(Newest) Mighty Mule 371W Gate Opener Install Part 1
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
- installing the newest version mighty mule 371w with solar panel install
Amazon link for purchase 371W
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MMS100 Wireless
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Solar panel 10W
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12v 7amp battery
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FM137 Wireless Keypad
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MM Single button gate opener
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FM143 Gate Lock
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Ground Magnet Sensor Exit Opener FM138
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MM low voltage solar wire
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Thank you so much for this video. I was quoted several hundred dollars to install this gate opener. I watched your video a couple of times to walk me through the process. TODAY I DID IT!!! It's working like a charm.
Wow!!!❤ That is so awesome to hear!!!! I'm so glad the video helped and you were able to save money too! That's what I love about doing these videos! Thank you for watching! ❤👍👍👍👍👍 Have a great summer!😁
@@WhitehouseFarmVet I hope you have a great summer also. BTW you also saved me money by showing how to program the older clickers in your Part 2 video. Those things go for about $25.00 each. THANK YOU!!!
It's been a great summer so far and alot more videos lol 😉thank you!!❤👍
Bless you. I just bought the 371W and was trying to watch the videos from Mighty Mule.. They were terrible. Your walk through really helped. Will give it a try tomorrow.
Wow!!! Thank you so much! You got this!!! Thank you for watching and have a great summer!👍😊
I'm seriously looking to install this system myself. I'm tired of having to manually open the gate lol. Your video was very well put together. I feel that I can do the install myself after having seen this video!! My gate is a 14 footer. Tube, like yours is.
Awesome!!! I got several videos on the gates and locks etc, it's really not that bad you can definitely do it!!! If you have any questions I will try to help you out! Good luck and thank you for watching!😊
Great walk through of this installation project. Getting ready to dive into a very similar installation. Thanks for posting! BTW, you gotta great set of tools and supplies to do the job right! Every time I buy a new tool or piece of equipment needed for the job at hand, I have to justify it to my domestic accountant 😉
Lol you can always justify more and new tools hahahhaha, thank you for watching 👍😁
You gave the best video. Even better than the manufacturer. You helped me do the arm setting and button setting. Thanks again man.
Wow your really making me feel good thank you for the compliment!😉 that's awesome I'm glad it helped and thank you for watching!!!!👍😊❤
Shoot man, you gave me confidence in programming the gate so again thank you bro for real. I'm a visual learner an you nailed it. 😎
Awesome thank you, I appreciate that I'm glad it worked out for you and thank you for watching!👍😊
Thanks so much. The video by Mighty Mule was somewhat confusing to me. You did a great job!. I will be installing mine on Saturday.
Thank you so much I appreciate that! Good luck with the install and thank you for watching!👍😁
In my day we didn't have electricity, and had to get out of the car each time we wanted to open or close the gate. :)
Lol we did that for a long time then got one 10 years ago, then when that one bit the dust we were sending the kids to open and close the gate hahahhaha now we are back on track with this new one definitely missed it lol thank you for watching!😁
You're the best! That was extremely helpful! Thank you sir!
Wow thank you! I'm glad it helped and thank you for watching!👍😊
Hello friend, I bought the same one, I assembled it today and it is extremely slow, you can barely see it moving, could you help me?
Slow moving gate? If so what kind of gate?
In order for me to put the battery wires I had to take out the seal and push it back in after I put the wires in the box. Just remember to have the seal around the wires much like the seal cap. Need the seal.
Definitely! if that doesn't work some silicone can also work! Thank you for watching!👍
what size gate clamps did you put on that gate. We keep getting the wrong size at Tractor FS. That is the same gate we have. I am tired of this gate opener already.
If I remember correctly they were 2 1/2 inch but I had to widen them to fit properly! I hope this is right and helps, thank you for watching!👍😊
Great video. I already installed mine without your video. I did have some trouble but figured it out. My question is how does the automatic closer get set? I see the dial do I move that or leave it? I haven’t seen videos on this yet. Thanks
I think your asking about once the gate is opened the time delay for it closing? Yeah you would have to move the dial to how long you want it to stay open ie 30 secs 1 minute etc, let me know thanks for watching!👍😊
My auto close feature isn't working either. I adjusted it to approx 1 minute.
Installed one today. It won't learn the transmitter. So I'm stuck there. I did everything you showed.
Make sure to check you switches In the transmitter and the box they have to be the same!
