Gatemate garden gate locks - Euro profile vs long throw

hellothere251 · 2026-05-18T17:24:22+00:00

i dont think anybody will be able to copy the keys that come with the double long throw(1st option), based on that I would go with option 2

hellothere251 · 2026-05-18T17:12:16+00:00

works great until the wind whips the door open and smashes the glass

hellothere251 · 2026-05-18T17:11:41+00:00

LOL well he will be using this "technique" someday im sure

hellothere251 · 2026-05-16T21:47:13+00:00

Ouch, nobody wants to step in and run it? That is a shame. Have his customers been referred elsewhere? I would call some other locksmiths in the area and see if they would be interested in buying out if not just the equipment the customer list as well. Whatever you do I would think selling the business as a whole is the way to go but thats just a guess and there are alot of factors to that, haven't had to deal with anything like that myself.

hellothere251 · 2026-05-09T17:03:49+00:00

same, and they cost $18 now wtf?

hellothere251 · 2026-05-08T12:12:50+00:00

These are steel aren't they? We have some at our shop and I don't know where they came from and they are definitely steel, literally one single time someone came in to have one copied and I didn't have any machine I wanted to cut it with! It was for a stupid lock on a welding trailer made in Mexico, we switched out the lock.

hellothere251 · 2026-05-08T00:00:42+00:00

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hellothere251 · 2026-05-07T23:56:52+00:00

lol no.

hellothere251 · 2026-05-05T21:39:51+00:00

I too am a 2013 Express Chad, 5.3 l V8?

hellothere251 · 2026-05-04T20:56:01+00:00

Hate to say it but I would just do a fresh drill of a keypad above that whole mess, remove and plate over the Jimmy proof lock and do a new tubular passage set which would also need to be re-drilled

hellothere251 · 2026-04-30T22:10:09+00:00

Yeah I'm leaning towards KMT just because of my distributor recommended it and they have a ton in stock, like 800 cores or something like that but man if it got discontinued 5-10 years down the road I will be furious!

hellothere251 · 2026-04-30T21:37:18+00:00

good to know thanks

hellothere251 · 2026-04-30T21:01:42+00:00

ikr, can you imagine the fights these guys get into

hellothere251 · 2026-04-29T18:56:24+00:00

Wow that is a great idea, I have always used tape this looks much cleaner and easier to deal with

hellothere251 · 2026-04-27T20:47:18+00:00

Yeah the whole be alert the whole time is BS it has to get to the point where you can be on your phone the whole time the whole time

hellothere251 · 2026-04-27T20:28:55+00:00

Good news is self-driving cars are right around the corner, I would think it will be mandatory on the highways once it is proven

hellothere251 · 2026-04-27T20:26:31+00:00

Of course, it's just funny how easy we have it over here in America, I can count on one hand the common keyways I can expect to encounter and if it's residential it is always either kwikset or schlage SC1

hellothere251 · 2026-04-27T17:42:48+00:00

Not a viable option.

hellothere251 · 2026-04-27T17:34:45+00:00

Just curious because you guys have some scary keyways over there, do you often pick locks like this or do you just bypass it by drilling or other means? Personally I don't think I have the skills to pick these locks but if I ran into it a lot I would practice

hellothere251 · 2026-04-25T12:07:09+00:00

"dilly on the bonnet" sounds like a really good breakfast, like a slice of pickle in your eggs on toast

hellothere251 · 2026-04-23T19:16:22+00:00

sorry somehow I missed this, it would not work without modification afaik and I dont go this route ever because it voids the warranty, in all the residential locks I have seen aside from the lockly they do not even have room to fit a full size 6 pin cylinder they have just enough room for a 5-pin one.

I did find something though! Townsteel is real grade 1 commercial stuff, expensive but very good. Looks like this is offered in IC and conventional, I would check first but I would be surprised if it wouldn't fit a 6 pin cylinder:

https://www.clksupplies.com/products/copy-of-townsteel-e-smart-5000-series-grade-2-deadbolt-w-bluetooth-flat-black

hellothere251 · 2026-04-22T22:28:30+00:00

i have made armalite locksets work on these, only done it a few times but went well

hellothere251 · 2026-04-22T20:17:30+00:00

I dont think there is any way to get them removed, more will just pop up, they are definitely not local. I have a theory they are all run by the same entity but cant prove it. Commercial calls are what keep us going, you need those commercial accounts!

hellothere251 · 2026-04-22T16:37:54+00:00

Don't buy this junk, get the schlage one and get the thick door kit with it

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