Description
Safetech Non-Tension Wide Leaf Gate Hinge – AlfaWide – SHW-110LN
The Safetech AlfaWide SHW-110LN is a neutral-tension wide-leaf gate hinge designed for pedestrian and swing gates where free manual movement is required without automatic self-closing action.
Featuring wider hinge leaves and a two-leg mounting design, the SHW-110LN is specifically suited to wider gate frames and posts where the additional mounting area can provide a stronger and more secure fixing point.
The wide-leaf design is particularly useful for timber gates and posts, allowing the fixing holes to be positioned further away from the edge of the timber to help reduce the risk of splitting.
Manufactured from durable fibre-reinforced engineered polymer with rust-resistant stainless-steel pins, the AlfaWide provides a reliable, corrosion-resistant and economical hinge solution for compatible metal and timber pedestrian gates.
🚪 Neutral / Non-Tension Design
The SHW-110LN is a neutral-tension gate hinge.
Unlike the SHW-110LF fixed-tension model, the SHW-110LN does not incorporate a spring designed to automatically return the gate to the closed position.
This allows the gate to swing freely and makes the SHW-110LN ideal for manual gates where automatic self-closing operation is not required.
🔄 Smooth Manual Gate Movement
Without a self-closing spring, the SHW-110LN allows unrestricted manual gate movement.
The gate can be opened and closed without working against spring tension, making it particularly suitable for:
- Residential pedestrian gates
- Garden gates
- Side access gates
- Timber gates
- Fence gates
- Manual swing gates
- Utility access gates
- Gates using a separate closing device
- Applications where automatic closing is not required
↔️ Wide Leaf Design
The defining feature of the AlfaWide SHW-110LN is its wider hinge leaf.
Safetech specifically developed the AlfaWide for installations involving wider gate frames and posts.
The additional leaf width allows the fixing points to utilise more of the available mounting surface, creating a strong and secure fixing arrangement.
🏗️ Stronger Fixing Point
Where a gate frame or post provides additional width, the AlfaWide allows the installer to take advantage of that larger mounting surface.
Spreading the hinge fixings across a wider area can provide a stronger fixing point than concentrating the fasteners within a narrow section of the gate or post.
This makes the SHW-110LN particularly useful for gates manufactured with wider frame sections.
🪵 Ideal for Timber Gates & Posts
The wide-leaf design provides an important advantage when mounting hinges onto timber.
By positioning the fixing holes further away from the edge of the timber, the AlfaWide can help reduce the likelihood of the timber splitting during installation.
This makes the SHW-110LN an excellent option for compatible:
- Timber pedestrian gates
- Timber gate posts
- Timber-framed gates
- Wide timber gate frames
- Garden gates
- Residential timber fencing
Suitable fixing hardware and correct installation techniques should always be used for the particular timber construction.
🦵 Two-Leg Mounting Design
The SHW-110LN incorporates Safetech’s two-leg mounting arrangement.
The additional mounting legs provide further fixing points against the gate post and form part of the AlfaWide’s secure mounting design.
The gate and supporting post must provide suitable mounting surfaces for the complete hinge and fixing arrangement.
💪 28kg Maximum Holding Capacity
Safetech Australia specifies a maximum holding weight of 28kg for the SHW-110LN hinge pair under its standard test conditions.
Because the SHW-110LN is a neutral-tension hinge, there is no self-closing weight rating.
For this model:
- Maximum Holding Weight: 28kg
- Self-Closing Function: No
- Closing Weight Rating: Not Applicable
📐 Gate Dimensions Affect Capacity
Gate weight should not be considered independently from gate dimensions.
Safetech’s quoted holding capacity is based on a standard test gate measuring approximately 900mm wide x 1200mm high.
A wider or taller gate increases the leverage applied to the hinges and supporting post.
Safetech therefore advises that holding capacity may be affected when the gate exceeds its standard test dimensions.
🆚 SHW-110LN vs SHW-110LF
Safetech offers the AlfaWide in both neutral-tension and fixed-tension versions.
SHW-110LN:
- Neutral / non-tension design
- No self-closing spring
- Free manual gate movement
- 28kg maximum holding capacity
- Wide-leaf design
- Two mounting legs
SHW-110LF:
- Fixed-tension design
- Factory-set self-closing spring
- 28kg maximum holding capacity
- 15kg maximum closing capacity
- Wide-leaf design
- Two mounting legs
Choose the SHW-110LN where free manual gate movement is required.
Choose the SHW-110LF where automatic self-closing operation is required.
🧱 Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Construction
Safetech manufactures the AlfaWide from durable fibre-reinforced engineered polymer.
The reinforced construction provides strength while avoiding many of the corrosion issues associated with conventional unprotected steel hinge bodies.
This makes the AlfaWide particularly well suited to outdoor pedestrian gate applications.
☀️ UV-Stabilised Construction
The AlfaWide hinge body is manufactured from UV-stabilised polymer.
This helps protect the hinge against deterioration caused by prolonged exposure to sunlight and makes it suitable for external gate installations.
🔩 Rust-Resistant Stainless-Steel Pins
Safetech combines the engineered polymer hinge body with rust-resistant stainless-steel hinge pins.
The combination of reinforced polymer and stainless steel provides a durable and corrosion-resistant hinge system for outdoor gate applications.
🌦️ Designed for Outdoor Gates
The SHW-110LN provides a practical alternative to conventional unprotected metal gate hinges for outdoor installations.
