The Best Heavy-Duty Gate Hinge For Chain Link

Today we walk you through installing a chain link gate, including our secret to tightening the barbed wire and our favorite hinges to use for this application (hint: bull dog). Don't miss the end where we recap all of our favorite chain link tools.

(Speaking of tools)

Contents:
00:00 - Intro
00:48 - Barbed Wire Installation
04:43 - Drop Rod
05:13 - Gate Installation
10:57 - Tool Time!

[neilkratzer]

Good job. Only difference is I use barb wire tighteners on barbwire so you can tighten it up after years. Like the twist on the barbwire really makes a big difference. Glad you enjoy it. This old fencer had enough over 48 years.

[NoahDevine]

You guys do great work and I like the welded collars on your gate hinge side

[salsclafani]

Top notch install! Wish you could work in Arkansas.

[hectorlarrondoreina]

Hi, did you post a video about " How to install a chain link sliding gate"?. I really need help on this. Thanks.

[rwj]

Does that drop rod go into the ground or just rest on top?

[rogerbettencourt]

That was excellent guys. Keep up the great sharing

[ianspooner]

What is the piece called that is on the gate door that the bull dog hinge sits on? is it a collar? At our site the installers didn't put on on so the door is just rubbing on the door frame.

[comingtofull-ageinchrist]

what about the red rake you used in your other video to lift the chain link into place? I just mentioned it because I've never seen one before, surprisingly. It lifts the chain link up into place nice and evenly and so easily! and the foot dresser; never seen that one but it's an awesome chain link fence tool! well, I've never seen the tool you have in the drill to twist the 9 gauge wire, but I've used a drill by itself to twist wire up, but your tool looks like it would do a much nicer, neater job! Great tool set up there if you are doing a lot of chain link fence for sure! I especially like the 3 foot rake you used to pull the fabric tight! The tension wire tool looks home made but looks like it makes stretching the tension wire tight an easy job! I've seen you use that one in a few videos now; looks handy!
I think the hog ring pliers are a must! Great set up! I saw you use some orange colored tool for pulling the tension bar into place; that looked like it worked perfect!
What is your opinion on the black fabric chain link Lowe's sells with the powder coating on it? Some of the material they are selling lately seems to be a lesser grade, especially their lumber. I really want to do a cedar fence using galvanized Postmaster posts, but the cedar material they are selling is more like utility grade than #2 or #1 grade. I wish Oklahoma had a Menards. Online I see the quality of their cedar is a thousand times better! Leaves me wanting to go with a chain link fence but the gauge they are selling I believe is thinner than what I see you using.

[thaweezl]

I’d like to see a chain link installation that can reliably contain large (200#) dogs.
They are not going to be ‘guard dogs’ but they are protective.
Installation will have the holding strength of beach sand, unfortunately.
Additionally, will need to withstand puma, deer, and black bears.

…is there any hope ??

Either way, I have gas auger, several come alongs fence stretcher bar, and a lot of sweat equity. The total installation will be close to, if not over 3k linear feet.

My guess is that I’ll have to pour forms, leveled sub grade, to use as a base, load up a 3 course of concrete block, then set the posts above, to have an additional 60” higher.

I can dream, right??

[edwardrudnick]

I like everything you do, what do you think about pioneer latches?

[ReserverOfAncientDoctrine]

Before taking the T bar off and locking the wire, a good pull/push on the wire will free up some extra slack to turn onto the T bar. This will help the wire stay tight if and when someone jumps on it, because it will loosen/stretch over weight\time. (For the long lines, go to the middle and push or pull on the wire, it will loosen up so you can jack the extra slack.) Tension wire, same concept. Happy fencing.

[Yohhhffvvv]

I have a question I bought a cheap used gate for my driveway. But it's for a 16 ft wide opening and my driway is 14 ft wide can I somehow still use this gate that I bought .

[overjinx]

What's the centre spacing for a drop rod?

[TheMarvin]

Do you turn the barb back for the top run like you did with the gate section? using the battery drill?

[ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣΜΠΟΥΛΜΠΑΣΑΚΟΣ]

What is the brand of the gloves you used?

[TheSatterleeTeam]

Any way to stop a chain link swing gate to start off 90 degrees from a fence closed, then only open 90 degrees to where it can’t go past the fence line when open?

[lisamaciel]

Was able to show the hubby why the post wouldn’t fit 😂

[JeanetteAAvila]

I need to custom make a 6 feet chain link gates because my chain link fence is 6 feet

[sassafrasvalley]

Uhhhh…. You forgot the Klein pliers! HOW?

That is a good danged gate!!!!

[geriatricginger]

Feels like they've been putting this fence section up for weeks! LOL Govt labor? HAH!