Spring latch is ideal for securing large trailer tailgates, ramps, and other heavy-duty doors. Cone-style latch pin slides into the keeper even if it's not lined up correctly. Reversible design works on either side of your tailgate.
Features:
Specs:
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hi, neighbor. This is Brad at etrailer and today we're looking at the Paneloc Heavy Duty Spring Latch system that is zinc coated. For those looking for added protection, we also have a stainless steel option. So if you have a trailer that you use on a regular basis, a lot of times we're not so fortunate to be able to store it inside so it sits outside in the elements, which in turn can cause corrosion, as you see. Same with the hardware. A product is only as good as its hardware sometimes, and honestly, the hardware can make a difference of ease of loading or just the overall feel of the quality of a trailer.
Something else you might consider needing new hardware would be adding your own attachments to the back for repurposing a trailer for something. In this case, loading a golf cart. So this bracket itself, pretty simple, two mounting holes. You have a compression pin here that acts as a lock. If you've ever loaded a trailer by yourself, it can get kinda tricky.
A lot of your attachments can get heavy, so you catch yourself in a position while you're trying to put it up. If the pins are down, you're having to do the dance in between 'em. So something cool with that locking system is you can do one at a time, drop down. Same thing. You can load your golf cart, in this instance.
Put this up. I can walk over here, take my time, and boom, one-person system. So something to take in consideration with this kit and something that you'll have to have some forethought before putting it on is, it does not come with hardware. So what we're using since we have a 5/16 hole is a 5/16 bolt, roughly about an inch long. Depending on your situation, your bracket, metal, it could change.
The 5/16 hole, we're gonna put this through. And here we have a flat washer and a nylon locking nut. Nylons are good, especially on a trailer that has a lot of vibration. You don't want that working out and all of a sudden your hitch pin coming out. So we'll get this tightened up. You're gonna need to find a bracket or fabricate your own bracket for your needs if your trailer doesn't have one, so make sure you match the 1/2 inch hole, maybe a little larger. Something that's nice about this pin, as you can see, it's tapered in so you don't have to have a direct shot in, so it should make for an easy drop in. Something else. This construction, it is steel. It is zinc coated. Zinc coating helps protect it from the elements for a pretty long time. It does a great job. So something to think about when you're buying these for your trailer would be left hand or right hand so these mirror each other, so obviously one side will go to the other. But the way to determine that, if you look at the front face of it, see where the pin is It's on the right and that's your right-hand side. This is the opposite side, so as you can see looking at the front, it's on the left. So the product itself has very good feel to it. As you can see, spring deck is good. A little squeaking, but nothing terrible. You may have some binding issues but part of that could be your hole not big enough, your alignment off, so really making sure when you fabricate it on your trailer, you do a good job to square it up. So that's a look at our Paneloc Heavy Duty Spring Latch with Hold Back. So, if you are fabricating your own trailer as this is, or you just want a refresh on the hardware on your existing trailer, having a nice new touch point for something that you use a lot and not having a latch hang up while trying to load is something that's totally worth it. Thanks for watching..
Customer Satisfaction Score:
98% were satisfied with this product
2% of customers were not satisfied
Ratings & Reviews
just what I ordered and fast! Anxious to revamp my trailer ramps now. the latches seem solid and the spring will keep my gates locked in place
They were made well but not for my trailer gate had to buy one at Tractor supply. Probably my fault for not paying attention to the part
i like the product. i used it on my landscape trailer for its intended use . worked great. thanks etrailer
Solid product, happy with the customer service.
Good and beefy. Exactly what I needed on an old tired trailer.
The tailgate was tweaked and always snapped off the other weldable pin latch repairs.
The one photo attached is of the *other* style & size latch that failed even after repairing the gate.
The new latch has worked great since (many months later). It was placed & welded in the same area.
The only thing I wish the latch had was an option to keep it open.
Great delivery time and experience with vendor.
Excellent product with speedy delivery!!
I bought these latches to replace the pins and hairpins that held the gate on my landscape trailer. Before, I had to remove the hairpin, then pull the pin holding the gate, then find a place to keep the pins so that I wouldn't lose them. With these spring loaded pins, I just pull the pin and turn it so that it locks open, then lower the gate. These are going to so much better than the original pins...wish I'd done this years ago.
They appear to be very well built.
Perfect size for my application. Solid construction.
Nice product. Worked well for what I used it for. I bought a left and right hand latch with extended bolt but the description didn’t match when shopping for the pair.
Worked perfectly
I needed a smaller version of what I could find elsewhere and this fit my application perfect - to hold up a rear trailer liftgate.
I am a welder fabricator and run my own shop. I have used these latches for different projects. This is a multi use latch. It can be used for alot of different applications. Here I used them for a landscaping company to hold their grass/hedge trimmers.
has been great so far, i dont forsee them having any issues in the next few years. they're perfect for the tailgate bc you can lock them open, and if you set them just right they will automatically latch when the tailgate touches them when closing
Hi Jamie, I needed a pair of latches for my trailer door about a year ago and the only place in the St. Louis area I could get a pair was from you guys. They work perfectly and I was able to fix the problem with the door. Thanks for keeping these latches available.
Excellent product. Strong and work well. The customer service was excellent as well. I would highly recommend etrailer
Excellent, as usual.
I recently purchased product F784-102Z
The purchased was handled very well on the Website and I am very pleased with the product.
The product was specified by a structural engineer for a blast room door latch, so I expect it to perform quite well.
Exactly as advertised.
that parts works very well on my projects other wise the material its very good quality....100% APPROVED
Info for this part was:
At etrailer we provide the best information available about the products we sell. We take the quality of our information seriously so that you can get the right part the first time.
Thank you! Your comment has been submitted successfully. You should be able to view your question/comment here within a few days.
Error submitting comment. Please try again momentarily.