BALL BEARING HINGES

Selection & Installation Guide

4 Simple steps for choosing the correct Ball Bearing Hinge

LEFT HAND
HINGE
RIGHT HAND
HINGE
STEP 1: HINGE SIZE
Selecting the correct hinge is determined
by the width and weight of the gate or
door.
a. Safe working loads for all Hobson
Hinges are shown overleaf;
b. Standard or short gate hinges should
be used for gates or doors over
900mm.
In the image shown, a standard gate
hinge is used for a gate that is 1800mm
wide and within the safe working load of
STEEL FRAME 1200kg.

STEEL POST
STEP 2: HINGE STYLE
The hinge style selected is determined
by:
a. The materials used for the framework
or posts (timber or steel);
b. The materials used for the gate or
door (timber or steel);
c. The preferred method of fixing -
coach/tek screws or welding.
In the image shown, a standard gate
hinge is used with tek screws to both a
steel post and steel framed gate.
STEP 3: LEFT OR RIGHT
Golden Rule - standing on the inside of
gate or door as per the image above, the
hinges on the left are Left Handed Hinges
and on the right, Right Handed Hinges.
The gates in the image above will open
inwards and fold back 180º.They would
also open outward but would only fold
back 90º.

Above: example of a
Left Hand Hinge with
the pin at the base.
The Pin must always
point up.
STEP 4: INSTALLATION
The Ball Bearing Hinge range all come in
two pieces - the pin half and bush half.
The pin half is screwed or welded to the
post/frame first - the pin must always be
pointing up.
The bush half is screwed or welded at
the gate/door - the open end of the bush
pointing downwards.
Once the two halfs of the hinge are se-
cured in the position required, the gate/
door is lifted on - the bush fitting over the
the upright pin.

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Selection & Installation Guide

A HANDY GUIDE FOR BALL BEARING HINGE SELECTION

Timber Timber Steel Safe

Code Description Part Type Finish To To To Working
Timber Steel Steel Wgt (kg)

GHBZ1DL Left Hand

Standard gates up Zinc
H1 to 1800mm wide
GHBZ1DR Right Hand
Plated P P P 1200

GHBZ1SL Left Hand

Short gates up Zinc
H1S to 1500mm wide
GHBZ1SR Right Hand
Plated P P P 1200

GHBZ1BL Left Hand

Butt gates up Zinc
H1B to 900mm wide
GHBZ1BR Right Hand
Plated P P P 1200

GHBZ2WL Left Hand

Standard small Zinc
H2 gates or doors
GHBZ2WR Right Hand
Plated P P 1200

GHBZ2AL Left Hand

Standard gates, Zinc
H2A doors or shutters
GHBZ2AR Right Hand
Plated P P 1200

GHBZ3DL Left Hand

Heavy-duty large Zinc
H3 gates or doors
GHBZ3DR Right Hand
Plated P 2500

GHBZ3PL Left Hand

Heavy-duty butt Zinc
H3P (max. security)
GHBZ3PR Right Hand
Plated P 2500

GHBZ5DL Left Hand

Standard steel Zinc
H5 gates or doors
GHBZ5DR Right Hand
Plated P 1200

GHBZ5AL Left Hand

Steel to steel Zinc
H5A gates or doors
GHBZ5AR Right Hand
Plated P 1200

All Hinges have a 16mm Pin & 19mm Bush.

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