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[shoemanII]

"A lot of you all talk about 90 degree loads causing problems"

if thought is put into the design ( i.e. an eye on the rope/speed vs contour speed for the typical passenger, proper seat height for the typical passenger, adequate straight section for loading, dropping the ramp down after the load board, etc ) and operation (optimizing the op station so he/she/it is nearest the load line to assist while at the same time being able to ensure passengers are fully seated and not fubar'd ) -- i feel they work well.

it's much better to have the op being able to monitor a 45 degree field of vision than turn their head every 6 sec. you miss the upgoing chair while attending to a load line fumble or mishap. imho

one consideration is making sure the load boards can be easily moved slightly if the lift has bottom tension, to compensate for rope "stretch".

i'd wager lifts with side-loading that doesn't "work" weren't designed at all, just done.

90 degree loads are another animal -- passengers really want to unload straight ahead.

[liftmech]

shoemanII, on 12 March 2014 - 12:23 PM, said:

it's much better to have the op being able to monitor a 45 degree field of vision than turn their head every 6 sec. you miss the upgoing chair while attending to a load line fumble or mishap. imho

I'm stealing this for this summer-- I'm trying to convert my lift to 90-degree loading (we already swapped from chains to tires) but I run up against resistance from my mountain's management. This will get the operations supervisor's attention.