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Overhead Door vs. Arrow Tru-Line Hinges

Monday, May 9th, 2016 at 4:14 pm by Dan Musick

Overhead Door Corporation has discontinued the production of its own brand of hinges.

The Arrow Tru-Line hinges are an excellent replacement. However, the holes don’t always line up with the existing carriage bolts on the older wooden doors.

An image of an Overhead Door hing on the left side, next to an Arrow Tru-Line hinge on the right.

You can see the difference between the Overhead Door and Arrow Tru-Line hinges in the image below.…

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Crawford Garage Door Spring Conversions

Friday, December 18th, 2015 at 6:25 pm by Dan Musick

When converting the older Crawford garage doors with outside lift cable drums and bottom fixtures to standard torsion spring systems, or when replacing springs on low headroom doors with outside lift hardware, you will need to make the following changes that differ from replacing standard garage door torsion springs.

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International Door Association IDA Expo 2015 Indianapolis

Thursday, April 16th, 2015 at 11:11 am by Dan Musick
International Door Association Expo 2015 onsite program and event badges.

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This is the first trade show for door dealers that I’ve attended in over 20 years. The trade organization used to be called D.O.D.A., short for Door and Operator Dealers of America. While at the International Door Association Expo, I took a lot of pictures and videos I’d hoped to post here, but I discovered on the way out that I was not to publish them.…

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Wood Carriage House Garage Doors

Friday, May 18th, 2007 at 9:07 pm by Dan Musick

We are happy to announce a new company carrying a product line of wood carriage house garage doors.

A view of a house with wood carriage house doors installed.

A new startup company near Rochester, NY is manufacturing these doors. Andy Hodenius, founder and owner of On Track Garage Door Services, has recently applied his training and experience in tool and die-making to manufacturing these high-end wooden doors under the banner of On Track Custom Garage Doors.…

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