Wanted to see if you all wanted to discuss different types of support equipment and such on shows that you have seen, used, or whatever.
On the show I worked on we really didn't have a lot, no forklifts, no mobile shop, no cranes, well except we did have one straight truck with a telescoping crane for use with the Skyliner/Chairlift ride.
Our owner believed in just "muscle power" LOL, ticket boxes, kiddie ride centers and such all loaded/unloaded by hand or sometimes a winch and cable. But I get it just more stuff to cart around and i guess some shows still don't carry much or anything.
But have seen some good equipment on some shows, Drew has several heavy duty forklifts which seems to make the work go much faster, a few cranes on trucks I seem to remember as well. He rents a big crane each time for the Pirate, when he had the two trailer Free Fall, and I guess for when he sets up the Wild Cat.
Strates of course has all those Case Tractors, the Army cranes, I believe some forklifts and at least back in the 80s/90s I remember a pretty big mobile Shop trailer.
Don't seem to see mobile shops that much anymore unless I am just missing them, a lot of shows had them years ago. Century 21 had a big one that I have seen in pictures, of Royal American had one and I think (correct me if you all know) they had one for carpentry and even their own firetruck.
Saw that Deggeller Magic Midway had their own trash truck back in the 70s, and Strates had one or two 45' tankers I believe as well I guess for fuel.
What else have you all seen or used?