LOCKEY GCTB175 Steel Hydraulic Garden Gate Closer with Controllable Closing Speed and Black Coat Finish

A solid bit of kit that is easily fitted. Used on a 1.8*0.7M heavy-duty close-boarded gate. If you push the gate wide open is stays open which is handy. The soft close works in a smooth and controlled manner. If you blast through the gate in hurry it doesn't overshoot and slam against the wall as the damper soaks up the extra energy. It is compact and unobtrusive. Cant say if the weather resistance is adequate. There is a gas-strut inside - Let's hope the piston shaft is stainless steel....A good purchase. ****FOLLOW UP ****: Fitted in July 2019 and now it is March 2020. The gas piston spring has lost all pressure and the closer no longer has any closing force at all. The gate is small and, on average, it is opened about 5 to 10 times per day. Very disappointing - it was working so well.

Used on standard garden gate to close and ensure dog can’t get out. Initial adjustment was tricky setting speeds for closure and latching and at one point it stopped before latching. Re Insertion of locking pin reset the unit and allowed me to get the speeds right, so don’t despair if you don’t get it right first time. Basic installation on the gate itself was easy and so far after 4 weeks use it has performed perfectly.

Exactly what I've been looking for. I had tried several springs etc which were not powerful enough to close the gate. This closes the gate smoothly and has a soft closure but enough strength to engage the latch. Easy to install and adjust. It also dampens closure so that the wind can no longer slam the gate. The only thing I don't know is how it will last outdoors in the weather and whether it will rust but it seems good quality.

This is now my third one of these. I have not been able to find anything else that does exactly what this does, which is soft close with a final “bump” to close the latch, but unfortunately they only last about a year on a daily used gate. So I keep buying replacement because there is nothing else that works as well, just a pity about the lifespan.

This works really well. I have installed an old oak door as a side gate with a yale style latch. This closes the gate softly onto the latch, holds it open when needed and is easy to push open. INCORRECT FITTING INSTRUCTIONS Take care though, where the instructions say vertically line up the gate hinge and the closer's hinge, they SHOULD SAY that the closer's hinge should be 3-4mm offset from the gate's hinges towards the post if you want it to hold the gate open. Lockey were happy to help me with this issue, and it was easy to move it, but it seems a bit daft and a waste of customer's time not to explain this in the instructions.

Worked brilliantly but then gave up after exactly two years.

Easy to fit but broke after a 4 months of winter temperatures.

After many failures using badly made gate springs, this gate closer is dream. We have dogs and need to be certain that our gate closes every time regardless of the wind and weather. The gate is slightly harder to open than it used to be, but this is a small price to pay for the knowledge that our dogs won't get out and on to the road. I love the reassuring click as the gate closes EVERY TIME. We also have another gate and this will also be getting one of these closers. No more gate springs for us!