Off Grid Automatic Gate Opener for the Homestead // Mighty Mule Gate Opener
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- Installing a solar powered automatic gate opener for our driveway gate to make it off grid and secure our homestead. We spent money on a used gate opener and recycle an old gate for our driveway.🥰 Memberships support our channel. Click the JOIN button to learn more! 👆 🔗 Fancy No Trespassing Signs: amzn.to/3kABGm1 🔗 Mighty Mule Gate Openers: amzn.to/3hPTU0W 🔗 Gas Powered Earth Auger: amzn.to/33P6GIp 😇 Our Small Business: greenacrehomes... 💪 Join to get perks: / @sam-and-angela 🧰 Sam's Workshop Channel: / samcraftcom 🎉 Our Family Wish List: amzn.to/2lyNvAe 🎁 Send us a PayPal gift: paypal.me/gree...
In this video we recycle an old galvanized 16 foot wide gate and mount it across our driveway. We also install a Mighty Mule 500 automatic gate opener with solar panel, keypad, and other items that we bought used.
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This was a great video. Thanks for sharing it👍🏼
Its so fancy!!!
When we had a mailbox like yours, the postal person wouldn't close it tight. I ended up putting one up that had a magnetic closure. They teach them to peel out in postal school...
lol I was literally laughing out loud. That was a total me moment when that mailbox when rolling into the ditch.
Then when his son was down in the hole getting the mailbox back❤️❤️❤️❤️
Dad had the best saying for EVERYTHING he did...... Betterin it was..... You were absolutely right dad!
You should build planter boxes to hang on the boards at the entrance with flowers 🌺 🤷♂️
As Eric says done is better than perfect. You’re a good Dad.
Fancy-schmancy I never knew anybody that had a automatic gate opener that lived in a single way. Kudos.
Sam, turn the hook down and move the bracket down on the gate.
What a wonderful family! Angela & Sam you two are such a cute happy 💑... So hard working too! Bless you all
I truely love that your son is so involved. Looks great. Hope you aren’t having trouble with crazies.
I see your youngest is desperate to help.....I KNOW he's going to be a very good helper when he's given the chance! 🧡💛❤
Loved the ending. LOL. It’s good to see sons helping their Fathers. It’s the beginning of a special relationship.
Your channel is just the best ever ...as your boy runs screaming up your driveway....feral children is perfect!!!!
Sam, Angela. Turn the middle pin down and then move the bracket to suit, gate is then secure.
That's a great idea, and easy to do. Thanks!
I like you and your wife. So sweet together. I was researching the new MM371 gate opener and I came across this video. Very fun and perfect for what you are doing. I find that refreshing. Having your "feral" kids running around, so cool. But having your son help you and work together? OMG there is hope for America. Teach them young to work, love and have a good time doing it together. VERY, Very impressive. This video is all I know about you and your family. It is "Good Enough" lol Thank you! Because of this video it "Peenched" a good time out of my day. YOU ARE A GOOD DAD!!!
Your helper is doing a great job bless him.
A good addition to the homestead. As Sam said, it will keep honest people honest. How do you open the gate from the house if a wanted visitor arrives? I enjoy watching you teach your children life skills. My husband was a Jack of all trades and a master of none. He passed on that knowledge to our son just as you are doing. Your children are receiving love, encouragement and respect. Thanks for sharing your life.
We bought several extra remotes from ebay and have them in the cars and inside the home. The remotes work to open the gate from the house too -- just point and click! :) Plus we got a keypad from the person we bought it from and all our family know the code to get into the property if needed. :)
I learned a lot from my father, too. He was a DIYer by force though, not choice like we are. :) Lack of money makes one learn all sorts of things to get it fixed at home! But I do have many fond memories of working on things with my (now gone) father and it makes me happy to think my boys will have the same memories of me.
I like the no trespassing sign, it's assertive yet polite at the same time.
