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Default Window track needed for pole barn

You can order vinyl-framed slider windows any size you want from a lumber
yard. I have four of them in the rear of my concrete block garage, 16x32
inch to fit a two by two block gap. They are about 1.5 inches thick and
have a nailing flange all around.

Ken

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I am building a pole barn and have a small wooden window to install.
This is a horse barn, and windows must be high or they are dangerous
to the horses. The window will be 16 inches below the roof, but it
cant hinge inward or some of the larger horses could still hit their
head on it and get hurt or bust the window off the hinges.

This is a steel pole barn with 2x6 framing nailed flat against the
poles and covered with the steel sheets. The window is 1 1/4 inch
thick, so it could easily slide between the 2x6s and a sliding window
is preferred since it wont be in the way or get broken.

My question is what do they sell that I can use for tracks. Just
sliding it on the 2x6 edges would leave a real loose fit and the
window would probably jam against the ribs in the steel siding.
Do they make something for this use? Or is there something else I can
use?

Thanks

Mark