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The agricultural industry provides one of the most valuable services to our nation. It produces the food we eat, and while we don’t see evidence of that service most of the time, we take for granted that there will be fruits, vegetables and dairy products ready for consumption when we go to the store. The…

Does anything else in a home get the workout of a garage door opener? The door is called upon day after day to open and close, meaning the opener must move a heavy weight up and down multiple times. Little wonder that the torsion springs that do most of the heavy lifting for a garage…

Many projects succeed or fail based on the quality of materials used in their execution. If you select a building block made from a subpar material, you can’t expect your project to turn out well. But when you choose something made from material recognized for its durability and strength, your project stands a better chance…

While it may seem garage doors work by magic, they require springs to do the hard work of moving them up and down. There are two different types of garage door springs — torsion and extension springs. Torsion springs are newer than the extension variety, and they have very different ways of functioning. Still, both…

If you encounter a broken garage door opener or notice that the cables on a garage door seem to be too worn for their age, the issue may not be mechanical. Instead, it could be a problem with the springs used in the door. When torsion springs are sized incorrectly, they can lead to safety…