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Tree fall on a loaded running lift. http://unofficialnet...oaded-chairlift

Wow. Any Idea as to where this happened?

Russia / Ukraine. Based on the language...

Thanks for sharing. Video taker caught this at a good time. It is interesting to actually see that a lift will not be stopped (by force, not fault) with a heavy obstruction, as designed. Which means that a lift will not stop from a tree in the line, trucks parked in the wrong spot, or ice buildup.

I always stress that point to new operators-- that the lift doesn't care if they're in the way or not. I know of at least one truck incident where the mechanic was standing on it to inspect the bullwheel, and ran a chair into it. Damaged the truck and not the chair.
The lift would stop in a situation like this video if the impact bounced the rope off the sheaves.

Looks like the lift stopped and then restarted and stopped again at the end of the clip. Clear the faults and go?

"Looks like the lift stopped and then restarted and stopped again at the end of the clip. Clear the faults and go?"

In my new line of work, there is a special device for tree-cable encounters that does just that; it's called autorecloser.

cordury joe, on 08 April 2015 - 11:24 AM, said:

That was the thought I had after I posted. The tree bounced the rope enough to cause a tower fault; the operator tried a reset and it cleared so 'what the heck, let's restart it'!

Could the 2nd stop be a result of the chair swinging as violently as it did once the tree cleared the line? Or do we suspect a de-ropement at the tower?

I think that I recall chair swinging like that when watching videos of trees being felled on the Eskimo lift.

Anything is possible when you don't know what you are talking about (e.g. have all the facts).
This post has been edited by 2milehi: 18 June 2015 - 07:04 AM

Yep, I was thinking on Putin too.