@@WhitehouseFarmVet I called MM support. They fixed in in 5 seconds. Had to press a button to exit program mode. Works fine.
That's great to hear! Hope you have a great summer!👍😊
Great job love the chickens
Lol thank you what's a farm without chickens lol Thank you for watching!👍😁
Doc White's New Yankee Workshop!!!
Lol always something going on lol
thanks for the walk through
Awesome, I'm glad it could help, thank you for watching!👍😊
Can you add a bigger watt size solar panel than the 10w included in this package?
Absolutely just make sure whatever size you use is comparable to the battery! Thanks for watching!👍
@@WhitehouseFarmVet So I bought a 25w solar panel for my gate--haven't installed anything yet. But was told that I need a solar panel volt controller so that it doesn't over charge the batter. Is this true and if so, can recommend one?
Thanks for the info, helped me install mine easier.
That's great to hear!!! Thank you for watching!❤👍😁
Had the same problem with the battery cables not fitting through the pass through.. and, with the connectors to the battery.
Yeah , what a pain lol thanks for watching!
This is kind of like watching an episode of "Mission Impossible" or "Leverage".
Hahahhaha
good advice 3 feet off the ground for the control unit but explain why thanks
Mighty Mule advises in the manual to have them mounted 3 ft off the ground to avoid rain splash and water! Thank you for watching!👍😁
I watched this video because I hooked up this gate opener for my in-laws and for some reason it wasn't working and I did the exact same things you did so I'm confused lol... time for trouble shooting I guess
What's it doing?
Thank you! Question: where did you get the correct connection pieces for hooking to the mighty mule battery? Mine came with the standard ring-style attaching mechanical. I don’t see anything about this in the instructions. Thank you
You will have to go to a O'Reilly or napa, advanced auto to buy the right connectors for you battery, then cut the old ones off and put the new ones on its really simple, thanks for watching and good luck 👍
@@WhitehouseFarmVet do you happen to have a video of you doing that step?
@WernDoggie no unfortunately I don't but it's really simple it would only take you a couple minutes!!!
Awesome please make next video I can’t wait to do this thanks so much
Awesome thank you for watching the next video is scheduled for tomorrow at 2 pm it is on the wireless mmk200 Keypad and the mms100 is scheduled the week after!😁👍
New video is out now!😁👍
Will the mighty mule work IF there's no battery and it's just connected by the solar? I have done these steps and it will not work.
Thanks,
Power is still going strictly by the panel itself but not enough power to work the system!! You need a 12volt battery to operate the system in conjunction with the solar panel, the solar panel strictly acts as a trickle charger for the 12 volt battery, ive learned that if you run into any issues and you need to cut power to the system disconnecting the battery alone does not work if you have a solar panel because that little bit of trickle charge you need to switch the system to the off position, I learned that when trying to do a reset! So in short solar panel hooked up with no battery system doesn't work! Thank you for watching!
Thank you very much for the help. I have a 12volt hooked up with the solar panel. I was gone for a month, came back and the 12volt to my surprise was dead. Wondering if you have any thoughts as to why somehow the solar panel wasn't able to provide enough energy to the battery? I should mention I live in a very sunny area as well.
Thank you,
@surfboyhawaii was the battery new or used?
@@WhitehouseFarmVet it is a used battery but was fully charged when I installed it.
I had a similar issue with one of my used car batteries so I switched to a marine battery and haven't had any issues since, 12 volt car type batteries are not meant to be drained down then charged back up constantly a marine battery can handle solar charging better because they can be depleted then charged multiple times and it doesn't hurt them like regular batteries! I'm just saying if you had sun the whole time and solar hooked up more than likely the culprit is the battery especially a used one!
I assume the control box has a built in solar charge controller correct?
Yes it does! Thanks for watching!👍
@@WhitehouseFarmVet thanks! Doesn't mention that anywhere
No problem good luck if your gonna be hooking up a system it's not bad at all, pretty straight forward!👍
Thank you for sharing this video, My MM360 went dead because of the water/rain now I am looking into getting the MM371W, But my concern is with the old parts -Remote (FM135)-Digital Keypad (FM137) & the Vehicle Sensor (FM138), I have posted the question to see if the are compatible with the MM371W, I am still waiting for an answer from Mighty Mule, do you think they will work with MM371W? Thanks
Yes they do work watch my other mighty mule videos!! I talk about using my old driveway magnet, remotes etc!!! They will all work with the new one! Thank you for watching!👍😊
@@WhitehouseFarmVet Thanks...
