Cedar Park Metal Gates is the Texas capital region's trusted expert in ranch entry gates and pasture gates, specializing in wide single swing leaves, solar-powered operators, and livestock-safe tube steel frames. We offer ranch gates and long-range remote entry for properties where the house is far from the road.
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Our team provides leaf sizing, power planning and fence tie-in, delivering a gate that a truck and trailer clears for both residential and commercial projects. Backed by 17 years in business and our 18-month workmanship warranty, we've completed over 1,483 projects, from a narrow pasture gate to a 16 ft ranch leaf.
From the road apron to the last remote code, our team handles every detail. Serving Cedar Park alongside Georgetown, Leander and Volente, we build each ranch gate for trailers, loose stock and a long way from the nearest outlet.
Request a free estimate, and we will measure the drive, size the leaf for your trailer and price the gate before any steel is cut.
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Jerome, Andice Road acreage, Georgetown
A horse property where trailers need a wide swing and the house is too far for a wire run
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
Jerome has a horse property on Andice Road acreage in Georgetown, where trailers need a wide swing and the house is too far for a wire run. We set one wide swing leaf with solar charging, a long-range remote and an exit sensor buried in the road base. The 16 ft leaf, 900 ft from the house, in 2-inch square tube with black powder coat, was an estimated $3,400 to $4,700 and took an estimated 1 to 2 days. A truck and trailer pulls through without anyone climbing out to open it.
A ranch entry is a working gate, so it is sized for a truck and trailer, not just a car. The opening is usually 14 to 16 ft, the leaf swings wide, and the power often comes from the sun instead of a wire run.
A tract lot with one narrow shoulder rarely fits a wide ranch leaf. Andice Road acreage and Airport Road drives have room to swing a long leaf and stage a trailer off the road.
A complete ranch entry gate with operator is estimated at $2,700 to $4,900 per system for a single wide swing leaf, and the leaf length, the distance to power and the post footings move that number most. A long solar run costs more than a short wired one. Joelle's 8 ft single leaf in square tube with a flat top rail, built in Lakeway, ran an estimated $3,500 to $4,800 over 1 to 2 days. Hollis in Buttercup Creek paid an estimated $3,100 to $4,300 over 1 to 2 days for a 16 ft leaf in powder-coated tube steel. Yvonne's 20 ft cantilever on a sloped gravel drive in Volente came to an estimated $7,100 to $9,400 across 3 to 4 days. Cole in Crystal Falls paid an estimated $4,600 to $6,400 over 2 to 3 days for a pair of 8 ft leaves.
Roller carriages and a counterbalance tail for sloped drives and heavy use
One leaf, one operator, keypad and remotes, for a narrow suburban drive
Two leaves on heavy hinges for a wide drive with level swing room behind the gate
Motor, photo eyes, edges and remotes fitted to a sound leaf
4 to 6 foot panels on set posts along a yard or perimeter
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
| Job | Est. investment | Est. duration on site |
|---|---|---|
| Trackless cantilever gate | Est. $6,200 to $9,800 per complete system | Est. 2 to 4 days |
| Tube steel single swing drive gate with operator | Est. $2,700 to $4,900 per complete system | Est. 1 to 2 days |
| Double leaf swing entry with operators | Est. $4,200 to $7,800 per complete system | Est. 2 to 3 days |
| Operator added to an existing gate | Est. $1,900 to $3,700 per system | Est. 4 to 8 hours |
| Ornamental tube steel fence line | Est. $52 to $83 per linear foot | Est. 2 to 4 days |
A single wide ranch leaf with its operator typically takes 1 to 2 days, while a pair of leaves with two operators typically takes 2 to 3 days. If your ranch gate is already hung, adding an operator is estimated at $1,900 to $3,700 and runs about 4 to 8 hours. An ornamental tube steel fence line beside the gate is typically estimated at $52 to $83 per linear foot. These ranch gate figures are estimates, and a longer leaf, a solar run or rock under the posts can change them; the written quote fixes the final price and the schedule once the drive is measured.
