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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1766504" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>It also depends on which direction it swings to... if not a swing through, both ways gate. The slope of the land makes a big difference as stated. We hang then to be 4" to no more than 6 inches off the ground. Sheep and goats will try to get their heads under... and if you have pigs then 4 inches is about all you want. </p><p> We have one that about hits the ground when shut, but it swings out and is over 2 ft high because of the slope of the ground. Also hanging straight across or on an "angle" if the gate is in the fenceline that heads up or down a hill. I like the wheels for the 16 ft gates if the ground is fairly level... it does help for not putting the strain on the hinge side. </p><p></p><p> Have 2 places where the gate rests on a block when it is shut. Most all our gates only open one way because they were put in prior to us.... the ones we put in at places we now own, are usually swing through in both directions... except if there is going to be alot of pressure on them for some reason... but I like the ones that will swing in either direction. You can only be so fussy if you don't own the place. </p><p>Do other states have the "catch" that if gates are hung on hinges that they belong to the farm... even if you as a renter put them there when you come? Here we have a couple places that the gates are chained on the "hinge side" because we cannot hang them or they become part of the rented place... and they are just too DA@#ED costly, to leave behind. PITA but when we have a couple hundred in the heavy bull type gates, they are not going to be left behind.... and we usually make do until the gates are so rotten that they fall apart in your hand when you open them... and then we just put them against the fence and put in a gate that we DON'T hang on the hinges.... and take it with us when we leave.... unless we can talk the owners into buying a new gate... even if they buy a "cheaper economy gate"..... to at least have a gate that swings.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1766504, member: 25884"] It also depends on which direction it swings to... if not a swing through, both ways gate. The slope of the land makes a big difference as stated. We hang then to be 4" to no more than 6 inches off the ground. Sheep and goats will try to get their heads under... and if you have pigs then 4 inches is about all you want. We have one that about hits the ground when shut, but it swings out and is over 2 ft high because of the slope of the ground. Also hanging straight across or on an "angle" if the gate is in the fenceline that heads up or down a hill. I like the wheels for the 16 ft gates if the ground is fairly level... it does help for not putting the strain on the hinge side. Have 2 places where the gate rests on a block when it is shut. Most all our gates only open one way because they were put in prior to us.... the ones we put in at places we now own, are usually swing through in both directions... except if there is going to be alot of pressure on them for some reason... but I like the ones that will swing in either direction. You can only be so fussy if you don't own the place. Do other states have the "catch" that if gates are hung on hinges that they belong to the farm... even if you as a renter put them there when you come? Here we have a couple places that the gates are chained on the "hinge side" because we cannot hang them or they become part of the rented place... and they are just too DA@#ED costly, to leave behind. PITA but when we have a couple hundred in the heavy bull type gates, they are not going to be left behind.... and we usually make do until the gates are so rotten that they fall apart in your hand when you open them... and then we just put them against the fence and put in a gate that we DON'T hang on the hinges.... and take it with us when we leave.... unless we can talk the owners into buying a new gate... even if they buy a "cheaper economy gate"..... to at least have a gate that swings. [/QUOTE]
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