The shackle is the part that gets cut, so it is the part to read · review
A larger weatherproof combination padlock with an 8 mm (0.31 in) hardened shackle locked on both sides, in a zinc die-cast body dimensioned and weighed on the listing, with a stated five-year warranty.
The conclusion The best combination lock here for a shared outdoor gate. Still an open shackle, so shroud it or accept the limit.
This is the heavier of the two NovLock combination padlocks (271 g against 178 g, 9.6 oz against 6.3 oz), and the one meant to live outdoors permanently.
An 8 mm (0.31 in) hardened shackle rather than 7 mm (0.28 in), locked on both legs, which the NLCL004 listing does not state for its own. Double-sided locking is one of the few padlock specifications that means something concrete: a lock retained on a single leg fails when that leg fails, and one retained on both requires twice the work.
NovLock states the body is built for rain, heat, frost, dust and corrosion. That claim matters more on a combination lock than on a keyed one, because the dials are a mechanism with more places for water to sit and freeze. A drop of dry lubricant before winter is worth doing whatever the listing says.
The shackle is open. A cropper still has somewhere to put its jaws, and 8 mm (0.31 in) is time rather than immunity. If the gate protects something genuinely worth taking, the shrouded lock elsewhere in this hub is a different class of object — at the cost of clearance.
NovLock puts the dials under the body, out of sight, and the four-digit code resets in a few steps: change it periodically. Wear on four digits is a real tell, and the people who no longer need access do not forget the number.
A shared gate, garage or store, outdoors all year. The pack of two covers two gates with different codes, or keeps a spare.
Not found on the American Amazon store, where the buy link falls back to a local search rather than to a page that does not exist.
Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.
| Mechanism | Combination |
|---|---|
| Shackle | 8 mm (0.31 in) hardened steel, locked on both sides |
| Body | Solid zinc die-cast, weatherproof |
| Dimensions | 85 × 54 × 27 mm (3.35 × 2.13 × 1.06 in), 271 g (9.6 oz) |
| Environment | Rain, heat, frost, dust and corrosion, with a 180-hour salt-spray test, stated by NovLock |
| Warranty | 5 years |
| Quantity | Two padlocks |
| Code | Four digits on dials hidden under the body, resettable; one-handed push-button opening |
| Amazon reference | B0DSV9TSQW |
| EAN | 8719992835621 |
Less well than key locks, generally — the dials are a mechanism with more places for water to sit and freeze. NovLock states this one is built for year-round outdoor use, which is a claim worth having. A drop of dry lubricant in autumn helps any of them.
Yes. A shackle held on one leg can be defeated by attacking that leg alone; one held on both requires both to fail. It roughly doubles the work, and it is one of the few padlock specifications that is unambiguously meaningful.
Combination if more than two people use it. Key if it is yours alone, because a key lock is simpler, survives frost better, and cannot be read off the dials by somebody who watches you open it.
8.7/ 10
The best combination lock here for a shared outdoor gate. Still an open shackle, so shroud it or accept the limit.
A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.
Details checked on September 2, 2026.
A gate or a garage used by several people and left out in all weather.
Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 200.
The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for home security products and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
6.5 mm (0.26 in) shackle · 63 mm (2.48 in) high shackle · Titalium body, 107 g (3.8 oz) · paracentric key · ABUS level 5
ABUS's everyday Titalium padlock with a high 63 mm (2.48 in) shackle: a special-aluminum body at 107 grams, a hardened steel shackle, a paracentric keyway against manipulation, and double shackle locking.
Best for: Doors, lockers and tool boxes where the lock is carried, opened often, and left outdoors between times.
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Best for: A hasp or a bracket where nothing standard reaches — cellar doors, old gates, awkward ironwork.
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6.9 mm (0.27 in) shackle · aluminum body · high shackle, 22.3 mm (0.88 in) wide · double locking · 2 keys
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Best for: A gate latch or a barrier where the shackle must reach through something thick, and the value behind it is modest.
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