Trailer width sets the opening, and the opening sets the leaf. A 16 ft leaf clears most stock trailers, and a long leaf needs a strong hinge post and a deep footing. The table shows how we size a ranch gate.
| Question | What it decides | What we check |
|---|---|---|
| How wide is the trailer? | Opening width | Trailer plus mirrors, with room to spare |
| How far is the road? | Staging room | Space to stop a rig off the road |
| Where is power? | Wired or solar | Distance, shade and daily cycles |
| How often does it cycle? | Operator and battery size | Daily opens and closes |
Where the house is 900 ft away, a wire run costs more than a solar panel, so we size the panel to shade from live oak and the number of cycles. Owners often add a walkway or courtyard entry gate for foot traffic, typically 4 to 8 hours. A long-range remote lets you open the gate from the truck, and an exit sensor buried in the road base lets you leave without a remote.
Livestock and gates share one rule: nothing should be able to squeeze, climb or push through. We hold picket gaps to no more than 4 inches where a child or dog can reach, and we tie the gate to the fence with posts set deep enough to hold a leaning animal. A cattle guard can replace a gate for livestock control, but it does not stop people or vehicles, so we treat it as a companion to the gate and not a substitute. A cattle guard needs its own footing and engineering, and we do not install them in the fence line without a plan.
Tube steel is the standard for ranch gates because it stands up to hard use, and our steel gate material comparison explains galvanizing and powder coat. For a long drive with a gate far from the house, a solar gate operator is the usual power choice.
We size the leaf for your trailer, set the posts ourselves and test the operator on solar before we leave. In 17 years and over 1,483 projects, the 18-month workmanship warranty has covered welds, hinge set, footings and gate travel on every ranch gate.
We install ranch gates across a 40-mile radius, with jobs in Georgetown, Leander and Round Rock, and the other towns we cover are listed on the service area page. Georgetown and Leander single swing leaves typically take 1 to 2 days, and Round Rock paired leaves typically take 2 to 3 days. Lakeway and Steiner Ranch hillside gates may need trackless frames, which typically take 2 to 4 days. Limestone under Volente and West Lake Hills lots means we arrive with rock bits to drill the hinge post footings. In Rollingwood and Shady Hollow, expect the city or the fire department to review the plan before we order the leaf. The Hills adds association approval first. Jerome's Andice Road gate sits 900 ft from the house, so it runs on solar charging with a long-range remote. Clint's two leaves on Volente Road sit 400 ft from power under live oaks, so solar on a south-facing pole saved digging through roots and rock. Emmett's University Club side post line in Steiner Ranch was adjusted around a sprinkler main and low-voltage lines, after locates. Beckett's leaf in Great Hills was cut to clear a rising drive, and a large oak was measured before digging. Maren's 90 lf black run in Blackhawk replaced a leaning line with footings for clay, and a ranch entry on clay gets the same footings.
A ranch gate often pairs with gate access control and intercoms for visitors, a solar gate operator where power is far away, or a retrofit operator for a gate you already own.
A single wide swing system is typically estimated at $2,700 to $4,900, and your written quote fixes the price once the drive is measured.
A single wide ranch gate such as Jerome's 16 ft leaf is an estimated 1 to 2 days of work on site, and the written quote names the days.
Most ranch gates are 14 to 16 ft, and we size the leaf to your trailer plus mirrors.
Yes, Jerome's 16 ft leaf on Andice Road, 900 ft from his house, runs on solar charging with a battery instead of a wire run.
A cattle guard controls livestock but not people, so we treat it as a companion to the gate and not a substitute.
Yes, a manual ranch gate can take an operator for an estimated $1,900 to $3,700, and solar power suits a far-off house.
Request a free estimate, and the crew will walk the drive, size the leaf for your trailer and write a quote that names every part of the gate.
Start to finish
An estimator walks the opening, reads the grade and marks where the leaf or the slide run has to clear.
Steel gets cut only after you sign off on a scaled drawing that names the tube, the coating and the opener.
Our Cedar Park welders build it, the steel goes for galvanizing and powder coat, and it ships finished.
Posts cure, the leaf goes up, the opener gets wired, and you watch each photo eye and edge stop the gate.
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