I did this about 7 years ago with two bolts and a ratchet strap. It's still holding up, amazingly. I need to fix my fathers gate tho and your vid will help me do it right this time. Thanks! Edit: I get to do the thousandth like 😃🥳👍
You turned the buckle towards you to tighten. If the buckle was placed along the cable in the opposite direction (essentially backwards), one would have to turn it away from them to tighten. EXCELLENT vid, thank you.
What a neat video. Thanks for the help. Now I just need to learn my tools.... Socket wrench in particular.... I can't stand not knowing how to do things for myself.
My ex did this for my gate in the back yard but the threads pulled out and now the gate sags again. =/ I suggest using Lock tite red to keep the threads from pulling,
I understand that the gate sags because of the weight of the gate causes the hinges to sag/bend. I was looking for a way to fix my gate with the hinges right off the bat. Would adding a higher gauge hinge / double hinges do the trick?
Be careful of this Ace product! I will be returning mine tomorrow. The turnbuckle threads (on mine) are such that turning either direction in the middle pulls in on one end and releases the other an equal amount; thus no tightening is possible! One end is showing metal shards so it must have backwards threaded itself somehow. Must be very cheap construction.