All I am saying is it is never as simple as CP = faster and BGE = slower so CP is better. Also there is far more that goes on behind the scenes that the general public isn't privy to. If BGE took over a week to get the chain on, there was probably a very good reason for that, and I'll guarantee they were doing everything they could to make it happen as fast as possible.
-Brian
When did everyone become apologists for poor maintenance?
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As for why not have one, again I'll say it is a huge amount of money to have tied up sitting in a warehouse when that same amount could be going toward yearly maintenance on several rides. Its also not exactly common to for chains to break on B&M rides.
I am curious where you heard the chains are replaced every couple of years though.
-Brian
Chains are moving parts that wear out. I didn't "hear" it anywhere, I've seen them replaced. What's so strange about that? I don't know what they look for or how often, but it hardly comes as a shocker that they get replaced.
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Think of your car. You carry a spare tire, but do you have a spare battery?
Granted, four B&Ms in one park may not constitute a "fleet", and I personally have no idea about the interchangeability (hey, kpjb can make up words, so can I)....but it sure would be nice if my *star attraction* wasn't unexpectedly out of commission for an extended time.
Besides, if SFA, SFGAdv, SFNE are as close in proximity as they are, then you're talking about a more "chain-wide distribution center".
On the other hand, Loch Ness Monster was down the entire time I was there, and there was an empty train sitting on the lift.
Maybe they took its chains, connected them together to make it longer, then put it on Griffon :P
coastin' since 1985
rollergator said:
^If I have a fleet, I just might...Granted, four B&Ms in one park may not constitute a "fleet", and I personally have no idea about the interchangeability (hey, kpjb can make up words, so can I)....but it sure would be nice if my *star attraction* wasn't unexpectedly out of commission for an extended time.
Besides, if SFA, SFGAdv, SFNE are as close in proximity as they are, then you're talking about a more "chain-wide distribution center".
The big thing with this is interchangeability. While I am not an expert, I would assume that each chain is, to some extent, custom to the coaster which needs it. (After all, how many B&M's have exactly the same height lift hill, etc.) If you can assume that the chains are the same length for multiple coasters, and if each of the coasters uses the same type chain (I would bet that inverts and regular coasters have slightly different chains, but I could be wrong), then there might be an argument for keeping a spare for multiple rides.
-Brian
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As for Chang, it did break on opening weekend. It opened on Friday and it broke on Saturday. I have pics of it since I was on it when it happened. But, I don't have them handy. Was a fun experience! :)
I think many times they can fix the chain without replacing it. Why replace a whole chain if only a few links could be bad? I could be wrong, but I don't think they replaced the chain on Magnum when it broke the first season. It was down a couple days.
I don't understand the point of chastising Rob on "inside baseball posts" when I asked about the "inside knowledge" being touted that was contradictory to my information and never got a straight answer.
As for what you just mentioned CoffinBoy, although the chain could be fixed, often there is concern that other areas may have been damaged. Its really a case by case thing.
This is becoming a really funny pissing match. How far shall we go :)?
-Brian
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