Clearance and Mounting Requirements

Industry Standard 2″ (51mm) Hardware

Finish

All door face hardware, tracks, track mounting hardware and torsion assembly mounting brackets to be fabricated from commercial galvanized steel.

Track

Roll formed from 0.078″ (2mm) thick commercial galvanized steel, 2 1/8″ (54mm) overall outside dimension. Vertical tracks sloped to ensure weather tight seal. Horizontal track curve available in 12″ (305 mm) or normally provided 16″ (406mm) radius.

Lift Type

Standard-Lift, High-Lift, Vertical-Lift, Low-Headroom: Front and Rear mount springs. For inclined tracks, consult customer service.

Vertical Track Mounting

Track Brackets (standard) Bolted type, field adjustable, rib reinforced, stamped from 0.123″ (3.1mm) thick commercial galvanized steel.

Clip Angle Mount (optional) Pre-punched angle and clips, field adjustable to ensure weather tight seal and serviceability. The angles are fabricated from 0.093″ (2.4mm) commercial galvanized steel.

Adjustable Continuous Angle ADCA (optional) Bolted type, field adjustable to ensure weather tight seal and serviceability, fabricated from 0.093″ (2.4mm) commercial galvanized steel, designed to provide continuous support to the vertical tracks.

Track Hangers (Optional)

Perforated type 1 1/4″ x 1 1/4″ (32mm x 32mm) angles roll formed from 0.078″ (2mm) thick commercial galvanized steel.

Rollers

1 13/16″ (46mm) diameter with ten 1/4″ (6.3mm) diameter ball bearings, hardened steel race, 7/16″ (11mm) diameter standard stem, long stem on doors over 16’-2″ (4928mm) wide.

Hinges

Linear type, fabricated from 0.078″ or 0.106″ (2 or 2.7mm) thick zinc plated steel with embossments designed to resist higher load and to provide greater stability that results in improved performance.

Top Roller Carrier

Fabricated from zinc plated steel designed to provide greater stability, field adjustable to ensure weather tight seal.

Roller Brackets

Linear type fabricated from 0.078″ or 0.106″ (2 or 2.7mm) zinc plated steel. Graduated type design to ensure weather tight seal.

Counter Balance

Helically wound torsion springs manufactured from oil tempered spring wire, stress relieved, minimum 10,000 cycles. Aluminum die-cast grooved drums. Flexible 7 x 19 construction aircraft type galvanized cables with 5:1 safety factor.

Shafts

1″ (25mm) diameter 0.078″ (2mm) tube or 1/8″ (3mm) wall keyed full length or 1″ (25mm) diameter cold rolled galvanized steel keyed full length.

Head Plates

Full height fabricated from 0.093″ (2.4mm) galvanized steel, complete with bolt-on type bearings

Locking

Interior slide bolt type.

Horizontal Angele

72″ (1829mm) long.

Mounting Fasteners

Zinc plated.

Warranty

One (1) year.

Industry Standard 3″ (76mm) Hardware

Finish

All door face hardware, tracks, track mounting hardware and torsion assembly mounting brackets to be fabricated from commercial galvanized steel.

Track

Roll formed from 0.108″ (2.7mm) thick commercial galvanized steel, 3 1/8″ (80mm) overall outside dimension. Vertical tracks sloped to ensure weather tight seal. Horizontal track curve radius 16″ (406mm).

Lift Type

Standard-Lift, High-Lift, Vertical-Lift, Low-Headroom: Front and Rear mount springs. For inclined tracks, consult customer service.

Vertical Track Mounting

Track Brackets (standard)Bolted type, field adjustable, rib reinforced, stamped from 0.123″ (3.1mm) thick commercial galvanized steel.

Clip Angle Mount (optional)Pre-punched angle and clips, field adjustable to ensure weather tight seal and serviceability. The angles are fabricated from 0.093″ (2.4mm) commercial galvanized steel.

Adjustable Continuous Angle ADCA (optional)Bolted type, field adjustable to ensure weather tight seal and serviceability, fabricated from 0.093″ (2.4mm) commercial galvanized steel, designed to provide continuous support to the vertical tracks.

Track Hangers (Optional)

Perforated type 1 1/4″ x 1 1/4″ (32mm x 32mm) angles roll formed from 0.078″ (2mm) thick commercial galvanized steel.

Rollers

2 7/8″ (73mm) diameter with ten 5/16″ (7.9mm) diameter ball bearings, hardened steel race. 7/16″ (11mm) diameter standard stem, long stem on doors over 16’-2″ (4928mm) wide.

Hinges

Linear type, fabricated from 0.098″ or 0.106″ (2.5 or 2.7 mm) thick zinc plated steel with embossments designed to resist higher load and to provide greater stability that results in improved performance.

Top Roller Carrier

Fabricated from zinc plated steel designed to provide greater stability, field adjustable to ensure weather tight seal.

