Garage Door Cable Drum Sizes

Fit garage doors ranging from 11 to 18 feet tall.

Garage door cable drum sizes.

Garage door drums come in a variety of sizes that are dependent on the eight of the garage door and the amount of high lift for the door. We carry three types of doo. Designed for use with standard lift garage doors as large as 8 feet 1 inch high the 400 8 drum features a relatively flat grooved construction that allows the garage door to stay stable as it opens. When the garage door is closed the cable is farther from the shaft.

Repair or install your garage door with north shore commercial door s selection of high quality overhead garage door cable drums. Vertical lift and high lift doors require longer cables than standard lift doors because of the positioning and style of the cable drums. Standard cable drum for garage door sizes ranging from 8 to 34 feet high vertical lift cable drums feature taller grooves to wind towards the shaft as the garage door opens on a vertical track. For standard lift residential garage doors the cable length should be the door height plus 18 inches.

Standard lift cable drums feature a raised groove to help stabilize the garage door. The overbuilt 8 ft. Vertical lift cable drums are taller than standard lift drums. The necessary length of cable varies based on the door and the style of lift.

Garage door cables and drums for wayne dalton overhead door ideal clopay raynor north central amarr genie sears craftsman and other brand doors. Garage door cable drum measures 4 diameter. Residential drums typically use a standard hub while commercial doors and really heavy residential doors use a keyed hub. For up to 8 standard lift doors.

It has 7 strands with 7 wires per strand for strength and durability and an end to end tensile strength of 1 400 lb. When measuring an old cable. Garage door safety cable is made of galvanized steel and has a 1 8 in. 2 id spring wire.

Drum capacity is 265 lbs drum with maximum cable size is 1 8. These affordable garage door parts are designed to be used on doors with a maximum height of 12 feet 1 inch with a 1 inch tube shaft or a solid shaft with a 25 inch keyway. 192 wire size 207 wire size 2187 wire size 2253 wire size 2343 wire size 2437 wire size 250 wire size 2625 wire size 273 wire size. As the door opens the cable wraps up on the drum and comes closer to the shaft see how vertical lift and high lift garage doors work pictured to the right is the 11 vertical lift cable drum vertical lift cable drums come in three outer diameters.

Most common cable drum used on standard lift size garage doors. The size of the lift cable will also affect the drum size.