gate hinge clamp/friction capacity 2

[delagina]

I have a modified chainlink fence (long story why it looks like this, attached).
The bottom of gate is 6' above.
I need to verify if the hinge will not lose friction/clamp force after several years outside.
I don't what the gate to fall and hit someone.
Do you think the hinge I'll be using would not lose the clamp force?

I prefer a welded or bolted hinge but can't find any for pipe column and pipe gate, can you link me one that I can use.

 

[jayrod12]

Drill a hole above and below the clamp on the right side put in bolts/screws. Do the same for the gate to hinge connection. Voila, mechanical connection not relying on friction.

 

[ornerynorsk]

The under-height of the gate seems like it would be a head-bumper.

What Jayrod12 suggests is a good idea, or a split shaft collar if you want a little more bearing surface without the sheetmetal edge of the hinge eventually "sawing" through the bolt head.

It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.

 

[delagina]

I can't bolt using this hinge because the hinge does not rotate. It's the gate post that rotates.
But I get the idea, I'll find something where part of the hinge rotates.

 

[oldestguy]

If it's the post that rotates, then put a clamped, bolted, or welded arm at the ground level, something like a handle. I am sure you then can find a way to slock that handle there where it won't interfere with gate use, such as a pin down into a concrete slab. The more detail you chow,such as a photo or two, you are then more likely to get usable answers here.

 

[3DDave]

That metal assembly does not look like a complete hinge. I think, to support the gate, it is supposed to mate with a matching plug that is fit into the end of the side tube at the bottom of the gate, not just be placed in the middle of the tube. I think it has no ability to grip the smaller tube at all, so it would allow the gate in your picture to simply slide down.

https://chainlinkfittings.com/store/chain-link-fitting-finder/box-hinges.html

As for holding on to the fence post, there should be spring deformation that will maintain the grip if there are small changes and eventually corrosion will do more work. This assumes the post has sufficiently thick walls, but I guess if it were crushed that that would also keep this part from sliding down.

 

[delagina]

3DDave,

I checked the fence inside the plant and there is a hinge at bottom of the gate post below the gate beam.
I don't have to worry about the gate falling down because the beam will prevent it.
I didn't realize there is a matching plug. I will check again later.
I did notice with the much wider and heavier vehicle gate the hinge clamped to the post looks secure.