Hydraulic Door
- Hydraulic doors with external
truss collects snow in the winter.
Snow in Front ofHydraulic DoorsThis is how it looks when snow comes down
and ends up on your external truss!
- Hydraulic doors swing out
when opening.
- Hydraulic doors sweeps the snow away as the door opening.
- When the hydraulic door closes, it can drag snow back into the building.
- Door truss prevents snow from sliding off the door when open.
Schweiss Has Designed A Truss Cover
Snow Solution For External Trusses . . . Optional
- Allows snow to slide off the external truss
- Less snow build up on the external truss
Internal Truss
Another option is to order your door with an internal truss.
- No truss cover is necessary
- Clean look outside
- No truss to hit with a snowplow
- You will loose some clear opening height (amount lost will vary with door size.)
Bifold Doors In The Winter
Bifold Door
- Bifold doors have a natural slope.
- Snow can slide off the bifold
door when in the open position.
- Bifold doors lift straight up out
of the snow as the door opens. - Doesn't drag snow back into the building when the door closes!
- Easy snow removal.
- No truss to collect snow.
- No external truss for the
snowplow to hit. - Bifold doors don't act like a snowplow when door opens.
Door Slope Comparison
Hydraulic Door
Bifold Door
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