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Automatic Gate Opener Its a tough one.... Italian Mason 10-13-2006
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Posted by Italian Mason on October 13, 2006, 3:26 am
Hi all,

Im getting ready to (as soon as I figure out how) put in 2 large (12'
wide by 5' high) woden gates at the front of my driveway which I want
to be hung from hinges (on one side ) of large masonry pilars.
The gates will be at the street entrance and exit of my property ( U
shaped driveway) there will be 4 pilars, 1 on either side of the 2
gates. I want the hinge (or swing point) to be on the adjacent property
side pilar on the inside middle of the pilar, so when they are open
they will swing into the driveway and continue till paralell with each
property line. Still with me? I hope Im describing this clearly.

The problem Im having is I want to use the exisisting gate opener that
simply rolled the gates in twards each other in the middle on wheels
not swinging them open and shut. I know there has got to be a way that
I can use a series sprokets to make this work but I just cant seem to
figure it out. Getting them to swing open is not a problem.... its
getting them shut again after that.... keep in mind these gates are
very large and will be made out of old 2x6 so they are going to be
pretty darn heavy, also I wanted to make them split in the middle and
open to each side ( like french doors) but I think that would be even
more difficult. I know this is a tough one but any help would be
appreciated. I know I can use the power actuated rams and I may have to
but Id like to see If I can use what I have first.
G.P


Posted by Bill on October 13, 2006, 10:13 am
Either you know how to do this or you don't. If you can't figure it out, you
may be able to get some inexpensive help from a mechanical engineer student
at a local college. More expensive would be to buy gate openers designed for
what you need off-the-shelf. Even more expensive would probably be to hire a
mechanical engineer to design what you need.




"Italian Mason" wrote in message
> Hi all,
>
> Im getting ready to (as soon as I figure out how) put in 2 large (12'
> wide by 5' high) woden gates at the front of my driveway which I want
> to be hung from hinges (on one side ) of large masonry pilars.
> The gates will be at the street entrance and exit of my property ( U
> shaped driveway) there will be 4 pilars, 1 on either side of the 2
> gates. I want the hinge (or swing point) to be on the adjacent property
> side pilar on the inside middle of the pilar, so when they are open
> they will swing into the driveway and continue till paralell with each
> property line. Still with me? I hope Im describing this clearly.
>
> The problem Im having is I want to use the exisisting gate opener that
> simply rolled the gates in twards each other in the middle on wheels
> not swinging them open and shut. I know there has got to be a way that
> I can use a series sprokets to make this work but I just cant seem to
> figure it out. Getting them to swing open is not a problem.... its
> getting them shut again after that.... keep in mind these gates are
> very large and will be made out of old 2x6 so they are going to be
> pretty darn heavy, also I wanted to make them split in the middle and
> open to each side ( like french doors) but I think that would be even
> more difficult. I know this is a tough one but any help would be
> appreciated. I know I can use the power actuated rams and I may have to
> but Id like to see If I can use what I have first.
> G.P
>



Posted by Dan Deckert on October 15, 2006, 4:57 pm
http://www.gateopenerproducts.com/ Is a good place to start looking for
your needs...up to 1000# & 20' long dual swing gates.

Dan




> Hi all,
>
> Im getting ready to (as soon as I figure out how) put in 2 large (12'
> wide by 5' high) woden gates at the front of my driveway which I want
> to be hung from hinges (on one side ) of large masonry pilars.
> The gates will be at the street entrance and exit of my property ( U
> shaped driveway) there will be 4 pilars, 1 on either side of the 2
> gates. I want the hinge (or swing point) to be on the adjacent property
> side pilar on the inside middle of the pilar, so when they are open
> they will swing into the driveway and continue till paralell with each
> property line. Still with me? I hope Im describing this clearly.
>
> The problem Im having is I want to use the exisisting gate opener that
> simply rolled the gates in twards each other in the middle on wheels
> not swinging them open and shut. I know there has got to be a way that
> I can use a series sprokets to make this work but I just cant seem to
> figure it out. Getting them to swing open is not a problem.... its
> getting them shut again after that.... keep in mind these gates are
> very large and will be made out of old 2x6 so they are going to be
> pretty darn heavy, also I wanted to make them split in the middle and
> open to each side ( like french doors) but I think that would be even
> more difficult. I know this is a tough one but any help would be
> appreciated. I know I can use the power actuated rams and I may have to
> but Id like to see If I can use what I have first.
> G.P
>



Posted by Bobk207 on October 16, 2006, 10:09 pm

Italian Mason wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Im getting ready to (as soon as I figure out how) put in 2 large (12'
> wide by 5' high) woden gates at the front of my driveway which I want
> to be hung from hinges (on one side ) of large masonry pilars.
> The gates will be at the street entrance and exit of my property ( U
> shaped driveway) there will be 4 pilars, 1 on either side of the 2
> gates. I want the hinge (or swing point) to be on the adjacent property
> side pilar on the inside middle of the pilar, so when they are open
> they will swing into the driveway and continue till paralell with each
> property line. Still with me? I hope Im describing this clearly.
>
> The problem Im having is I want to use the exisisting gate opener that
> simply rolled the gates in twards each other in the middle on wheels
> not swinging them open and shut. I know there has got to be a way that
> I can use a series sprokets to make this work but I just cant seem to
> figure it out. Getting them to swing open is not a problem.... its
> getting them shut again after that.... keep in mind these gates are
> very large and will be made out of old 2x6 so they are going to be
> pretty darn heavy, also I wanted to make them split in the middle and
> open to each side ( like french doors) but I think that would be even
> more difficult. I know this is a tough one but any help would be
> appreciated. I know I can use the power actuated rams and I may have to
> but Id like to see If I can use what I have first.
> G.P

GP-

I am an ME & I doubt I would attempt to modify a rolling gate actuator
for use with a swing gate even if I got the rolling gate actuator for
free.

I would suggest getting a swing gate actuator .....one of the tight
package style rather thn the crank arm type

http://www.gate-opener.com/index_swing.html


cheers
Bob


Posted by JerryD\(upstateNY\) on October 17, 2006, 2:22 am
keep in mind these gates are very large and will be made out of old 2x6 so
they are going to be pretty darn heavy,<<<

You are going to go through all this trouble for a gate made of "OLD 2X6's
???
--
JerryD(upstateNY)



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