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Amusement Drive Cables

Big Eli Ferris Wheel

No. 6 - 3/8"x53'- 30' Splice

No. 6 NEW - 3/8"x57'

No. 5 Texas Mount or Trailer Mount 1/2"x142' (also bierbaum & sunny)

No. 5 - 10 1/2"x133' (also hydraulic) (also Hy 5 & wisdom)

No. 12 1/2"x148'

No. 16 1/2"x181'

Image by Nirmal Rajendharkumar

Whip Cable

1"x111' (no splicing)

1"x1143' (no splicing)

Ride called a whip, takes single or double cars around an oval, whipping them as they pass the tight turn

Holiday Bounce

holiday bounce ride at a carnival, the seats are themed around a candy cane design, there is a carnival ride in the background with the holiday mixer in the foreground.

Big Ferris Wheel

Image by Steve Shreve

Tilt-a-Whirl

1/2"x122' for 1936 & older

New Model - 1/2"x122'8"

Tilt a whirl ride at a carnival, the ride is three sets of three chairs, all being spun over an uneven surface

Herschel Sky Wheel

1/2" 6x25 x162'6" (x2)

This is a double ferris wheel, with two opposite sides of the same mechanism both having their own independent ferris wheel, both alternating positions during the ride as passengers get on and off

Indy Loop

8 Car Machine 5/8"x142'6"

12 Car Machine 5/8"x135'9"

12 Car Machine 5/8"x173'6"

Image by Asse Slotendijk, showing a camera panned up at a ferris wheel, the indy loop ride is no longer produced at a quantity where pictures of the ride are available, and this is not an image of the actual indy loop ride.

Rock-O-Plane

3/8"x142' portable dual machine

Rock-o-Plane ride with enclosed, egg shaped seats for people to ride in, it is a ferris wheel where it is slightly top heavy, resulting in a car that tilts upside down as the ferris wheel turns

Garbrick

10 Seat (old model) 1/2"x107'

10 Seat (new model) 1/2"x115'

12 Seat (trailer mounted) 1/2"x130'

16 Seat (trailer mounted) 1/2"x168'

two ferris wheels viewed from the ground, and slightly to the side, showing passengers on the top looking down at the ground, with a partly cloudy sky in the background

Rideee-O-Ride

12 Car Machine 5/8"x126'3"

18 Car Machine 5/8"x150'

18 Car Machine 5/8"x154'6"

This is a black and white photo, propelling riders around a short, revolving track with uneven terrain, the entire track has passengers

Merry Mixer

1/2"x37'4"-1/2"(x4)

Merry mixer ride viewed from the side with a brick building in the background, the ride consists of three sets of three chairs, all spinning as a set of three around the center

Horse Over The Jumps

ride that is meant to emulate the feeling of riding a horse, shows horses going around a rainbow carousel, the carousel has uneven terrain with dips and jumps

Caterpillar Ride

caterpillar ride with cars going around a circular path, slightly enclosed, cars bumper to bumper going around a carousel

Zipper - Segmented Cable

another zipper ride, this time with the sunset in the background, this time functioning as a silhouette in the foreground

Stacey-Johnson

Image by Danny Avila

Zipper

3/4"x87'4" (x2)

ride referred to as a zipper, in an oblong oval shape, functioning as a free spinning car ferris wheel

Zipper Cross Cable with Hardware

zipper ride that acts as an oblong ferris wheel, with each chair enclosed and on a free spinning bearing allowing for the passenger to go upside down

Smith & Smith

Image by Rory Frasch

Nittany

12 Seat (trailer mounted) 1/2"x131'
16 Seat (trailer mounted) 1/2"x164'

Ferris wheel at a carnival, also showing clouds covering the sky in the background

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