At Hansen Pole Buildings, we have been accused, at times, of being overly anal. We are seemingly always looking for ways to make our buildings just a little bit better for our clients, whether it is a stronger connection or a better component.
An example of one of these was when we upgraded from bolting trusses to columns (for most applications), to utilizing The Simpson Strong-Tie® Strong-Drive® SDS HEAVY-DUTY CONNECTOR screw. https://www.strongtie.com/strongdrive_exteriorwoodscrews/sds_screw/p/strong-drive-sds-heavy-duty-connector-screw
This resulted in the elimination of having to drill 11/16” holes through trusses and columns, instead the application can be done with the standard drill motor most folks own at least one of.
Well, our good friends at Schweiss Doors (https://www.schweissdoors.com) may have out done us with their innovative stronger, easy-to-grease, wrap-around hinge design now being provided as a component of their hydraulic doors.
We will let the words of a Schweiss Doors client as well as Mike Schweiss tell the story:
A little homework and some personal experience led our customer, Chad Hoese, to select a hydraulic door from Schweiss Doors when faced with the replacement of the sliding doors on an existing building at Stoney Creek Farms.
So when Hoese started researching options for replacing the sliding doors, Schweiss Doors was on the top of his list. “I did a little homework and learned about what worked and what didn’t work,” he says. “There’s a lot of stress on the hinges of hydraulic doors and I saw some pictures showing hinge failures on other manufacturers doors. The Schweiss system provides the quality and safety I was looking for.” “For this new hydraulic door, with the self-supporting header and new wrap-around hinges, it was without a doubt the way to go,” said Hoese.
The Schweiss one-piece hydraulic door, measuring 29.1 x 14 feet, was installed in October 2015 on an existing woodframe shed that houses two semi-trucks and other equipment.
“We promote our new wrap-around hinge as ‘robust,'” says Mike Schweiss, President of Schweiss Doors.
“We’ve heard it was over-engineered, but I don’t know if that’s possible. Either way, we think that’s better than being under-engineered.”
Schweiss doorframes are designed with double push tubes that are tied directly into the wrap-around hinges that connect both vertical push tubes directly to the header tube. The advantage of double push tubes is that forces of hydraulic cylinders are evenly distributed to the doorframe and the wrap-around hinges.
“There have been hydraulic doors with hinge welds that failed; literally tearing off the doorframe and destroying the door,” Schweiss says. “Our design team provided a more durable wrap-around hinge with grease zerks that are now easily accessible without having to remove the top rubber seal.”
Hoese says the combination of durability and simple maintenance sold him on the hydraulic door with the easy-to-grease hinge from Schweiss Doors.
“My door really works well. It looks good and works smoothly; the grease zerks are really great and the pump works well.”
Schweiss Doors is the premier manufacturer of hydraulic and bi-fold lift-strap doors. Doors are custom made to any size for any type of new or existing building for architects and builders determined to do amazing things with their buildings, including the doors.
Schweiss Doors have been installed successfully on numerous Hansen Pole Buildings across the country. When a wide door challenge, needs a wide door solution, Schweiss is there.
