SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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Updating Your Lift Drives With Scr
Sam’s idea File Editor gives you a cram course in SCR drives. Are they for you and why?
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5-Year Tabulation Of Lift Installations
An interesting and permanently useful record, broken down by manufacturer.
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1973 Lift Survey
the 13th Annual Survey of lift construction in North America compiled, and with statistical analysis by Robert Kinney & associates.
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Emergency Operator Procedures
An important tabulation of what potential lift emergencies are, probobly cause and most importantly, what you do first when they happen. By Sam Bonasso…
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Lifts 1974
The 14th Annual survey of lift construction in North America, compiled and with statistical analysis by Nils Ericksen and the staff of Dufresne-Henry.
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From Expo To Vail In 10 Days
Riblet engineer Jim Ellis records the fascinating saga of moving a chairlift from the spokane World’s Fair to Vail in the blinking of an…
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Remodel Or Replace ?
Tramway Engineer Chuck Dwyer examines what you should consider in making a decision on what to do about an aging lift.
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Tension Drive Terminal Design
Lift engineer Tony Sowder has prepared a technical article for SAM on the advantages of combining the traction rope tension and drive systems in…
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Grips
A timely and important special 6-page section on the all-important subject of lift grips. First, some thoughts by Howard Anderson of WASIP, together with…
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Growth– Lift Growth At 8 Percent
This article is currently not available online. Please email donna@saminfo.com for a pdf copy of the article