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Bi-fold or overhead door?

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Kim I .P.

12-07-2005 15:33:29




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I'm going to put a 20 ft. wide ,16 ft. tall door in my shop.. I have room to put any kind in. Do you like bi-fold or overhead better? Did any of you build your own bi-fold? THANK and have a Merry Christmas.




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farmer jones

12-07-2005 17:15:28




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 Re: Bi-fold or overhead door? in reply to Kim I .P. , 12-07-2005 15:33:29  
Hello, I had my guys, who are very good welders build two bifold doors. After looking at pictures I told them what to build and they work excellent. The first is 32' by 20' and the second is 16' by 20' I am building another machine shed and will be building all the doors as bifolds. The 20' door open about 18'. It sure is nice to drive a large combine in with the hoopper extensions up and with a 30' platform. I will provide imformation and pictures if interested. The large door has an electric opener and has been used daily for 3 years with only grease as up keep.

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Dave Sherburne,NY

12-07-2005 16:55:09




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 Re: Bi-fold or overhead door? in reply to Kim I .P. , 12-07-2005 15:33:29  
I once built a Bifold door on a shop I had in WI.
12' high and 16'wide. Worked great. 1/4' luan ply
inside and out 1 1/2" wood frame work with 1 1/2"
poly-styrene insulation, two sections hinged with very large strap hinges. 2" channel iron for tracks. rollers off a New Holland Baler. Cables thru pulleys to counterweights on the other end of building where there was an electric winch to raise
and lower the door. It is possible to build one,
just get lots of literature from companies study
it, and go for it.

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big jt

12-07-2005 16:11:36




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 Re: Bi-fold or overhead door? in reply to Kim I .P. , 12-07-2005 15:33:29  
Kim

I will be interested to see the results on this one myself. I have a building with two Gadco brand 22'wide by 14 high overhead doors. One insulated one not.

I would not do this again. The insulated one had a opener (still there just unhooked). Opener is the style that hooks to the top panel of the door. Problem was the slip clutch would self tighten and as soon as the door would hit some small obstruction things would start to self destruct.

Been thinking about replacing with a bifold or hydraulic single fold but the $3000 price tag has stopped me so far.

jt

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fixerupper

12-07-2005 18:14:50




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 Re: Bi-fold or overhead door? in reply to big jt, 12-07-2005 16:11:36  
Hi John, the people I work for have had a Schweiss (sp) 30' wide by 16' tall in their shop for three years now and it works great. Run over there sometime and take a look. Only thing they had a problem with is the latches that pull the door tight against the building when closed. There is a safety switch on each one so the door can't be opened if a latch is still hooked. Well, one of the switches went bad and was bypassed and someone forgot to unlatch that side and opened the door, ripping the latch off the building. This door lifts with nylon straps instead of cables and so far they are holding up. Jim

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big jt

12-07-2005 20:23:08




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 Re: Bi-fold or overhead door? in reply to fixerupper, 12-07-2005 18:14:50  
Hi Jim

I will have to do that sometime. Right now that project is on the way back burner though. That price tag is a issue. Always wondered about the straps. I know on the flatbed use they have had a pretty high attrition rate but can usually be caught before they go unless used on something sharp (which shouldn't be done anyway). Are you talking about the trucker you drive for or the custom cutter?

How are you enjoying your newly aquired status? I know it was like a 1000# weight off my shoulders when I joined that group!!!!!

jt

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fixerupper

12-08-2005 06:43:34




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 Re: Bi-fold or overhead door? in reply to big jt, 12-07-2005 20:23:08  
Custom cutter. Yeah, I have to put rocks in my pockets to stay on the ground now! Jim



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centralilbaler

12-07-2005 16:10:21




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 Re: Bi-fold or overhead door? in reply to Kim I .P. , 12-07-2005 15:33:29  
Kim I dont know about your particular building , but i looked at both the bi-fold and roll up. I found that the roll up would give me more clearance opening than the bi-fold would.



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