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Step 6
Study the 4
1
/
2
" x 4
1
/
2
" setback template (see insert) provided with this manual. Once you are familiar with its
illustrations, cut and save the template from the insert. The template will determine the correct position of the post
pivot bracket before mounting the operator on the fence post.
Remove hairpin, clevis pin, and washer from operator and close the gate. Rest disconnected operator on cross member
of gate. Stand inside property next to fence post and place one end of template over center of gate hinge. Place the
other end of template over the post pivot bracket hole (either of the two mounting holes in post pivot bracket can be
used) where the operator will be attached. Be sure to hold the template at a 90º angle between these two points and
measure 4
1
/
2
" back from the center of the gate hinge. You will need to rotate the post pivot bracket or the entire post
bracket assembly to align it with the square angle of the template. THE ANGLE BETWEEN THE GATE HINGE
AND THE POST PIVOT BRACKET MUST MATCH THE ANGLE OF THE SETBACK TEMPLATE.
NOTE: When you move the post pivot bracket, be sure one of the post bracket holes
is aligned with the rest of the assembly (center hole should already have bolt through it).
Flipping the Post Pivot Bracket gives more position options.
After verifying that you have complied with the 4
1
/
2
" x 4
1
/
2
" setback, insert the
5
/
16
" x 1
3
/
4
" bolt through the aligned
holes of the post bracket and post pivot bracket (illustrated below) and fasten it with the
5
/
16"
washer and nut.
IMPORTANT: If you loosened the clamp on the post bracket to achieve the 4
1
/
2
" x 4
1
/
2
" setback, tighten it in its
new position and recheck gate bracket with the gate in its open position (move the gate bracket and re-clamp it if
necessary).
IMPORTANT
Verify the Position of the Gate Bracket and Post Bracket Assembly:
With the gate in the open position, make sure the following conditions are met:
1.
The operator is level.
2.
The 4
1
/
2
" x 4
1
/
2
" setback measurement is correct (Step 6).
3.
There is sufficient clearance between operator and gate in the open and closed positions.
Examples of a 4
1
/
2
" x 4
1
/
2
" Setback
4 1/2"
4 1/2"
Center of Gate Hinge
Pull-to-Open Installation
90
o
GATE
5/16" x 1 3/4"
bolt
Metal Post
Post
Bracket
Post
Pivot Bracket
5/16" x 1 3/4"
Bolt
Washer
Pull-to-Open Installation
4 1/2"
4 1/2"
Center of Gate Hinge
90
o
GATE
Closed Position
Open Position
Make sure there is
adequate clearance
between opener and
gate in the open and
closed positions
