Description
Safetech Polymer Gate Stop – SGSL
The Safetech SGSL Polymer Gate Stop is a heavy-duty gate stop designed to provide a positive closing point for swing gates while helping reduce gate slamming, rattling and unnecessary wear on gate hardware.
Manufactured from durable engineered polymer with rust-resistant stainless-steel fasteners, the SGSL is the larger heavy-duty version of Safetech’s gate stop range and is ideal for larger swing gates where a substantial and durable gate stop is required.
Suitable for aluminium, steel, timber and vinyl gates.
🚪 Heavy-Duty Large Gate Stop
The SGSL is the larger heavy-duty version of the Safetech Polymer Gate Stop.
Its larger construction makes it particularly suitable for heavier swing gates and applications where a more substantial closing stop is required.
Typical applications include:
- Aluminium swing gates
- Steel swing gates
- Timber gates
- Vinyl gates
- Pedestrian gates
- Self-closing gates
- Residential gates
- Commercial gates
🛑 Provides a Positive Gate Stop
A correctly positioned gate stop provides a defined resting point for the gate when it reaches the closed position.
This prevents the gate from continually travelling past its intended closing position and placing unnecessary force on the latch, hinges or surrounding gate hardware.
💥 Helps Reduce Gate Slamming
The SGSL is particularly useful on self-closing swing gates.
When a spring-loaded or self-closing gate closes, the gate can place significant impact force on the latch and associated hardware.
Installing a gate stop helps absorb and control this closing movement, reducing the impact transferred through the gate hardware.
This can help provide:
- Smoother gate closing
- Reduced gate slamming
- Reduced impact on the latch
- Reduced impact on the hinges
- Less unnecessary movement
- Improved overall gate operation
🔧 Helps Protect Hinges & Latches
Safetech recommends using a gate stop to help preserve the service life of gate hinges and latches.
Without an appropriate stop, the latch or hinge system may be subjected to repeated impact every time the gate closes.
The SGSL provides a dedicated stopping point so the gate hardware does not have to absorb the full closing force.
🌬️ Helps Reduce Gate Rattling
The SGSL can also help reduce unwanted gate movement and rattling when the gate is closed.
This is particularly useful in windy areas where a closed gate can continually move backwards and forwards against its latch.
When correctly positioned, the gate stop helps support the gate in its closed position and reduces unnecessary movement.
🧱 Engineered Polymer Construction
The SGSL is manufactured from engineered polymer.
Polymer construction provides a durable gate stop while avoiding the harsh metal-to-metal contact that can occur with conventional steel gate stops.
It is particularly well suited to outdoor gate hardware applications where corrosion resistance and durability are important.
🔩 Stainless-Steel Fasteners
Safetech uses rust-resistant stainless-steel fasteners with the SGSL.
This complements the polymer construction and makes the gate stop suitable for outdoor gate installations.
📐 Large SGSL Design
The SGSL is approximately:
- Width: 106mm
- Height: 90mm
- Depth: 57.5mm
Its larger dimensions distinguish it from the smaller SGSS standard gate stop and make the SGSL the preferred Safetech option for larger and heavier gates.
🔨 Simple Installation
The SGSL is designed for straightforward installation onto a suitable gate or post arrangement.
Safetech’s installation instructions specify five fixing holes for the SGSL.
Correct positioning is important to ensure the gate contacts the stop at the appropriate point during closing.
Safetech recommends positioning the gate stop approximately one-third to one-quarter of the way up from the bottom of the gate.
🔗 Ideal with Gate Latches
The SGSL is designed to complement other swing gate hardware.
It can be particularly useful when installed with gravity-style gate latches, where the stop helps maintain the gate in the correct closed position and reduces movement against the latch.
A correctly installed gate stop can therefore help improve the overall operation of the complete gate hardware system.
🏠 Suitable for Multiple Gate Materials
The SGSL can be used with a range of gate construction materials, including:
- Aluminium
- Steel
- Timber
- Vinyl
The mounting surface must be suitable for securely fixing the gate stop and withstanding the repeated forces generated as the gate closes.
🌦️ Designed for Outdoor Gate Applications
The combination of engineered polymer construction and corrosion-resistant stainless-steel fasteners makes the SGSL well suited to external gate installations.
Unlike an unprotected steel gate stop, the polymer body will not rust.
This makes it particularly suitable for gates exposed to normal outdoor weather conditions.
📦 What’s Included
- 1 × Safetech SGSL Polymer Gate Stop
- Stainless-steel fixing hardware
Key Features
- Genuine Safetech Hardware product
- Model SGSL
- Large heavy-duty gate stop
- Designed for swing gates
- Helps reduce gate slamming
- Helps reduce gate rattling
- Helps protect gate hinges
- Helps protect gate latches
- Provides a positive closed gate position
- Engineered polymer construction
- Rust-resistant stainless-steel fasteners
- Suitable for aluminium gates
- Suitable for steel gates
- Suitable for timber gates
- Suitable for vinyl gates
- Ideal for self-closing gates
- Five-hole mounting arrangement
- Designed for outdoor gate applications
- Black finish
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Safetech Hardware
- Model: SGSL
- Product Type: Heavy-Duty Polymer Gate Stop
- Application: Swing Gates
- Body Material: Engineered Polymer
- Fasteners: Rust-Resistant Stainless Steel
- Colour: Black
- Approximate Width: 106mm
- Approximate Height: 90mm
- Approximate Depth: 57.5mm
- Fixing Points: 5
- Suitable Gate Materials: Aluminium, Steel, Timber & Vinyl
- Installation: Gate / Post Mounted
- Pool Gate Use: No
Compatibility
The Safetech SGSL is suitable for a wide range of compatible swing gate installations.
It can be used with:
- Aluminium gates
- Steel gates
- Timber gates
- Vinyl gates
- Self-closing gates
- Gravity-latch gate systems
- Residential swing gates
- Compatible commercial swing gates
The SGSL is the larger heavy-duty version of the Safetech gate stop and is particularly useful for larger or heavier gates.
⚠️ Please Note
The SGSL is designed as a mechanical gate stop and must be securely mounted to a suitable structural surface.
Correct positioning is important to ensure the gate contacts the stop correctly without placing unnecessary stress on the gate, hinges or latch.
Safetech recommends positioning the gate stop approximately one-third to one-quarter of the way up from the bottom of the gate.
The SGSL requires five fixing holes for installation.
This product is not for use on pool gates.
If you are unsure whether the Safetech SGSL Polymer Gate Stop is suitable for your gate installation, contact our Technical Support team on 1300 733 066 before ordering.
