Recent content by larry1030

The only specific problem he mentioned was needing to replace cables. He probably gets a deal from Challenger and was just blowing smoke up my **** but he got me worried.

If I recall correctly the general guideline is to have 12' from the lift centerline to the forward wall (for assymetric lift).

They said 'easier to install' (benefits them, not me) and 'fewer problems'.

That's fine with me, but I went back and read the whole thread and if everyone who repeated someone else's suggestion owed beer we would need a whole brewery... ;)

That's true! Of course after your first reply to me I went back and read the last few posts before mine and see everything I said had just been said before - I'll try to read more of the thread before I post in the future. All 60 posts! lol

No, not ALL of it! lol :D

The bottom chords are in tension, not compression (assuming no flooring load above) so you may be able to notch them and reinforce them with wood sisters or metal plates. But get a professional engineer to do a design for you just to be on the safe side. You may be able to get the company that...

I have been researching lifts for about 6 months and had all but decided on the Bendpak XPR-10A. In fact I was about to buy it as soon as I could reach an installer I know to ask him some details about where to ship it to so he could pick it up for me. Then today I spoke to two OTHER...

Hi, I am new here and I am hoping there are some OHD lift experts who can help me. I had a contractor build a large residential garage on my property - ~1500 sq ft with 3 9x9 overhead doors. Two of these doors have follow the roofline tracks and the contract I signed with the contractor called...