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Building hanger trusses 46'. I built 2" of arch into the bottom and I expected them to settle but I don't think they ever did. Man that is a lot of na

Building hanger trusses 46'. I built 2" of arch into the bottom and I expected them to settle but I don't think they ever did. Man that is a lot of na

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The new lower section of the door. It is real flexible and it was tricky to pick it up with out breaking it.

The new lower section of the door. It is real flexible and it was tricky to pick it up with out breaking it.

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This is one of the two counter weights. The boxes are made out of 2"X12". The arms are made out of double 2"X4". I pulled the boxes up in place with a

This is one of the two counter weights. The boxes are made out of 2"X12". The arms are made out of double 2"X4". I pulled the boxes up in place with a

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Starting to put up steel.I would clamp a pair of ViceGrips to a sheet and pull it up with a rope and tack it in place.

Starting to put up steel.I would clamp a pair of ViceGrips to a sheet and pull it up with a rope and tack it in place.

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Start Building hanger1989.I dug the footing with pick and shovel.

Start Building hanger1989.I dug the footing with pick and shovel.

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My hanger Colt on left Hiperbipe on right and cub nose down

My hanger Colt on left Hiperbipe on right and cub nose down

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Hanger wall frames up 42'X32'

Hanger wall frames up 42'X32'

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Joe Fisher

Hanger

In 1988 we bought our 30 acres near Galesburg in south east Kansas. In 1989 I built my hanger 32'X42'.
Over the years water leaked in to the door and saturated the fiberglass insulation. So the wood frame rotted and it wasn't safe to operate the door. So my summer project was to build a new door.
The original door was in 2 half's and counterbalanced I would operate it by hand. I am getting to old to lift the door so this time I made it in one peace and electric powered.
When I first built it I considered making it electric but I was flight instructing a lot. Manny times at some point before a storm would actually threaten us the electricity would go off then an hour later we would get stormed on. So I didn't want to be out flying beat a storm home and then not be able to open my hanger door.
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