Gate Hinge

1. Weigh the gate, or estimate it, and pick a hinge rated above that weight.
2. Match the material: steel, aluminum, wood and vinyl gates each have hinges made for them.
3. Decide how it fixes: weld-on, bolt-on or screw-on.
4. Decide how far it opens: 90 degrees, or 180 degrees for a gate that swings back flat against the fence.
5. Decide whether the gate must close by itself; if so, see Self Closing Hinges.

The BadAss range covers light pedestrian gates up to heavy drive gates, with these ratings from the product data:

• Baby BadAss: 300 lb maximum gate weight, weld-on or bolt-on, for pedestrian gates and low use drive gates.
• BadAss Powder Coated Bolt-On: 1,000 lb maximum gate weight, two sealed bearings, for aluminum and steel gates where welding is not an option.
• Face Mount Bolt-On and Weld-On: open a full 180 degrees, with gate gaps as small as 1/2".
• Heavy-Duty BadAss: three sealed bearings and 1,500 lb maximum gate weight.
• 100 Year BadAss: the toughest hinge in the range, 1,500 lb maximum gate weight, backed by D&D with a 100 year warranty.
• Aluminum BadAss and the Combo models for aluminum gates and mixed steel and aluminum installations, 595 lb maximum gate weight.
• Round Bolt-On BadAss for a square gate on a round post, and strap hinges, including an uphill set for gates that rise as they open on sloping ground.

Replacement spacers and yokes are sold separately, so a worn part can be replaced without a new hinge.

KwikFit hinges suit light aluminum, vinyl and wood gates: the polymer plain-pivot hinge carries gates up to 55 lb, and the self-closing versions close gates up to 44 lb. TruClose self-closing hinges, SureClose hinge-closers and the stainless steel adjustable-tension hinges are listed here and in Self Closing Hinges. The D&D Wood Hardware range adds T-hinges, strap hinges and butterfly hinges for timber gates, powder coated before assembly and adjustable to overcome ground sag.

• Nosehinge: a compact 2-way 90 degree hinge, including a version for 2" frames.
• Adjustable 90 degree hinge with bearing.
• Dino: a 180 degree hinge with double bearing.
• Puma: a compact 2-way adjustable 180 degree hinge, surface mounted.
• Excentro: a 180 degree hinge set for ascending slopes.
• Swing40: a spring hinge for garden gates, and hinge sets with aluminum or polyamide plugs for garden gates.

Parts include welding ears, gate claws to weld to profiles from 1-9/16", bearing eyebolts for 3D and 4D hinges, claw nuts and bolts for GBMU4D hinges, wall plates and stainless steel and galvanized hinge axles.

Fortress hinges are matched to the post and upright sizes of each Fortress line: Versai residential hinges for 1-1/2" gate frames and 2" posts, residential hinge parts, the Estate hinge assembly, and ProSeries commercial and industrial post and upright clamps that bolt around the post without drilling.

A Gatemaster stainless steel gate restrainer stops a swing gate falling if a hinge fails. It comes for gates up to 570 lb and up to 1,100 lb.

Gate hinges are delivered to every US state and to Canada. A hinge shown without a price on its product page is sold on request.