I really appreciate this comment. I was hoping that using the thin cedar pickets would have been enough to keep it light. I’m not averse to redoing the gate at some point, or even tearing our the gate posts and using 6x6 posts ajd putting them even deeper, but right now I just need to get these things up and working.

I just don’t know how to add the diagonal brace board with the middle support board in the way.

I thought about that, but the front boards are only 5/8. I don’t trust that long term. I’m going to remove the wheel and put three long ass strap hinges on the horizontal boards. I’m hoping that will distribute the weight better.

Thank you for this very detailed response. Unfortunately I can’t use narrower gates, since both 8 ft gates close in the middle as this is a driveway gate.

I am absolutely planning on putting diagonal brace boards in, but since the front material is only 5/8 in thick, and the back has three horizontal boards, I didn’t know the best way to put the diagonal brace boards in.

I tried using the wheel in the picture, because it’s not directly under the gate, I think it’s what’s causing it to bow. These are our driveway gates, and I have two 8-ft gates meeting in the middle on either side of the driveway. That’s the idea anyway, but currently I just have this piece of shit seen in the picture. The driveway slopes down away from the gate when it opens, which I don’t care about. I just want it to sit level while closed. 95% of the time it is going to be closed and sitting there, and will only be opened when we are leaving or coming home.

I don’t know where she got it, probably ToysRUs back then. I would play it for hours. We only had an NES at home so we were always blown away at the graphics. Now you can find them in used game shops every once in awhile for 200 bucks, at least around here.

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Bonk was great!

There was a game I played on my grandma’s TurboGrafx 16 many years ago. I cannot remember the name, and searching over the years still has me befuddled.

It was a racing game, but with an RPG element where you had to continually upgrade your car and take on local race champs. I loved it and cannot for the life of me find the damn thing.

Edit: holy shit I think I found it. Final Lap Twin

I caught mine a few months later.

I had an issue the home inspectors missed. I called them, they sent someone out to verify, and they footed the bill for the repair. I would start there, and you may be in luck.