Long necked automatic gate latch?

[Sam]

I'm looking for a long necked automatic gate latch. It needs to be long because of the size of the gap between the gate and post. The ones Screwfix sell

are too short and everywhere else I have looked they seem the same. I've seen longer ones listed on US sites but not in the UK.

So does anyone know where I can get one in the UK

TIA

Sam

[Nic]

Bad move imho. Closing the gate stresses this small component greatly. Extending it increases the stress imposed upon the fixing screws and either the latch will break or the screws will loosen/ be pulled from the wood. Use a bit of creative diy to decrease the gap between gate & post, then use a standard latch. Better still, use a decent method of holding the gate closed. The self-locking field gate latch (2nd item down) at

this wraps try have a few similar latches on heavily used pedestrian gates. Good, not brilliant, but far superior to the method you propose. The design allows for some adjustment as gate/posts move. HTH

Nic.

[Peter Twydell]

In article , Sam writes

Buy the standard unit and find a blacksmith to make a new longer striker (or whatever it's called), using the short one as a guide?

[Nic]

I think your pc clock is needing adjustment.

Seagoon

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