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Posted - 02/28/2004 : 12:41:25 PM by Matthew
It's an odd design. You can see the king pin where the tub attaches to the turntable. I don't know what the upper pin is for.
The upper pin if you look at it has a red triangular bracket attached to it. If you look at the yellow hinged posts on the center post of the ride, there's a red bracket holding two of the yellow posts together, that looks to mate with those red triangular brackets. So you have a pivot point at the top and bottom of the tubs. I'm not seeing anything that looks like bullplates on a Tilt anywhere on the trailer. I wonder if this design dispenses with them and just has a bottom pivot point for each car that moves around the ride in a channel in the decking. More weight is probably carried on the top of the car, hence the top pins.
Also, most Waltzers that I have seen pictures of, are in an enclosed structure with some sort of roof (more like a Himalaya "building"). This may also play into the design of the ride.
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I'll be interesting to see it fully set up. Judging by the number of tubs, it looks as if it's going to be smaller than the Tilt. Looks like Sellner is going to have some competition if KMG's Waltzer is a success.
This ride may not be geared towards the American market. Then again there's always a first.
The overall design looks to be a typical KMG product, beefy structure, the fold out supports, compact design. Should be interesting to see pictures during and after setup. I think it will answer a lot of questions, and show just how ingenious this design is.[:D]
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