GC GHOST CONTROLS Solar Heavy-Duty Automatic Gate Opener Kit for Driveway Swing Gates with Long-Range Solar Gate Opener Remote - Model TSS1XP

Easy to install. Great videos online and written instructions. It works great!!!

I bought the gate opener, the lock, an extra remote and two cordless keypads for guests coming and going. It wasn't too bad installing. Here are some tips. First, i built my support columns out of 6x6 wooden posts buried 2 feet in concrete. They recommend installing the opener with posts but I wrapped the posts in salvaged stone I cut with a grinder. To affix the opener and lock I built out the posts with chunks of 4x4 as pictured. That way I could screw into wood rather than stone which I thought might not hold. The posts took about 12 hours and I am a general contractor. On the lock side i had to leave room in the stone for the zombie lock to grab hold of the stationary vertical bolt it grabs as it extends beyond the gate and my gate closes close to the stone. They say not to put a wheel on the gate which i understand in most situations. However, my driveway runs downhill and the wheel only touches ground just before the gate closes. With a wheel, my gate support post has the weight taken off it and the zombie lock glides in perfectly every time. Beneath the wheel right where the gate closes I poured some mortar flush to the ground into a small depression i dug. That way the wheel does not wear a groove into the ground defeating its purpose of gate support. Where the wheel attaches to the gate and where the arm attaches to the gate, you must bolt through everything or the wheel will rotate up and the arm will slide. If the arm slides just a little the gate will not keep shutting correctly. I thought the wiring would be hard but it was easy. The instructions were pretty good but i watched some videos on you tube. Programming remotes and keypads took longer than i would like. After you get it, its easy, but it does take a while.. The instructions they provided with the keyless pad for guests included an addendum i did not see at first. The addendum explained the programming of the keypad whereas the original instructions did not. That drove me mad for an hour and a half so i called customer service. They got back to me the next day but by then i had figured it out. It took a little while to find the buttons in the control box you must press when you first teach the opener how far to open and close. Also, that first week, my gate was smetimes just barely hitting the stone when it closed. So occasionaly it would have to stop short of closing. When it did that it would jump back a foot and stay there. It took me a while to figure out that's what it does when it hits an object while closing. Anyway, the gate was real work - mostly the stone I wanted and it took a while to iron out all of the above issues. But it has been working to perfection now for weeks and oh what a pleasure not to get out of the truck especially in the rain. I highly recommend it. A cut above the low end openers with fewer options.. Lastly, this gate, yours too, is simply a privacy feature. If somebody breaks through it I know what to do. It can easily be defeated with a wrench. You just have to unbolt the arm from the gate. Same with the lock. If somebody dislikes you they can snip the electrical control cord or steal your battery or smash the control box. All very unlikely but thats the reality.One year later or thereabouts the gate is still working great. I am.happy with it. On several occasions over the year, maybe 6 times, it has done something weird like close and then open back up partially when i have gone. At first I tried reprogramming it. Later, i just unhooked it from the battery and it seemed to reset itself and operate properly again. It just gives me peace of mind, and stops the door to door marketers and others i don't want from coming to my house especially when I am not home. So a couple glitches here and there is tolerable. Anybody can open this gate by removing a pin from the hydraulic piston that closes it, but if they do that, they understand why i have a gun in my hand when they show up. Haven't needed to do that, which is why i love the gate.

The good:quality, lifetime warranty, price ease of installation ONCE you figure out how to read the instructions.The meh: Instructions need to be re-written and dumbed down. Installing would have been 10 times easier with simpler instructions. It's really not that difficult and actually kind of fun to install.Also, they should let you know beforehand in BOLD writing what you will need for your specific application. For example: I attached to a standard chain link fence.Not only did I need the 3" tube fence adaptors that were needlessly expensive, but i needed to Jerry rig my fence posts so that the 3" adaptors would fit. I went to a fence company and they gladly have me 4" sections of scrap cut 3" fence posts FOR FREE that I slid over my 2.375" posts and drilled through to attach the adapters.For me it was an adventure, but I can see other people getting frustrated and giving up.

Great product, good instructions.

In June 2020, I invested in the TSS1 single gate opener, and for nearly four years, it operated flawlessly. The setup was a breeze, thanks to clear instructions. However, a few weeks ago, I encountered an issue: the gate began slowing down midway through its operation and eventually halted. After checking the battery voltage, which registered at a healthy 14.4 volts, I realized I hadn't tested it under load—this oversight revealed a failing battery.Fortunately, the support provided was exceptional. Their system for initiating support calls is seamless, allowing for easy scheduling via their website. The representative who assisted me was incredibly knowledgeable and pleasant to deal with. Her guidance led me to test the battery under load, pinpointing the issue.Between the reliability of the product and the superb support experience, I'm convinced there's no better gate opener on the market than Ghost. I'm committed to sticking with this brand, and I even jest that it may have saved my marriage—after all, my wife was quite insistent about fixing that gate! LOL...