The fibre-reinforced polymer body does not rust, while the stainless-steel hinge components provide additional corrosion resistance.
This makes the AlfaWide particularly useful for pedestrian gates continually exposed to normal outdoor weather conditions.
🏠 Ideal for Aluminium & Steel Gates
In addition to timber applications, Safetech specifies the SHW-110LN for compatible metal gates.
Typical applications include:
- Aluminium pedestrian gates
- Steel pedestrian gates
- Wide aluminium gate frames
- Wide steel gate frames
- Residential fence gates
- Side access gates
- Garden gates
- Custom fabricated gates
The wider mounting surface can be particularly useful where larger gate sections and posts are being used.
🚶 Ideal for Manual Pedestrian Gates
The SHW-110LN is particularly suited to gates intended to move freely rather than automatically returning to the closed position.
Typical applications include:
- Residential pedestrian gates
- Garden gates
- Side access gates
- Timber gates
- Aluminium gates
- Steel gates
- Wide-frame gates
- Wide gate posts
- Manual access gates
🔗 Compatible with Gate Latches
The SHW-110LN can be combined with a wide range of compatible gate latches.
Because the hinge does not automatically return the gate to the closed position, the gate must be manually closed before the latch engages unless a separate gate-closing device is installed.
This makes the hinge particularly suitable where self-closing operation is unnecessary.
🔧 Excellent Replacement Hinge
The AlfaWide can also provide a practical replacement for compatible conventional gate hinges that have become worn, damaged or corroded.
The wider mounting footprint can be particularly useful where additional fixing area is available on the gate frame or post.
Gate weight, dimensions, mounting surfaces and existing fixing locations should always be checked before replacing another hinge system.
🎨 Clean Black Finish
The SHW-110LN is supplied in a black finish that complements common aluminium, steel and timber gate systems.
Its engineered polymer construction provides a clean appearance while offering the corrosion-resistant benefits required for external gate installations.
📦 Supplied as a Pair
The SHW-110LN is supplied as a pair of neutral-tension AlfaWide hinges for one gate.
A standard installation consists of:
- 1 × Upper SHW-110LN AlfaWide Hinge
- 1 × Lower SHW-110LN AlfaWide Hinge
The hinge pair works together to support the gate while allowing unrestricted manual swing movement.
Key Features
- Genuine Safetech Hardware product
- AlfaWide range
- Model SHW-110LN
- Neutral / non-tension design
- No self-closing spring
- Free manual gate movement
- Wide hinge leaves
- Designed for wider gate frames and posts
- Provides a larger fixing area
- Particularly suitable for timber installations
- Positions fixing holes further from timber edges
- Helps reduce the likelihood of timber splitting
- Two-leg mounting design
- 28kg maximum holding capacity
- Fibre-reinforced engineered polymer construction
- UV-stabilised
- Rust-resistant stainless-steel pins
- Corrosion-resistant construction
- Black finish
- Suitable for metal gates
- Suitable for timber gates
- Suitable for pedestrian gates
- Ideal for manual swing gates
- Economical gate hinge solution
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Safetech Hardware
- Product Range: AlfaWide
- Model: SHW-110LN
- Product Type: Non-Tension Wide Leaf Gate Hinges
- Quantity: Pair
- Tension Type: Neutral / Non-Tension
- Self-Closing: No
- Maximum Holding Weight: 28kg
- Closing Weight: Not Applicable
- Leaf Type: Wide Leaf
- Mounting Configuration: Two Legs
- Number of Legs: 2
- Body Material: Fibre-Reinforced Engineered Polymer
- Pins: Rust-Resistant Stainless Steel
- UV Stabilised: Yes
- Colour: Black
- Application: Metal or Timber Gates
Compatibility
The Safetech AlfaWide SHW-110LN is designed for compatible manual pedestrian and swing gates.
Suitable applications include:
- Aluminium gates
- Steel gates
- Timber gates
- Wide gate frames
- Wide gate posts
- Pedestrian gates
- Garden gates
- Side access gates
- Residential fence gates
- Manual access gates
The SHW-110LN is particularly suitable where the installation requires:
- Neutral hinge operation
- Free manual gate movement
- A wider hinge mounting surface
- Two-leg mounting
- Corrosion-resistant outdoor hardware
- Fixing points positioned further from timber edges
For applications requiring automatic self-closing operation with the same wide-leaf configuration, select the Safetech AlfaWide SHW-110LF Fixed Tension Wide Leaf Gate Hinge.
⚠️ Please Note
The SHW-110LN is a neutral / non-tension hinge and does not automatically close the gate.
Safetech Australia specifies a maximum holding weight of 28kg for the hinge pair.
There is no closing-weight rating for the SHW-110LN because it does not contain a self-closing spring.
Safetech’s 28kg holding-weight rating is based on a standard test gate measuring approximately 900mm wide x 1200mm high.
Gates exceeding these dimensions can place additional leverage on the hinges and may affect their effective holding capacity.
The wide-leaf design is intended to take advantage of wider gate frames and posts. The gate and post must provide a suitable structural mounting surface for the hinge and its fixing arrangement.
Because the SHW-110LN does not provide self-closing action, it should not be selected where the application requires the gate to automatically return to the closed position unless an appropriate separate closing system is provided.
The gate and supporting posts must be structurally suitable for the loads imposed by the gate and hinge system.
If you are unsure whether the Safetech AlfaWide SHW-110LN is suitable for your gate, contact our Technical Support team on 1300 733 066 before ordering.
