Double-wide Gate
Most of the time a 12-foot gate is wide enough, but when you have a wide load, you might want a 24-foot-wide gate. Earl Morris of Farmville, Va., made a 24-foot-wide opening (give or take a few inches) in a fence and hung 12-foot gates on either side of it. In the middle, he set a post in a buried PVC pipe. When he needs an extra-wide opening, he merely pulls out the center post.

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