Widen gate for riding mower?

[ruxCYtable]

After 7 years in this house my wife is finally letting me get a ZTR mower (now I will get even less exercise and be fatter). Problem is, my chain-link gate with the hinges is only about 46" wide. The Toro 42" ZTR is 45-something inches (with deflector shield up) but I know with my luck when I got it home it wouldn't fit.

So, either I get a 32" ZTR Toro, which I heard isn't as good, or come up with a cheap solution for widening my gate. Does anyone sell a kit or anything? Any thoughts? I can't be the only guy who's had to do this before. I'd really rather not have the fence company come and charge me hundreds but I suppose that's an option.

 

[abe2010]

Chop one of the posts off a little above ground level then get a slightly bigger tube to go over this as a sleeve to allow for easy "deposting" to let your mower through

 

[Rabbuk]

Chop one of the posts off a little above ground level then get a slightly bigger tube to go over this as a sleeve to allow for easy "deposting" to let your mower through

This solution is real good.

 

[VTXCyRyD]

If you do a quick search on youtube you should be able to find out how to thread the links in and out of a fence. Get a double gate, dig a hole to fit it, put in a new pole, fill with concrete, install double gate, done.

Yes, I had to widen my gate to get my new, bigger riding mower through it.

 

[ruxCYtable]

You guys are ******* awesome you know that

 

[3TrueFans]

This solution is real good.

I even understood some of those words.

 

[cmjh10]

Instead of mowing through the posts, you could mow next to the posts and when the opening comes, turn in quick. Kinda hard to explain, but it doesnt cost anything.