A lift gate did not make sense to me.
In my application I only needed a drop down to get through. Jumper wires with slack are soldered in place on the drop-down hinge end. Since its all modular, I use spring speaker terminals on the other sections. A chest latch along with a sliding door bolt secures and aligns the track the sections together.
Very quick in and out during operation! Never had an issue with this design. I say, let it hang.
