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Testing Gate Struts 200 1985

posted by  Trev29 on  Sun Aug 21 23:52 CST 2005
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On a side note ..

After having the gate come down on me on a cold morning and having to use a block of wood to hold up the gate till I found replacements at the PNP, and finding that some of my spares did the same thing, I looked for a way to test struts.

I found that using an old style spring weight scale worked. Just push down on the strut and watch for when it starts to give. If it is less than 80 lbs., the strut will probably collapse in cold weather. If it is over 90 lbs., it should hold up. This is for the old '80 gate which may be heavier than newer gates.

I think my old 145 only used one strut to do the same thing. So may have been heavier duty.
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