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If there is not enough clearance to mount the opener on the inside and have it pull to open, can I mount it on the outside of the gate and set it up push to open?

Yes with any linear actuators installing the gate opener in a push to open configuration and then having it push the gate open to the inside of the property is a viable option. Typically there are two ways to install a gate opener. Pull to open: The opener is mounted on the inside of the property with the piston fully extended in the closed position. And then as eh piston retracts it pulls the gate open in towards the property. Or it is installed Push to Open: The opener is also mounted on the inside of the property with the piston fully retracted in the closed position. As the piston extends out it pushes the gate open away from the property. The main thing to remember about the above two statement is the direction the gate is moving (in toward property or out away from property is all relative to the side of the gate the the opener is mounted to. In both scenarios it was stated the opener is on the inside of the property. If the opener is on the outside of the property, the extending and retracting would have the same reaction on the gate for opening however the gate would be moving opposite as described because the opener is mounted opposite as described.

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