Trailer Gate Lift Assist Homemade

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Trailer gate lift assist homemade.

Four heavy duty bolts 1 2 or larger with washers and locknuts. Trailer tailgate lift assist. Smartxchoices pair 7 5 folding truck ramps aluminum trailer loading ramps w straps for atv utv motorcycle snow blower lawn mower pickup 1500lb capacity. A friend of mine needed a lift assist for his gate as the hand crank unit he had on it was becoming sort of a pain in the a time wise.

You can use 5 16 or 3 8 hardware if you have a bigger gate do double springs on both sides still cheaper than a gorilla lift and works better imo. The ability of the lift mechanism to raise and lower the gate with the most efficiency is totally dependent on where the connection point for cable falls. Some extra steel for creating a crossmember if needed and reinforcing the top gate mounted bushing. Lower the gate ten.

Trailer ramps trailer axles atv trailers adventure trailers trailer diy dump trailers trailer plans trailer build equipment trailers. Every gate is a different size and especially weight.