My $7,200 TC door.... Lots of pics.
So I finally got my TC storage door put on, officially making it done. Had to get it framed in, and then of course have it installed. It's 14x24, and weighs in at 800lbs. The framing never got done last year because I was having a problem finding the door size I wanted. Once I found a commercial door vendor, we framed it in.
Framing involved relocating / replacing one of the overhead beams. Used my trusty new tractor and winch on my side by side with a tackle block up top. The guy in the picture is my contractor who has done **excellent** work for me on other projects, he handled all the framing and pre-work.
So here's the door and commercial hoist....
The guys putting the door in rented a scissor lift. I took the liberty of borrowing it the night they left it to run extra lights and a dedicated circuit for the opener.
Clearance to the header beam is 14', clearance to the trusses is 15'.
So now is where the test begins - how much clearance do I have during loading/unloading of the TC. I got up on the scissor lift with the TC jack remote. I lifted the TC higher than I ever would for normal loading/unloading. I still had about 8-10 inches. It's kinda hard to tell from the pics. The opener bracket is no where near the TC, it is in the middle of the door, but in the pic it looks like it's hitting the tv antenna.
The camper bottom/floor is actually up above the truck bed rails - again, higher than I would ever normally load/unload.
And here we are - completely garaged in..... FINALLY!! And last will be paint. Getting the house and shop painted next week.
Framing involved relocating / replacing one of the overhead beams. Used my trusty new tractor and winch on my side by side with a tackle block up top. The guy in the picture is my contractor who has done **excellent** work for me on other projects, he handled all the framing and pre-work.
So here's the door and commercial hoist....
The guys putting the door in rented a scissor lift. I took the liberty of borrowing it the night they left it to run extra lights and a dedicated circuit for the opener.
Clearance to the header beam is 14', clearance to the trusses is 15'.
So now is where the test begins - how much clearance do I have during loading/unloading of the TC. I got up on the scissor lift with the TC jack remote. I lifted the TC higher than I ever would for normal loading/unloading. I still had about 8-10 inches. It's kinda hard to tell from the pics. The opener bracket is no where near the TC, it is in the middle of the door, but in the pic it looks like it's hitting the tv antenna.
The camper bottom/floor is actually up above the truck bed rails - again, higher than I would ever normally load/unload.
And here we are - completely garaged in..... FINALLY!! And last will be paint. Getting the house and shop painted next week.
