Mighty Mule Gate Opener

[jinman]

Back in business ... the Rev Counter Board cost $29.95 came by UPS today and all is well ... once again opening with the remote and the Key Pad. Was a simple fix and not complicated.

Outstanding! It's nice to know that they diagnosed your problem correctly over the phone and got you the right part. That's darn good service in my book.

 

[blueriver]

Outstanding! It's nice to know that they diagnosed your problem correctly over the phone and got you the right part. That's darn good service in my book.

You got that right!! When it came today and as I was installing it I kept thinking "Ya whats the chances this is really the problem"

The oustanding part is, the young lady who diagnosed it was very knowledgable ... she asked the questions, I answered yes or no and she flat out said its the Rev Counter Board !!

 

[ultrarunner]

Bought my 2nd replacement Mighty Mule opener last November... first one lasted 5 years and found it would not be cost effective to repair.

Came home last week and the opener looked like it was doing the hula as it opened the gate... I called mighty mule and was told abuse is not covered under the warranty and that type of oscillation is only caused if the gate was forced.

I suppose it could have been forced... no way to know.

Anyone have a similar problem?

 

[jinman]

Came home last week and the opener looked like it was doing the hula as it opened the gate...

Put a grass skirt on it and call it good.:laughing: I would love to see a video of that. I have to admit that your choice of simile makes it easy to picture what was happening.:thumbsup:

We had a GTO Pro opener that's the same as a MM. The end that attaches to the gatepost disentegrated from repeated shock loading on an overweight gate. I think these little openers take a lot of abuse. I was able to rebuild the opener with just $50 of repair parts as I remember.

EDIT: Good grief! I must be getting old. I just repeated myself in this thread. Sheesh!

 

[Soundguy]

Back in business ... the Rev Counter Board cost $29.95 came by UPS today and all is well ... once again opening with the remote and the Key Pad. Was a simple fix and not complicated.

must be nice.. I had one for about 3ys.. it did the same.. called them and they said I had to send the darn thing in and the cost to repair would be about 50$ cheaper than a new one.. I just bought the new one and got a spare transmitter .. too bad the person who helped me on the phone wasn't mor einto helping me diagnose the problem instead of just telling me to send it in for repair..

soundguy

 

[ultrarunner]

must be nice.. I had one for about 3ys.. it did the same.. called them and they said I had to send the darn thing in and the cost to repair would be about 50$ cheaper than a new one.. I just bought the new one and got a spare transmitter .. too bad the person who helped me on the phone wasn't mor einto helping me diagnose the problem instead of just telling me to send it in for repair..

soundguy

MM gave me the option of sending it in for a $180 flat repair fee, including return shipping... so my cost would have been the $180 plus outbound freight.

No phone coverage at the gate location... so it does get a little frustrating, in my experience having to make several calls with the wait time to get a question answered...

 

[Soundguy]

yep.. that was near the # I got.. by the time postage is calculated.. it's real close to the price of a new one... which gives you a new xmitter and new drivetrain.. not just a repair..

soundguy

 

[Stimw]

I have a double gate opener from Harbor Freight that cost a little over $300. It has been working great for over 5 years. My only problem was not the openers fault. I had problems with the remote and kept pushing the buttons and screwed up the codes. I found out from a friend that because Jacksonville had the STUPID BOWL (super bowl) that the feds were jamming radio signals during the game time.
The gate instructions are loosely translated from Italian (where the opener is made) and I am not 12 years old so I can't figure out the programing. I use the key to open when coming or going and have a push button in the house next to my kitchen window so I can see if someone is at the gate.
I have two 12' cattle gates on the opener and it is only rated for 8' solid gates. It will stop if it meets resistance, can be set up so one opens in and one opens out, has a flashing light when operating and has a lot of other features that I don't use.