Downee Leaf, Leaf one, Leaf two User Manual

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TELESCOPIC GATE PACK

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INDEX

LEAF DESIGN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

LEAF SPECS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

LEAF ONE FABRICATION . . . . . . . .

LEAF ONE HARDWARE . . . . . . . .

LEAF ONE HARDWARE INSTALL . . .

LEAF TWO FABRICATION . . . . . . .

LEAF ONE INSTALLATION . . . . . . .

LEAF TWO INSTALLATION

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HOLE TEMPLATES . . . . . . . . . . . .

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TROUBLESHOOTING

26/05/16

Video instructions
for a Telescopic
Gate Pack install
is our website.

Call our Tech Team

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GATE DESIGN

Telescopic Gates are di󰀨erent from a typical sliding gate. We’ll cover the di󰀨erences
here and how to nail them.

TOOLS

If you don’t already have them, you’ll need these before you start building the leaves:
40mm hole drill. Thick black marker. M6 tap - the Pulley Hardware is bolted to Leaf 1.
A decent pair of wire cutters to trim the cable.

GATE FRAME

A minimum of 100x50x3mm RHS is needed for the frame on both leaves. 100mm is
needed for the pulley hardware on the bottom rail. Also the top guide & inline guide roller
need 100mm to work together. Because the hardware is bolted to the gate 3mm thickness
is needed to tap threads.

MOTOR

You’ll need a motor with a manufacturer’s rating of x5 the leaf weight. Why? One gate
travels twice as fast as the other creating a lot of load, and when adding the pulley

system to add more load again the e󰀨ective gate weight is x5 the leaf weight.

WHEELS

Telescopic gates are designed to be used with Recessed Wheels, but can be adapted for
Bottom Mount Wheels.

TRACK

Telescopic uses two lengths of track, one for each gate. Leaf 1 needs a track only half the
driveway width. Leaf 2’s track runs the entire driveway width.

PEDESTRIAN GATE

Telescopic are often tted in small yards without room for a pedestrian gate. With
Telescopic the only entrance to the property these tips will get the most out of the
gate system.

- Include the partial-open pedestrian function on the remote.

- Add a keypad for visitors

- A backup battery is a good bit of insurance

INLINE ROLLER GUIDE

Installers will supply their own steel U-channel or angle for the Inline Roller
guide.

TIP: Make sure to allow for variation in the level of the driveway when
welding the guide channel.

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LEAF SPECS

Because Telescopic has two leaves they need a bit of attention to get right.

Rule of thumb: Leaves are half the width of the entrance (in­side post to post) plus, depending on entrance length add 300/600mm.
Note: Leaf One needs an extra 300mm for the rack. Details below.

TWO ONE

LEAF LENGTHS

Leaf One = entrance width A, halve it, add C (300mm
or 600mm depends on kit) + 300mm

Leaf Two = entrance width A, halve it, add C (300mm
or 600mm depends on kit)

SPECS

A

0 - 8m 100 x 50 x 3mm

8.1m - 15.4m

LEAF TWO max.

300kg
400kg

FRAME

125 x 75 x 3mm

ONE

TWO

2

GATE 1 (facing towards the street)

LEAF ONE FABRICATION

THIS SIDE
FACES STREET

Motor

C = 300 / 600*
D = 50 / 70*
H = 55

*11 & 15m Kits
have two inline
rollers

Tail

Vertical welds
to avoid holes

PULLEY TEMPLATE

1:1 templates on
pages 12 & 13

Fit Telescopic hardware to gates before leaving the factory

TIP

3

LEAF ONE HARDWARE PARTS

All of the Telescopic parts
used on Leaf One are shown here.

INLINE ROLLER

PULLEY HARDWARE

CABLE CLAMP (top)

CABLE ANCHOR (bottom)

PULLEY COVER

4

LEAF ONE HARDWARE INSTALL

1

MOUNTING PULLEY HARDWARE

Insert the pulley hardware
into the gate. Nip up the bolts

nger-tight.

Cable anchor to bottom

NOTE

13mm

2

Pull the cable taut and tighten
cable clamps (Thread facing down).

