The Loutchan’s own a third-generation family grain farm. This farm, originally founded by Ron Loutchan’s grandfather, is nearly 100 years old. With a quonset machine shop built in 1989, the Loutchans found that their biggest difficulty was fitting their large equipment through their old machine shop door.

Having lasted the test of time, quonset buildings (like the Loutchans’) are usually still structurally sound after many years. Despite the building being in relatively good condition, the quonset doors have worn, causing them to become difficult to open, or are too small to accommodate today’s large agricultural equipment.

“The reason I went with a Diamond Door is it’s well manufactured, it’s sturdy, very well built in my eyes. I really wish I could have installed this door when I built the shop”. – Ron Loutchan.

Due to the size of the quonset, a larger overhead door was out of the question. That’s where Diamond Doors came in. The clear opening of the door was maximized by using the Diamond Doors Self-Supporting Header, allowing the Loutchans to fit their John Deere 9860 combine into the quonset for winter maintenance, along with other large farm machinery and equipment.

Ron’s son Evan says: “The door helps us farm more efficiently. We can put machinery in there in the winter that we could not before and work on it when we have the time. It’s definitely paid for itself”.

The Loutchans now have a high quality bifold door that will last for generations to come.