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You did well with the installation and knowlege of angles. A compliment from someone whose been installing gate motors since the mid 1960's.

I need one of these. I am tired of stashing a beer at the gate for calorie replacement

Very nice Video! Now You need Mighty MULE LATCH SYSTEM - at the other end of the gate - and a wheel to support that long gate it will help it take the stress off that motor. I just Ordered Mine From Amazon 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Ohh and Don’t forget to Purchasd the Mighty mule pin lock with keys so nobody won’t steal that motor !!!

Pretty great sense of humor! Wish you were my neighbor! Looks like a great system and easier setup than I would have thought! Thanks!

Great video and sense of humor, I’ve tried to reason with my chickens about God but they chose to be eggnostics and the rooster went Catholic and became a fryer. 😆

Nice job and fun video. Convinced me to do same installation. Thanks.

Great video! Thank you so much, looks great. Definitely going to buy this model.

Gave me the confidence to install my own gate. Thanks

Holy this is what I needed to install this same opener. Thanks a million! Also great dad joke at the end!

Thank you so much, from sweden! You took the mystery out of mounting the motor for me :-) :-) . The instructions has this pretty compicated chart to follow. Just didnt want to think too much :-D. I have a different system (Sommer) but same thing really... thanks again, now I´m so going to install my system.

You will LOVE that gate opener!! We have had one for years and it's still going strong. Sure made a world of difference not having to get out when it's raining cats and dogs to shut or open!! Some of the best money we spent! (Sure wish I could have gotten mine of Craigslist!! Runt chickens! TJ

good job man, very helpful

I enjoyed your video. Thank you.

Very cool man, the secluded fortress of secluded seclusion is now more fortified.........and secluded...............J

Hi Brad, Well that is pretty cool! And no Dewalt drills were harmed in the process! The way you were talking, I just knew you would get something to open and close your gate. Very nice. Thanks for sharing. -mike

Thank you so much I love The video and your chickens

Thanks for sharing. This is definitely on my to do list. Well done sir.

I was watching very intently while you were writing the letters..... Too Funny.

Hey brad, love the video. The chicken masseuse cracked me up as well as the vowel movement. I thought of you when we had the bacon fest 2015 here in Kansas. keep up the awesome vids!!!!

sweet! I figured you'd find something to make it work. You're good at stuff like that.

Thank you!

Very good. Thanks.

really cool video. Also those spoiled chickens at the end hahaha awesome. Spoiled chickens make the best eggs ;) Vowel movement HAH you remind me of my grandfather, he had such dry mid western humor haha

Hell to da yeah! 😂 great stuff man

GOOD VIDEO

Great video! Thank you!

Thanks so much

That gate opener is awesome and you do spoil those chicks lol God bless brother

I saved myself a bunch of calories, and calories are precious ! I love that accent !

That will surely make life easier! Rog

Thank you brother! I needed this information as I am about to install one.

Thanks for your Extra info about this topics

Good deal BC, maybe a wheel at the end. Good for you, saved a lot of time and work.

I really enjoy watching your videos and this gate opener install was great. Having seen your previous video about installing the support brace and concrete block set in the ground, I wondered if you have considered welding on a bracket with a small wheel on the underside of the gate at the latch end, to give it support and stop it sagging in the future? Keep up the good work, Dave in Ireland.

Nice Gate opener.

thanks for postin that

Came out quite nice.

Just installed one in Calgary Alberta, supposibly rated for -25 degrees celsius. It is now 0 degrees and this thing is laboring so hard in the cold it takes about 3 times as long for it to fully function. You get what you pay for.

This is was very helpful, thanks.

Hope you have better luck then what we had with those Mighty Mules...The one we had would work, then half work, then back in the box it went...Cheerz!

Very cool as always great video

your a funny guy.. those openers are the coolest things huh..

lol two thumbs up to the chickens masseuse bit and the dad joke at the end

LMAO! Great video, love the humor! new sub

Aren't you supposed to have a big warning message before showing a vowel movement? Frankly I'm quite surprised that you didn't at least post a PG13 notice or something like that. Glad that I'd just set down my cup of coffee before watching that. ;-) Congrats on getting you gate closer operational. Nice to tick off another item on the gotta do list. Thanks for sharing, my friend.

Another installation video recommends the arm be slightly tilted down to drain water off the exposed extension arm, otherwise water will find its way down in the arm and cause havoc with rust and shorting out.

You really showed how simple the installation is, watched some of the mule sponsored videos, made it look way to complicated. How is it holding up? Any hint on the price you paid, or why the people sold it? Thanks

With those fans you will never have fried chickens. Nice vid thanks as always.

my buddy has one of those gate openers and loves it good job bc

WOW! good for you

Your welcome bud ....anytime

way to go man thats cool

This dudes awesome

Trying to figure out how you wired the gate. I have a solar panel that is currently connected to a battery and then the wire runs from the battery to the control board. Should I do the same here? I see on the control board it has a solar input area. If I go straight from the solar panel to that input then how do I connect the battery and how does the abttery charge?

