Anyone have something that allows a metal gate to be swung completely around and lay somewhat flattish against a fence? Trying to decide on that versus some sort of sliding gate. I am putting in another one acre paddock but eventually want it to open to a larger pasture so I don’t want the gates to open 90 degree and create a hazard.
If you mount the gate one a side of the post that is parallel to the rest of the fence, you should be able to open it 180 degrees
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if this is a standard farm metal gate that uses J bolts rather than having the J bolts in line of the fence mount on side of post
@clanter can you post a picture of what you mean? I think I’ve got it but this cold is making me muddleheaded.
@foggythistle… what? Sorry all the dashes n such are not helping, maybe a formatting thing? Sorry!
@foggythistle I think you saved an edit while I was replying because it popped up as an image now. I think it’s the same as what clanter is saying?
@TheJenners, Sorry, I attached an image of my picture instead. Hopefully that helps clarify things. I think @clanter and I are talking the same thing.
The little o’s are either the gate hinge or the fastener in my picture.
Most people mount the gate between the posts, so it basically opens 90 degrees. If you make the opening a wee bit smaller, and mount to the side of a pasture and then close against the fence, you should be able to get the 180 degrees.
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yes the bottom one of foggythistle’s drawings depicts what I stated
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@TheJenners I’ll take a pic of mine and send it to you on FB, since I don’t do COTH on mobile lol
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Thanks! 
Not sure I understand?
You can hang gates to fold all the way back, is how ours are hung, so they can be fastened out of the way, as you want.
You offset the hinge on the post just enough to fold back, don’t hang it straight out.
Edited as others had already explained this better.
Best if the opening is a few inches narrower than the gate. Mount the hinge pins to the side of the post facing the pasture, not to the “inside” of the opening. Before mounting the pins, pay attention to any slope the land might have because if the land rises towards the hinge side, it will interfere with the complete opening of the gate. If it rises to the “opening” side of the gate, it might interfere with closing it completely. Almost all my gates are hung this way. Very handy.
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If the posts are already there and the space for the gate straight across, as you change the hinges to the side so the gate will fold back now you may have a bit larger gap between closed gate and the post there, a mere extra inch or two, but not too much, don’t put the hinge on the post all the way straight out, just enough for the gate to fold and you can also let the hinges out a bit if you need to and so reach the closing side post better.
Gates have several adjustments, those are some of them.
A horse will still not try to go thru that couple inches larger space when closed.
If you are setting new gate posts, at least one of them, no problem, measure for that and set one post a couple inches or so shorter.
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