> > Does anyone own one of these? How good are they? I was told
> > that the company had gone out of business?
>
> Stanley is still in business and still makes garage door openers, but
> only for commercial appications, not residential. They sold their
> residential opener business to Whistler, which later went bankrupt. >
> Stanley openers were solidly made, with a worm drive gearbox, unlike
> the Sears/ Chamberlain/Liftmaster openers, which are still known for
> breaking their drive gears eventually. Stanley chain drive openers
> also required no lubrication of their overhead rail or trolley, and
> their electronics weren't prone to picking up false signals that could
> make the opener ignore the electric eye and keep closing the door even
> when there was an obstruction.
Do they still make them now - look for info on a stanley gate opener from 1974?