Frankenlift alert! This one has towers and sheaves from Hall, Murray-Latta and Hopkins.The unloading point.View down the line.Lower part of the line.Hall station and portal tower.Loading area.An OD Hopkins hold down tower.Murray-Latta towers and sheaves.View back down the line.Towers are very closely spaced on this lift.Top station overview.
I have been wondering this too. I believe it actually might be the other way around. I’m not quite sure Hall was even making chairs yet in 1960, the oldest one I know of is the original one at Titus from 62. Even then, all the early Hall chairs had separate drive and tensioning. The terminal designs and chairs seen here are more from the late 70’s-80’s. I don’t really know anything about ML either though. Was this lift originally built as a Murray Latta chair and the Hall stuff was added later? That top terminal design wasn’t around until the late 60’s, and Hall bullwheel loading terminals weren’t around till the mid 70’s
honestly to me the towers look like they might be Reobling rather than Murray Latta. most if not all Murray Latta tower heads are bolt on rather than welded on. On Reobling lifts the tower heads were welded on the tower tube rather than bolted on.
I’m pretty sure it has been established that this lift was originally a Roebling double heavily modified by Hall. This model of tower was mostly used on Roebling T-bars in the early 60s. While Murray Latta is more or less still supported, I find it very unlikely that one would have ended up in New York. The towers in question look to have Hopkins line gear which probably means it was originally of Roebling lineage. It’s not the easiest to see but there does not appear to be any Murray Latta sheave assemblies.
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How did they get Murray Latta parts? Was the lift built like this for some reason, or where the towers/sheaves replaced over the years?
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I have been wondering this too. I believe it actually might be the other way around. I’m not quite sure Hall was even making chairs yet in 1960, the oldest one I know of is the original one at Titus from 62. Even then, all the early Hall chairs had separate drive and tensioning. The terminal designs and chairs seen here are more from the late 70’s-80’s. I don’t really know anything about ML either though. Was this lift originally built as a Murray Latta chair and the Hall stuff was added later? That top terminal design wasn’t around until the late 60’s, and Hall bullwheel loading terminals weren’t around till the mid 70’s
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honestly to me the towers look like they might be Reobling rather than Murray Latta. most if not all Murray Latta tower heads are bolt on rather than welded on. On Reobling lifts the tower heads were welded on the tower tube rather than bolted on.
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Murray Latta was based in British Columbia, so it would be odd for a small hill in NY to go for them. That could be the case though.
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I did not know Hall grips were compatible with Murray-Latta sheaves…
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I’m pretty sure it has been established that this lift was originally a Roebling double heavily modified by Hall. This model of tower was mostly used on Roebling T-bars in the early 60s. While Murray Latta is more or less still supported, I find it very unlikely that one would have ended up in New York. The towers in question look to have Hopkins line gear which probably means it was originally of Roebling lineage. It’s not the easiest to see but there does not appear to be any Murray Latta sheave assemblies.
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