Hinge Selection
There are a few type of hinges:
adjustable and not adjustable, lubricated and not lubricated.
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Close
up of 1" flange Bearing. The braket shown here has slots for
the bolts and is adjustable.
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1"
sealed flange bearing. This is becoming one of the most common means
of hinging a gate. These can hold up to 1000 Lb. gates and can be
up sized as well. If bolt holes are slotted these become adjustable.
I feel this is the best all around hinge. |
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Square body hinge. Has stainless
steel pin and grease fitting. The hinge has one bearing as can be
seen below. These are strong hinges but are hard to replace when
they fail. The pin has a lot of lateral force and eventually the
pin hole elongates. It is also hard to adjust these hinges if there
is any sag in the gate or for critical alignment when installing
bi-parting gates. |
This
is a flange bearing installed on a skeleton.
This is a good method for hanging gates on columns. |
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Square
body hinge detail. |
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Overall
view of skeleton. |
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This is a pin hinge using a thrust
bearing. This is a cut above a simple pin hinge. Eventually the
hole will elongate on the female half. |
Rudimentary
pin hinge. This is a simple hinge used on light ranch gates. This
is not a good hinge for use on heavy driveway gates. |
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This
is a hybrid hinge. It uses the adjustable threaded rod and connects
to a lubricated block hinge. It seems like a good idea for medium
weight gates. |
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Rudimentary
pin hinge. This is a simple hinge used on light garden gates. This
is not a good hinge for use on heavy garden gates. |
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Teflon
block hinge. These are used on aluminum gates and are not meant
to take heavy loads. This is an easily adjustable hinge and would
work well on bi-parting gates. Not available for sale. |
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