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[skiersage]

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Pictured above is a sheave train from the chairlift at skyline ski hill. The particular thing about this lift is that it uses an old type of sheave that consists of four spokes instead of the normal five spoke one pictured below.



The thing about these sheaves is that they have no metal rim like the sheaves from other brands as well as th 5 spoke ones seen above. These have been deemed unsafe by an ad for Mueller lifts.

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So my question is, has anyone seen these types of sheaves on any other Hall chairlift? I know that they are still used on some existing surface lifts but as far as I know, the only other chairlifts that still have these have been abandoned.

[Lift Kid]

Well, the Hall Double at Buckhill has them. However, as of this year the lift is no longer in service. :( But, Resolution at Copper has a similar design on one of the line depressions.

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This post has been edited by Lift Kid: 21 August 2006 - 05:23 AM

[liftmech]

Similar to which? The Poma sheaves picture above are at least 20 if not 25 years newer than the Hall sheaves referred to above.

[Lift Kid]

I'm refering to the fact that it has spokes and it has wide spaces in-between them unlike the ones pictured bellow.

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[Peter]

I think what makes the Hall sheaves unique is the lack of a metal rim, not the number of spokes.

[Lift Kid]

I know. I was just refering to the design of having spokes at all.

[skiersage]

I am looking to see if any lifts use the SPECIFIC sheave in the picture at the top. This is because I want to know if this is the last lift that uses that specific sheave. Even at lost resorts like crotched mountain (at one time) use the five spoke hall sheave.