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Snow in Front of
Hydraulic Doors
This is how it looks when snow comes down
and ends up on your external truss!
Hydraulic Door
Hydraulic doors with external
truss collects snow in the winter.
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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