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When a gate motor fails in Kennedale, you don’t have time to wait on a callback. Our Gate Motor & Opener crews run calls across Kennedale every weekday, and a live person answers the phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Most motor repairs in Kennedale homes are diagnosed and fixed in one visit, with the price settled before a single bolt is turned. Call (817) 562-7979 and you’ll speak with a person who knows gates, not a call center. We serve the whole Kennedale area, from the New Hope Road corridor down to the acreage lots near the Kennedale Speedway Park.
Why Ironworks Gate Co. Is Kennedale’s Preferred Gate Motor & Opener Company
We’ve been at this for over 42 years, and homeowners in Kennedale call us because our Gate Motor & Opener in Kennedale work holds up. The technicians who come to your property are background-checked and uniformed, and they carry the K.E.Y.S. values code with them: Krafted right, Every time, Your home first, Standing behind it. That’s not marketing language. It’s the standard our owner, Victor Salinas, applies to every job we take, from a simple remote programming on a DoorKing to a full slide motor replacement off Mansfield Highway.
Kennedale homes range from compact quiet streets to multi-acre properties with long driveways and heavy gates. That mix means a gate opener that works beautifully on one street may be undersized for the next. We evaluate gate weight, post condition, cycle frequency, and power access before recommending anything. Then we quote an upfront price and get your agreement before any work starts. Every completed job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not right, we come back and make it right. No paperwork, no arguing.
Our Gate Motor & Opener Services in Kennedale
Motor Installation
A proper gate motor installation in Kennedale starts with what’s holding the gate. We check the post footings, gate weight, and swing geometry before we ever mount an operator. Where the property has a poured footing with no sleeve for wiring, we don’t just lag a motor on and hope. We talk with you about the cleanest path for power: trenching to the control box, surface conduit, or a battery-and-solar setup where trenching isn’t practical. Installation is scheduled work. We’ll measure, order the right equipment, and give you a written price before we start. A typical new gate motor installation in Kennedale runs $1,400 to $3,800 depending on gate size, power distance, and opener capacity.
Motor Repair
Most gate motor repairs on Kennedale properties come down to a handful of failures: a burned control board, a stripped gear train, a bad capacitor, or blown limit switches. We diagnose on the spot and carry common parts for the major brands, so a repair visit usually means one visit. A typical motor repair in Kennedale runs $220 to $480, with parts extra where a board or gearbox has failed. The quote you get before we touch anything is the price you’ll see on the invoice.
Linear Motor
Linear gate motors show up most often on Kennedale’s chain-link drive gates and light-duty residential setups. The common failure we see is the internal limit mechanism drifting, so the gate stops three feet short or over-travels into the post. We service Linear operators regularly, and our techs carry the brand-specific parts that generic handymen won’t have. Linear motor repair in Kennedale is typically $180 to $350 when the issue is mechanical or limit-related. A full replacement is usually $900 to $1,600 installed.
Slide Motor
Slide gates are everywhere on Kennedale’s larger lots and commercial strip properties. They’re heavy, they cycle constantly, and they punish weak operators. We replaced a burned-out LiftMaster slide operator on a two-car driveway off Kennedale New Hope Road where the loop detector had failed and the gate kept creeping into the closed position. Our crew cut a clean trench from the post footing to the control box, pulled THWN wire in conduit under the gravel apron, set a new safety photocell pair, and ran a full reversal test before leaving. Slide motor replacement in Kennedale generally runs $1,200 to $2,800 depending on gate weight and whether the track and guide rollers need attention at the same time.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Kennedale
We’re factory-trained and field-tested on nine gate automation brands, including Ghost Controls, Mighty Mule, and Elite. If you’ve got a Ghost Controls swing opener on a solar panel setup near the Kennedale Speedway Park, we know that system. If you’ve got a Mighty Mule on a pasture gate off Dick Price Road, we work on those too. Because we service so many Kennedale gates, we stock the common boards, capacitors, remotes, and replacement arms for these brands locally. That’s the difference between fixing your gate this week and waiting on a backorder.
Common Gate Motor & Opener Problems We See in Kennedale Homes
- Sagging swing gates killing the operator. On Kennedale’s wooden farm-style gates, the hinge post takes the load first. The gate sags, the post footing cracks, and the operator burns out trying to push a gate that’s dragging. We fix the gate hang before or alongside the motor, not after.
