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[Monorail_Red_77]

Someone climbs the tower with a little rope and pulls up a larger rope then pull up the wire rope. Maybe "pulls up" is not correct, threads through the cable sheaves would be better. The pulling is done on the ground

Yes. Very similar to how the re-wired the electric utility poles in my neighborhood recently. Went from wood poles to concrete, used a similar approach, ran a rope through a pulley on the poles for each different line. then pulled them through at the end with a wench. Then removed the pulleys and attached to the insulators.

 

[joelkfla]

then pulled them through at the end with a wench

Arrrh, we loves wenches!

 

[larryz]

Arrrh, we loves wenches!

Only the redheaded ones...

 

[Bender123]

Only the redheaded ones...

Not no more we don't...Now the red heads are pirates and in control of buying the items we are looting.

 

[Grimley1968]

Have the sheaves already been brought in? If so, we should be rejoicing.

 

[larryz]

Have the sheaves already been brought in? If so, we should be rejoicing.

I'm not going to rejoice until I can afford to buy some sheaves to bring in myself.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Unlike installation on a steep mountain slope, all the tops of the towers are reachable by cranes or cherry-pickers that can drive on the road, gravel, or float on a barge. It's how the gondolas will be evacuated in case the two redundant back-up systems fail.

 

[truecoat]

Unlike installation on a steep mountain slope, all the tops of the towers are reachable by cranes or cherry-pickers that can drive on the road, gravel, or float on a barge. It's how the gondolas will be evacuated in case the two redundant back-up systems fail.

Do they still have that monorail evacuation truck? The one with the flatbed scissor lift?

 

[Minthorne]

I thought they would just attach the cable to one gondola car and have that car run the loop and pull the cable behind it.

 

[trainplane3]

I thought they would just attach the cable to one gondola car and have that car run the loop and pull the cable behind it.

That's a great idea. I don't know why they never thought of that.


Wait. I found a flaw...

 

[truecoat]

Not the same one I saw but it is similar. The platform on this truck lifts up to evacuate people. I think the problem with these is the terrain and changing height around the monorail. Fire truck ladders and boom lifts are still needed.

 

[GoofGoof]

Unlike installation on a steep mountain slope, all the tops of the towers are reachable by cranes or cherry-pickers that can drive on the road, gravel, or float on a barge. It's how the gondolas will be evacuated in case the two redundant back-up systems fail.

It would have been cool to see one of those giant helicopters instead like they use on some mountains, but what you say makes more sense for this project.

 

[begood524]

a video on youtube has surfaced showing that the "wave" structure at Pop Century has commenced installation!

 

[joelkfla]

I thought they would just attach the cable to one gondola car and have that car run the loop and pull the cable behind it.

Substitutiary locomotion.

 

[JoeCamel]

a video on youtube has surfaced showing that the "wave" structure at Pop Century has commenced installation!

Really? that guy need help with his video work.

 

[peter11435]

Really? that guy need help with his video work.

Yeah it doesn’t get much worse than that

 

[joelkfla]

Really? that guy need help with his video work.

Lots of great bouncing sidewalk footage!

 

[begood524]

I know the footage sucks the exciting stuff is at 3:50-ish if that helps

 

[peter11435]

I know the footage sucks the exciting stuff is at 3:50-ish if that helps

Not your fault. Thanks for the link.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Stitched from that video...