gate return springs

[Big Bolt]

Iv'e been doing a few field gates for the LA and they supply all,the hardware the trouble is the gate closing springs are pant's the small piece of metal that you fit under tensionin in the top will not stay in or pop's out when it slams

 

does any one fit them in a different way or know of a better make ? the ones they supply are 10'' gatemate

[Matthew Arnold]

Iv'e been doing a few field gates for the LA and they supply all,the hardware the trouble is the gate closing springs are pant's the small piece of metal that you fit under tensionin in the top will not stay in or pop's out when it slams

 

does any one fit them in a different way or know of a better make ? the ones they supply are 10'' gatemate

 

If we are doing self closing gates we tend to us a 6x6"x8 ft square post and offset the hinges to which ever way you want the gate to close. You can just about see what i mean in the picture.

 

But the ones the gate suppliers are crap. As are the screws they supply. We use Centrewire for our metal framed gates but buy the gate gear from a local agri merchant as it is cheaper and easier. The gate and corral were supplied by Centrewire but came without instructions and dimensions which was not very helpful.

Edited April 16, 2013 by Matthew Arnold

[NI Tree]

i would off set the hangers as it is simpler and less to go wrong

[miker]

forget the springs and do kissing gate like previous post, had nothing but trouble with those self closers

[mendiplogs]

If we are doing self closing gates we tend to us a 6x6"x8 ft square post and offset the hinges to which ever way you want the gate to close. You can just about see what i mean in the picture.

 

But the ones the gate suppliers are crap. As are the screws they supply. We use Centrewire for our metal framed gates but buy the gate gear from a local agri merchant as it is cheaper and easier. The gate and corral were supplied by Centrewire but came without instructions and dimensions which was not very helpful.

 

HI MATT thats the way to do it mate jon

[Chunkymunky]

Erm is it my eyes is the gate in the first pic opening towards camera?

 

If so, shouldn't the spring be on the other side to work right?

[bobh]

Had the same problem myself in the past, LA supplied gates including return springs, in the end we just used to offset the hangers and stick the return spring on as an assister. This seemed to keep the LA happy even though the spring wasn't really doing anything!

[csservices]

Last return spring I put on was a pain in the rear, ended up drilling right through the end and using the little tensioning bar as the pin to hold the tension, took a bit of a fight to tighten it up though, sure they used to be alot easier

[Aaron]

I have had the same problem especially with bloody kids ripping them of on rights of ways. I now use two eye hooks with a chain between( one on post one on gate) and a foot long piece of drain pipe filled with concrete in the middle, jobs a good un.

[face cord]

In snowdonia they use s the method of using a wire with a rock weight hanging on it.

 

Bit like this

 

http://www.ehow.com/how_5614794_build-self_closing-garden-gate.html