog Inspectors, hahahaah

[nickharrison]

Now if I could find a decent automatic gate opener for 16ft gates

[dermie]

Will save a divorce ... I imagine that has sold a lot of people!!!

[Shertheluv]

I wonder how well this works in a wet climate?

[krug]

Love it. Tim, can you recommend an automated gate for entry to a property? Keypad or remote.. whatever

[nftshiller]

hi i am in the usa and when i go to the quicfence site it says virus not sure I am curious about the wheel nice video