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The gate itself seems fine. My only concern is where the hinges/latch are fastened. It is my belief that eventually those fasteners will crack the block and pull out. Repeated stress--bang, bang, bang--will cause them to fail. Wood is a softer material and can handle that kind of stress better, so if there was some way to install a wooden frame around that door it would have been better, but then you would need a crosspiece above it, and it wouldn't look as nice.
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I would have sunk a wood post in concrete and hung the gate from that. I HATE attaching stuff to concrete block, always a PITA and it usually fails eventually.
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03-25-08, 03:33 PM
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meh just use a box of nail and duct tape and call it good.
If it looks like shit use molding or drywall compound/caulk.
That is my game plan anyway.
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03-25-08, 03:33 PM
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 I've only built three. |
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03-25-08, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by yooper
35x10.5 yes just barely but I wouldn't wheel it or you will rub, in fact you will rub on speed bumps and agressive cornering. The stock rims are really pushing it. You really want 15x8 rims.
35x12.5 no and you don't want that anyway, too wide, will never fit well, will always have some rubbing problems.
Ideal FJ62 tire size is 33x10.5x15
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Bummer.
I was walking out of PetSmart and thought, "gee my tires look small." I have 31s. 
But I know what'll happen.
I'll get 33s.
Then get a lift.
Then the 33s will look small.
And I'll need 35s and new rims.
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03-25-08, 03:35 PM
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wut
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Originally Posted by Jman
I've only built three. |
Four here. Two gates each at two houses.
I will call Ian the next time I design a gate or fence.
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WFC: 3437-8655-9529
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Originally Posted by woody
dude, I can't ban yooper....he's got friggin lazers on his head |
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Originally Posted by Mars
I need something hot and black inside me.
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03-25-08, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Jman
Not meaning to teakettle here, . . .
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03-25-08, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by sisukid1975
So Katie and I are thinking of taking a trip in the Land Yacht.
What would be a good place to go? Chicago to LA on Route 66?
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Maybe East Coast? Do Boston/NYC via Montreal?
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We could always do the Gulf Coast thing.... New Orleans, go pester Greg in Houston and BFE... Maybe go for a ride along.
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03-25-08, 03:37 PM
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wut
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Originally Posted by grrlscout89FJ62
Bummer.
I was walking out of PetSmart and thought, "gee my tires look small." I have 31s.
But I know what'll happen.
I'll get 33s.
Then get a lift.
Then the 33s will look small.
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Get a mild lift like OEM medium and 33x10.5x15 tires. It looks right and it is. I've seen literally dozens of FJ62s set up this way and driven half a dozen. It works well.
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WFC: 3437-8655-9529
Quote:
Originally Posted by woody
dude, I can't ban yooper....he's got friggin lazers on his head |
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Originally Posted by Mars
I need something hot and black inside me.
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03-25-08, 03:40 PM
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> ur godz... wtfpwn
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Originally Posted by yooper
Four here. Two gates each at two houses.
I will call Ian the next time I design a gate or fence.
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Rage, rage against the dying of the light." - Dylan Thomas
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03-25-08, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by rachel1027
More sorry he could not find a way to support his KID during this tragedy |
you and claudia are assuming way too much there.
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66 fj40L
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Originally Posted by grrlscout89FJ62
Bummer.
I was walking out of PetSmart and thought, "gee my tires look small." I have 31s.
But I know what'll happen.
I'll get 33s.
Then get a lift.
Then the 33s will look small.
And I'll need 35s and new rims.
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it's not size, it's condition and performance
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93 fzj80
66 fj40L
m101cdn trailer
91 LS400 sedancruiser
64, 2x65 honda ct 200
67, 2x68, 3x69, 72, 75 Honda ct90
83 Honda ct70
48 Ferguson TE20
"Diplomacy is the art of having someone else impose your will on you" Lester Pearson
"I have the conch" Piggy
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Quote:
Originally Posted by yooper
35x10.5 yes just barely but I wouldn't wheel it or you will rub, in fact you will rub on speed bumps and agressive cornering. The stock rims are really pushing it. You really want 15x8 rims.
35x12.5 no and you don't want that anyway, too wide, will never fit well, will always have some rubbing problems.