Very nice job on that gate and mailbox' nice to see your son helping Dad too. 🥰🙏✨🇨🇦
I loved it when at the very end Sam said "It's got 2 bars left" and then Angela replied "Talk".....Love it! Nice gate!
She keeps me on track! :)
Your property looks bigger than 1 acre. I love the serpentine drive up to the house on the hill. Very nice setting, gate looks official, love your boys, well done, Sam
Thanks 👍
Wow....my dad also a (Sam) used to have me helping that young, maybe a little bit younger. But, the way you watch out for him is the way he did me. I remember so many times he'd put safety gear on me before we built whatever. Telling me to watch my fingers. Oh my gosh you sent me backwards remembering my childhood!!! I used to say I had three Sam's (My dad my hub's dad and their friend the man that married us Sam) it tickles me to no end to know there's a fourth out there. You got you a good guy Angela!!!
Dude I had to laugh when the wood hit the mailbox. Your reaction ,good...
Wow! You know you have reached celebrity you tube status when you have a gated entry to keep your fans at bay!!!! lol!!! 🙌🏼🥰👍🏼
Hahahaha!!!! We would be really freaked out if we were recognized in person from RUclips to be honest. LOL :)
I'm from Eastern KY, and when I explain "I have a RUclips Channel, and make money from it" I usually get 1 of 2 replies:
"Uhhh...Cool"
Or
"You actually make money off that?"
My dad would fiddle around and try to get everything perfect then huff and say, "Aw heck, it ain't no church!" LOL. I want to thank you for leaving the falling mailbox in there. My hubs and I just burst out laughing. Great job, I think it's fancy!
Loved that you included your Son’s to help! That use to be the norm! Not so much any more. You can’t beat a great gate opener, especially in our Wyoming snow!
God bless you and your Family!
The good , lots of resources on RUclips on how to troubleshoot and repair . Parts availability is very good .
The bad , your going to need back in the control box . Mine has never been sealed , box has been free of condensate every time I opened it . I have more desire to seal control arm , it has had condensation every time it has been opened . My FM500 is nearly 20 years old , putting new motor in as a maintenance soon . My wife loves it ,so it is a high priority for me . May God bless your family
A friend of mine who run a home business next door to me in the UK, often had large parcels delivered, he was quite embarrassed about how many times I took parcels in for him (although it did not bother me) when he was out/away so he had a very large delivery box secured to the ground on his property for the delivery people to use when he was not home, how it worked was he left a snap lock type padlock (open) inside the empty box which the delivery people could use to lock the box up after placing the delivery inside the box, this worked very well for him and saved his worrying about me.
As a former mail carrier, the best postal patron's idea was a large mailbox on a wagon wheel laying on it's side flat and a huge metal box right next to it to fit in large parcels because they received a lot of them. They had two sets of them laying on top of the wagon wheel 180° apart and I assume because they had a small business. The wheel was anchored on a big `ol tree stump and was able easily to spin completely around. If they hadn't picked up the mail from the previos day all I had to do was spin the wheel for both the other empty mail box and large parcel box.
It was a win-win for the both of us.
That's really cool!
Your mail carrier is suppose to bring you your packages, I am a rural carrier. Looks great! I love how you are teaching those children! You are a good Dady!
They've gotten better since this new mailbox was added, but will still ding any large-ish packages as undeliverable and we have to go pick them up. Several times they're not even large and would have fit in the box fine.
I love the good enough for state work comment every single time!!!
Good stuff. Best part about that video was watching your kids help out.
Glad you enjoyed it
Sam and ANGELA I bet ypur boys are full of life you never see outside playing anymore we would stay outside all day love love your channel hugs prayers ps I absolutely love how yall teaching your boys how to work I believe in working and being lazy love the new gate
If anything they're sometimes too full of life! LOL Hopefully our neighbors know by now the sound of their playing outside is not the sound of death by spoon it likely resembles! LOL They're boys for sure! :)
Love watching you guys your so cute to gather. And so good with those. Babies. U have a beautiful family God Bless.
