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Pa. has at laest one registered as a ride. It gets inspected often by the state but it is pulled by a garden tractor. Run slow but I will bet the state takes a hard look at them !
One factor is the most important. Does it have braking capability.
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Posted - 11/15/2010 : 4:24:47 PM

Trackless Trains are not considered to be "Rides" in Ohio since they do not follow a set path. If I get back in the ride biz I'd think about buying or building one.



They always seem to win money, you just need an "adult" operating it. I agree, a lawn mower wouldn't be able to pull those things as fast as an ATV would.
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Trackless Trains are not considered to be "Rides" in Ohio since they do not follow a set path. If I get back in the ride biz I'd think about buying or building one.
those barrels rides are made to be pulled slow by a garden tractor. Wonder how fast that ATV was going.
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Multi-million law suit??!!?? Probably not because these people were not actually "carnies" but rather good ole boys suppling some fun for kids. If this had happened on an actual "ride" it would have been all over the news media.................
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Originally posted by Majestic Fan1982

They have one here in Pa at a Community day. This story was in my local paper today. The headline stated Child killed on ride at Okla. fair grounds.

But once you read the article you can tell it was not anything to do with a carnival being there. The article was fine just needed some work on the headline of the story.

What do you want the headline to say? Fairgrounds does'nt always mean Carnival!
This type of activity is clearly an "Amusement ride" . Anything mechanical that persons ride would certainly be considered an Amusement ride.

I'm sure once the multi million dollar lawsuits are filed the definition will be clarified. Either way I wouldn't want to be the guy that built that lill' choo-choo right about now.


I have done so much,with so little,for so long,I am now qualified to do anything with nothing!
These type of rides are mot much different than hayrides. How many farms, haunted house groups, etc. run hayrides in the fall? I bet some take a few safety precautions but others don't. Same thing with the corn mazes. Many of this stuff falls below the radar and until there are some significant problems nobody will ever do anything.
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