Mighty Mule FM145 Bulldog Pedestrian Gate Lock

by Mighty Mule

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The FM145 Bulldog Pedestrian Gate Lock provides locking security of walk-through pedestrian gates. Ideal for protecting swimming pools, playgrounds, tennis courts, boat docks, etc. from unwanted access. Built for horizontal mounting on a variety of walk-through gates. The FM145 is solar compatible, and works with the Mighty Mule FM136 or FM137 Digital Keypads, which can be programmed with up to 25 security codes (sold separately).

Product Description

Use this Mighty Mule Bulldog Walk-Through Gate Lock to secure yards, swimming pools, playgrounds, boat docks or tennis courts from unwanted guests. Application: Lock

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0015RY468
• Item model number: FM145
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,334 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #35 in Home Improvement > Hardware > Gate Hardware

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Satisfied User, September 12, 2010

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Old School Dude - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mighty Mule FM145 Bulldog Pedestrian Gate Lock (Tools & Home Improvement)

This is the second of the Mighty Mule FM145 Bulldog Pedestrian Gate Lock systems that I have purchased. They are the best lock I have found for a Pendestrian Gate. Very, very heavy duty! Great pricing on Amazon, etc. Designed for use in the real world, so you can install them (as I have) on wooden gates that have the tendency to sag, etc.

The only difficulty is that the wiring is a little tricky unless you are a midget electrician (no offence to my small friends). The connectors in the keypad box are hard to wire correctly with anything equal to or larger than normal sized hands. The wire used is very very thin standed wire and is difficult to get all of the fine strands into the connector with normal sized digits. If you don't get all of the fine wire in place, you may short out the keypad, as I did on the first unit I purchased.

Knowing that, this second unit installed correctly the first time and I expect it to be bullet proof in operation as the first unit was after correct installation.

So this is best unit out there. Can't beat the price!

READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND READ MY COMMENTS.

I would recommend this product to anyone and buy itagain.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, January 24, 2010

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Robert J. Unger "Dr. Gates" (Bonita Springs, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mighty Mule FM145 Bulldog Pedestrian Gate Lock (Tools & Home Improvement)

Nice units and I have bought several previously as well, but most had defective parts. In this case, both keypads, which are an integral part, were defective. I had to return to the manufacturer for replacements, which they are good about replacing. Frustrating when you have to go through it almost every time (which keeps it at three stars).

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great system, August 16, 2010

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Thomas F Bijou (LONGBOAT KEY, FL, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mighty Mule FM145 Bulldog Pedestrian Gate Lock (Tools & Home Improvement)

I bought 2 units, they both worked out of the box. I did have to contact tech support because I wanted to use rechargable batteries and a power source as a back-up which the product supports ... but they don't tell you the input voltage you need just the part number of a transformer they supply. Tech support was quick to answer that it was 12 volt so I just tied it to the battery back-up for my driveway gates.

It took about an hour to install each, 2 minutes to program and they are working great. The biggest part of the job was geting the necessary mounting hardware!