Duct tape required??

[snow4all]

So we are almost ready to get off the SR quad to only have it stop. After the lifty goes out to reset the "trip gate" ( that long tube that catches those who don't get off the lift). He hustles back in to get things going again only to have it "trip" the switch again. Turns out the trip gate is resting on the top of a plastic cone and the wind kept blowing the cone over and stopping the lift . When we get off the lift I see the trip gate is a fabrication of a couple of different pieces held together by "nuts and bolts." This thing has the rigidity of cooked spahghetti! No wonder they need to prop it up on a cone. So was this the setup that passed inspection? Time to rethink that solution. As the saying goes, if you can't duct it, f--- it.

[rogman]

“Duct tape won’t fix that” —things you’ll never hear.

[snow4all]

“Duct tape won’t fix that” —things you’ll never hear.

[newpylong1]

So we are almost ready to get off the SR quad to only have it stop. After the lifty goes out to reset the "trip gate" ( that long tube that catches those who don't get off the lift). He hustles back in to get things going again only to have it "trip" the switch again. Turns out the trip gate is resting on the top of a plastic cone and the wind kept blowing the cone over and stopping the lift . When we get off the lift I see the trip gate is a fabrication of a couple of different pieces held together by "nuts and bolts." This thing has the rigidity of cooked spahghetti! No wonder they need to prop it up on a cone. So was this the setup that passed inspection? Time to rethink that solution. As the saying goes, if you can't duct it, f--- it.

Must not look at lifts too closely. Many stop gates are like that. They're nothing more than a simple solenoid on a wand, and as you can guess, wind has the same effect as someone opening the wand.

[rogman]

I can remember a rope tow I used to ride that had a simple electric plug for a safety. It was wired from one prong to the other and plugged into a socket. A rope was tied to it as the trip mechanism. Hit the rope, the plug pulled out, breaking the circuit. Thought it was a better design than anything I've seen since.

[Big Bob]

I can remember a rope tow I used to ride that had a simple electric plug for a safety. It was wired from one prong to the other and plugged into a socket. A rope was tied to it as the trip mechanism. Hit the rope, the plug pulled out, breaking the circuit. Thought it was a better design than anything I've seen since.

Still use that setup at Sunday River!

[ME2VTSkier]

Makes you wonder what else the Inspectors call "good enough"

[Humpty Dumpty]

Always had it on the front of my shin buster Langes to prevent water seepage in the spring. Those boots were great for racing, butt brutal in the bumps.

[spanky]

Always had it on the front of my shin buster Langes to prevent water seepage in the spring. Those boots were great for racing, butt brutal in the bumps.

“Lange Bang”

[Humpty Dumpty]

Always had it on the front of my shin buster Langes to prevent water seepage in the spring. Those boots were great for racing, butt brutal in the bumps.

“Lange Bang”

A couple of spring seasons with literally bruises on my shins muscles. Raichle Flexons were a Godsend after Langes.

[Mister Moose]

Must not look at lifts too closely. Many stop gates are like that. They're nothing more than a simple solenoid on a wand, and as you can guess, wind has the same effect as someone opening the wand.

The new 6 pack has no wand, it's a laser-sensor so if you break the beam it stops.

[rogman]

Must not look at lifts too closely. Many stop gates are like that. They're nothing more than a simple solenoid on a wand, and as you can guess, wind has the same effect as someone opening the wand.

The new 6 pack has no wand, it's a laser-sensor so if you break the beam it stops.

Next generation Killington Ninja rope ducking.

[newpylong1]

Must not look at lifts too closely. Many stop gates are like that. They're nothing more than a simple solenoid on a wand, and as you can guess, wind has the same effect as someone opening the wand.

The new 6 pack has no wand, it's a laser-sensor so if you break the beam it stops.

I would hope so, that's been the standard for quite some time.