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[Eric]

Well, here is the Big Spruce double at Stowe. The only thing that I can say, this chair received Poma chairs to replace the original ones

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[Eric]

2nd pic

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[iceberg210]

I just love those old erector set towers although i've never seen one up close.

It might be Mueller, i thought I saw a picture like that the other day of a tower like that that was Mueller.

[edmontonguy]

isn't that an American Cable and Wire chair or something like that?

This post has been edited by edmontonguy: 24 February 2004 - 07:37 PM

[Eric]

nope, not a Mueller

[vancouverguy]

From Chairlift.org said:

...The Big spruce double was built by the Roebling company, later modified by Poma...

This post has been edited by vancouverguy: 24 February 2004 - 07:41 PM

[Eric]

Is it a Roebling ?

The same lift before The poma chairs

[Eric]

Maybe a Hesenclever ?

[iceberg210]

Those chairs on that old lift before the Poma upgrade look like a couple of dining chairs glued together. We have come a long way haven't we.

[KZ]

maybe a heron, but i highly doubt it.

[SkiBachelor]

Zack post that Shasta Bowl picture of the Heron

[orangegondola]

What, you guys don't trust me. It is a roebling and this has been confirmed by several people including a former employee of Roebling. The chair was modified by poma in the 80's with new chairs and some sheaves.

[Bill]

Trust Dave! He knows what he is talking about. ;)

[Eric]

They do not look like Poma sheaves. It makes funny noises when we pass the towers

[Kicking Horse]

don't all chairs make funny noises when going over sheaves????

[Eric]

looks like they are falling appart

[liftmech]

Eric, on Feb 25 2004, 09:00 AM, said:

They do not look like Poma sheaves. It makes funny noises when we pass the towers

One of the towers in the pic is definitely retro'ed with Poma 1-4-1 combination assemblies. As for the funny noises... steel on rubber does that. Plus, if you're talking about the 1-4-1 assemblies, they will make noise every time due to the upper sheaves articulating in the frame.

[Eric]

This chair has 5 break over towers. Does any one know the year that it was build ?

[floridaskier]

Thats a long distance between towers. There seem to be more gaps like those on older lifts. Anybody else notice this?

[orangegondola]

I dont't know the exact date but it was built in the late 50's and modified in the 80's.