So, I buried a crosstie in the barn the other day, spaced headgate-wide from one of the barn's structural posts. Got'er about three feet deep and dropped in two 80lb sacks of concrete. Good and solid.
So, I drag the automatic headgate over to the posts to position it in place only to realize that the posts can't be taller than the headgate.
Why?
Well, because the folks at the headgate factory decided that it would be A-okeydokey to have all the mechanics at the top of the gate come out beyond the mounting flanges, which are flush with the body of the gate itself.
Now, normally I'd just cut the posts off. However, since one of the posts is a barn post, that's not really an option. Plus, I kinda don't wanna run my chainsaw through an 8,000 year old used crosstie which, judging by the various cut-off steel rods on the outside, more than likely contains a few "surprises."
So now I gotta put 2"-3" blocks in between the gate and the posts to allow the mechanical stuff to clear the posts when the catches swing open and closed.
Once I got it figured out, I couldn't help but wonder why in the world they didn't simply extend the mounting flanges back a few inches.. How simple would that have been, ya know?
Eh, anyway.. Just ranting I guess..
So, I drag the automatic headgate over to the posts to position it in place only to realize that the posts can't be taller than the headgate.
Why?
Well, because the folks at the headgate factory decided that it would be A-okeydokey to have all the mechanics at the top of the gate come out beyond the mounting flanges, which are flush with the body of the gate itself.
Now, normally I'd just cut the posts off. However, since one of the posts is a barn post, that's not really an option. Plus, I kinda don't wanna run my chainsaw through an 8,000 year old used crosstie which, judging by the various cut-off steel rods on the outside, more than likely contains a few "surprises."
So now I gotta put 2"-3" blocks in between the gate and the posts to allow the mechanical stuff to clear the posts when the catches swing open and closed.
Once I got it figured out, I couldn't help but wonder why in the world they didn't simply extend the mounting flanges back a few inches.. How simple would that have been, ya know?
Eh, anyway.. Just ranting I guess..
