1998 - Volume #22, Issue #6, Page #03
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Garage Door Opener Used To Power Gate
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The Roanoke, Ill., farmer, with the help of Dave and Ivan Kindig, used a 1/2 hp Crafts-man garage door opener to power the gate.
The opener and other components are housed in a section of culvert about 5 ft. from the gate post. The culvert section bolts to concrete and is fitted with a lid to protect the components from the elements.
"We had to use a series of reduction gears and a gearbox to get everything operating at the proper speed," says Imhoff.
The garage door opener and gear reductions operate a hinged, 12-ft. long arm built out of angle iron that attaches at one end to the opening mechanism and at the other to the gate itself.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, John Imhoff, R.R.2, Box 52, Roanoke, Ill. 61561 (ph toll-free 888 817-5646 or 309 923-7345; fax 7845; E-mail sbfarm@dave-world.net).
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