Garage Door Opener Used To Power Gate

Garage Door Opener Used To Power Gate FENCING Gates 22-6-3 When John Imhoff put a 45-ft. gate across a driveway at his bin site, he also decided to install an automatic gate opener that allows him to open and close the gate from his tractor or pickup cab. 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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