Leander Metal Gates is the metro's trusted expert for ranch entries, specializing in solar operators, long-range remotes and heavy tube and pipe leaves. We offer trailer setbacks and cattle guard layouts for every drive.
Our team provides leaf weight and power planning, delivering a tough, dependable entry for acreage and a heavy-duty cycle rating for both residential and commercial projects. Over 1,127 projects and 14 years in business, plus a 2-year workmanship warranty, stand behind every ranch gate we hang, whether it is a plain walk-through gate or a 28 ft truck entrance.
From measuring the trailer turn before the drawing is signed to testing every photo eye at handover, our team handles every detail. Serving Leander and the neighboring towns of Cedar Park, Georgetown and Round Rock, each ranch gate is planned around the far end of the drive it guards.
Call today for a free estimate, and we will walk the drive, measure the trailer turn and tell you what the leaf and the power cost before anything is ordered.
Numbers first
Rusty, Andice Road acreage, Georgetown
A stock trailer owner who needed to pull off the county road before the gate began to move
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
Rusty's acreage on Andice Road in Georgetown sits on a fast road, so we hung a 16 ft single leaf set back 40 ft in heavy steel tube and pipe. The job was an estimated $3,300 to $4,600 and took an estimated 1 to 2 days on site. We set the line back from the road and powered it with solar and a long-range remote, and the trailer now sits clear of traffic while the leaf opens.
A ranch gate is planned from the road in, not from the house out. The first question is how far back the trailer needs to sit, the second is where the power will come from, and the third is what the stock and the weather will do to the leaf.
Trailer clearance sets the line. A truck and a stock trailer can run 40 ft or more, so the gate sits back far enough that the rig clears the road while the leaf opens, and the leaf is wide enough to swing past a mirror.
A one-leaf automated swing gate is typically estimated at $2,600 to $4,800 and takes roughly 1 to 2 days. A two-leaf automated swing entry is estimated at $4,300 to $7,900 and typically takes 2 to 3 days. Retrofitting an operator onto a manual ranch gate costs roughly $1,850 to $3,600, and the work typically takes 4 to 8 hours. A walk-through entry gate beside the leaf is roughly $700 to $1,400, usually 4 to 8 hours. A track-mounted slide gate is typically estimated at $1,800 to $4,900 on a flat drive, and a trackless cantilever slide gate runs roughly $6,300 to $9,700.
A long single leaf with one arm and a keypad, for builder-lot drives with room on one side
A centered pair with two operators, for wide openings and a drive that stays level behind the line
One leaf running on a floor track, for a flat drive with side room and no swing space
A counterbalanced leaf on enclosed carriages, for caliche, crowned drives and heavy daily use
A person-width steel gate with a keyed latch, for walkways, side yards and courtyards
Motor, photo eyes and remotes fitted to a leaf that already hangs true
From a coded keypad to video calling, with visitor and courier codes set up
Welded panels in a 4 to 6 foot height, set on concrete posts with racked or stepped sections
Hammered pickets and collars at 5 to 6 feet, for period homes and estate frontage
Aluminum barrier at the height we confirm with the city, with a self-closing, self-latching gate priced apart
Blast to bare metal, treat rust and refinish, for sound iron with a failed finish
Steel or iron guards measured at the site, anchored to the stringer or the slab
Compact steel or iron spiral, with headroom and landing checked before anything is ordered
Steel or iron door with insulated glass, sized to a new or existing rough opening
Recurring visits for operators, safety devices and hinges, with a written service log
Steel slat panels and matching gate infill, priced by the run once the slat gap and height are set
Stainless cable on steel posts for decks and balconies, tensioned and checked at handover
Tempered glass panels with steel posts or a base shoe, set once the measured panels arrive
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
| Job | Est. investment | Est. duration on site |
|---|---|---|
| One-leaf automated swing gate | Est. $2,600 to $4,800 per complete system | Est. 1 to 2 days |
| Two-leaf automated swing entry | Est. $4,300 to $7,900 per complete system | Est. 2 to 3 days |
| Operator added to a manual gate | Est. $1,850 to $3,600 per operator system | Est. 4 to 8 hours |
| Track-mounted slide gate | Est. $1,800 to $4,900 per complete system | Est. 2 to 3 days |
| Trackless cantilever slide gate | Est. $6,300 to $9,700 per complete system | Est. 2 to 4 days |
| Walk-through entry gate | Est. $700 to $1,400 per gate | Est. 4 to 8 hours |
Most ranch leaves across Georgetown and Round Rock land in the lower half of the estimated $2,600 to $4,800 range, and a solar kit or a longer leaf moves the total up from there.
Treat these figures as Leander estimates that can change. The final price and install schedule come from your written quote after the site visit, and they hinge on leaf length, power source, cattle guard and setback.
