Need an inventer

[birdy]

I need sumone who knows how to source remote control bits n pices.Iv concluded [after 15 years :] that a gyro is better off without ground support with "touchy" moos, cept for the gate shutn part.All spoiled and even sum of the "domesticated" mobs only see a ground based machine asa challenge, and the **** only hits the fan after i call them up.Keep the ground crew outa it till the gates shut isa breeze. But the timeing of the call, and the speed needed for the crew to slam it shut wont always be as slick as it [ bones] was the other day, so i need a way of closen the gate wen im ready, from the air.Sum sorta RC systm should be easy enuff. Hell, you can fly a heli or multi engined AC by remote, so closen a gate should be a sinch.

[asra]

Sounds expensive, must be money in the cow herdin business after all ;D

[muzzza]

You could do it for about $100.00.

[tonydenton]

it could be done dave, how many gates you talking?

[Tsemler]

Here ya go birdy, if ya wanna spend some coin, Opens and shuts so no need to ever land again.

[birdy]

Considered them Trent, but its gota be quick.Iv landed in the gateway a few times, but one day sum old slag is go"n to take me on, and by the time iv got the belt off n locked the stick, half of um woulda bolted.I only want one unit, flexable enuf to fit any gate, fast enuff to beet the old slag, and a catch thatll hold a cranky nugget*.The spring loaded with solinoid release should do the trick, as long as the solinoid is strong enuff to pull the trigger ona strong spring load.Gess if the solinoid didnt work, harry would soon release it. * bout 800kgs of beef at 50kmh.

[Tsemler]

Hmmm yes i can see your point about the "nugget"

[elwynne]

G"day Birdy, am in the process of doing this myself to trap some of my cattle. have set up a gate in a panel with a spring to pull it shut & a 15 kg pull servo used for remote control cars/planes. The servo will pull the release latch on the gate. My son has the rest of the control to hook the servo up to. Will get it working in the next couple of weeks.

[MilesW]

The spring loaded with solinoid release should do the trick, as long as the solinoid is strong enuff to pull the trigger ona strong spring load.For the remote control side you can easily adapt the innards of a standard remote garage opener. The better ones have a pretty decent line of sight range .Ignore the 240Vac input. The control and outputs are almost always 12 or 24Vdc. Plug your battery into the power supply output side. Add a 12 or 24V solenoid operator which are a dime a dozen from any good auto leccy show or truck parts joint. The release trigger shouldn"t be too hard to fabricate.Use a regular cattle yard slam latch (a decent 1" bolt one, not a pissy little job) on the gate your gunna shut.

[gbw]

"Use a regular cattle yard slam latch (a decent 1" bolt one, not a pissy little job) on the gate your gunna shut.

[Bill Cross]

Hey Birdy,Some of these bits may be handy and at the right price. http://secure.oatleyelectronics.com/...=2a&page=1Hows the feral goin?I"m back in the air with Ross B giving me some check rides.Bill

[asra]

Next thing youll whanta draft from the feral, so you mightaswell get a big mob of latches and stuff 8)