This lift opened up a new expansion area in 1972.Bottom terminal and first two towers.Loading area and return bullwheel with counterweight.View up from the load platform.Tension carriage.Bottom terminal overview.First few towers.Looking up the lift line.Nearing the top.View down the line.Breakover towers.Unload.Vault drive.Motor room with bullwheel above.Summit overview.
Quite a few. There was also what amounted to a brake band around a drum, which was secured at the end of the clip shaft. Might be a photo on the chair 8 page from Baker.
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Are there any other riblet chairs that have what look like shock absorbers to limit the swinging?
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Quite a few. There was also what amounted to a brake band around a drum, which was secured at the end of the clip shaft. Might be a photo on the chair 8 page from Baker.
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What a cool tension terminal!
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It’s interesting, for sure. That was also fairly common on Riblets of a certain vintage.
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Chair 2 at Sandia Peak has the same style terminal and was also built in 1972
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Those are some pretty tall riblet chairs
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