Nice one that's my work,for that in kenya to get light gate its all heavy so needs heavy moter

Look at you go!

Great job! vowels and all...LOL

We're wanting to get the same setup for our gate. How's yours been holding up?

Looks like you live in a lovely area...don’t worry, I’m a weirdo from overseas so won’t be trying anything odd ;) I really want one if these so hope I can find something similar here. I’d love to know how much you paid...go on...you know you want to tell...that’s part of the fun of bargain hunting :)

Hey man! Loved the video's! How did you get into Door and gate motors? I'm in the security industry and install Access Control, Burg, Video etc but am looking to forward my knowledge and skill with door and gate controls too! :)

Speaking of solar, it is possible to direct charge an electric chair from a solar panel. Mine is a 24 volt system (2 @ 12 volt AGM batteries), so I use a medium-sized 24 volt panel on my roof, a tiny charge controller and the correct cable to go from charge controller to the chair's charging port (in my case, its a male XLR plug). So when the power goes out, I drop the chair out of gear, scoot it to the office, and plug it in to the controller. My next challenge is gonna be the bed and, more importantly, the CPAP machine. That gate opener/closer is sweet!

Oh, that was interesting to hear when the gate was closing how the momentum got ahead of the little motor....the momentum played out enough for the motor to catch up.... then you could hear the motor bear down again as it ... took the whole load again

very cool how much did you get it for

Very nice of you to help your friend. Were you able to get her power restored? I hope you were. God Bless!!! Janice

Hope your experience with your MM opener is better than mine. Good luck

It may not take a weirdo to dislike you, but it would take a weirdo to call you and harass you. LOL. I like how you have the angled posts to support your main gate post. I have to put new gate posts (mine got taken out by a hurricane) and I'm thinking of doing a keyway support but an external brace might help too. Love the setup you had for your chickens. I miss having chickens but I'm not in good enough shape to take care of them anymore. Thanks for showing how to do this. I have a similar one to install (the 360 version) but my gate is in permanent shade so my solar panel will have to be farther away. Did the connection for the battery come with the kit? I wish I'd seen how the battery was connected inside the box, but I'm sure there are instructions for that.

Good thing you didn't have to wait till the 12th of never to get that opener. Congrats. jman

Nice..very nice...now bc,,ya know everybody wuvs you :)

3 things. #1, Good job on the gate. That's cool! I always wondered how something like that worked. #2, Happy Chickens make Tasty Chickens! And #3, Boooo. (on the vowel movement) :)

Good enough

Its so few dollars because Mighty Mule aka GTO is crap but if you got it for cheap then great but usually in 1-1 1/2 years you will be replacing it

LOL. Dude, you are not right. :D Spoiled chickens. Another great video. Hey BCtruck, rebuild, repair,repurpose, is your panel capturing enough sunlight to keep the battery charged? I know even a small amount of shading can seriously affect the output of a panel.

So you can add solar and electricity in at this motor? I read that you weren't supposed to. Any advice?

Please post a follow up video of you fixing your friends electricity

Last part was to funny.

You need to get a TV installed for those chickens!

Adjust your opening and closing position and speed and it will have a soft opening in the fully opened and a soft closing when fully closed

I'm curious, how well has it held up? I've got the same sort of gate opener. I also bought it because it is cheap. I hope it lasts.

Can someone just push thin or is it secure?

Great Video! How much do you think your gate weighs?

Is there a way to test If the gate opener works before installing to the fence? Does it have to be grounded?

Thanks for sharing. What exact mighty mule unit is that gate opener and how many pounds could it open? Im thinking of doing a privacy 6ft gate atatched to my privacy fence maybe 10ft wide (similar to your width) made of pine wood and curious if that model would open the gate with no problem? (not sure how many lbs that gate will be?)

can i connect it directly to the light in my house without the battery?

Have you thought about putting an electronic latch on the gate to prevent it banging in the wind. There should be provision on the circuit board to connect an electric latch system,

His "transmitter" is actually the "clicker" receiver antenna. Ron W4BIN

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Help ! How strong is it closed ? I mean, can it be open with a strong push ? Does it require unlock mornings and lock at night ??? about installing one ...

What if you put a wheel on the bottom of gate to reduce stress?

can you adjust the closing/opening points so it doesn't beat the crap out of itself?

Another thing gate bracket should always attach to atleast 4 pickets! Or you gonna bend them.

The “close limit button” what is it’s function?

I can't believe you would actually show a vowel movement on camera... I now have to clean my monitor and keyboard from the adult beverage that I just spewed from seeing that.

he is saying there is not any info out there on how to mount it as there is a video from the company saying "gate opener installation video" next to him saying that! I'm sure he searched hard!

WOW NICE YOU NEED A WHEEL ON THE GATE

What model is this opener ?

How can we select moter and its wat.

Has Brad from Big Family Homestead been pimping your titles? Great job on the calorie controlled gate! Daft as a brush but I love it!! Btw. Don't you get 'drive-by weirdos'? x

how did you find a gate that long, I'm searching everywhere, but ultimately will have to build my own I believe

Is the gate opener still working properly with no issue’s?