1. Is Poma now part of Leitner?
2. Has Garavanta+CTEC+Doppelmayr combined? What are the new chairlifts like? Are they the same seats as the CTECS? I rode a Garavanta/CTEC HSQ at Bristol Mountain NY and I really liked it. Nice smooth ride..and fast.
3. Whats Partek?
Another question is..How do they splice and tension the cable on chairlifts?
Thank you, I know I'm stupid, I just have a few questions :help: :withstupid:
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Fill Me In..im Confused
Started by Skitheeast, Feb 02 2004 05:05 PM
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Posted 02 February 2004 - 05:15 PM
Yes, Poma is now part of Leitner. In 2001 Poma was sold to Leitner's parent company and there was actually no merger like everyone thinks.
In 2002 Doppelmayr aqquired most of Garaventa's stock I believe and in doing this, they were able to take over the company. However, Garaventa and CTEC were merged here in North America. So Doppelmayr just got rid of the Garaventa name and replaced it with their own. Also, CTEC is pretty much in control of Doppelmayr CTEC so don't think that CTEC is actually dead.
Partek is a small lift company on the East coast who has slowly been growing in the past few years. They have only built fixed grip lifts since they started, however they now are making detachable lifts starting this year. So we might see a Partek high-speed quad very soon...
In 2002 Doppelmayr aqquired most of Garaventa's stock I believe and in doing this, they were able to take over the company. However, Garaventa and CTEC were merged here in North America. So Doppelmayr just got rid of the Garaventa name and replaced it with their own. Also, CTEC is pretty much in control of Doppelmayr CTEC so don't think that CTEC is actually dead.
Partek is a small lift company on the East coast who has slowly been growing in the past few years. They have only built fixed grip lifts since they started, however they now are making detachable lifts starting this year. So we might see a Partek high-speed quad very soon...
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Posted 02 February 2004 - 07:48 PM
Splicing a haul rope:
In a nutshell, a splice is where you take the new rope, place the ends next to each other, and wind a strand in place of its opposite for a predetermined length. When you approach the end of the strand, you'tuck' the very end into the centre of the rope. This is done six times, as there are six strands in a rope. A more detailed explanation is somewhere on the technical page.
Tensioning a haul rope:
Once the splice is finished, and the rope has been placed upon the towers and around the bullwheel, you either raise the counterweight or begin to pressurise the hydraulic rams. On a counterweighted lift, the lift is fully tensioned when the weight is off the ground and suspended in the air. On a hydraulic lift, you've reached full tension when the relief valves open and start sending fluid back to tank instead of to the ram. There are several methods of plumbing a hydraulic system, but this is a good all-around explanation.
This is the 'marriage', or centre, of a splice. You can see where several strands have already been laid into their splice position.
In a nutshell, a splice is where you take the new rope, place the ends next to each other, and wind a strand in place of its opposite for a predetermined length. When you approach the end of the strand, you'tuck' the very end into the centre of the rope. This is done six times, as there are six strands in a rope. A more detailed explanation is somewhere on the technical page.
Tensioning a haul rope:
Once the splice is finished, and the rope has been placed upon the towers and around the bullwheel, you either raise the counterweight or begin to pressurise the hydraulic rams. On a counterweighted lift, the lift is fully tensioned when the weight is off the ground and suspended in the air. On a hydraulic lift, you've reached full tension when the relief valves open and start sending fluid back to tank instead of to the ram. There are several methods of plumbing a hydraulic system, but this is a good all-around explanation.
This is the 'marriage', or centre, of a splice. You can see where several strands have already been laid into their splice position.
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Posted 03 February 2004 - 09:38 AM
Partek rose from the ashes of Borvig who went bankrupt when developiing berthoud pass. They occupy Borvig's old facility in NY and supply parts for Borvig lifts. As you may no Borvig used to use many Leitner parts, not sure if Partek still does now that Leitner and Poma are merged.
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Posted 04 February 2004 - 07:55 AM
Cool- I knew Borvig and Partek were related somehow, but I hadn't heard any details. That also explains the Chevrolet magazine ad where the lift looks like a mix of Partek and Leitner.
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Posted 04 February 2004 - 10:21 AM
The best part about that add is that the die hard skier is sitting in the parking lot in the summer waiting for the gods to pour snow upon.......NJ? Yes kids that's right, that picture is the beginer lift at Mountian Creek. That lift could be a whopping 300 vertical feet. Ah yes, my glorious home state.
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