Hanger door
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PIPER J5.5
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corvallis,or
More than what you have in your pictures. A Lot More.
cubdriver2
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upstate NY
Weld the 2 halfs together and make a Hydro Swing type door. More clearance and a sun/rain shade in the summer
Glenn
Glenn
Flying Bee
MEMBER
Washington 2S9
Nice looking door frame! Can you share some details on it like size, tubing size, wall thickness?
C-FIJK
Registered User
Lewisporte N.L.
I just called the fellow who lives next door to where my cub is stored. And he said the door is 11 feet. I can Gain another foot come spring time when we level the floor
C-FIJK
Registered User
Lewisporte N.L.
The door is built out of 2x2 by 1/8 wall square tubing. The door was easy to build took me 14 hrs. Getting it to work that took me a week. Now it works perfect
NunavutPA-12
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67.8N,115.1W CYCO Canada
C-FIJK
Registered User
Lewisporte N.L.
Thanks for the pics my cub will be on a rail system and even lower yet.!!!! All should be good 
Here's my PA-12 on a very low trailer. It clears the 10-foot door header, but just barely.
NunavutPA-12
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67.8N,115.1W CYCO Canada
little wing
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Trying not to hijack the thread, but anyone about to build a new hangar or replace an old door will certainly look at this thread.
Glen, You show a really nice door and the type I had initially planned for my new hangar. After some research I learned that type of door places a tremendous load on the building.
This link shows the best design I've been able to find, others build something similar, but end result is no additional load on the building that may already have wind and snow loading. There are a few other benefits that anyone interested can research on the site. The lock up is also super and handled with no additional moving parts, I think you'll be impressed. A dear friend has this type and it's really awesome. http://www.hpdoors.com
Patrol Guy
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east of the river
that Higher Power door is the best one out there.
Hi-Fold makes both hydraulic doors and bi-fold, which were you quoted? $4400 sounds pretty low for either but especially so if it was a hydraulic lift.
Kent
http://www.powerliftdoors.com/main/powerlift-doors-at-ricks-welding/
Just installed one of these, like it alot. Check for your closest dealer.
Just installed one of these, like it alot. Check for your closest dealer.
courierguy
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Inkom, Idaho
Hard to beat no loss of headroom (12' ceiling, you can get something 12' high in there) and no intrusion into the building, and a absolute minimum of parts, of a single part hyd. lifted door. I love my two hydro swings but all the other designs look good also, more then one way to skin a cat. I have two large 5' x5' south facing real glass windows in my 19' wide shop hydro, too much free winter heat from the solar gain and too good a view to pass up. The single piece doors seem easier to mod this way.
I just had one installed yesterday also, mine came out of the Wray, CO location. Looks very nice now that the building guys have it covered. I actually haven't seen it operate yet as work kept me away from the building site for about 5 minutes too long and I missed the test when they were operating with a generator��
B
Barnstormer
I've got three higher power doors on my hangar, 45', 55', and 75'. Totally self supporting as in zero load on the hangar. Super pleased. When I build my hangar in Alaska next year it will get a higher power door. They are the best hands down. FYI they can build them up to 150'.
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slackass
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Have a 16X60 HP door. Zero stress on the building as all force is on the floor. Set it up so closing time is the same as opening time. About 45 seconds. Only complaint is door operates VERY slowly in cold temps. Hangar is unheated and is in WI. -8F today. Heating the hydraulic tank may help. Also the external truss may be considered unsightly by some. It also requires painting thus some maintenance. I would probably go with an aluminum Wilson electric bi-fold if I had to do it over. However, you do lose a foot of clearance with the bi-fold.
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courierguy
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Inkom, Idaho
Or else replace your summer weight hyd. oil with a winter weight oil, (too much hassle), or maybe some thermostatically controlled heat tape with insulation over it to keep that res tank. cozy. The little pumps for sure slow down when the oil thickens. My HydroSwing noticeably slows when the hangar drops to mid 40's (coldest it ever gets in there) but not enough to be a issue. At 8 below, I'd be heating that reservoir tank. Probably 20 to 30 watts would do it, with some of that foil bubble wrap insulation
marcusofcotton
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Cotton, MN
I had the same issue with winter door speed here in northeast Minnesota (-30F as I write). At work, the loading dock levelers didn't work well in the cold. Checked manufacturer's fluid recommendations (5606 aircraft hyd oil), did followup research on hydraulic, ATF, snow plow, and 5606 hyd oil. Big difference in cold weather viscosities, now have 5606 in my door and life is good!
