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Step 1:
Install ground sleeve and Turnstyle Ground mount operator
a.
Determine location of your Turnstyle Ground mount GMS™
b.
Prepare hole in the ground for your Ground Mount operator
Once the desired location of the ground mount operator is determined, dig a hole in the
ground approximately 31” deep and approximately 10” in diameter with a shovel or post
hole digger.
Test fit the ground sleeve into the hole and continue digging until the collar clamp on
the ground sleeve is just above ground level.
c.
Prepare concrete
Prepare concrete mixture according to manufacturer’s instructions.
Step By Step:
How to install a Ground Mount GMS™
The following instructions are for installation of a Turnstyle Ground Mount GMS™ upon level to near
level ground.
If your gates will be mounted over ground where interference between the bottom of the gate and the
ground could occur when the gate is operated, see your gate fabricator and installer for correct gate
fabrication and location of the GMS™.
a. Your Turnstyle ground mount operator (if installed in an end
mount configuration) should be placed at least
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” away from the
last fence post of your fence section to avoid the operator hitting
the fence post during operation.
b. If a dual gate system is being installed, start the installation of
your first ground mount operator next to the end of your fence
section located on the highest ground elevation.
d.
Level Turnstyle operator and secure ground sleeve into ground
Once the appropriate size hole has been prepared with the ground sleeve in place, slide
the inner steel tube of the Turnstyle operator into the ground sleeve. Tighten the collar
clamp located at the top of the ground sleeve onto the inner steel tube.
With ground sleeve in hole and operator attached, recheck the placement of your
operator to be sure the operator is the desired distance from the end of your fence or
last fence post. Adjust as necessary.
Once the operator and ground sleeve are in the desired position, place a level on the side
of the Turnstyle operator and fill the hole around the ground sleeve with concrete.
Continuously check your level (plumb) on at least 2 consecutive sides of the operator and
on top as you are filling the hole around the ground sleeve with concrete. Adjust the
operator as needed through out this process to be sure the operator is plumb once the hole
is completely filled with concrete.
Although concrete is recommended around the ground sleeve,
concrete is not absolutely necessary if your gate is to be
mounted onto the Turnstyle ground mount operator in a center
mount configuration. When a gate is mounted in a center
configuration, the weight of the gate is equally balanced on either
side and does not necessarily need the additional support that is
required for an end mount configuration. Adding some gravel
around the ground sleeve can help in soft soil conditions.
Turnstyle Ground Mount Operator
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Ground Sleeve
a. & b.
d.
