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12-24-2023, 10:26 PM
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Sage
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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive
I heard that as well, from several folks. At $250 a pop, seems like a money maker for TV: those arms are held on the mechanism by shear-away bolts so that, when hit, the arm suffers no (or very little) damage. A guy with a wrench and some new bolts could put things back in order pretty quickly, one would think.
That number per week unfortunately seems all too believable. Our gate seems to be down about twice a month, but one week recently saw no fewer than three such events. Another poster mentioned visibility and IMO this could be an issue. Those arms are painted red and white, which is very visible when the arm is up but when it is down it is at precisely the level of automobile taillights so that red striping, especially when traffic is heavy, might be doing more harm than good.
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5 dollars for two plastic bolts? and 245 for labor?
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