Reabe Air

The Reabe Smart Gate

GATE BROCHURE 

DID YOU KNOW, THE REABE SMART GATES …..

 

  • ARE THE ONLY STC’d ELECTRIC GATES for 7.5″ and 5″ Box of AirTractors and Thrush
  • AUTO ON/OFF AND CONSTANT RATE WITH ALL GPS PROVIDERS (see below) including the Satloc Falcon!
  • ONLY powered gates that can MANUALLY OPEN AND CLOSE THE GATE BOX, IN FLIGHT, DURING FAILURE (patented). 
  • Provides AUTOMATIC DRY FLOW CONTROL. No need for a DRY flow controller, it’s done using our controller and software.
  • Are LOW MAINTAINENCE; some of our electric motors have been in the use for 5+ years!
  • CONNECTS WITH THE REABE HOPPER DISPLAY to show gate openings and product lbs. on board. 

History:

For years, Reabe Spraying Service did fertilizer and seeding work with the manual 5 inch gate. As our shoulders aged, we looked for a better way to do the job. We looked at the hydraulic gates, and after owning one, we wanted a lighter, less complex, and inexpensive system with mechanical backup.

In 2018, we developed the FIRST electric gate system with advanced features.

We currently connect to most aircraft models and gate styles AND interface with ALL GPS’s.

System Details:

The Reabe Smart Gate is powered by a modern industrial grade brushless electric motor, a fully sealed system that does not require servicing. The simplicity of the system, with only 4 components and wiring, limit the installation and maintenance time. The durable, but light weight-30lb system, attains a 3.5 inch gate opening and only requires 10 AMP power consumption. With a touch of a button, the gate quickly moves to the programmed gate settings with our user-friendly controller. The Reabe Smart Gate interfaces with all major GPS units to provide accurate constant rate and variable rate application. The system also displays pounds on-board and total pounds applied.

During powered gate application the mechanical lever is stowed into a locked position, but the pilot may open and close the gate manually by movement of the lever, in flight. This key feature is ONLY available for the Reabe Smart Gates and is called mechanical redundancy (patented).  The stowed lever and all mechanical linkages remain entirely intact as a secondary system. This ensures that the aircraft can always work on dry application even if a system error occurs. It also provides the benefit of being able to fully close the gate manually, in flight, after an emergency dump.

Our patented system’s motor is always connected even during manual operation, so gate position and lbs. dispensed is always known. Our system has the ability to manually CONTROL the heavy gate box to fully open and fully close with ease. All other systems disconnect the powered system from the gate box during manual operation, which limits or eliminates manual functions. Under mechanical control, the gate openings are still displayed. 

The Gate Output:

The Smart 5″ Gate spreads like a typical 5″ gate.

The Smart 7.5″ Gate is able to put out larger poundage; somewhere between a 7.5″ and 10″ standard gate. For example, using an AT-802, with Treated Urea, you can start estimating:

  • 1.6″ gate open with 90′ swath at 100 #/Acre
  • 1.85″ gate open with 84′ swath at 150 #/Acre
  • 2.25″ gate open with 75′ swath at 200 #/Acre
  • 2.75″ gate open with 75′ swath at 250 #/Acre

GPS Info:

Reabe Smart Gate interfaces with all GPS units on the market, see below. The Smart Gates can provide advanced features to ALL GPS’s as long as the GPS is capable of the feature.

*Reabe accessory – This Simple GPS detects ground speed so the Smart Gate can perform advanced features to all GPS’s. The Reabe Accessory can be used to preform constant rate even if NO other GPS is on board.

The Makers of the First Electric Gates, the only Gates with Complete Mechanical Redundancy and STC.

Offering products keep on working, so you can too!

Gate Brochure 2023

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