Post-Mounted Self-Locking Gate Latch in Carbon Steel

A gate that will not stay shut turns every trip through it into a job. This latch fixes to the gate post in carbon steel, finished black, with a sliding bolt and a screw lock that takes a padlock. For garden, paddock and farm gates.

A gate latch that bolts to the post

✅ Shut with one hand Lift the bolt, swing the gate, drop it into the catch on the post.

✅ Padlock it shut A lock can be added to the latch when the gate has to be secured overnight.

✅ Carbon steel body The latch and bolt are carbon steel with a black finish, for a post that stands outdoors.

✅ Fits to the post The body mounts on the post rather than the gate, so the bolt lines up with the frame.

✅ Farm and paddock gates It suits a field gate on a holding or a garden gate on a fence run.

Fit the latch before you judge it: hold it against the post with the gate closed, because the gap between post and frame sets where the catch has to sit. Manual measurement carries a tolerance of one to two centimetres, so a dry fit first saves a second set of holes.

In use it is a two-part movement: the bolt draws back, the gate swings, the bolt goes home. A screw lock sits on the body, and a padlock can be added through the latch when the gate needs more than a bolt.

The parcel contains one latch with its bolt. Screws and fixings are not confirmed either way, so have a set to hand for the post you have. The black finish can read slightly differently from the photographs under different light.

Technical details

• Material: carbon steel
• Colour: black
• Type: post-mounted gate latch with sliding bolt
• Locking: screw lock on the body, padlock can be added
• Fitting: gate post and frame
• Dimensions: not stated
• In the box: 1 latch with bolt
• Screws and fixings: not confirmed as included
• Measurement tolerance: 1 to 2 cm
• Origin: Mainland China

Close the gate, check where the bolt lands, then fix the latch to the post.

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