- Loop detectors failing after driveway resurfacing. Kennedale’s long driveway aprons get patched and resurfaced often. The loop detector buried in shallow asphalt gets nicked, and the gate stops holding open for resident vehicles. We cut a clean slot and re-set the loop properly.
- Solar openers dying on north-facing fence lines. A DIY solar gate opener installed without a low-voltage disconnect will kill the battery by winter, leaving the gate locked mid-cycle. We see this repeatedly on Kennedale’s north-facing fence lines. A proper charge controller and battery health check fixes the cycle.
- Undersized openers on heavy estate gates. A gate that’s 14 feet wide and clad in cedar is not the same job as a 10-foot chain-link panel. We re-spec the operator to the gate’s actual weight and cycle count, so you’re not replacing a motor every two years.
Pricing for Gate Motor & Opener in Kennedale, TX
Here’s what Kennedale homeowners should expect to pay. Motor repair: $180 to $480, plus parts if a board or gearbox has failed. Linear motor repair: $180 to $350. Full motor installation: $1,400 to $3,800. Slide motor replacement: $1,200 to $2,800. Battery backup retrofit: $450 to $950 installed, including the enclosure and wiring. The single biggest cost variable in Kennedale is the power run distance from the control box to the house or outbuilding, plus whether the existing post footing was poured with a conduit sleeve (most older ones weren’t). We price every job upfront, in writing, before we turn a single bolt. Free estimates are always available. Call (817) 562-7979 to schedule a measurement visit.
We Also Serve Cities Near Kennedale
If you’re on the edge of Kennedale and your gate sits across the line, we can still help. Our crews serve Fort Worth, Haltom City, Hurst, and Bedford with the same upfront pricing and written 90-Day Done Right Promise. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, and our techs live and work in this metro. Call (817) 562-7979 and tell us where the gate is. If we serve the area, we’ll get it handled.
Serving Kennedale, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Kennedale area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Gate Motor & Opener in Kennedale
When the hinge post footing cracks or shifts, the gate sags and the operator works against increasing drag until the motor overheats and trips its thermal overload. In Kennedale’s clay-heavy soil, seasonal moisture swings make this worse. We repair the post footing or install a new steel post in concrete, re-hang the gate, and then address the opener. Call (817) 562-7979 for an inspection. Free estimates.
Yes, in most cases. The operator can often be mounted on a steel mounting plate set in a fresh concrete pad we pour, or bolted to a structural post if the existing frame is sound. The gate’s track, guide rollers, and wheels need to be in good condition first. A slide motor installation on an existing chain-link gate in Kennedale usually runs $1,200 to $2,400 depending on pad work and whether the track needs re-leveling. Call (817) 562-7979 for a written price.
If your gate is your only way in or out, yes. Texas storms knock out power often enough in Kennedale that a gate without battery backup can leave you stranded or locked out. A battery backup system wired into the opener keeps the gate cycling through outages. We retrofit battery backup on the major brands for $450 to $950 installed. Call (817) 562-7979 to discuss your gate’s power setup.
It depends on the model and the intercom protocol. Older DoorKing units with 10-key entry boards can often be integrated with a new intercom system using a relay output, but some pre-2000 boards don’t support data integration. We test compatibility on-site and give you a straight answer. If the board needs replacement, that cost is quoted before we do anything. Call (817) 562-7979 to schedule a compatibility check.
Yes, and not just for safety. Photocells and a working auto-reverse are code-required on automatic gates, and a gate without them that closes on a child, pet, or vehicle is a legal liability that no homeowner should carry. We set a new photocell pair on nearly every Kennedale motor repair we do, and our reversal tests are done on every job before we leave. Call (817) 562-7979 if your gate doesn’t reverse when interrupted. That’s a repair we can usually complete same-day.
Call Ironworks Gate Co. for Gate Motor & Opener Work in Kennedale
If your gate motor is struggling, dead, or if you’re planning an installation this season, call (817) 562-7979. A live person answers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We’ll schedule a visit, give you a written price, and stand behind the work with our 90-Day Done Right Promise. Victor Salinas built this company on the idea that the 400th job gets the same care as the first. That’s why our Kennedale customers call us back, and why they tell their neighbors. $50 off any repair over $250, free second opinions on written estimates, and an $89 seasonal tune-up if you just want the gate checked before it fails. Senior and veteran discount is 5%, always.
Written by Victor Salinas, Owner at Ironworks Gate Co., serving Kennedale residents with gate motor, opener, and automation work since 1984.