Keep Trucks Moving and Cattle Home
Every gate on a working road costs time — every trip, every day, all year. A properly installed cattle guard removes the gate entirely: vehicles roll through at speed while cattle stay exactly where they belong.
We install and remove cattle guards across Paradise Valley — Emigrant, Livingston, Gardiner — and throughout Southwest Montana’s ranch country.
Installation Done Right
A cattle guard is a small civil-engineering project, and the details decide how long it works:
- Pit excavation to proper depth with a stable, level foundation
- Load-rated guards matched to your traffic — pickups, stock trailers, or loaded hay trucks
- Level placement flush with the road surface for smooth crossings
- Drainage that works — the most-skipped detail; a pit full of water, silt, or ice stops deterring stock and starts destroying the guard
- Fence and wing connections tying the guard into your fence lines so there’s no gap to exploit
Removal and Replacement
Operations change. When a guard needs to come out — for road repairs, changing stock patterns, or simple end-of-life — we lift the structure, clean up the pit, and restore the roadway. If it’s a replacement, we’ll upgrade the foundation and drainage while we’re in the hole.
Part of a Complete Entrance
Cattle guards pair naturally with automatic gates and ranch entrances — stock control at the road, security and statement at the driveway. One crew designs and builds the whole system. Free estimates, honest advice on load ratings and placement.
