pic: 1114 hanging around

[Jonathan Norris]

Originally Posted by Josh Fox

What kind of wheels are they using?

And would anyone on 1114/anyone in the know care to explain how their lift works?

Very impressive, without a doubt.

Pneumatic wheels, not sure what kind.

I got a pretty good look at their hanging mechanism at Pittsburgh, works with the front arm that latches on to the bar with some high traction rubber on the bottom of it to grip onto the bar. They pull them selves up using a winch system that uses their 4 drive CIMs, it engages using a dog gear. Its really fast, they can get all the way up in less then 3 seconds. The top tail grabs onto the bar at the end of their climb to hold themselves up.