How to install sliding door for a pole barn?
You need what is called a ‘CANNON BALL TRACK’ found at a lumber yard that handles gates and farm supplies. The Cannon Ball system is the smoothest operating system you will find but there are other systems that will work well but check at a good lumber yard, not a box store. You get what you pay for. First you need to have a header over the door opening that will support the load of the roof plus the door. Also you need backing to bolt the rest of the track to beyond the door opening in the direction that the door operates. The Track needs to be bolted with lags into the header and backing (LEVEL and Straight) and the door needs to have the rollers bolted to the top. the put the rollers into the track, and make any adjustments to make everything plumb and square. Be sure to install at the bottom of the door some Z-brackets that will hold the door from being blown off the rollers in high winds and when the door is pushed too hard in either direction when opening or closing.There is also