@@WhitehouseFarmVet Thank you, was confirmed by Mighty Mule this morning & they will work, again Thanks
Awesome!👍
Awesome video. Can show us how you connected the battery cable to the battery ?
If you want to email me from my CZcams homepage I can send you a video clip, its really simple, and thank you for watching!👍
I did this exactly the way you did it but mine opens back up after 30 seconds,can’t figure it out
If it opens up that usually means an obstruction or setting is too tight on close, it should swing freely to close not pushing!
@@WhitehouseFarmVet I don’t even have a stop on the other side
Did you set your gate to where you wanted it to stop?
Do you know if there is a way to add a push button to the control box to open and close the gate?
No unfortunately its either with your cell, keypad or clicker remote, believe me I thought about it especially when our kids need to get out the gate to catch the school bus! Thank you for watching!👍😁
Thank you. New subscriber. 👍
Awesome!!! Thank you so much and thank you for watching!👍😊
I installed mine as a push to open and the directions you showed are in the book for setting the open limit. But there are no instructions in the book on setting the closed limit and the gate is not closing all the way. No video on the push to open, so if anyone knows how to do this please share. Also, I see a reset button in the box, but not sure how this works to reset the system, as I have pressed it and it doesn't do anything.
You have to hold down the reset button till it beeps then look at your buttons with arrow up and down and use them to set your open limit it's almost the same way as I set mine up! Hope this helps and thank you for watching!👍
could you do a clip on the pull up car opening way? great informative clip....
I can send you a clip from my phone just email me at Whitehousefarmvet@gmail.com
And let me know it's you in the email!👍😁
Did you enclose your battery into some type of box or just set it on the ground by the tree?
I bought a plastic battery box at Walmart and put it in there, works great I did tape off the vents on top though I didn't want any water getting in, thank you for watching!😁👍
Thank you!
Thank you for watching!👍😊
@@WhitehouseFarmVet Now I'm going to go out and open the box. Before, I looked at it, cringed and opened the gate by hand.
Lol ! It's not that bad you got this just take your time nd read and follow the directions if something doesn't make sense hopefully I explained or showed it in my video, good luck and dont stress it you got it, thank you for watching!👍😊
very helpful. i'll probably be installing that same model soon myself. does the "whitehouse farm" refer to the town of whitehouse, texas, near tyler?
Lol no just our farm it's our last name!😉 thank you for watching and good luck with the install! If you put in any of the accessories I got videos on them too!👍😊
is your sound cutting off and on at about 15:00-> ? Also is the teardrop shaped post bracket hinge an actual hinge that is supposed to move or do you tighten that down at some set angle tight enough so it doesn’t move? this may seem like a silly question but it’s the shape of it that makes me ask.
I’ll add my own reply here since I’m finished with my project. You set the angle of the teardrop metal piece according to how your individual actuator clears the gate once it’s open and if there’s enough extension on the arm when the gate is closed by putting in bolts into the holes and locking it in place. It is adjustable because of the different types and sizes of gate posts that would put your bracket either closer to, or farther from the plane of the gate itself.
You hit the nail on the head perfect! Thank you for your reply! It's great to see people helping each other out on here especially when everyone is trying to learn to do these types of things themselves, which is great! Thank you and thank you for watching!👍❤
How wide is the fence ?
My fence is 16ft wide!
Bro whats the name of the attachment you used at the end of the wiring to attach the wiring to the battery?
They are just terminals they come in many different varieties, but I would get the alligator type clips so you can easily disconnect the battery for charging or to reset the system! Thank you for watching!👍😊
Where is part 2? Just want to know how to program the old remotes to the new opener.
Should be next Friday at 2, I had to release part 3 ahead of time because the editing for 2 was alot longer, all my videos are scheduled out for fridays at 2 for the upcoming 6 months, got alot of different videos lol, thanks for watching!
the 371w calls for an automotive or marine battery, I see you list the regular 7ah battery, how did that work for you?
It worked fine up until the end of November then with shorter days ,cloud coverage and cold it was drawing alot faster than charging, I had a 100 watt solar panel and automotive battery I used on my old gate so I hooked that back up for the winter, mighty mule does recommend a 225cca automotive battery but for the spring and summer the 7ah battery ran fine I figured for the price I would try it! Thank you for watching!👍
@@WhitehouseFarmVet Thank you!
