In short the donkey cone allows garage door professionals to safely add remove tension to a garage door torsion spring in situations that don t allow for them to use an industry standard 18 winging bar tool.
Garage door winding tool.
We ve tried all spring winding tools and the surewinder is the best.
We also offer reliable cable cutters that can provide clean cuts on all your garage door cables plus torsion swing winding bars in four size options.
Pair of 207 x 2 x 22 garage door torsion springs with winding bars.
Torquewinder model t5518 has 1 2 diameter bars 18 long for easy handling.
Anthony harris door and access systems manufacturer s association.
The 18 winding bars such as the standard residential winding bar picture on the right wb 18 are suitable for residential and light commercial doors.
Easier to handle and safer to use than basic winding bars.
Both the winding and stationary cones are professionally installed for safe operation.
Install new or use this pair of left install new or use this pair of left and right wound torsion springs to replace broken sectional garage door torsion springs.
Garage door spring winding bars tool.
The donkey cone changes the winding allowance from 90 to 45.
The longer winding bars become necessary when working on heavier commercial and industrial overhead doors as the springs hold more tension.
Prime line gd 52238 torsion spring winding rods the only tools recommended for adjusting or replacing garage door tension springs 1 2 diameter x 16 long round steel rods pack of 2 2 packs of winding rods with non slip rubber handle for torsion springs solid stainless steel metal winding bars hardware for adjusting or replacing.
All dura lift springs meet the dasma standard rating of 10 000 plus door open and close cycles.
Winding bars traditionally come in three lengths.
Jim rapp owner precision overhead door of tampa bay without a doubt using a winding tool like surewinder makes the most ergonomic sense for saving shoulders and wrists over the course of a career.