Barrette Outdoor Living 24" Heavy-Duty Drop Rod, Black

Pro: Sturdy, Smooth Operation, Includes HardwareCon: Cheap Packaging, No locking optionOverall: A sturdy, tough, and good looking rod that does its job effectively and efficiently.I like to think of myself as a DIY handyman. I am always trying to build, fabricate, and assemble all sorts of projects around my house. Whether it’s hanging drywall, or building a fence, I am always looking to end up with a perfect finished product. Quality materials are essential to any project. The Boerboel 24" Heavy-Duty Drop Rod is one of the best pieces of fencing hardware available on the market. It’s combination of durability and cost are second to none.Strength: The Boerboel 24" Heavy-Duty Drop Rod is one strong piece of hardware. The rod is over ½” in diameter which refuses to bend. At over 24” in overall length, it is able to stick far into the dirt to hold a gate solidly in place. The brackets are made of thick gauge steel which means they won’t break or buckle.Finish: The Boerboel 24" Heavy-Duty Drop Rod comes nicely finish in a weather resistant black powder coating. It looks a lot nicer that the shiny silver coated products that I commonly find at hardware stores. It has been tested to ASTM B117 construction specifications to withstand 10 years of continually weather resistant use.Hardware: The Boerboel 24" Heavy-Duty Drop Rod knocked it out of the park when it comes to included hardware. It came with all the needed fasteners for a fast, easy, and simple installation. The package included four large lag screws to ensure at solid hold in the wooden or metal post. The brackets were painted the same color as the rod, and were made from thick plate steel. This rod came with two bracket, instead of one, like some other rods on the market. The packaging was kind of flimsy, so a screw almost fell out on the ride home. Lucky for me, it stayed right where I needed it.Installation: As I covered before, the installation was simple, fast, and easy. The brackets have two screw holes each which allows for a very snug fit that counteracts any wiggling. The screws can be driven with a manual screwdriver, or an electric driver. The rod simply slides into the brackets after they have been attached.Function: This was my main criteria for the The Boerboel 24" Heavy-Duty Drop Rod. I could care less about hardware if the item doesn’t serve its purpose. This rod slides through the brackets very smoothly. I can quickly raise the rod to open my double gates. The rod has small ears which allow the rod to stay raised while the gate is swinging. I don’t have to hold up the bolt while opening/closing the gate. This is a lifesaver.

Well-made and painted, it can be surface or edge mounted. Screws supplied are self-tapping sheet metal but gripped just fine on my wooded shed door. Price was best for a long rod. Works fine.My only complaint is the shipping delay from UPS. Looks like the label was wrinkled from damage and sent first to Chicago before limping its way to St. Louis and then my mid-Missouri doorstep.For me, 5 Stars.

Worked good on my double gate.

Not shabby at all. Strong, straight, with adaptable (if you have a small grinder with a cut off wheel it's easy) brackets. One problem with this item is the clearances, reduced by paint, are too tight. Even when properly mounted, something I can do, it can be difficult to manipulate. The maker should SOMEHOW offer a better locking method than that silly little tiny hole in the rod. I used a hasp eye to trap the "L" with a padlock, but I just happened to have the thing on hand.

I have a steel double swing gate I installed these on and they work great. They are better than the ones I bought from the box store. They were easy to install but the directions could be better, easy to figure out though. Had a small problem with one rod fitting through the guide, used the rod to adjust the bottom holes to line them up.

Good

It never ceases to amaze me how companies, who provide an otherwise good product, cheapens it by supplying bad screws. Such is the case here.The heads of these screws are like butter. Just trying to mount the brackets on a fence made of soft wood resulted in my being unable to screw it in all the way without the philips slots shredding. Worse, I could not get the screw out and had to resort to a screw extractor.I cannot believe that a good quality screw adds that much cost to a product vs a bad one, but I have encountered this many times, this product included. The unit itself is good, just use your own screws.

it is. exactly what I ordered thanks

Good quality product. Powder coating is very good and the strength of the drop rod is above average. Heavy duty drop rod

Hefty unit, nice and strong, got for keeping my shed door open, needed the extra length

Súper buena calidad. A mí portón le quedó perfecto.

This is an excellent product. Very well made and with clear instructions. I ordered one as a trial and after seeing its quality ordered two more.

The bolt works well, I would have preferred the notches that hold the bolt in the upper position to have been bigger. But it does the job and I would recommend this item.