Anytime! Thank you for watching and good luck with the setup!👍😁
So, we are still having an issue with the gate limit parameters. I have followed the instructions numerous times and yet it still opens too far, hits the fence and immediately closes again. The only way it won't open too far is if I hit the remote to stop it before it hits the fence. We were able to set the close limits okay, but it opens too far and hits the fence. Any ideas? Thanks.
Yes you can try adjusting the top bolt and pin on the bracket that holds the unit, not the arm that comes out and in ,try a different hole position and see where that gets you. I will also brainstorm some other options for you! 👍
@@WhitehouseFarmVet thank you. You are so kind and helpful ❗️
I saw all the steps you did but you do not want to open with the remote control when I press the open button it runs like 6 inches only and it starts to sound a loud sound
You have to adjust your open and close settings, look in the manual it will tell you step by step it's really simple, if you need more help I will do my best to guide you, let me know how you make out! Thank you for watching!
@@WhitehouseFarmVet thanks
Anytime!👍😁
Does amazon or mighty mule offer the extension wire for your solar panel, or did you source it locally? What gauge? Thanks~!
This is what I used! Thank you for watching and good luck!👍😊
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Again I well, everything had been fine working I did it as he told me and it worked well but today I wanted to close it and it no longer wanted to work with the control and it has a sound like every 10 seconds like a smoke alarm a sound every 10 seconds
Do you use the solar panel or direct 110v? Check your battery sounds like it might not be fully charged if using solar charger?
@@WhitehouseFarmVet direct power
@@WhitehouseFarmVet 110 v
Check all your fuses see if any are blown, and also check for any obstructions to the gate and just double check your power to it make sure everything is fully connected!
Check battery in remote
We can't get the remotes to work. It opens and closes manually. What are we doing wrong?
Hopefully this can help you out with programming the remotes
czcams.com/video/vXFUB-yT2jY/video.html
hey man that battery harness was for a car battery.
Yeah that's actually what I used on my old system, I figured I would give the mighty mule battery a try for 35 bucks compared to the 100 plus car batteries, I'm actually pretty impressed its held up pretty good especially considering we are constantly going in and out of the gate lol thanks for watching!😁👍
I just set up my opener...kind of miss the older version where the "brain" is located in the "arm" of the unit and not separate. My question is: when the gate is open or closed, it beeps....is there a way to bypass or stop that beep? My older Mighty Mule does not beep....any suggestions?
Yes you can bypass the beep it is the instructions, I kept mine on because my kids and animals it gives them a heads up before it wacks them hahahhaha The follow up videos for keypad and mms100 are scheduled in a couple weeks. Thank you for watching!
@@WhitehouseFarmVet Thank you so much...That's what I get for not reading the instructions like my wife kept telling me to do....thought I keep what little part of my manhood I had left after being married for so long and just "figure it out"...Lol Thanks for the reply and for the video!
🤣hahahhaha, no problem! anytime!, thank you for watching!😁👍
After #2 years how it working ?
Works great, no issues gets used multiple times everyday! Thank you for watching!👍
@@WhitehouseFarmVet I’m thinking about doing a 9’ x 8’ solid gate ! Any thoughts?
Ps how long have your Mm’s been installed ?
Do you know if your old remotes work on the new arm?
Yes I have a part 2 video on them, definitely save them here is the video
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What battery did you buy and what cables. Did all the first of your video but haven't bought the battery and you mention you had to change the connectors?
Sorry saw link to battery. Just did you need new cables?
No I was able to cut the cables to put the right matching connectors for battery, it's really simple and you can get the connectors at any lowes, home depot ,tractor supply, walmart or electrical shop! Thank you for watching!👍😁
@@WhitehouseFarmVet thanks for your video. New gate up and running. Only extra thing we had to do was reprogram the remotes as they kept opening next doors gates 🤣
Hahahhaha that's funny! Glad you are up and running and Thank you for watching!👍😊
@@WhitehouseFarmVet according to Mighty Mule website the 7 amp/hr battery is not for the MM371W, it recommends a 12v 250CCa battery.
