Posted 09 February 2004 - 04:46 AM
To tie several threads together:
-You may also see open gear sets, or ring-and-pinion gears, on Murray-Latta lifts and older Halls with the compact terminals.
-Mt Baker is another area with no electrical power. They generate 110/220 VAC in both base areas for the buildings, and power the lifts with diesel. Most have a diesel secondary, which is like having two interchangeable main drives.
-Chair 3 at Baker has a tractor tranny, which has a four-speed main transmission and a reverser. We would run the lift in reverse to test the rollback safeties. Chair 2 has a Cheverolet Dynaglide automatic transmission, which you can shift from Low to 2 to Drive as load permits. It is mounted on an evac-only gas engine, but for an evac, it moves pretty fast (80% in Drive.)
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