This lift replaced an old wooden-built T-Bar in 2001 using parts from Stevens Pass and other areas in the Northwest.The bottom terminal has the drive and hydraulic tensioning.In this photo, the lift is rigged for a splice.Ford auxiliary. The lift normally runs on electric power from a nearby generator.Motor room.Mid-station offload.View down from midway.The line follows the same path the T-Bar did.Another view towards the base.Middle section of the lift line.View down at tower 20.The lift line is just over 5000 feet.Upper part of the line.Line overview.Breakover towers.Return station controls.Towers 29-31.Fixed return bullwheel up top.Summit overview.Bottom station and towers 1-2.Line seen from the road to Turner.
Most likely an industrial 4 cylinder hooked up to an new process 435 transmission that came from f150-f350 trucks. Known as the three speed with a granny. Low gear should power it effortlessly.
I prefer red myself. Throw in some rice, add some bacon grease, can a diced tomayto, pinch or two a salt, many chiles, and some spicy sausage? Now were cookin’.
Well the main drive only has 200hp. Old Riblet doubles really don’t take a ton of energy to move, even at full speed. So if the auxiliary drive is needed, you really don’t need much to get the lift moving for around 30-45min at 1/4 speed.
A low “mileage”, mid powered Ford engine should be plenty for this lift. You could probably run this for a few days at low torque with a fully loaded line. Consistent reliability would matter a lot more than pure power or even torque. Old Riblet doubles are pretty light and pretty simple.
It’s probably to help lifties identify the last chair. The numbers aren’t very big and would be very hard to see on the chair. You can’t miss a red and white chair on this lift.
Oh i didnt notice the (clutch) lever went inside of the bellhousing. Im guessing the clutch lever is spring loaded? Maybe the sling is used to tie up the clutch lever so it locks up with the flywheel?
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That little 4 cylinder Ford does not look like enough to power this lift in an emergency. It looks like it came out of a Pinto!
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Most likely an industrial 4 cylinder hooked up to an new process 435 transmission that came from f150-f350 trucks. Known as the three speed with a granny. Low gear should power it effortlessly.
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plus it looks like a ford lima engine, you know the one from the pinto.
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I prefer red myself. Throw in some rice, add some bacon grease, can a diced tomayto, pinch or two a salt, many chiles, and some spicy sausage? Now were cookin’.
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That is a Ford “Big Six” either a 240 or a 300, likely the latter.
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I think this is right, got to operate the engine on the Chickadee chair at snowbird, looks more like this
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Well the main drive only has 200hp. Old Riblet doubles really don’t take a ton of energy to move, even at full speed. So if the auxiliary drive is needed, you really don’t need much to get the lift moving for around 30-45min at 1/4 speed.
A low “mileage”, mid powered Ford engine should be plenty for this lift. You could probably run this for a few days at low torque with a fully loaded line. Consistent reliability would matter a lot more than pure power or even torque. Old Riblet doubles are pretty light and pretty simple.
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What’s that red and white chair for?
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It’s probably to help lifties identify the last chair. The numbers aren’t very big and would be very hard to see on the chair. You can’t miss a red and white chair on this lift.
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I think it’s a Canadian chair. At the other end of this lift, there is an American chair.
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I want to know how you put that stick transmission into gear. Is it so low of a gear that you just shift it without a clutch?
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The clutch lever is on the viewer’s left in the photo. It’s super tall with a sling to grab on. Must be a pretty stiff clutch!
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Oh i didnt notice the (clutch) lever went inside of the bellhousing. Im guessing the clutch lever is spring loaded? Maybe the sling is used to tie up the clutch lever so it locks up with the flywheel?
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The clutch is held by a spring inside the housing, and those can be pretty stout.The lever is for releasing it, not engaging it.
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