This mountain, one of only three in the state of Iowa, is 100 percent Borvig.Top terminal with drive equipment and snowflake bullwheel.Tower 14 and the top terminal.View down the lift line.Middle part of the line.Tower 8.The first tower is a portal.Loading area.Riding up the line.Hold down assemblies on tower 10.View from near the summit.Top terminal side view.Lower part of the lift line next to Lift 2.
Borvig chairs with safety bars that do not have footrests are a rare breed. The only two others I can think of off the top of my head right now, are Hurricane, and 3 at swain. Top drive Borvigs are also a rare breed, which seems to be the preference here at Sundown. Most Borvigs were budget installations, so the mountains probably opted to save money by not running electricity to the top. All pre 1972 Borvigs had separate drive and tension no matter what… bull wheel loading and unloading Borvigs began in 1973 and more than 4 sheave compression assemblies in 1974!
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Borvig chairs with safety bars that do not have footrests are a rare breed. The only two others I can think of off the top of my head right now, are Hurricane, and 3 at swain. Top drive Borvigs are also a rare breed, which seems to be the preference here at Sundown. Most Borvigs were budget installations, so the mountains probably opted to save money by not running electricity to the top. All pre 1972 Borvigs had separate drive and tension no matter what… bull wheel loading and unloading Borvigs began in 1973 and more than 4 sheave compression assemblies in 1974!
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