Subject: [Shop-talk] Electric driveway gates

From: Jim Stone <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2022 15:39:23 -0500

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I would like to put an electric gate on our driveway to make it easier =
for my wife. The yard is currently fenced in with stockade fence, which =
will be replaced with a combination of deer fence (lots of those =
around!) and 6=E2=80=9D vertical deck boards along the road.  The =
current opening is 12 feet, with two 6=E2=80=99x6' (roughly) gates, made =
using an off the shelf frame kit =
(https://smile.amazon.com/Adjust-Gate-Steel-Building-openings/dp/B000AMP96=
S/ref=3Dsr_1_55?crid=3D1QMB822P1HGKW&keywords=3Ddriveway+gates&qid=3D16707=
89911&sprefix=3Ddriveway+gates%2Caps%2C73&sr=3D8-55 =
<https://smile.amazon.com/Adjust-Gate-Steel-Building-openings/dp/B000AMP96=
S/ref=3Dsr_1_55?crid=3D1QMB822P1HGKW&keywords=3Ddriveway+gates&qid=3D16707=
89911&sprefix=3Ddriveway+gates,aps,73&sr=3D8-55>), pressure treated =
lumber and stockade fence.  They have worked just fine for about 5 =
years, but are stressing the hinges.  So I will need something sturdier =
for the new gates, which will need to be 6" wider (for a 13=E2=80=99 =
opening).  They will also likely be heavier, as.my wife would like the =
gate to match the planned fence, so vertical 6=E2=80=9D deck boards =
there, too.

The gate posts are 6=E2=80=9Dx6" pressure treated lumber set in =
concrete, so they should be more than up to the task.  The driveway =
hasn=E2=80=99t been paved yet, so getting current out to the openers =
shouldn't be a problem.  But, before I get too deep into this project I =
wanted to poll the group and see if anyone has recommendations on =
openers and gate construction.

Thanks,
Jim=

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charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">I =
would like to put an electric gate on our driveway to make it easier for =
my wife. The yard is currently fenced in with stockade fence, which will =
be replaced with a combination of deer fence (lots of those around!) and =
6=E2=80=9D vertical deck boards along the road. &nbsp;The current =
opening is 12 feet, with two 6=E2=80=99x6' (roughly) gates, made using =
an off the shelf frame kit (<a =
href=3D"https://smile.amazon.com/Adjust-Gate-Steel-Building-openings/dp/B0=
00AMP96S/ref=3Dsr_1_55?crid=3D1QMB822P1HGKW&amp;keywords=3Ddriveway+gates&=
amp;qid=3D1670789911&amp;sprefix=3Ddriveway+gates,aps,73&amp;sr=3D8-55" =
class=3D"">https://smile.amazon.com/Adjust-Gate-Steel-Building-openings/dp=
/B000AMP96S/ref=3Dsr_1_55?crid=3D1QMB822P1HGKW&amp;keywords=3Ddriveway+gat=
es&amp;qid=3D1670789911&amp;sprefix=3Ddriveway+gates%2Caps%2C73&amp;sr=3D8=
-55</a>), pressure treated lumber and stockade fence. &nbsp;They have =
worked just fine for about 5 years, but are stressing the hinges. =
&nbsp;So I will need something sturdier for the new gates, which will =
need to be 6" wider (for a 13=E2=80=99 opening). &nbsp;They will also =
likely be heavier, as.my wife would like the gate to match the planned =
fence, so vertical 6=E2=80=9D deck boards there, too.<div class=3D""><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">The gate posts are =
6=E2=80=9Dx6" pressure treated lumber set in concrete, so they should be =
more than up to the task. &nbsp;The driveway hasn=E2=80=99t been paved =
yet, so getting current out to the openers shouldn't be a problem. =
&nbsp;But, before I get too deep into this project I wanted to poll the =
group and see if anyone has recommendations on openers and gate =
construction.</div></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Thanks,</div><div class=3D"">Jim</div></body></html>=

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