Space the cable

NOTE

4m/8m Kit

clamps like this.

11m/15m Kit

Cable
Loop Lock

Cable Anchor

Cable Anchor

3

Tighten the Cable Anchor
with the allen key.

Tape the cable where it’ll be trimmed.
Snip the excess cable.

5mm

6mm

5

4m/8m Kit

11m/15m Kit

4m/8m Kit

11m/15m Kit

LEAF ONE HARDWARE INSTALL

4m/8m Kit

11m/15m Kit

4m/8m Kit

11m/15m Kit

(CONTINUED)

4

Loosen the cable tensioner bolts
both ends to slacken the cable.

10mm

5

Slide the Cable Clamp and Anchor
to the ends as shown.

Hold the top Cable Clamp against
the pulley and tension the cable.

Mark cable as shown.

Cable Clamp

Cable Anchor

6

Slide Cable Clamp towards centre of gate.
Place the Cable Clamp beside the mark.
Twist the Brake (blue) to lock the cable.

Tighten the Brake.

Cable Clamp

6

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4m/8m Kit

11m/15m Kit

LEAF ONE HARDWARE INSTALL

(CONTINUED)

6

Remove freeplay from the cable with
10mm tensioner bolts on both ends. It’s
okay for it to have some tension.

10mm

Check both pulley clamps sit against the
pulleys.

Tighten 13mm pulley
& 17mm wheel
bolts both ends.

7

Mount inline rollers and
attach the Pulley Cover.

To attach the Pulley Cover
tap M6 hole into gate frame.

Screw washer and threaded
spacer into hole then bolt
Pulley Cover gate frame.

11m/15m kits use two

inline rollers (600mm)

7

GATE 2 (facing towards the street)

LEAF TWO FABRICATION

100mm

100mm

THIS SIDE FACES YARD

Fig. 1

QUICK COUPLER POSITION

Using 100x50 bottom channel? The Quick Coupler may need a fabricated mount (see Fig. 1).

Match the Quick Coupler (yellow) height to the Cable Clamp (blue).

40mm

4m & 8m PACK

11m & 15m PACK

8

NOTE

Gates 8m+
Quick Coupler is
mounted 100mm
in from the gate edge.

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4m/8m Kit

11m/15m Kit

LEAF ONE INSTALLATION

Mount the Top Guide,

1

bolt both Tracks in place.
Keep a constant gap between
Tracks (below)

50mm

Slide Leaf 1 into the Top Guide

2

on the short track.

IMPORTANT

Keep a 50mm gap between leaves.

Block the wheels to stop

TIP

the leaf sliding o󰀨

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LEAF ONE INSTALLATION

(CONTINUED)

With Leaf One open, bolt the

3

Cable Anchor between the tracks to
the concrete pad using Blue Tip bolts
(6.5mm).

4m/8m Kit

Note the di󰀨erent mount

points for each kit (below).

BOTTOM MOUNT WHEELS

Telescopic Gates are designed to be
used with recessed wheels. If bottom
mount wheels have been installed,
you’ll need to fabricate a platform to
mount the Pulley Clamp. 80mm wheels
need an anchor 50mm high; 100mm
wheels need one 70mm high.

Bottom Mount Wheels on automatic gates are a safety hazard. In Europe

NOTE

they are banned on automatic gates. If a foot was ever caught it would risk
potential amputation and legal action against the installer.

11m/15m Kit

100

Cable

Anchor

10

LEAF TWO INSTALLATION

Slide Leaf Two into

1

the Top Guide.

50mm

A

C

Connect and lock the Quick

2

Coupler to Cable Anchor.

Mount the channel (not

3

supplied) for Inline Roller
to Leaf Two. Welded an­gle is quick and easy but
can’t be adjusted. Consid­er using a U-Channel and

11

screwing it in place.

B

PULLEY HARDWARE TEMPLATE

(ACTUAL SIZE)

LEFT TOP

12

PULLEY HARDWARE TEMPLATE

(ACTUAL SIZE)

RIGHT TOP

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