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[poloxskier]

One of the problems I noticed this weekend at BC with the 90 degree unloading is that since the lift slows and makes the turn skiers have a tendency to lower the tips of their skis once they go around the turn and it resulted in two of the chairs of unloading skiers in front of me to fall and the lift to stop. Like Mike said it will probably take some getting used to but for the time being it is kind of annoying.

[highspeedquad]

It does seem that the 90 degree stuff can take some time getting used to. Are there any other advantages that come with 90 degree loading/unloading? I don't see anything besides more time to settle and lift maze ease.

[SkiBachelor]

Higher lift capacity too.

[highspeedquad]

How do you get higher capacity on lifts with 90 degree loading?

[SkiBachelor]

It's pretty simple actually. Because it takes less time for people to get to the loading zone on a lift with 90 degree loading, more carriers can be added to compensate for that extra time. I think the Quicksilver Super Six counts for something like this when it will be running at full capacity.

[liftmech]

I agree. I'd like to have 90-degree loading on the Flyer but until and unless I get a tyre turnaround It won't happen. The maze there is perfectly set up for it; there is currently a gooseneck that basically forces people to make a 90-degree turn and then do a 180 to line up with the wait/load boards.
E-lift is currently the only 90-loader we've got. It's an Omega but it's so short that there is negligible terminal movement so the load boards are pretty safe where they are.

[NHskier13]

vons, on 28 March 2005 - 05:13 PM, said:

the only issue I could see with a newer lift having issues with 90 degree loading is on the poma omega terminals since the hole terminal moves to tension the lift the chair moves laterally over the loading ramp so in theory if the lift experienced enough rope stretch or contraction it could place the chair over your decks

Actually, The Six-Pack at Ragged seems to work fine. I have no idea how it is tensioned, but it looks like the terminal does not move at all.
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One thing that may help is that the six pack was designed to be a lower capacity lift: 1800 pph compared to typical 3600, so I would guess that the chairs don't slide out of place vy the terminal.

This post has been edited by NHskier13: 16 December 2014 - 02:02 PM

[woofydoggie]

It rolls on the beam. Could you have a floating load deck on 90 degree loads? I mean have it roll with the terminal. ;?

[vons]

Excelerator has the similar set up but is only a quad. The lift super on that side built the carpeted load deck oversized to cover the entire area that the chair could be since its location changes with rope stretch. The red boards and deck planks are screwed down on top of the carpet. He did it this way because it is simpler to shift the boards than shift an entire deck.