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Old 04-24-2023, 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Whitley View Post
Plastic nuts are used on gates so that they will pop off if hit by a car. Cheaper than replacing the arm.
They have always used the plastic bolts, for as long as we have been around in 07. However for gates to fall off all by itself, means either the bolts are not put in properly (which I doubt, due to the amount of repair) or my guess is the bolts themselves are just not made as well.
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