The Mount Snow Chairlift Thread

[Glenn]

It's certainly not something you see every day! And I imagine you got quite a few looks when hauling that trailer down the highway.

I bet that guy wish he had a few more that he could weld up and sell. Again, he did a really good job. Those will last a good long time!

 

[vcunning]

We invited DrJeff and family over for lunch the other day. Here's how the conversation went.

Vince: Jeff, why don't you and the family come over and we'll have a cookout on Sunday
Jeff: Vince, great idea. We see each other every weekend in the winter, but hardly ever in these lame summer months.
Vince: Excellent. Just bring yourselves and your current Ski Area Management Magazine. I'll see if we can get Halley to autograph the covers for us?
Jeff: Are you sure we can't bring anything?
Vince: Nope, we're all set.

So Jeff and family arrive at our place and what do they show up with?

Good thing it was raining. This puppy (with the new welded stand) probably goes around 325 pounds. Water and asphalt seem to make a slippery surface to move it onto our basketball court (where the final sanding and painting will take place). I like the height of the lift. Notice the 6'4" DrJeff can barely touch the ground when seated.



Spectacular creative welding working by DrJeff's guy. I love how he tapered the ends of the stand:

So with a hot tub, swingset, horseshoe pit, sandbox, tetherball and basketball court in our backyard, the addition of the chair will elevate us to white trash status here in suburban Connecticut.

Thanks Jeff for the pickup, fabrication and delivery. I'm looking forward to a great ski season with you guys this year.

 

[Glenn]

Awesome Vince! A great addition to the house!

 

[bheemsoth]

I am very impressed! How much did the fabrication work cost? I assume you got it done by a shop here in CT?

 

[vcunning]

I am very impressed! How much did the fabrication work cost? I assume you got it done by a shop here in CT?

DrJeff will have to answer that (as he arranged all the work) . . . But I think he undercharged me. I paid him in PBRs. 3 cases of tallboys.

 

[drjeff]

I am very impressed! How much did the fabrication work cost? I assume you got it done by a shop here in CT?

My local shop charged me $320 per chair (tax inclued). 2 4 foot sections of 1/4" square tube steel for the supports per chair, chair prep work (including having to cut off a 6" section of square tube on the outsite of one of the vertical arms of each chair that Mount Snow used to insert a bike hanging rack in when they had mountain biking from the summit) and about 3 hours total of fabrication/finishing time per chair.

The shop that did the work is Beaudreau's Welding in Dayville