Pull Through

Just curious about somthing...

I take it this ride will end up having a pull through, since Millenium Force had one, Xcelerator had one, and with this being a sililar ride, it should to.

Does anyone have any guesses when this will take place? Also, will there be any different meathods used since the ride is well over 400 foot tall? BTW, I heard that some of the circut was not yet done, so the cranes could leave, and then the track could be fitted. Would they just tow the cars from outside of the "ovel" of track? Or can they take apart the crane and move it over or under the launch way?

Heck, I'm thinking ahead too much. The trains havn't even arrived (at least to our knowledge)

Perhaps I'm just getting a little to eager to see the next step of construction :)

Back on topic...

Anyone have any more info on how this process will work? Sorry if this has come up, but with the coaster topped off, this is really one of the next steps before opening, and I don't know about you, but I cant wait to see a train on that track (even if it is being pulled by a crane)

Thanks :)

O WOW.....Dingo, You Read my mind. I was just about to post the same title topic too lol. I was thinking EXACTLY the same thing today. Thanks, you saved me some typing :)

I was acctually wondering about that too, To get it over 400 feet, they would either have to keep these cranes on site till its ready for the pull through...Or dismantle them and put them back together when its ready. Which would be really stupid. But keeping these cranes on site isnt so cheap. This coaster most likely will have a pull through, Its not safe just blasting it off right away.

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- Dennis

If I remember correctly, they had a team of monkey men who used a series of winches to pull a portion of the train through the course on Xcelerator. MF had a bit of that as well, in combination with a crane.

I wouldn't expect to see it happen for awhile, seeing as how the track circuit isn't complete and the anti-rollback brakes have not yet been installed.

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Jeff
Webmaster/GTTP - Sillynonsense.com
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"monkey men"

I could just see a bunch of those monkeys with wings from The Wizard of Oz up on the tower messing with a train car. :)

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Launch: Tophat: Twistage: Brakes...

...Denial is an ugly thing.

Funny thing is that it was very much like a team of monkeys climbing around. You wouldn't catch me climbing around a car testing things at the top of a tophat with only a harness!

As you can see from the following two pictures at America Coasters Network:

http://americacoasters.com/KBFConstruction/may13/06.htm

http://americacoasters.com/KBFConstruction/may13/04.htm

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