QMC = Quad Mono Cable not Questionable Mountain Carrier
More info at an earlier topic - QMC tram at June
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Started by Kelly, Jun 23 2004 03:12 PM
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Posted 23 June 2004 - 03:15 PM
Lower terminal -bottom side looking uphill. Notice on the far left and right of the image two bullwheels. Center of image are two deviation sheaves, small pipes under haul rope are supports for covers to be installed later
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Posted 23 June 2004 - 03:17 PM
Top terminal
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Posted 23 June 2004 - 03:22 PM
Upper view of lower terminal turntable - cover removed for repairs.
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Posted 23 June 2004 - 03:26 PM
Turntable and car
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Posted 23 June 2004 - 03:30 PM
Carriage system, two of the four grips are shown (red arrows). Tires on the carriage assist car when going under hold down assemblies – notice second car/carriage in background.
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Posted 23 June 2004 - 03:32 PM
Chain drive accelerators
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Posted 23 June 2004 - 03:36 PM
Service and emergency brakes – notice unique labeling system.
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Posted 23 June 2004 - 03:39 PM
Drive bullwheel in the lower terminal - at the top of the ladder is a large cable deflector.
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Posted 23 June 2004 - 03:48 PM
Wow, that really was just like a funitel. I imagined that it was just a tram, one car up the other down, but boy was I wrong. Quite the system with the haul rope coming down as the car goes up underneath it. Ryan, do you know how fast it went when it was running full speed? Also, what year was it built. These are great pictures, thank you very much for sharing them with us.
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Posted 23 June 2004 - 04:06 PM
That's a Neat Lift. Sadly though like alot of other Yan lifts They were ahead of they're time and often the technology was faulty. What exactly was the downfall of this lift? because provided a few more years of fine tuning maybe we might be riding more QMC's these days.
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Posted 23 June 2004 - 07:19 PM
I think the trouble was the grips and just getting the cables timed so that they were going the same exact speed. The line is very steep, so if these were the type 7 grips, it may have had a bit of slipage, but it did have 4 a cabin. June (Mammoth) decided that it was too costly to bring the lift up to speed, so it was removed. They now have plans for a 15 person gondola becasue all they have is a double accessing the slopes, and with the development they have planned, that is clearly not enough. If the QMC was built in the late 80s, wouldnt that make it the first funitel?
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Posted 23 June 2004 - 07:34 PM
It may have very well been the first Funitel if it was installed prior to the 1987/88 instalation by doppelmayr at Solden. Though that lift does use the bicable funitel design i am not sure if it counts as the sheves pass inbetween the cables instead of out side the cables.
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Posted 23 June 2004 - 07:50 PM
Great pics Ryan!!! I've never seen anything like that. Edmontoguy - Definition of a Funitel: A funitel is a type of aerial lift consisting of one or two loops of cable strung between two terminals over intermediate towers. The cables are arranged so as to maximize stability of the passenger cabins.
It doesn't matter how the line equipment is arranged. :) Unless there is FOUR rope loops... then would it be a fournitel? hehehe
It doesn't matter how the line equipment is arranged. :) Unless there is FOUR rope loops... then would it be a fournitel? hehehe
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Posted 29 June 2004 - 05:18 PM
Very nice pics. It is quite a lift, the lower terminal seems to have a service walkway similar to the Summit Express at Pico, a 1988 YAN, modified by poma.
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