Tainter (Radial) Gates

Experienced gate manufacturer of small to 10-ton Tainter gates. Most gates can be delivered in 60 days or less.

Any Size

Simple, Robust Design

Engineering as required

Stainless Steel, Powder-Coated A-36 or Epoxy Painted

Stainless Trunnions and Pins

Removable Bronze Sleeves for Trunnion Pins in Gate Arms

6’ x 8’ A-36 Carbon Steel, Powder-Coated Tainter Gate, Anabella Lake, Utah, 1500 Lbs

Stainless Hardware

Stainless Wear-Plates and Sills

Neoprene Sill and Wear-Plate Seals

Lift and Winch Assemblies

Fast delivery, ship to anywhere

Tainter gates are the heavy-weights in the gate market. market. They are used to manage large flow or storage applications. Their shape, a convex curved faceplate supported from behind by two triangular arms, brilliantly transfers what can be enormous loads to two Trunnion pins fixed to the sides of a concrete bay. Tainter Gate Being Installed at American Dam & Canal, Rio Grande, TX, 5 Tons.

While they are often made fairly small for canals of fairly light-weight materials, they can get to extremely large size weighing many tons and require very heavy-duty materials. A typical Radial gate is +/- 20' wide x 8-14' tall with 15-18' radial arms and weights 7-10,000 lbs. Watch manufactures the gates and lifting mechanisms that operate the gates. Watch Radial gates can be painted or powder-coated. Tainter Gate Installed at Lower Malad Lake, Utah, 4,000 Lbs

20’ x 14’ Tainter Gate Before Powder-Coating, Little Black Bayou, LA, 3 ½ Tons

Dietrich Drop Drive-Line: Typical Gate Lifting Mechanism

American Dam & Canal: 12 Tainter Gates, 4 – 5 Tons Each, Rio Grande River, El Paso, TX (Remove and Replace)

Self Performing
WT will provide you with an experienced installation team to RNR or refurbish your gate or actuation system, anywhere.
Radial Gate Design and Manufacture
WT provides unmatched Radial Gate design and manufacture, resulting in robust, effective, easy-to-operate gates and actuation systems. We provide fast delivery and very competitive pricing.