I have a fenced area on my property where the previous owner kept their dogs. The steel gate leading to this area was only latched with a piece of chain and metal bracket. I bought the SpeeCo Two-Way Lockable Gate Latch to eliminate the piece of chain allowing the gate to be securely latched while still opening in either direction. The latch has been great. As you can see in the pictures the fence post the gate latches to is not plumb. I added a 2x4 block to the post to take up the excess space between the gate and post. The latch kit provides for use with a 1 3/8" gate tubing, which I used. The fit was perfect on the steel gate tubing with the adapters. The kit does not provide screws to attach the main latch to the post which was fine with me. I used 2 5/8" Timberlock bolts to attach the 2x4 block to the wooden post and then to attach the main latch assembly to the 2/4 block. I like the Timberlocks because they have an aggressive thread and a large flat head. This latch is working out perfectly. It feel solid when I close the gate and is easy to unlatch in either direction.

The design is good and the latch works well. If you buy this product use a secondary latch or replace the bolts. The grade five bolts supplied fail, After only being installed for two weeks I found the top bolt undone (what I thought in the early AM hours). Fearing someone was tampering with the gate I put a lock and chain on it. Later that evening after work I returned to find the bottom bolt missing. After some searching I found the bolt a few feet away. Upon examining the bolts I discovered both bolts had sheered off at the nut. I never did find the nut ends. Thank goodness for the chain I put on the gate earlier that morning or my miniature horse could have gotten out. It had been raining for two days so you could see any hoof prints in the mud and she had not been within a foot of the gate, so I am sure she was not pushing on it.