ember1205 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Sure, if they bring along 5-6 friends. My door without the motor to move it weighs a metric damn ton. My motor failed one time and me and two healthy neighbors unhooked the chain and tried to lift/pry/move it. Couldn't be done. It's not a light AL sectional door...it's one solid piece that pivots up and out into the driveway. If you park too close, it'll hit you/your car on the way up. All garage doors can be opened without an automatic opener. If you're having that much difficulty opening it manually (with the opener disengaged), there's something else wrong. This is a common problem for people with sectional wooden doors that have an assist spring let go on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer The mailman Posted July 24, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted July 24, 2014 No fumbling with it in my jacket pocket - It's as simple as touching my lower jacket. I know it's in that pocket, no gloves off, no unzipping pocket, and I don't have to slow down any more than I would to go over the curb any way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGREGT Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Sure, if they bring along 5-6 friends. My door without the motor to move it weighs a metric damn ton. My motor failed one time and me and two healthy neighbors unhooked the chain and tried to lift/pry/move it. Couldn't be done. It's not a light AL sectional door...it's one solid piece that pivots up and out into the driveway. If you park too close, it'll hit you/your car on the way up. All garage doors can be opened without an automatic opener. If you're having that much difficulty opening it manually (with the opener disengaged), there's something else wrong. This is a common problem for people with sectional wooden doors that have an assist spring let go on them. Oh, I'm sure it CAN be opened, but not with 2-3 strong guys. It weighs too damn much.it's not sectional, it's one solid piece of....oak? Whatever it is, it's solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer BusyLittleShop Posted July 25, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted July 25, 2014 Oh, I'm sure it CAN be opened, but not with 2-3 strong guys. It weighs too damn much.it's not sectional, it's one solid piece of....oak? Whatever it is, it's solid. I would never encourage anyone to talk in detail what it takes to foil their security and gain access to their prize... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGREGT Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I didn't say one syllable about the dogs that sleep in the garage, or their training, now did I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarantzManiac Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 They're friendly, really honestly, but have a mean bite I mean bark lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wera803 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 My Rottweiler/Doberman mix loves people..........he just can't eat a whole one by himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ember1205 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Oh, I'm sure it CAN be opened, but not with 2-3 strong guys. It weighs too damn much.it's not sectional, it's one solid piece of....oak? Whatever it is, it's solid. I think you missed my point - if a single person is unable to open it when the opener is disconnected, then the door has an issue. If it's THAT hard to move by hand, then the opener is working just as hard. And they aren't designed to have to put out that much effort to lift a door - regardless of type - unless it's a commercial door. If you have a sectional, wooden door, and the assist springs / torsion spring lets go, you can not lift manually by yourself. That's exacty why the lift springs are there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enzed_viffer Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Oh, I'm sure it CAN be opened, but not with 2-3 strong guys. It weighs too damn much.it's not sectional, it's one solid piece of....oak? Whatever it is, it's solid. I think you missed my point - if a single person is unable to open it when the opener is disconnected, then the door has an issue. If it's THAT hard to move by hand, then the opener is working just as hard. And they aren't designed to have to put out that much effort to lift a door - regardless of type - unless it's a commercial door. If you have a sectional, wooden door, and the assist springs / torsion spring lets go, you can not lift manually by yourself. That's exacty why the lift springs are there. Indeed. I've got a sectional pressed steel panel door, and twice in the last 10 years one of the springs has broken (different side each time). I found if I disconnected the door from the chain drive, I could lift it with some effort, but with both broken - I don't think so. And I'd imagine that at 94kg the door is much lighter than a wooden one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raoufhakam Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 They're friendly, really honestly, but have a mean bite I mean bark lol who needs garage door opener, or better yet, who needs a garage door even Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer KevCarver Posted March 26, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted March 26, 2015 Anybody ever seen this before, or have any experience?http://www.mo-door.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marriedman Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 $100?! Jesus! I'd just buy a generic universal one and crack it open and wire it to my bike somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wera803 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 I took one of my 3 button openers and soldered some wires to the board, then hooked them up to a momentary double pole toggle switch. Push up to open the one door and down to open the other. The switch springs back to the center. I then hid the opener under the fairing and put the switch on the dash. Seems like the same principle of the ones in the link, just home made and cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer KevCarver Posted March 26, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted March 26, 2015 Well, $60 is what I saw and I suck at soldering. Don't know what universal remotes cost, plus a waterproof switch, plus my terrible soldering... Couple clicks and 60 bucks later! Don't know, haven't bought anything. My car has one built in, and the ST has fairing pockets to hold a remote. The one I currently have is three small buttons, so not easy to hit in a pocket. I'd rather the Mo-Door had wired power so I wouldn't need to bother with batteries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Rectaltronics Posted March 26, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted March 26, 2015 I've got this remote hardwired to a switch on the inner fairing. The remote is wrapped in a plastic bag and ziptied inside the fairing. I thought about leaving it in a jacket pocket, but I switch between a couple of jackets. Do bear in mind that plastic bags don't hold up well to ozone, exhaust, etc. so check it often before you find out the hard way that it's no longer water-proof. Speaking of which, the Mo-Door thing looks OK but watch out, not all those switches are waterproof! My garage uses RFID tags now so I didn't bother fitting anything fancy on my 8th Gen, but my '97 bikes were set up with a Homelink remote control widget removed from a car's roof console. Fair amount of effort to do it nicely but to me it was totally worth it. See the linky: http://bytebrothers.org/HomemadeHomelink.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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