We finally had the main gate finished and it was just time to add the finishing details which included stoppers on the top. These stoppers were rubber mats that Duane had laying around which were old baler belts. These mats were very thick and heavy duty so they were the perfect thing that we needed. We cut them to a 10 inch length because that's what we talked about and decided what would work. After we cut them, I crawled up the ladder and screwed them into the top metal bar so that they dangled down and would hit the gate when it swings back up. I tacked them on by using three self tappers in each side of the mat. Self tappers (self tapping screws) are screws that have a special end so they can go directly into metal without having to drill through first and make a pilot whole. We added these stoppers so that after the gate strikes them a few times it eventually stops swinging. If I didn't add these mats the gate would swing forever after you drive over it because there would be nothing to stop it from swinging. After I had the mats screwed on I pushed the gate down and let it swing a few times and it swings roughly 4-5 extra times which is perfect.
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