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Woodie,
I've seen many button operated weather seals for smaller doors.
When the doors close, they make contact with a button that pushes the weather seal down. When the doors begin to open, the pressure on the button is released, and the weather seal pops back up.
It's a simple system. I don't believe it would be very difficult to make one to fit your doors.
It's made of metal arms that push down when a cam strikes the arms. The cam is attached to a movable rod. The rod protrudes just beyond the door opening. The exposed rod end forms the button. When the doors close, the button is depressed, which in turn pushes the rod in, away from the door opening. This rod moves over about an inch, which pushes a series of cams over against the lever arms, which forces them down.
At the opposite end of the rod, there's a fairly heavy compression spring, which is compressed when the doors close. When the doors open, this spring forces the rod back, lifting the weather seal up and away from the floor.
With a system like this, your weather seal never wears out, as it doesn't slide along the floor. It makes contact with the floor only for about the last inch of travel.
I'm sure you'd be able to build one easily enough.
Joel
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Well,
The weather here is about the same as it has been since December 1st.
Details for Wednesday
Bitterly cold. Periods of snow. High -2F. Winds E at 10 to 20 mph. Snow accumulating 3 to 5 inches. Wednesday night: Mainly cloudy with snow showers around before midnight. Cold. Dangerous wind chills as low as -40F. Low near -20F. Winds NNE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 50%. Snow accumulating 1 to 3 inches.
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I'll be heading out to the barn in just a bit to start the Knipco heater. I've got to get the driveway cleaned out so that we can at least get the cars in and out of the yard. Right now, the yard is so full of snow that I'm not sure my wife will be able to get out.
I'll have my jacket zipped up today. hehehe.
Joel
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Murf,
I don't own any of that stuff. I have on a pair of long-johns, some wool socks, a pair of Danner boots, a stocking cap, some wool mitts, and a good Carhartt jacket with a hood.
Tried the snowmobile helmet once, but I didn't like the visor fogging up.....so I ditched it. When the snow stings my face, I switch to a ski-mask and a pair of safety goggles. I'll be going with the stocking cap today.....in blaze orange...of course. hehehe. All of my hunting clothes match the color of my tractor.....or the other way around.
Joel
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Well friends,
It appears that the weather forecast has been revised yet again, and for the worse.
It's currently 16 below zero and snowing at the rate of one inch per hour. It's been snowing all day. The wind is blowing out of the northeast at 20 miles per hour.
But, today is actually a very nice day, when compared to what's coming our way. Thursday evening we're expecting temperatures to fall to -32 degrees.....with wind chills in the -45 degree range. And with the wind blowing to about 20 miles per hour tomorrow, we can expect to see snow drifts to about 5 or 6 feet deep around here.
It looks to be a very cold day for moving snow. I might have to put on my coveralls for the next trip down the driveway.
Global Warming? Don't believe it, folks. It's all a bunch of garbage.
Details for Thursday
Bitterly cold. Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High -9F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph. Thursday night: Bitterly cold. A few clouds. Low -32F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.
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Joel
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KThompson,
The problems I deal with are often debated right here within the home. Do I go out and clean the driveway while the wind is blowing, at -10 degrees -- or wait until the wind dies down and then tackle the project when it's 40 below zero?
I don't like to operate my equipment in the extreme cold. It's just not good for the machinery. NOTHING likes to move in these extremely cold temperatures. Mechanical devices can be forced to turn, but I don't like it when the vehicles talk back to me........and oh....they do make some awful sounds.
It's currently 20 degrees below zero. The wind is fairly calm. It might be a good day to go out and clean the driveway, but now I don't have the wind to help me move the snow when I blow it. With the wind blowing, the snowblower moves the snow nearly twice as far.
We haven't had any melting days since the middle of November. The weather man says we hit 32 degrees once since November 15th, but only for an hour or two. The snow is beginning to pile up around here.
I'm beginning to look forward to the mosquitoes and biting flies. I've about had my fill with winter.
My hot peppers are now two inches tall. I'm growing them in pots in the living room window. I look forward to the day when I transplant them outside.....on or around Memorial Day. (We had three inches of snow on Memorial Day last year, and I lost about a dozen plants because of it.)
Joel
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