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Linear Gate Motor & Opener in Kennedale: What to Know First

We repair and install Linear gate motors and openers across Kennedale, and most jobs are completed in a single visit. A typical Linear motor repair in this area runs $180 to $480 depending on whether we’re replacing a control board, a limit switch, or the arm assembly itself. The price is quoted and agreed before any bolt gets turned. If your Linear operator is acting up, call (817) 286-7391 and a live person will answer, day or night.

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This page is for Kennedale homeowners who own a Linear swing or slide gate operator and want straight answers: what fails, what it costs, and whether to repair or replace. As an independent Linear service provider, we’re not tied to the manufacturer’s service network, which means we can make honest recommendations without a sales quota behind them.

How Linear Products Fail - and How We Fix Them

• APeX and LRA series limit switch drift. On Linear’s APeX and LRA swing arm models, the magnetic limit switches sit inside a plastic housing that warps slightly after years of North Texas heat. The gate starts over-traveling past its stop points or reverses mid-cycle for no apparent reason. We see this on roughly a third of the older Linear units in Kennedale that come to us with “ghost” reversal problems. Fix is straightforward: we recalibrate the limits and replace the switch housing, which costs far less than a new operator.
• LDO and LD series capacitor failure on slide gates. Linear’s LDO and LD slide operators run on AC induction motors with a start capacitor that degrades faster than most owners expect, especially when the gate sees 10 or more cycles a day. The symptom is a motor that hums but won’t move, or a gate that needs a push to get going. Some companies quote a full motor replacement for this. We check the capacitor first because it’s a $40 to $90 part and ten minutes of work on most Linear models.
• Control board relay burnout on the SL and SLR series. Linear’s SL and SLR slide operators have a relay on the master control board that handles the reversing loop input. When it fails after years of switching, the gate loses its entrapment protection response and may refuse to close or stay open intermittently. This is a safety-critical repair. We replace the relay or board with an OEM part, not a generic substitute, because the timing tolerances on Linear boards are tighter than most aftermarket alternatives.
• Gearbox wear on Linear swing arm models. The helical gear inside the LRA and APeX arm drives gets sloppy with age, causing a gate that rattles through its travel or hangs up mid-swing. When we pull the cover and find metal shavings in the gearbox grease, we quote a gearbox rebuild versus a full operator swap. On a Linear unit less than eight years old, the rebuild usually makes better sense than replacing the whole thing.
• Photocell and edge sensor incompatibility after a board swap. This one catches homeowners by surprise: someone replaces a Linear control board with a newer revision, and suddenly the safety edge or photo eye stops registering. Linear changed the input voltage on some monitor circuits across production years. We’ve corrected this on Kennedale gates more times than we can count. The fix involves matching the sensor type to the board revision, not just plugging everything back in and hoping.

The common thread across all of these is that a Linear operator rarely fails all at once. It gives you small warnings first: a pause before it starts, a gate that travels an inch past where it used to stop, a hum that wasn’t there last month. Call us when you notice it. The repair is always smaller earlier.

Our Linear Gate Motor & Opener Process

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   Call and tell us what you’re seeing. A live person in Kennedale answers, 24/7. We ask about the operator model, the symptoms, and how long it’s been happening. We’ll give you a straight idea of whether it sounds like a board, a motor, or a mechanical problem before we ever roll a truck.
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   We come out and diagnose on site. We test the board voltages, check the limit switch function, inspect the arm or chain drive, and open the gearbox if needed. We find the actual cause, not the most expensive guess.
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   You get a written price, not an estimate range. Before any work starts, you’ll see the exact number for parts and labor. If a repair would cost more than a replacement makes sense, we’ll tell you that plainly and let you decide with all the facts on the table.
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   We fix it with the right parts. Where an OEM Linear part is available and sensible, we use it. Where quality aftermarket is the better call for your budget, we’ll say so and explain the difference. We don’t put mystery parts on a gate that protects your property.
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   We test through full cycles. We run the gate open and close a dozen times, trip the safety edges, test the photo eyes, and verify the limits are set so the gate stops where it should, every time.
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   We hand you the 90-Day Done Right Promise. Written, no paperwork, no arguing. If it’s not right, Ironworks Gate Co. comes back and makes it right. That’s the Keystone Standard on every job, and it applies to every Linear operator we touch.

If the gate’s not working right, it’s not done.

What Linear Gate Motor & Opener Costs in Kennedale

Here are the numbers we quote most often for Linear work in the Kennedale area. Every price is discussed and approved before we begin, and there are no surprise line items at the end.

• Diagnostic service call: $89 to $129, applied toward your repair if you proceed.
• Limit switch replacement on APeX or LRA: $160 to $280 including parts.
• Capacitor replacement on LDO or LD slide motor: $140 to $220.
• Control board replacement or relay rebuild: $280 to $480 with OEM board.
• Gearbox rebuild on swing arm model: $350 to $550.
• Full Linear operator replacement with new motor and arm: $1,100 to $2,400 installed, depending on gate weight and model line.

What moves the price is mostly the model year and the condition of the surrounding hardware. A Linear operator mounted on a gate with failing hinges or a sagging leaf will destroy itself again no matter how well we repair the motor. We check the whole gate, not just the box on the post. Estimates are free. Call (817) 286-7391 for an exact quote on your setup.

Why Kennedale Homeowners Call Ironworks Gate Co. for Linear Work

Victor Salinas grew up in Kennedale, not far from the old Kennedale Stockyards grounds, and has spent most of his working life within a few miles of where he was raised. He trained in welding and industrial mechanics at Tarrant County College’s Southeast Campus in Arlington, then spent years working on residential and commercial gate systems across Tarrant County before starting Ironworks Gate Co. That’s why a Kennedale homeowner who calls us for a Linear operator repair gets a technician who knows the brand, knows the climate, and knows that a gate that fails at 2 a.m. is a gate that needs a live person answering the phone at 2 a.m.

We work on Linear every week, but we also service LiftMaster, Mighty Mule, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing. That matters when a homeowner is weighing whether to repair an aging Linear or switch brands. We’ll give you an honest comparison based on your gate, your usage, and your budget, not on which box we’d rather sell you. Every job is backed by the 90-Day Done Right Promise, and active offers include $50 off any repair over $250, a free second opinion on any written estimate, and an $89 seasonal tune-up.

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