Installation Overview For Pull-To-Open Gates - Mighty Mule MM272 Installation Manual

Installation Overview for Pull-To-Open Gates

PUSH-TO-OPEN installation instructions begin on
Example of an installation on a chain link fence:
Control Box
120 Volt indoor
Transformer
(surge protector
not supplied)
Run 1000' (max.) of low
voltage wire to control
12 Volt automotive or marine
box from transformer
type battery in weather
(wire not included).
proof housing (REQUIRED,
not included).
1" minimum
Pinch Area
Gate in the
OPEN POSITION
1" minimum
Gate Swings Evenly and Freely
Hung Firmly and Plumb
First Opener
Gate Bracket
36' power cable allows the control
board to control the SECOND gate
opener (run in PVC conduit)
Gate in the
CLOSED POSITION
Pinch Area
4 to 13"
stroke
page 28.
Closed Position Stop Plates
You will need to trench across the
driveway in order to lay conduit for
the second opener power cable.
IMPORTANT: To achieve the most efficient
leverage for the gate opener and ensure long
trouble free service, the gate opener needs to be
installed within the following parameters.
The diagram at left shows the optimum position
for gate opener arm in relation to the gate in the
open and closed positions. Be sure the position
of the gate opener and brackets allows for 1" of
clearance between the gate and the opener in both
the open and closed position, at the same time
maintaining a stroke distance of 4" to 13" from
center of hole in the end of the retracted opener
arm to the center of the hole in the gate bracket
with the gate in the closed position.
Operator must be installed while fully
retracted with the gate in the open position.
If the gate post is larger than
6" the Post Pivot Bracket can
be removed and the center
hole of the Post
Bracket can be the
mounting point
for the gate
opener.
Second Opener
Fence Post
Set in Concrete
PVC conduit (not included)
to protect wire from lawn
mowers and weed eaters.
Center hole of
post bracket
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