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Kōrero: Farm fencing

Chain-and-slot type catch

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Chain-and-slot type catch

This gate catch has a chain welded onto a metal strap, which is secured onto a concrete post. The chain wraps around the gate frame and slots into a hook that is welded onto the strap. It is less likely that the chain can be lifted out of the slot by cattle.

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Robert Peden, Farm fencing – Gates and other barriers, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/15313/chain-and-slot-type-catch (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Robert Peden, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.