Sheave Assembly Replacement / Upgrade

Started by Kicking Horse, Apr 12 2005 09:29 PM

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#1 Kicking Horse

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Posted 12 April 2005 - 09:29 PM

The guys over @ Snowbasin in Utah are replacing a sheave assembly on tower 18 of the Strawberry Express. They are converting it to a combo assembly. The haul rope floats when there are no cabins on the line.

Here are the pics and someone else can explain what is going on in each pic.

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#2 liftmech

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Posted 14 April 2005 - 05:47 PM

Photo 1- haul rope has been removed from the sheaves and chained to the tower, out of the way. #s 2-5- removing assembly. #6- the tower, before. #7- another shot of the chained-off haul rope. #8- another shot of assembly removal. For a similar thread, see http://www.skilifts....p?showtopic=788

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