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This is how it looks when snow comes down and ends up on external truss of hydraulic door

Snow in Front ofHydraulic DoorsThis is how it looks when snow comes down
and ends up on your external truss!

Hydraulic doors with external truss collects snow in winter

Hydraulic Door

  • Hydraulic doors with external
    truss collects snow in the winter.
Hydraulic doors swing outwards when opening in snow
  • Hydraulic doors swing out
    when opening.
Hydraulic doors sweep snow away as door opening, can drag snow back in when closing
  • Hydraulic doors sweeps the snow away as the door opening.
  • When the hydraulic door closes, it can drag snow back into the building.
Hydraulic door truss prevents snow from sliding off door when open
  • Door truss prevents snow from sliding off the door when open.

Schweiss Has Designed A Truss Cover

Diagram of External Truss Cover Designed By Schweiss

Snow Solution For External Trusses . . . Optional

  • Allows snow to slide off the external truss
  • Less snow build up on the external truss
Diagrams of External Truss Cover Designed By Schweiss Shown Open

Internal Truss

Another option is to order your door with an internal truss.

  • No truss cover is necessary
  • Clean look outside
  • No truss to hit with a snowplow
  • You will loose some clear opening height (amount lost will vary with door size.)
Diagram showing differences between internal and external trusses, including more clear opening for external trusses

Bifold Doors In The Winter

Bifold doors have a natural slope so snow can slide off when open

Bifold Door

  • Bifold doors have a natural slope.
  • Snow can slide off the bifold
    door when in the open position.
Bifold doors lift straight up and out, preventing any snow being dragged into building
  • Bifold doors lift straight up out
    of the snow as the door opens.
  • Doesn't drag snow back into the building when the door closes!
Bifold doors allow easy snow removal
  • Easy snow removal.
  • No truss to collect snow.
  • No external truss for the
    snowplow to hit.
  • Bifold doors don't act like a snowplow when door opens.

Door Slope Comparison

Hydraulic and Bifold doors side by side to compare the door slopes of each

Hydraulic Door

Bifold Door