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<blockquote data-quote="backhoeboogie" data-source="post: 315235" data-attributes="member: 3162"><p>Build your hinges yourself. Use pipe segments, the old flat bar out of box springs sets, and round stock. Even those old bolts that are galled will work for pins. Your hinge will be better than anything you can buy. There is no such ting as "scrap" iron. It is all good. You can make hinges any size. The next time you see a long bolt that is galled, think "hinge pin". </p><p></p><p>You may think I am kidding but I'm not. My 20 foot gates are hung with 1 inch round stock and 1 inch pipe welded to the gates. Of course, my gates are home made too. The thing about it is they were much cheaper. And I am done for life. Some day my grandchildren may have to replace some of it, 75 years from now. </p><p></p><p>Now if I can just find some more of those old round trampoline frames to build elevated hay cradles out of......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="backhoeboogie, post: 315235, member: 3162"] Build your hinges yourself. Use pipe segments, the old flat bar out of box springs sets, and round stock. Even those old bolts that are galled will work for pins. Your hinge will be better than anything you can buy. There is no such ting as "scrap" iron. It is all good. You can make hinges any size. The next time you see a long bolt that is galled, think "hinge pin". You may think I am kidding but I'm not. My 20 foot gates are hung with 1 inch round stock and 1 inch pipe welded to the gates. Of course, my gates are home made too. The thing about it is they were much cheaper. And I am done for life. Some day my grandchildren may have to replace some of it, 75 years from now. Now if I can just find some more of those old round trampoline frames to build elevated hay cradles out of...... [/QUOTE]
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