Nicely done Doc! Could use some lube to get it in, or try spitting on it 🤷♂️, lol
Hahahhaha
Hey I have a question I don’t know if my remote ain’t connected or what I connected everything and tried programming I get all the beeps and everything and click open and does nothing I have been there like 4 hours and can’t figure it out
Make sure the remote batteries are not dead you should see a light on your remote when you press it, also check and Open up your remote and make sure it's on the same frequency there are little tabs inside that slide up and down! Make sd ure they match up! Hope this helps thanks for watching!👍😊
I checked the remote blinks I opened it but I don’t see anything that slide up and down
Do you have somewhere i can contact u such as Facebook or instagram
Facebook Whitehouse Farm!!!👍😊
Instagram Whitehousefarmvet!!👍😊
Does the new MMK200 wireless keypad work with the old MM360 gate opener?
Sorry I wish it did! it is only Compatible with the 271, 272, 371W, 372W, 571W and 572W, TS571W gate openers. Good question and thank you for watching!👍
@@WhitehouseFarmVet thank you. Just checking. Back to tractor supply. And hello amazon.
Anytime!👍
Anyone else have range issues with the remotes? We have three remotes and ever since install you have to be about 10 feet or closer for it to communicate. Any suggestions? Thank you.
Try moving the antenna around I had to turn mine so it was facing a 75 degree instead of 90 hopefully something simple like that will help! Thank you for watching!👍
@@WhitehouseFarmVet So i opened things up and just tigtned down the nut that the anttena was on. Seemed to help, have a solid 70 feet atleast now.
Awesome good to hear!👍👍👍
Anyone have problems with it open bye itself (phantom opening)
Can't say I have , but I have read comments before that it has happened? Did this actually happen to you??
Why did you not show the wires from the battery to the control box, your video cut that part out ? Very informative though. Thanks
Not sure lol at least that was the simple part black to negative red to positive! Thank you for watching!😁👍
Anyone have problems with it opening bye itself (phantom opening)
No!
Look closely at the diagram on pages 24-25, as this step on page 25 works perfectly as expected/described with no errors. **Automatic Gate Lock (FM143) NOTE: A wire jumper is required between 'LOCK V-' and 'LOCK Relay Common'. The additional circuit board is not needed. Also, the reason many folks have isses configuring the MMS100 is because the manufacturer failed to include internal parts/(an adapter) that completes the connection on both antennas, (MMS100/Main Control Box). If you call them, they will help troubleshoot and send this out free of charge. They will text you a clickable link that allows them to access your smart phone camera and see what you see. Hope this helps everyone.
www.mightymule.com/wp-content/uploads/10022114-A-MM371W_372W_WEB.pdf
I wanted to include a zoomed-in view of this configuration, but not sure how to achieve this on YT.
Thank you for the information and thank you for watching!👍
Are those muffler clamps you used to reinforce on the gate? What size did you use?
Yes they are, I think I showed them and the part number in the video , I got them at advanced auto a while ago so I dont remember off hand, they work great!!! Thank you for watching!😁👍
@@WhitehouseFarmVet thanks so much!
No problem anytime I have some more videos scheduled on the keypad and mms100 if you need them, good luck it's a pretty easy install! And thanks for watching!😁👍
We just installed the 371W and it closes but when it opens it immediately closes. We still have the auto close off. Help!!
That is definitely weird off should be off unless its detecting a obstruction! Make sure your gate is not closing or slamming hard open or closed because that will cause it to automatically shut or open, if none of that works try setting the close to the max which I think is 2 minutes or however long you need the gate to stay open for, I have mine set for 1 min which is actually a long time, either way let me know what you find or how it turns out, and thank you for watching!👍😁
Adjust the auto close in mother board or call customer service tec
My father in law has the same exact problem with the 371w. Gate opens fully then immediately reverses direction to close. Auto close is turned off. We were working on it today and we were baffled. As I am looking for answers on CZcams, I may have found the answer. There is a “Stall Force” setting that is set to minimum at the factory. It may need to be adjusted so the gate opener does not reverse direction thinking there is an obstruction. I need to try this tomorrow at my father in laws property to see if adjusting the stall force setting will fix the problem.
You hit the nail on the head that's exactly what you need to do! Set your limits I did a video on it as well! Thank you for watching!👍😊
Here is the video for fixing stall obstruction
czcams.com/video/0wBpPdcp4w4/video.html
how do Grampys get in?
Lol you'll have your own pass code, I can also program your old clicker!😁
Your gate bracket is on backwards
? Which one?
Need help
What's the issue your having?
Anyone have problems with it opening bye itself (phantom opening)
Not yet! Hopefully not!