Ghost gate controller

[Mountaintown Creek Ranch]

Need a gate control of single arm 16 ft tube gate that will get a lot of use.
I've been looking at these for a few years and I want the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi option to be able to open it from anywhere when someone needs in.
Just wanted to see if anyone had good or bad experiences with this product?

 

[RDFF]

Would be kinda nice to have a link to it... This it?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01JSZZY5I

 

[mdt192]

Just finished installing our dual Ghost gate opener this weekend. We got the smart board upgrade with the multiconnect kit.

So far, it seems great. Have noticed maybe it doesn't "land" at the precise place every close, but that's a minor complaint. We purchased extra remotes thinking that was going to be our main method of entry, but the app on the phone is awesome. I have opened it as far as a mile away. I tried it 30 miles away, and it gave me a question if I was sure I wanted to open it as I was so far way. I didn't just in case there was issues, but it should have worked fine.

Have noticed some of our remotes aren't staying programmed.

From what I see, the multiconnect kit connects to the wifi for remote opening / closing, but I don't see it connected on my wifi app.

 

[Mountaintown Creek Ranch]

Would be kinda nice to have a link to it... This it?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01JSZZY5I

Yes

 

[simme]

i saw one of those a few years back on a tube gate on a new residential installation on a driveway. The gate was the typical thin wall low cost gate you would get from TSC or a feed store. What I thought was the weak point was the attachment between the actuator and the gate. Just a metal clamp around one tube. When the actuator pushed or pulled on that connection, there would be a little bit of movement between the clamp and the gate tube. I thought that would get looser over time. The problem with thin wall tubes is that they tend to crush if you tighten too much. What I would suggest is to build/fabricate a larger attachment point on the gate. Maybe a thicker wall plate that vertically spans over 2 or 3 tubes and maybe a foot or so in the horizontal direction. Bolt or connect the fabricated piece to the tubes in the 4 corners. Instead of a plate, could be some pieces of heavier wall small square steel welded together. Then make the attachment point of the actuator in the center of that fabricated piece to distribute to single point load on the gate to those 4 points. Or use a heavy duty gate that makes a solid connection between the actuator and gate. Just my observation from having seen just one of those on a thin wall tube gate.

The one I saw had a buried sensor loop under the driveway (like is used in roads to alert the traffic light that someone is in the turn lane). That sensor would auto open the gate if a vehicle approached from the inside of the fence. No cows in that fence.

 

[chaded]

I don’t know much about them but Andy (callmefence) recommended the Apollo 1500.

 

[Hardin Farms]

You’ll have a good bit of trouble keeping the open/close limits set. If it’s a gate that’ll see a lot of use, you’ll be disappointed. Several YouTube videos from SWI fence that detail their problems.

Look into the Ranger HD from US Automatic. Install is pretty straight forward and has all the necessary options needed for “farm gate.”

Good hinges with bearings will save you a lot of headaches. Also, this gates aren’t really made for operators. We generally build all of the gates we install with sch 10 tubing. Cost is competitive enough and will last a life time. If that’s not an option, you can put a peace of flatbar across all of the tubes where the operator arm will connect with u bolts and that’ll extend the life of the gate a little bit too.