Thank you so much 🤗
So much better than government work.👍❤️
You’re boys were cracking me up the whole video! 🤣 Absolutely adorable!
😊 thank you
I think the mail box part at the end was cute.😉 The automatic gate opener is quite nice👍👍
Impressive fence/gate/opener
🤣🤣🤣. Chortled all the way through. I hope the gate sorts its self...looks fabulous. Thanks. xxx
Very nice, very nice indeed! All the detail touches adds so much...the paint, the sign, new mailbox....all of that. Great job. I always love to see your sons right there with you learning and making memories. Our world needs more of this.
There you go again, growing those men. Keep on keeping on
Great team work. You probably already thought about it but if not I'd recommend putting reflective tape on it. Might prevent somebody from accidentally diving thru it at night time.
Sam, great involving your son, good job. It is easier if you put dry concrete mix in the hole and tamp it, then add some water. Usually there’s enough moisture in the soil that you don’t even have to add moisture to get the concrete to harden. Plus the bottom hinge is upside down. The bottom hinge is supposed to point down so no one can just pick up the gate off of the hinges and get in your property. I really enjoy your channel keep up the good work.
Maybe the controller pad got a stuck button, but it's "good enough " to keep the waltzing Matildas out LOL ! 😊👍💕💕💕
Ahhhh.....we too have a love-hate relationship with our post person's vehicle. (I think she likes hitting our box with her side mirror) We'd put up a new box and 6 months later the lid is swinging by one pin. The hubs put the box back from the road another few feet. Will be interesting to see what happens over the next few months. The gate looks great and will keep "feral" vehicles from straying in. Watching you with your son reminded me of me and my pop. He taught me about setting fence posts, driving the tractor, and keeping things level and plumb...skills that last a lifetime. :)
That gate looks great👏
An $80 gate? I like your prices. I bought a gate for my pasture and it was $286. Sam I am amazed at your Percision. You make everything look easy!
😄😄 I enjoyed your video! I'm glad you painted the gate black it matched your big mailbox. Very fancy "Private Proprty" sign!😊
Loving the sense of humour you guys. Particularly loved the box monster 👺
I wouldnt have thought about a gate closer and opener , genius .
As my husband says a blind. Man would be glad to see it.
That was pretty cool 😎 you and your son hopping over the fence! 😊👍💕💕💕
😊 thank you! He was amazed I did it too. LOL
Fancy job but very safe too. Great job working with the boys .
Love the gate and opener
Mailbox episode, priceless!
The gate looks awesome 👍🏼❤️
Nice gate , hopefully it deters the unwanted visitors.
Oooooh, I bet anyone watching that gate open and close by itself would hightail it out of there!
You have quite the helpers! Good job! My grown “feral sons” are going to install a mighty mule on my gate! Lol. I have four sons ages 50, 48,47,& 46. They were quite the handful when young.
You two are such a joy to watch!
The. New gate and mailbox 📬 are awesome! And love the outtakes at the end of the video!!! 😁👍💕💕💕
Thanks so much!!
You got a good little helper there🤗👏
Did I miss the finished roofing project. I just love watching you guys. That mailbox mishap made me laugh out loud.
No it’s not done yet. Many more videos to come on it. It’s a big project.
This was just impressive.
🎉wow u been watching some videos of thia channel never saw hes zitzits before shalom family
hahahaha! Wordy Dirds! I have said that for YEARS and people thought I was crazy! THANK YOU for using one of my favorite "made up" words!
Genius is rarely understood. LOL :)
What a great young man u hav there great little helper
You might want to put a diagonal bracing rail from the top of that hinge post to the bottom of that old post just for extra bracing for the swing of the gate.
I love how the gate turned out. The no trespassing signs look good. Great helpers learning early.