Ideal FJ62 tire size is 33x10.5x15
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see, 35s have performance issues
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93 fzj80
66 fj40L
m101cdn trailer
91 LS400 sedancruiser
64, 2x65 honda ct 200
67, 2x68, 3x69, 72, 75 Honda ct90
83 Honda ct70
48 Ferguson TE20
"Diplomacy is the art of having someone else impose your will on you" Lester Pearson
"I have the conch" Piggy
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jman
The gate itself seems fine. My only concern is where the hinges/latch are fastened. It is my belief that eventually those fasteners will crack the block and pull out. Repeated stress--bang, bang, bang--will cause them to fail. Wood is a softer material and can handle that kind of stress better, so if there was some way to install a wooden frame around that door it would have been better, but then you would need a crosspiece above it, and it wouldn't look as nice.
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Originally Posted by yooper
I would have sunk a wood post in concrete and hung the gate from that. I HATE attaching stuff to concrete block, always a PITA and it usually fails eventually.
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I used wedge anchors. I checked the block as well as I could, and it appears to be at least 'fairly' well filled with concrete. That's why I opted for 3 hinges...allows for nine 3/8" wedge anchors. If all of those pull out within the next 10 years I'd be amazed.
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03-25-08, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Ullr
But well, apparently |
The problem is, I've had to fix many more than I've built. You just need to know your material's limitations. I once was visiting a guy who owned a Belgian draft horse, and who had just had a new fence built to keep the horse in place. The guy who built the fence had fastened the rails to the outside of the posts instead of the inside, probably because he thought it looked better. I told the horseowner that it was a bad idea, because a big horse like that would have no problem eventually pushing the rails hard enough to yank the fasteners out (two lag bolts on each end). He got this look in his eye and said "Ahhh, it probably will hold."
And, within a few months, the horseowner switched all the rails to the inside. He got tired of chasing after his horse in the meadow.
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03-25-08, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by semlin
see, 35s have performance issues |
takes longer to pump up after being aired down.... 
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Originally Posted by grrlscout89FJ62
Bummer.
I was walking out of PetSmart and thought, "gee my tires look small." I have 31s.
But I know what'll happen.
I'll get 33s.
Then get a lift.
Then the 33s will look small.
And I'll need 35s and new rims.
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Size queen! 
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Originally Posted by semlin
see, 35s have performance issues |
I've always thought the optimum tire size for a 62 was 44" swampers.
That does tend to create some other issues however. 
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Size queen!
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it's not size, it's condition and performance |
But that's what separates us from the animals -- our ability to accessorize. 
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Originally Posted by sisukid1975
takes longer to pump up after being aired down.... |
Have trouble fitting into designated space; too much rubbing at speed can result in sudden blowout!
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Not that I have the $ to buy new tires any time soon it's just nice to at least window shop.
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Have trouble fitting into designated space; too much rubbing at speed can result in sudden blowout! |
You sound like someone who has also had to adapt to having an oversized...set of tires.
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Originally Posted by grrlscout89FJ62
Not that I have the $ to buy new tires any time soon it's just nice to at least window shop. |
I gots a nice set of 285/75/16 Revo's....
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You sound like someone who has also had to adapt to having an oversized...set of tires. |
It's a blessing, and a curse.
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wut
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Originally Posted by Ullr
I bill by the hour |
That's ok, I have a lot of beer.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by woody
dude, I can't ban yooper....he's got friggin lazers on his head |
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I need something hot and black inside me.
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Too big to fail...
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Originally Posted by Jman
It's a blessing, and a curse. |
well, when things get really loose, wet and sloppy, having an oversized set of tires with a good lift can really save the day. Other times, it only serves to intimidate some drivers...
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Bull mastiff IIRC
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I know you Yankees and pioneers build things differently than we do in the south... so here is a pic of a door from instructions on how to build... I agree with Ian, Yoop and jman re: the compression issue but here they use the brace differently as if it was a turnbuckle and it is used to 'pull up' the outside edge of the door from the hinge.
from: How-to Build a Barn, Shed or Outbuilding Door
How-To Build a Ledge Door For a Shed, Barn, Workshop
I usually do things 'different'.  That is the way my grand daddy and mentor taught me how to do it. The braces were always supposed to be on both sides of the door and the fasteners went through both braces and the door between them. Lots of old barns around here had the doors made that way and some are still functional after over 100 years of continuous use.
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Originally Posted by dieseldog
Dude. Your daughter just pinched a Tootsie Roll.
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She is more of a log size pincher
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