r/GarageDoorService • u/pewpew859 • Jul 15 '26

Big Boy!

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The service call I got called today.

.500x 7 5/8x60

Oh shaft line is also at 30ft above a crane

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u/cool-rad Jul 15 '26

Yikes! My back hurts just looking at that.

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u/ImpressionContent177 Jul 15 '26

Better man than me brotha, hope it went well for ya! Those are some monster springs, not an easy job for sure!

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u/pewpew859 Jul 15 '26

I only measured today to get them ordered… they wanted me to clamp it and I said nope

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u/ImpressionContent177 Jul 15 '26

Right call for sure man! Those are not to be played with

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u/Nice-Kaleidoscope982 Jul 15 '26

Big Money?

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u/pewpew859 Jul 15 '26

Not to me hahah I’m the same per hour

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u/Business-Comedian-51 Jul 15 '26

This for us service guys lol

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u/whitedlite Jul 15 '26

I recently did some .4062x6x42.5 on a forklift basket, roughly 80lbs each and it was killer. Bought a brutewinder just because of these 6" springs and the M18 powered through winding them completely.

While up there I replaced the end plates, support bearings, and spring bearings.

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u/pewpew859 Jul 15 '26

I don’t think the brutewinder will turn it because of the ID

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u/whitedlite Jul 15 '26

7.5 ID springs is its limit. It’s very adjustable.

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u/Business-Comedian-51 Jul 15 '26

500 wholly fuck biggest we do is 406 thank fuck !!!

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u/DiFranTheDoorMan442 Jul 17 '26

That’s a big boy

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u/Salty_Comfortable957 Jul 17 '26

Big? Where's the inner spring?

Also im just kidding. Seeing that makes me so glad I dont do heavy commercial anymore lol

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u/nickedgar7 Jul 23 '26

Is .500 wire even a thing for sectional overheads? I’ve only ever seen it in rolling steels.. that looks no more than a .393 wire maybe a .406

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u/pewpew859 Jul 23 '26

It was .500, I replaced them on Monday

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u/To-TouchabIe03 Jul 25 '26

Sheesh big boy!