Medium Cantilever Gate Kit, Gates up to 8m and 600kg

The running gear for a medium cantilever gate, rated for gates up to 8m and 600kg. The kit holds two 8-wheel carriages, a support wheel, an end stop and two 3m lengths of medium cantilever track, all sized to work with each other. A cantilever gate carries no track across the opening. The gate hangs from a steel track fixed along its bottom edge and rolls on two carriages set on a foundation beside the entrance, leaving a clear opening. The price is for the complete kit. Two lengths give you 6m of track, so reaching the full 8m limit means buying one more 3m length.

Why this kit works

Nothing lies across the entrance. With no ground track there is nothing to clog with gravel, fill with leaves or freeze solid, and nothing for wagons to run over.

Eight wheels on each carriage. Each carriage runs four pairs of wheels inside the track, on a pivoting frame, so the load is spread along the track instead of bearing on a single point.

Parts sized to each other. Track, carriages, support wheel and end stop are all medium grade. That removes the usual problem of mixing a carriage with a track it was never meant to fit.

Where it is used

Cantilever gates at factories, depots, schools, yards and larger private entrances, in a span where a light kit runs out but a heavy kit would be more than the job requires. It is used on manual gates and on motorised gates with a gear rack and operator, which are not included. It needs room beside the opening for the gate tail to run back, and a concrete foundation long enough for both carriages.

Specifications

Choosing the right kit

Choose by gate length and weight, and go up a grade rather than running a kit at its limit. Compared with the light kit, this one adds 3m of gate length and 100kg of gate weight. Compared with the heavy kit, it has far smaller track and carriages, and it suits gates up to 600kg only. Both figures have to fit: a short gate over 600kg still needs the heavy kit.

Bear in mind the track runs the whole length of the gate, including the tail behind the opening. The 6m in this kit will cover a shorter gate, but a gate up to the full 8m needs one extra 3m length of medium track.

Fitting and care

Weld the track along the bottom edge of the gate with the slot facing down, and grind any joint smooth inside so that the wheels pass over it cleanly. Cast a level concrete foundation beside the opening, long enough for both carriages, and fix the carriages level and in line through the slotted base plates, spaced to suit the tail of your gate. Slide the gate track onto the carriages, fit the support wheel into the leading end and the end stop at the closing post, then add a top guide bracket so that the gate cannot lean.

Keep the inside of the track clear of debris and check the base plate fixings and the carriage pivot bolts once a year.

Frequently asked questions

Ordering and delivery

Order online, with Express UK Delivery to your site and same-day dispatch on orders before 2pm, Monday to Friday. For a larger job, call 01744 520 110 or email sales@industrialsuppliesco.co.uk and we will confirm availability and delivery before you order.