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... and a picture of a very long Poma with "a big rack". The lift is essentially unchanged since 1978. The photo was taken in October at the end of the ski season when the resort was about to close down for the year.



EDIT. I should emphasise that this isn't my photo, I was only a small child when it was taken. I just lifted it off the Facebook fan page to illustrate a "Big Rack" after Petz's photo of a Poma with a "small rack".
This post has been edited by Bogong: 19 April 2009 - 08:42 PM

Falls Creek I assume ? Geeez................I had pants like Geoff, but no Nordicas for me, I think that was the year I threw away my Banshees and got a pair of the new ther-no-fit XL1000 Langes.
Great photo !!

*Sigh*


The site administrators/moderators seem to have removed my favorite "Rack" pic.


Bummer.


.....But here are some nice rack pics,.... enjoy! ...............
This post has been edited by Don Coyote®: 24 April 2009 - 05:58 PM

Here's the engine and controls..................

And the rest ......................

And this thing turns right now?

I was hoping to re-create the likeness of that postcard that I purchased from eBay,..... I went to the Mountain today to get all these shots.


This is the best I could do with the new growth of maple trees getting in the way. ...................
This post has been edited by Don Coyote®: 21 April 2009 - 05:20 PM

Kicking Horse, on Apr 21 2009, 03:50 PM, said:

YES!!!


..... BUT ... ... I made the wrong "Grips" for it, so It won't pull me up the hill more than about a-quarter of the way.


THIS is the lift that I took my "Model" grip off of,.... notice it turns in the opposite direction.


..... I missed that when I was removing it.

THIS will be my big project for the summer.


(I can hardly wait for winter, again)!!! .................

The T-Bar is complete,..... all it needs is a mechanical power source. (We don't want to redesign the entire electrical system,.... it will likely be Volkswagon-powered).




THIS is my baby that assists in helping me reach the Poma Lift quicker than my Snowshoes. ......................


(You're very jealous,..... I can tell).

Don Coyote®, on Apr 21 2009, 07:05 PM, said:

very cool old michigan ski area.
This post has been edited by Andoman: 21 April 2009 - 04:40 PM

Still looks like a fixed grip Platter to me - even though I liked your "rack".
Any idea who the manufacturer of the T-Bar is?

Dino

Lift Dinosaur, on Apr 21 2009, 07:01 PM, said:

Judging by the sheave assembly haloes in the drive station, I'd say she's a Doppelmayr type A (bolted sideplate)

The guy that owns the property has all the blueprints.


I could ask him, next time I get around there.

(Or there might be a nameplate somewhere on it,..... I can look around).

Lift Dinosaur, on Apr 21 2009, 07:01 PM, said:

Hell,.... it could be.


.....It might have been DESIGNED as a fixed-grip lift, but altered as a detachable.


I'm certain they were brand-new when they were installed,..... that still doesn't mean they wearn't "cobbled" together.

We got a tour a few years ago, and i am 98% sure I remember seeing that the T-bar is a Doppelmayr.


Don, is there still any T-bar springboxes around, or what will be used on it? Am I corret in thinking that the t-bar is the center lift, and youre 'baby' is the southern most lift? I was wondering why the hill held the snow so good this year??..... lots of packing with your trusty Tucker?

skier691, on Apr 22 2009, 06:34 PM, said:

Looks to be springboxes still hanging on the lift... Don't look to be Doppelmayr; but I've been wrong before :)

Allan, on Apr 22 2009, 07:11 PM, said:

Once I thought I was wrong, but fortunately I was mistaken.

Don. I just have to congratulate you on your wonderful project (or is it a folly?)
If you didn't live on the other side of the world, I'd volunteer a few days work to help you clear that scrub.
Please keep us updated on your progress.

I and some friends have started to record the stories of clubs and individuals who built their own ski lifts here in Australia, including those high above the tree line in the mountains, or just on a hill not far from where they live.

Most of them did it is a hobby with little hope of making a profit and many of them have been thrown off government land, especially in the higher mountains, although a few remain. Details: http://wikiski.com/w...esort_rope_tows

This is a shot of the Mt Northcote tow in the state of New South Wales which survived being hit by an avalanche, but blew up three weeks later when the explosives that were stored on site to blow up the avalanching cornices caught fire.


This is a pic of the tiny Mt Mawson "club field" in the state of Tasmania. (Yes, they do have wild devils down there.) They have 3 Nutcracker lifts (which are very rare in North America) and run them on weekends and school holidays. It's autumn in Australia at the moment so there isn't much snow yet. But wait 2 months and there will be lots. Webcam:
This post has been edited by Bogong: 23 April 2009 - 11:38 PM

Allan, on Apr 22 2009, 06:11 PM, said:

I stopped by and talked to the guy and told him to dig out the old blueprints for me. I asked him if he knew the brand of T-Bar it was..... and as he was scouring the files in his hippocampus, I blurted out,... "Doppelmayr ? " and he pointed at me and shouted,..... "THAT'S THE ONE!!! " .

So yeah,.... it's pretty safe to assume it's a Doppelmayr.


And yes,..... I haven't counted them, but I'm sure ALL the springboxes are still there, unlike the Pomas which had been picked clean. But many of them need rebuilt,..... no biggie. I'm sure they can't be any worse than the recoil on my old Ski-Doos.