Is there any hardware to slide a tube gate?

[petebert]

I don't need a full paneled standard barn door. Right now I'm sliding this gate back and forth along the ground. Wondering if any hardware exists to do something like this and make it smoother? I've tried googling it but now that everyone is putting barn doors in their house, that's all the results I get.

 

[Roadworthy]

You may have to fabricate something but I had a friend who used a bicycle wheel for the purpose. Harbor Freight has some inexpensive wheels which can use standard size rod for axles. If you have a bit of mechanical know how and some scrap steel lying around you can probably fabricate a means of attachment.

 

[flyerdan]

Check rolling gate hardware, that should give the items you'll need.

 

[Xfaxman]

What is the reason that you do not use a hinge?

 

[deezler]

I swear I've seen some big rollers (pulley like shape) that you mount atop and below the tube gate to sorta pinch and suspend it.

 

[sea2summit]

2 3/8" gate rollers are what you need. They're everywhere, shocked no one else has used them as think even home depot carries them and the local place has a bucket full.

 

[bcp]

Use a barn door rail and one hanger on the inside just above the gate. Lift one end and roll it open or closed.

Bruce

 

[Rebeldad1]

drill a 1/2" hole thru the end of the gate tubing. get a couple wheels with hubs for 1/2" axle. put 1 wheel on each side of the gate ,cotter pins in the ends of a piece of 1/2" inch bar stock.
or
use a long 1/2" bolt and lock nut the threaded end.
probably under $30.00 total

 

[chim]

One of the gates at work is on rollers that are mounted to the posts. The gate doesn't have any wheels on the bottom, just sets of rollers for guides and support. It looks like the sketch under #1 in the link below and the opening is probably 15 feet or more in width.

How To Build Chain Link Sliding Gates – America's Fence Store

Want to learn how to make a chain link gate on your own? America's Fence Store's guide will show you how to measure and install chain link sliding gates.

americasfencestore.com

 

[goeduck]

Use a barn door rail and one hanger on the inside just above the gate. Lift one end and roll it open or closed.

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Bruce

i like this idea. Except I would consider running the rail over the full length up high. Then dropping 2 chains down to the tube gate (one each end). Of course some channel to keep the gate in position when the wind blows, etc. A solid receiver bracket for the left end as well.