quote:Originally posted by Mark Charlton:quote:Originally posted by 4NFORD:
Can you post some pictures of the upgrades? I'd like to see what they improved. Boy that column is close! Thanks
Yup. There's about a 1/2 inch gap between the column and door. It'll be OK when the new door goes in (much higher). Here's some detail shots. From what I was told, the key new features are the ability to level the ramps when at rest on the safety stops. There are larger pins that settle into cut-outs (B) on adjustable (A) hanging 1/4" plate safety-stop ladders that sit inside the columns (C) — which I'm told are heavier gauge now.
Dennis is right about the assembly. I had DirectLift do it (call me lazy-ass) and it took them about 2.5 hours (2 guys). I could have done it, but I would have futzed around a lot, hurt my back more and taken 6 hours IF I had a friend helping out. I've had it over 24 hours now and so far it hasn't collapsed.
OK, I feel better, mine looks like yours, I guess I got the modern version too! I had my door lifted closer to the ceiling and gained about a foot. Several companies told me that I had to put in a new door as the angles were too much of a change. One company told me that the others were full of it and it was as simple as adding new tracks to extend the height and raising the existing brackets. They did the job and it hasn't given me a problem since.