Roller Brackets

Linear type fabricated from 0.078″ or 0.106″ (2 or 2.7mm) zinc plated steel. Graduated type design to ensure weather tight seal.

Counter Balance

Helically wound torsion springs manufactured from oil tempered spring wire, stress relieved, minimum 10,000 cycles. Aluminum die-cast grooved drums. Flexible 7 x 19 construction aircraft type galvanized cables with 5:1 safety factor.

Shafts

1″ (25mm) diameter 0.078″ (2mm) tube or 1/8″ (3mm) wall keyed full length or 1″ (25mm) diameter cold rolled galvanized steel keyed full length or 1 1/4″ (32mm) cold rolled steel keyed full length.

Head Plates

Full height fabricated from 0.093″ or 0.123″ (2.4 or 3.1mm) galvanized steel, complete with bolt-on type bearings.

Locking

Interior slide bolt type.

Horizontal Angele

90″ (2286mm) long.

Mounting Fasteners

Zinc plated.

Warranty

One (1) year.

Hardware Options: 2″ (51mm) & 3″ (76mm)

Pusher spring

Recommended for medium and large size standard lift doors with manual chain hoist and for all doors with Jackshaft type electric operators.

Bumper spring

Recommended for small standard lift doors with manual chain hoist or Jackshaft type electric operators.

Across the door bar latch

Recommended for high lift and vertical lift door applications.

Across-the-door bar latch inside only

Complete with night lock with an outside cylinder and handle (recommended for manually operated doors only).

Double end roller backets and long stem rollers

Standard on doors wider than 16’-2″ (4928mm).

Rollers

2″ (51mm): white nylon tire, 11 ball bearings, zinc plated stem available in standard and long stem.

3″ (76mm): UHMW tire, precision sealed bearing, zinc plated stem available in long stem.

Chain hoist

Chain and sprocket type design, recommended on doors over 144 sq. ft (13.4 sq. m).

2000RWall mountable, 4:1 reduction, available for 1″ (25mm) or 1 1/4″ (32mm) keyed shaft.

JRShaft mountable, 4:1 reduction, available for 1″ (25mm) and 1 1/4″ (32mm) keyed shaft.

JRGShaft mountable, 4.5:1 reduction, available for 1″ (25mm) and 1 1/4″ (32mm) keyed shaft.

Follow the roof pitch

Track to follow roof pitch for standard lift and high lift.

Higher cycle torsion spring assemblies

25,000, 50,000, 75,000 or 100,000 cycle torsion springs assemblies, recommended with 1″ (25mm) or 1 1/4″ (32mm) solid steel shaft with full key-way, shaft mounted in self-aligning flange bearings, flexible 7 x 19 construction aircraft type galvanized cables.

Track guards

Formed from 3/16″ (4.8mm) thick steel, 5’-0″ (1524mm) high, chamfered top edge at 45 degree, grey finish. Optional: Baked yellow finish.

Pull chain with spring

Recommended for manually operated doors only.

Perimeter weather-strip

Double fin white, black, brown, taupe or almond vinyl with steel retainer for jambs and lintel. Double fin black vinyl with aluminum retainer for jambs and lintel. ADCA bolt-on dual durometer black vinyl jamb seal recommended with section mounted top seal.

Cable Fail Safety Device

Designed to stop the door from free fall in case of cable failure.

Spring Fail Safey Device

Designed to stop the door shaft, thus the free fall of the door in case of spring failure, available without or with interlock switch to disconnect power to the electric operator.

Exhaust Port

Aluminum die cast available in 3″ (76mm), 4″ (102mm) and 5″ (127mm) diameter.

Full Length Horizontal Angle

Designed to support full length of the track.

Why Richards-Wilcox

AUTHORIZED DEALERS

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MADE IN CANADA

Richards-Wilcox™ Canada has been in business for over 100 years; from parts, to hardware to panels, R-W doors are proudly Made in Canada.

LIFETIMER™ WARRANTY

When you choose R-W, you’ve chosen the best garage door you can buy and we’ll back that up in writing with our Limited Life-Timer™ Warranty.

Neufoam™

In order to achieve the highest thermal values and stability, RW sections are evenly filled environmentally friendly CFC/HCFC-free Neufoam™. The higher density polyurethane insulation in a computer controlled continuous process provides uniform insulation, superior adhesion and excellent strength to the door panels.

WeatherLock™ System

Featuring our exclusive WeatherLock™ Section Joint, Dual Fin Triple Contact Weather Seal and Arctic Grade Bulb Shaped Bottom Seal with a Dual Contact aluminum retainer.

TruBalance™ Drum System

The patent pending TruBalance™ Drum System provides doors built with a heavy weighted glazed top section with up to an 87% better balance than industry standard.

Standard Hardware &
Standard Hardware Plus

We manufacture very beautiful doors. We also care about saving you the hassle and maintenance for many years to come. We have built our reputation on delivering exceptional quality. Our hardware items are manufactured to the highest standards in the industry.

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