Electric gate openers- preferred brand?

[Neilk]

Hello,

The gate that I fixed thanks to the advice of the Pelican crew in this thread was a victim of our last hail storm.

Do the Pelican contractors out there have a preferred brand? Since all the hardware is there, I was just going to replace the box and actuator myself.

My choices are the Polaris 500 (formerly Rutland) as seen here which would be a direct replacement or some other brand.

Someone mentioned a USAutomatic Patriot (link) that is about $400 more expensive than the Polaris. Anyone know anything about USAutomatic Sentry 300? It gets good reviews on Amazon and is quite a bit cheaper.

I have gone on Amazon to check them out and it appears as if I should avoid the Mighty Mule.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Neil

[tyro]

I have a linear/osco operator at a remote site I maintain. The sliding gate has been the biggest headache, usually in the winter when it ices up. I did lose the gate operator main board presumably to lightning within the past couple of years, but it was an easy fix.

Anyway hope this helps a little.

[Daytona]

I have had the Mighty Mule 500 for close to five years. Has been reliable except for a lightning hit two years ago. The company gave a discount on the repair to the motherboard. So overall I would recommend them.