Homemade Electric Gate Opener

This remote-controlled Homemade Electric Gate Opener allows Jerome Breuer, of Slinger, WT, to access the cattle holding area from the seat of his tractor or skid loader. Installing a standard garage door opener inside his barn, Breuer extended the opener’s ‘reach’ (through a series of cables and pulleys) to the gate outside, which is attached to a utility pole with a single bolt. The counterweighted gate he made from 2-inch stainless steel milk pipeline.

Cost: $200.00

Impairment Category: Back, Lower extremity, Strength/endurance, Upper extremity