You guys are so cute and I enjoy watching how you reuse items, and make do with what you have and your diy projects.
Thank you so much!
Looks great. I love the way you both encourage and teach the boys.
Thanks so much
I just love you 2....i feel better that you have a gate too.....good job.
NICE JOB . I put a wheel on tha end of mine so just in case iffn my Feral younguns forgot and took a notion to take a ride it wouldnt bend tha gate .Course I had to try it myself to see if it worked Cl; -(p)
of course you did, Joe Biker! LOL
Angela , I feel the same way , about the gate opening with a fob. in our basement garage , to gain entry we have a small plastic battery operated fob , press it and the shutter opens and we drive in from the main road, same when we exit and we feels lightly better off than others .We always feel like everyone is watching as we drive out .such a satisfying feeling isnt it .
Love the gate posts.
Great job. You need a sign for the gate, Beware, Feral children running loose! They are too cute and helpful and it's great they want to learn.
God bless you. I needed your family and this video today. I love your feral childern.
😂😂 you all are awesome!! Gate looks great. You should put up a fake intercom to mess with people!!
I laughed out loud when your little lad ran up to the hole Sam was looking down into ,. and looked in himself......what was he expecting to see ?
you might want to look into putting a wheel on the end of the gate to help carry the weight. looks awsome
A Blind man would be happy to see it .
Good fences and gates, make good neighbors. 😀
You got that right!
My brother uses "Good Enough for Government Work" quite a bit. Also, your comment about the storage tote growing wild on your property also reminded me of him. Very similar humor.
I put up a pretty abused gate (but free to me) a few years ago after fencing in the back yard for the dogs. Well, the free gate had been driven over and was mashed and rusted. It is now to the point of falling apart, so I'm going to have to get another gate to replace it. The one I would like to get is galvanized with fencing already on it, but runs ~$200 currently. Just not sure if I will pull the trigger.
I was always taught to put an inch or two of dirt in bottom around post then pour concrete in. This way rain water can drain down. The way you did it you created a bowl for post to sit in water.
Wow, love that gate. Makes it look like a fancy place. Really looks nice. You all had me a laughing. Lol
You all please take care and be safe!
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching and commenting!
Good enough for this neighborhood.
I would add sections of cattle panel to either side. I think it would match gate and keep dogs out. Also, depending on quality of zip ties, some deteriorate within a few months under UV rays. I had some last years others only months. Great purchase on used mighty mule.
That's a good Dad! I love watching you and Angela. Doug and Ashley are ones I love to watch as well. You all seem to be really good parents. 🧡
Thanks!!
I love how you're teaching the kids and giving them an opportunity to shine and learn. Awesome job guys!
Eric is a great father. That gate is as elegant as it's going to get with that elegant single wide😉
LOVE your videos wish they were 3 hours long!!! LOL
No criticism intended on my quikcrete comment, but the whole thing turned out awesome. I wish I would have found your video earlier, it gave me some better ideas for the future!
Hi Sam and Angela , (nice to see you again Angela ) a gate looks good on a property and also makes it look like there are people on the property ,especially if like yours the house is further up a driveway , not seen from the road . it keeps out cars and trucks that dont belong on it .
Great job and kids loved helping 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏼
I've been watching for hours this evening. This is one of the best yet. That moment with the mailbox and then glasses gave me about the only real laugh of the day. You guys are so genuine and relatable. Good fences make good neighbors, gates keep honest folks honest and it was certainly good enuf for government work!
need to put a wheel on the opening side of your gate to eep the gate from sagging down. Save yourself some future work. Love the fact you let your boys be involved.
Great job. Love your little helpers
You two are just so darn cute ❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️
Hello guys...thanks for showing a lot.... Every video is a new lesson for me.
The gate looks very nice.
Awesome 👍..u r a great Father..
Love your teaching your boys 👏👏👏👏👏 I lord the BOX Mouster