Solar fits a gate far from any outlet, trenched power fits a gate near a barn or house, and a manual gate with a heavy latch fits a pasture entry used twice a week. Below, each setup gets an estimated cost and the site it fits best.
| Power setup | Est. complete system | Best site | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solar operator | Est. $2,600 to $4,800 | Far gate, no utility power nearby | Panel and battery sized to cycles |
| Trenched power | Est. $2,600 to $4,800 | Gate near a barn or house | Trench cost is quoted apart |
| Operator added to a manual gate | Est. $1,850 to $3,600 | Existing heavy leaf | Leaf must hang true first |
| Manual with latch | Est. $700 to $1,400 | Pasture entry, rare use | No power to fail |
The common ranch mistake is a gate set too near the road, because a trailer that waits for the leaf blocks the lane. We set the line back where the rig fits, and we plan the cattle guard and the leaf together so stock cannot get under either.
A ranch gate still has pinch points. Every entrapment zone gets monitored photo eyes and edges, and the reverse on contact is tested before we hand the gate over. Round Rock's published gate guidelines call for a Knox key switch and a Fire Marshal acceptance test, so ask the Fire Marshal's Office for the full text before you order. For a Leander entry, the Fire Marshal's Office can say whether your gate should carry Knox hardware.
Heavy steel tube and pipe is the leaf we build most for stock, hung on sealed ball-bearing hinges. See steel gate installation for the material choice and solar gate operators for power at the far end of a drive.
We install ranch gates across a 35-mile radius, with most leaves hung in Georgetown, Cedar Park and Round Rock, plus our service area page for the rest. Steiner Ranch and Lakeway acreage slopes toward the lake, so the setback is laid out against the grade first. West Lake Hills and The Hills lots are checked for trailer room before a leaf is drawn. A walking visit of the drive is also where every Volente and Rollingwood job begins. Sunset Valley and Leander drives get the solar kit we used for Rusty's Andice Road gate. Georgetown pier depth follows the ground, which is rock and thin soil west of I-35 and clay east of it. Leander is one of the newest-built cities in the metro, so most of our ranch gates here guard acreage on the edge of a master-planned subdivision.
Our lead welder builds the leaf and our installer sets the operator, so the person who measured the trailer turn is the one who sets the line. After 14 years and 1,127 projects, we know how heavy steel tube and pipe behaves on a 16 ft leaf set back 40 ft. Rusty's Andice Road gate in Georgetown is the model we measure each new ranch gate against.
Many ranch gates pair with gate access control for long-range remotes and codes, and with gate operator installation for a leaf you already own. An opener that is wearing out is a job for automatic gate repair. On Lime Creek Road in Volente, Hank's solar operator is the example of a distant gate powered without a long trench. Everett's 20 ft cantilever in Berry Creek, Georgetown, shows the trackless option on a crowned caliche drive. Owen's leaf on Hatley Drive in Rollingwood sagged enough to trip its operator, so we rehung it. Lindsey's 16 ft pair in Travisso, Leander, shows a sloped drive. Marlene's 15 ft single leaf in Crystal Falls ran an estimated $3,000 to $4,200 and took an estimated 1 to 2 days.
Expect an estimated $2,600 to $4,800 for a one-leaf automated swing gate and an estimated $4,300 to $7,900 for a two-leaf automated swing entry, with the final price set in your written quote.
Plan on 1 to 2 days for a one-leaf automated swing gate and 2 to 3 days for a two-leaf automated swing entry, typically.
Far enough for the truck and trailer to clear the lane while the leaf opens, which was 40 ft on Rusty's Andice Road gate.
Solar sizing and a long-range remote solve it, and a battery backup and manual release stay on every operator.
Heavy steel tube and pipe on sealed ball-bearing hinges is built for it, and we plan the cattle guard and the leaf together.
Yes. The leaf has to hang true first, and then the operator itself is an estimated $1,850 to $3,600 and roughly 4 to 8 hours of work.
Yes. Lakeway and Steiner Ranch drives are installed the same way as Cedar Park and Georgetown ones, all inside roughly 35 miles of Leander.
The 2-year workmanship warranty covers weld integrity, post plumb, hinge alignment and gate sag, while motors and control boards carry the operator maker's own 1 to 5 year warranty.
A free estimate starts with us walking the drive and measuring the trailer turn, and it ends with an itemized quote.
The order of work
We tape the opening, shoot the slope and check the HOA or town rules before anyone prices steel.
You sign one scaled sheet listing frame size, coating and operator, and that sheet doubles as your review board packet.
Frames are welded in the shop and coated before delivery, so no grinding or spray paint happens on your drive.
Footings cure, then the leaf is hung and wired, and we run each safety device with you standing there.
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