There is no sure way to say exactly how much your wind will affect your automatic driveway gate. There are many factors, including the size of your driveway gate, the total surface area of your driveway gate, how often the wind is strong.
If you live in a costal area or a plains state with frequent high winds, we suggest upgrading to the next highest automatic driveway gate opener. If you are unsure of your gate opener needs GateCrafters.com has certified automatic gate opener technicians on staff everyday to help you choose. It would also be recommended to use an automatic driveway gate lock to lock your driveway gate shut in the closed position. This takes pressure off of the automatic driveway gate opener’s arm when the wind pushes against the driveway gate.
The main concern with automatic driveway gate openers and wind is the added strain to the motor of the automatic driveway gate opener and the wind generally trips safety sensors that are a part of all automatic driveway gate opener systems. Either you can use an automatic slide driveway gate opener or you would have to manually operate a swing driveway gate in windy conditions.
The easiest automatic driveway gate opener to manually operate would be the Estate Swing E-S 1600/1602 automatic driveway gate opener. The Estate Swing E-S 1600/1602 automatic driveway gate opener has a key release on the top that releases the gears and allows the driveway gate to be moved manually without having to remove the automatic driveway gate opener.