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am wondering what the download capacity of the black lift is? this would be supplied in the design package. iirc, most lifts can easily be qualified for 10% { every 10th chair fully loaded downhill } because it takes about 17% to drive an empty lift. with only a 10% load, there would be no...

some may not know that once a lift is relocated, it must adhere to the latest B77 standard. very, very expensive as you might guess. there have been, of course, improvements in grip design, tower fall protection, motor control and various safety circuit logic paths during the iterations of the...

re: magic development. prudent area owners frequently try to balance growth overall, looking out 10 years. lift capacity/efficiency first, with matching snowmaking coverage, trail capacity, bar stools and lodge beds, parking lots { and more }, following. throw in the variances of weather...

"lower restraint bar" sign is there, tower is numbered, tip guard is there, and grip match-marks too? those final details are real time killers. looks like a very nice install.

must be a gage/guage difference between the bullwheel and line. that said, not sure i've seem hor sheaves to help maintain cable alignment to the entry/exit sheaves before. no matter. the lift is up and running. :thumbup:

during acceptance testing, each manually operated switch will be tested. stops, slows, comm, machine room lanyard stops, apu e-stops, etc,etc. tower annunciation must be somehow proven, does a trip on T4 show as T10? not good. load lines, signage, portal ropes, apu instructions, all posted...

a successful "load test" means the lift's electronic drive can control the load. to pass, the electronic drive would have to accelerate the line to design speed, hold it there, and then decelerate per the standard. not too fast nor too slow. each individual brake { service, emergency and...

when the original skye peak quad (iirc) was built at K, it was intended to have an aux hydraulic drive powered by a grooming machine. never worked, as there was enough pressure but too little flow. more field-testing at K of yanek kunczynski's ideas. good times.

in the event of a power failure, would a large backup genset be considered an APU by the state?

all aerial lifts must have an APU spec'd to start, run and control 110% of the rated lift capacity and must be wired into the e-stop circuit. minimum line speed is 100fpm, concurrently all carriers must be unloaded of passengers within an hour. the designer may specify that a secondary "prime...

how about cross-country skiing? or snowshoeing? reduced chances of breaking something when he falls, less chance of a skier collision, he'll likely enjoy being outdoors more on a path close to nature rather than being surrounded by skiing yahoos making him feel old, the weight of...

the jaws of a detachable chairlift grip encircle the haul rope to such a degree that it cannot be plucked off without great force, a faulty spring, or jaw wear from a the haul rope running through it { as in the case of a deropement leading to a carrier being stuck in a sheave train }. impact...

re: wind tolerance. it all depends on prevailing wind direction. imo, "bubbled" carriers have less wind tolerance but only slightly less and only when wind is from the front or sides. the effective area on a bubble chair is a bit larger overall, but wind affect is less due to the curved...

no love for bubbles for the guys/girls that have to maintain and operate them. lots of articulating parts and cables that need adjustment to keep them open / closed at the right position, maintenance checks / repairs on these components, maintenance / repairs / timing on the auto-closers and...

'Yan lifts of that time period were built to the next biggest line gauge (doubles supported triple chairs, triples supported quad chairs" i know of no L/E lift that was built with a line gauge as you describe. "this is how Bear Mountain at Killington was converted so all one had to do to...