Main Gate
Shot of Main Gate
Designed from a sketch dave drew from looking at commercial gates
Welded from square channel
Local rock mortared to 4x4 Pressure Treated posts
Lights on top come on at night on a dimmer
Originally built and installed 1994
New gate operator 2018
These chain drive units finally came down to the $300 range
Aleko gate operators
Combination Keypad
Chain drive and limit switch magnet
Note 6" wheel riding in angle iron track
Motherboard
Pole with camera, floodlight and video link antenna
Original drive mechanism used a Sears garage door opener
It worked fine for about 10 yrs and needed replacement. Principal problem was the chain and cable drive system would rust and break. We bought another Sears unit and used that one for another ten years.
Remote
Gate Position Sensor
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10/20/18