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For rear mount installation that are limited on space for the gate to slide back into, the space saver version is an excellent alternative. There may be a property wall, parking stall or other obstacle that reduces the amount of space available, making it difficult to mount the gate operator and still have room for the gate to slide. The space saver version of the gate operator places the drive shaft externally so that the gate can slide past the gate operator, picking up allot of extra space. The external drive shaft can be specified to be placed on either side of the operator for left or right side installations or can be easily converted in the field.
Installation of the space saver version is very much like the rear mount installation of the standard gate operator. The chain makes a continuous loop going around the drive sprocket on the operator and around the idler sprocket on the post or wall. For the case of the space saver, the external drive sprocket allows the gate to slide past the operator, making installation possible where there is only 4 inches of space left over after the gate is open (see illustration at left).
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