Drive & Bullwheel Installed
Written 08/30/22
We're getting closer and closer! Our crews have been working tirelessly over the past month! From assembling drive trains to flying towers - incredible progress has been made on our new 6-pack bubble chairlift! Since Fly Week, our crews installed the bottom terminal drive and bull wheel. Tower #1 - the tower closest to the bottom terminal - has been installed with crossarms and sheave trains. Crews have also been making significant progress on the construction of the bubble barn!
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The drive is the brain of the chairlift. The drive is the electronic circuitry which controls the amount of voltage sent to the primary motor of the lift and controls its speed. Modern lifts are powered by Direct Current, controlled by the drive, which allow them to operate very smoothly and efficiently. The drive is also tied in with all of the lift's inline safety circuitry, which shuts down the lift automatically in the event of a problem on the line or in one of the terminals.
SOURCE: Skilifts.org
