Yes, you can buy a slide gate opener at Home Depot. It costs $1129 and it ships free. It's urgently out of stock in store but, you can get it online.
A Swing gate opener can be found at any local store that specializes in construction and renovations. Examples of stores like this would be RONA or Home DEPOT.
Researching the Mighty Mule gate opener website has shown that these can be purchased at a few different places. These are available for purchase from Home Depot, Tractor Supply and Amazon.
One can find and purchase a sliding gate opener on websites like Whole Sale Gate Opener, Amazon, eBay, Lift Master, Sears, Slide Share or Sliding Gate Operators.
To install a slide gate opener you will need a standard and Phillips screwdriver, an electric drill, wire cutters and a wire stripper, a socket set, and possibly a welder.
Slide gate openers open slide gates - as the name suggests. They can be manual or electronic, can be purchased from a number of home renovation-type retailers and are easily installed. For more information, you can see this article: http://www.betterhomeguide.com/sliding-gate-openers-535.html
The process for installing a slide gate operator varies depending on which make and model you will install; carefully read instructions with your gate operator thoroughly before proceeding
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An automatic gate opener is great for keeping ones home and property secure. They also prevent pets and children from going into traffic. As well, it will prevent one from getting wet if they had to manually open a gate in the rain.
Get someone who does to open it for you.
They can be dangerous but you can minimize that danger by going with the right type of opener. The Amazing Slider Guide posts stand a full 18 inches back from the slide gate which largely eliminates the potentially dangerous issue of a moving gate rolling past stationary pinch roller posts only inches from the gate. http://www.amazinggates.com/Sliding_Gates_s/43.htm
Amazon and American Fence and Supply have several different types of gate openers available. There are also solar gate openers that you may want to look into. I believe local home improvement stores such as home depot or lowes would also have a selection for you to check.
The difference is that a sluice gate is made out of cast iron while a slide gate isn't.