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Wrought Iron gate dragging

Posted on 7/23/23 at 1:39 pm
Posted by TigerAlum12
Member since May 2019
9 posts
Posted on 7/23/23 at 1:39 pm
I have a wrought iron swing gate across my driveway that is dragging while opening. The post has a slight lean to it and the hinges are welded and cannot be adjusted. Is there a solution to fix the slightly leaning post without removing from the ground and resetting?
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
74528 posts
Posted on 7/23/23 at 3:03 pm to
Pull the top of the fence post back
Posted by LSUDad
Still on the move
Member since May 2004
60747 posts
Posted on 7/23/23 at 3:08 pm to
Pictures, please.
Without looking, come along, dig around the post, reset concrete around the base post.
Posted by Penn
Jax Beach
Member since Jan 2008
23555 posts
Posted on 7/23/23 at 5:03 pm to
This
Posted by sc2anni
at my desk
Member since Feb 2023
482 posts
Posted on 7/23/23 at 7:54 pm to
Put a wheel under the other end of the gate; taking to pressure off the gate post.

Did that at the farm all the time.
Posted by Harlan County USA
Member since Sep 2021
682 posts
Posted on 7/24/23 at 9:05 am to
Clever.
Posted by eatpie
Kentucky
Member since Aug 2018
1451 posts
Posted on 7/24/23 at 9:27 am to
In the summer drought, many posts with pressure on them will lean, simply due to the ground pulling away from the concrete.

2 best solutions are to either buy an adjustable gate wheel, or add more concrete to the footing of the gate support post.
Posted by Shexter
Prairieville
Member since Feb 2014
16998 posts
Posted on 7/24/23 at 10:34 am to
quote:

Pull the top of the fence post back


This. I pulled mine back where it needed to be with a tow strap and my truck. Pulled it a little further than it needed, and it's settled back in the right spot now. I probably should've put some concrete on the low side while I had it pulled back.

Posted by WhiskeyThrottle
Weatherford Tx
Member since Nov 2017
6521 posts
Posted on 7/24/23 at 3:08 pm to
With the post leaning, you need to address the post. Is the post not tied in with a fence?

I recently welded a metal fence around a family member's pool. I had a double gate and once I got it all set and welded on, one of the gates had a bit of a sag in it. I ended up cutting a quarter of an inch of the top rail out and cinched the metal together and welded it back up and it was perfect.

This would only be a patch fix for you because that post will continue to lean more and more. The best option is to add another post a few feet away and add a gusset post from the bottom of the new post, to the top of the leaning post.

An alternative to the wheel idea is to add a support for when the gate is at rest. The post likely won't lean while the gate is between swings. It's the sustained weight at rest that moves it over time. So if you can support the end of the gate while its at rest, it shouldn't move on you unless the post is not properly fastened in the ground.
Posted by jbgleason
Bailed out of BTR to God's Country
Member since Mar 2012
19534 posts
Posted on 7/25/23 at 12:57 pm to
quote:

The best option is to add another post a few feet away and add a gusset post from the bottom of the new post, to the top of the leaning post.


This is the correct answer.
Posted by HangingWithMrCooper
The Bay Area
Member since Aug 2017
184 posts
Posted on 7/25/23 at 5:03 pm to
Alternate that worked for me, I drove a steel rod into the ground with an eye bolt on it. Then drilled a hole through the post and pushed another eye bolt in. Connected the two ends with threaded rods and a turn buckle. Occasionally adjust the turnbuckle but it has been solid.
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