Ideas for joining two gates together
So to try explain, since the pictures were taken I had a new fence built along the side of yard, so put in two new gates I had made, but that only opened up one area, so now I found when bringing fift...
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Glad that is not my problem! I have rolling gates and come in from the front and out the back.
Before getting too tricky with double swing gates, try rethinking. Looking at the middle picture, I assume you approach coming toward the camera and then back toward the driver's side to get into the driveway.
Move the topper out of the way. After you come past the driveway, swing the gate on the topper side OUTWARD into the alley. This lets you tuck the tail of the trailer into the space where the topper is now on the first pass. Pull forward and center it on the second (or third) pass. Might be worth a try.
I have seen double hinged gates in industrial applications that used a removable post at the hinge point. Set a length of 2.5" or 3" steel pipe into the ground at the point where the two gates overlap; flush with the surface. After the trailer is in, drop a full length piece of 2" (OD) gate post into the sleeve and chain the gates to the post.
Without ever having used such a setup, it would seem like the pipe in the ground would constantly get full of dirt, grass clippings, trash etc and be a PITA to insert the temporary post.
Anybody else have ideas???
ON EDIT: Tractor Supply has ten foot gates in stock. Two of them expand your opening to 20'. Not easy to handle and you need really sturdy gate posts (8"x8" x 10' timbers set in concrete???) but a BIG opening.
Before getting too tricky with double swing gates, try rethinking. Looking at the middle picture, I assume you approach coming toward the camera and then back toward the driver's side to get into the driveway.
Move the topper out of the way. After you come past the driveway, swing the gate on the topper side OUTWARD into the alley. This lets you tuck the tail of the trailer into the space where the topper is now on the first pass. Pull forward and center it on the second (or third) pass. Might be worth a try.
I have seen double hinged gates in industrial applications that used a removable post at the hinge point. Set a length of 2.5" or 3" steel pipe into the ground at the point where the two gates overlap; flush with the surface. After the trailer is in, drop a full length piece of 2" (OD) gate post into the sleeve and chain the gates to the post.
Without ever having used such a setup, it would seem like the pipe in the ground would constantly get full of dirt, grass clippings, trash etc and be a PITA to insert the temporary post.
Anybody else have ideas???
ON EDIT: Tractor Supply has ten foot gates in stock. Two of them expand your opening to 20'. Not easy to handle and you need really sturdy gate posts (8"x8" x 10' timbers set in concrete???) but a BIG opening.
