Description
Quick answer: A gate hanger on plate is a plate-mounted hinge pin used to hang a compatible gate eye or band from a timber post, masonry pier or suitable frame. The plate spreads the fixing points and avoids driving the hook directly into the post.
What is it used for?
Use this fitting as the post-side component of a hook-and-eye gate hinge system. It is useful where a flat mounting plate is easier to position, bolt and replace than a drive-in hook.
- Provides a projecting pin for a compatible gate eye or hinge band.
- Plate mounting gives several fixing points into the support.
- Suitable for timber gate and field gate arrangements when correctly matched and fixed.
- Security-style plate design helps make the hanging point more deliberate than a basic open hook arrangement, but it is not a substitute for a lock.
What else do I need?
Pair it with a correctly sized adjustable gate eye or another eye/band matching the listed pin diameter. Most gates need an upper and lower hanger, suitable bolts or screws for the support material, a sound gate post and separate closing hardware.
Alternatives
A drive-in field gate hook suits substantial timber posts where a driven fitting is preferred. A hook on oblong plate is a simpler plate-mounted option. For one packaged timber-gate solution, choose straight bands and hooks on plates.
Before ordering: Confirm the pin diameter, plate dimensions, fixing-hole positions and the material being fixed into. The strongest hanger is only as reliable as its post, frame and fixings. Do not assume separately purchased eyes and hooks are compatible without comparing dimensions.