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Hand-Cranked Garage Door Opener
“I live in Minnesota and have had a lot of trouble with garage door openers because of the way ice and snow freeze them to the ground. I broke three door springs as well as the chain and sprocket clutches on electric door openers before I finally came up with my own hand-cranked opener,” says Mark Klemp, Buffalo Lake,
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Hand-Cranked Garage Door Opener BUILDINGS Miscellaneous “I live in Minnesota and have had a lot of trouble with garage door openers because of the way ice and snow freeze them to the ground I broke three door springs as well as the chain and sprocket clutches on electric door openers before I finally came up with my own hand-cranked opener ” says Mark Klemp Buffalo Lake Minn “I mounted a 600-lb hand winch on the left side of the door and ran steel cable straight up to one pulley and then over to a second pulley over the center of the door From there it runs down to the door’s handle “The crank is at a handy height so it’s easy to crank I’ve been using this opener for 4 years with no problems It’s simple and it works The only problem is that you have to get out of the car ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Mark H Klemp P O Box 71 Buffalo Lake Minn 55314
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