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skier691, on Dec 2 2008, 10:26 AM, said:

I think Powder Ridge in MN also ops one

I will also post my next question on the technical forum but since this thread is going....

I am looking at a Larchmont J-bar currently set for 850X100 with a 15 hp and 10 towers. I am trying to determine if I set it up on my hill (for personal play, not commercial) if it would handle more vertical. For example if I went with a bigger motor would it work? I have been trying to determine if when Larchmont built these J-bars (or as the case might be with other lifts) if much of the drive terminal and tranmission were desiged to work with a range of vertical rise (within reason) and then fitted with different size motors depending on the vertical rise. In other words if I try to put this on something with a 200 vertical rise and beefed up the motor would it work. Or better yet I have a great location that would offer me more terrain and it has a 380 vertical rise and 800 foot length of run for the surface lift path.

Somewhere out there is the answer. Maybe an engineer would know but I am thinking that if I could find some technical specs or general rule of thumb with respect to the ratio of the vertical rise and length of run that would be a good start. I also think there must be someone out that with experience with this brand or similar ancient models that might know. All help is appreciated.


Thanks again.

[Lift Dinosaur]

It looks like you might be looking at a "one and only" lift. Have you researched spare parts?

http://www.skilifts....tall_survey.htm

Dino

[Andoman]

I'm guessing this is the unit from resort bone yard?

[coskibum]

i know the old Tenderfoot ski area (defunct) in Colorado had a Larchmont J-bar too. We found some remains on a trip back in 2003.

http://www.colorados...tenderfoot.html

[Lift Dinosaur]

coskibum, on Dec 2 2008, 07:56 PM, said:

i know the old Tenderfoot ski area (defunct) in Colorado had a Larchmont J-bar too. We found some remains on a trip back in 2003.

http://www.colorados...tenderfoot.html

Thanks, Brad.
I guess since the survey only goes back to '55, there were other Larchmonts before that.

Dino