Garage Door Opener Converted To Side-Mount

Garage Door Opener Converted To Side-Mount BUILDINGS Houses Needing more overhead room in his shed Larry Wood converted the garage door opener into a side-mounted one He got the idea soon after he built a large new shed equipped with 3 overhead doors Two of the doors are 12 ft wide by 12 ft high with a ceiling height of 14 ft He was able to use standard long-stroke door openers on those But the third door is 8 ft wide and tall and that’s where he mounted the side-mounted opener “I came up with the idea because I drive our motorhome in through one of the 12-ft high doors The back end of the motorhome extends in front of the 8-ft door which is why I needed to keep the space above the door open ” His solution was to buy a standard opener and mount it vertically on a wooden beam next to the door He also bought a chain sprocket and installed it on the door spring shaft and then installed a chain to drive the door “It works better than I thought it would The mounting bracket for the door opener is adjustable which makes it easy to tighten the chain if necessary ” notes Wood Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Larry Wood 2081 Newmans Cardington Road Waldo Ohio 43356 ph 740 360-1956; lawpressman@aol com

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