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Post by M-5 on Jan 6, 2020 15:21:41 GMT -6
I use a screw in gate hanger on the bottom of all my gates. I use a bolt thru adjustable on the top. One thing I hate is screwing them in even with a pilot hole it's aggravating. Came up with a solution yesterday . Take a 32mm deep well socket cut a notch about 3/4 inch on one side . And a cordless impact will spin it in with ease. I do use a dab of grease on the threads also.
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Post by 3LT Farms on Jan 6, 2020 15:24:06 GMT -6
Good idea.
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Post by ebenezer on Jan 6, 2020 18:19:16 GMT -6
"I do use a dab of grease on the threads also."
I usually give them a shot of WD-40. I like your tool idea.
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Post by M-5 on Jan 6, 2020 18:36:52 GMT -6
"I do use a dab of grease on the threads also." I usually give them a shot of WD-40. I like your tool idea. I use a lot of light poles for corners and some of them are so saturated with cresote they won't go without grease |
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Post by greybeard on Jan 7, 2020 9:31:34 GMT -6
You're lucky to still have a source for creosoted utility poles. Creosoted ones last almost 'forever'...The new preservative they now use ain't worth a crap IMO.
I've had some of the screw in hinge pins twist in the newer poles due to opening and closing the gates daily, even tho I originally screwed them in to the point of the bolt part breaking off.
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Post by M-5 on Jan 7, 2020 9:47:51 GMT -6
You're lucky to still have a source for creosoted utility poles. Creosoted ones last almost 'forever'...The new preservative they now use ain't worth a crap IMO. I've had some of the screw in hinge pins twist in the newer poles due to opening and closing the gates daily, even tho I originally screwed them in to the point of the bolt part breaking off. Alot of them are worse shape on the upper part. The ground contact portion are still black and in good shape. |
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Post by greybeard on Jan 7, 2020 11:15:15 GMT -6
Yep, weather and heat from the sun forces the creosote out of the upper parts and more of it migrates down to the under ground portion thru any of the tree's vascular system that is still open. .......gravity is a wonderful thing sometimes...sometimes not so much.
I'll have to try your tool invention next time I put in a new gateway. Been using a pipewrench or a piece of pipe stuck over the 'L' part of the pin all my life. PITA on the lower pin as there isn't much room between pin and the ground to make a full turn.
How'd we ever get by without cordless drills??
I've used only a few of the all thread pins that make the pin length adjustable but not a big fan of drilling a hole all the way thru the post, opening it up to the elements of rain and bugs, tho the washers should help in that regard. Seen lots of people also nail an old license plate over the top of posts to keep rain off them but not sure that ever had any real effect either way.
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Post by M-5 on Jan 7, 2020 11:21:32 GMT -6
Yep, weather and heat from the sun forces the creosote out of the upper parts and more of it migrates down to the under ground portion thru any of the tree's vascular system that is still open. .......gravity is a wonderful thing sometimes...sometimes not so much. I'll have to try your tool invention next time I put in a new gateway. Been using a pipewrench or a piece of pipe stuck over the 'L' part of the pin all my life. PITA on the lower pin as there isn't much room between pin and the ground to make a full turn. How'd we ever get by without cordless drills?? I've used only a few of the all thread pins that make the pin length adjustable but not a big fan of drilling a hole all the way thru the post, opening it up to the elements of rain and bugs, tho the washers should help in that regard. Seen lots of people also nail an old license plate over the top of posts to keep rain off them but not sure that ever had any real effect either way. I have used good old fashioned bull or asphalt flashing cement on the top of post . It seals the top pretty good. |
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Post by bulltrader on Jan 7, 2020 18:02:52 GMT -6
Yep, weather and heat from the sun forces the creosote out of the upper parts and more of it migrates down to the under ground portion thru any of the tree's vascular system that is still open. .......gravity is a wonderful thing sometimes...sometimes not so much. I'll have to try your tool invention next time I put in a new gateway. Been using a pipewrench or a piece of pipe stuck over the 'L' part of the pin all my life. PITA on the lower pin as there isn't much room between pin and the ground to make a full turn. How'd we ever get by without cordless drills?? I've used only a few of the all thread pins that make the pin length adjustable but not a big fan of drilling a hole all the way thru the post, opening it up to the elements of rain and bugs, tho the washers should help in that regard. Seen lots of people also nail an old license plate over the top of posts to keep rain off them but not sure that ever had any real effect either way. I have the local garage save me e the oil filters they change and set them on top of the wooden posts. They drain as the weather changes and it's free |
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