That’s brilliant news. I’ve just lost my husband to pancreatic cancer so when the ride re opens I’m going to make my way over to cedar point. Had the worst year and riding top thrill 2 is something I just really want to do.
I really hope they have it open for Coastermania next week. I don't want to get my hopes up but it sure would be nice. We have ERT scheduled on it from 7:30am to 10am, and if its open I will probably spend half the day after that just reriding it.
Awesome update! Will be interesting to see of the Shake is gone/minimized with the new modification. For me I noticed it at the peak of the third launch.
I RODE IT THE FIRST PREVIEW EVENINGS AND ON OPENING DAY BLACK TRAIN AND I DID'NT NOTICE IT, ONLY WHERE IT GOES OVER FAST INTO THAT FINAL TWIST WAS ROUGH, DON'T THINK IT GOT THAT SHAKE TILL THAT NEXT THURS. + FRI.??? , MY FRIEND WAS TELLING ME ON THOSE TWO DAYS YOU COULD FEEL IT ALOT.
@@FranklinArmstrongjr I rode it opening day row 4, I think I was on blue train. That's interesting it changed that much over a week. I didn't find the twist rough. The twist has a lot more whip to it. Hartline change, and the speed over the top hat and coming down is noticeably faster now. As much as I will miss that first launch and the old trains sitting lower to the track, taking the top hat at a faster speed, and sitting higher is a more force full experience over the top hat. Which I like.
Somebody got a lucky shot that must have been hard to get. Looks like you got the scoop, Ryan. Nobody else seems to have noticed the new carriers. Good job!
I consider Ryan the ride mechanic a trusted source of information. His experience gives him tremendous insight. As an enthusiast, I crave information and he doesn't disappoint
They do look like new wheel carriers. They look more reinforced and the wheels seem slightly further apart (front to back), but it could just be the photo angle. Awesome videos dude.
Someone just posted a video of it testing on Reddit! Any insight into the testing requirements after a modification is made? Could be an interesting video topic.
Probably the standard 1000 cycles loaded. Stale, insurance, engineering of the park, engineering from Zamperla all have to be sure this is good. And then they can open. NOW is where Tony’s words start to set in. Sounds like they are all confident this will be the last time for this problem.
I think we are going to see some testing soon! Seems like this will require quite a bit of testing. I'll be there this weekend, I'll see what I can find for you
I was there the other day and a crew was working on the launch track stators. One guy was using a blade to scrape brown tape off one of them, as if it had just come out of a package.
I have seen videos where they put painters tape on the side of the stators. So you have heat from the sun, UV from the sun, heat from the stators, and after that all the glue is stuck. The glue will act as an insulator and could cause the motor to overheat. So they want to make sure nothing is on those.
Definitely new, another insider, which he was definitely right considering said it was this exact part and it would be installed this week. Hopefully this tracks well and solves the problem, they do believe this was the cause of the shake and the wear of the LSM's as well. Time will tell for sure, but based on a certain email I saw personally, this appears to have done it.
Sweet. I like fixing things. I was watching the lightning train video when it first came out and these are way less modular than revision 0 was a while back. Much lighter as well. So not too surprising.
Per what I've heard, they've installed new wheel assemblies on one of the trains over the past two days and actually started testing it tonight. The hope is to have at least one train operational for Coastermania in a week, so my guess is they probably made one set as quickly as possible and provided they hold up, will manufacture and install them on the other two trains over the next month so all three trains are available for peak season. Whatever modification they're doing is supposedly a temporary fix to allow the ride to make it through the season without issues, then they're supposedly designing a completely new assembly to install over the offseason to make sure the ride is able to operate safely and reliably for years to come.
Hey Ryan, would you be willing to let us use a screenshot of your photo of the new wheel assembly in a video? We will mention you by name in the video and link your channel in the description. Thanks.
I stared at these pictures for a couple minutes and did not notice. Honestly it was the second or third time. I opened the picture up that I figured something looked different. It was a hardly noticeable change.
I wonder if the shimmy left and right is going to be less now that the wheel carriers are going to be on tighter possibly. I can see how that twist on the way down. Will put stress on this part. They look much much better now.
The original look really flimsy lol. It kind of looks like there's little support bars coming out from the added support underneath. I can't tell if it's connected to the guide wheel section, though. It kind of looks like it is, but the view cuts off there.
It is purposely put in a place where it is hard to photograph. They also put up a barrier that honestly looks like a black garbage bag that makes it even harder to see around. I doubt the guide and upstops will be visible during the day because it is on a maintenance track further back and the main track obscures the view.
I've always tought that wheelcarrier assembly looked too tiny, so it makes sense they reinforced it. Hopefully that covers the problem and the ride will re-open.
@@Scjheinen this one thing shouldn’t. This happens with new stuff all the time. But if it continues to happen year after year, that’s when damage occurs.
In hindsight the original carriers do seem not to have a lot of ‘beefiness’ to them. Isn’t it concerning that they were able to notice stress on the carriers after only a couple weekends of running?
@@ryantheridemechanic more of the computer program side of these new rollercoasters, in particular lsm launches, I do however see that you have a video on lsms and lims. Will check them out!
Just happened to work out that way. I’ve been watching the updates. Then saw this picture that was sent to me and realized, no one has this! I should share it!
@@ryantheridemechanic I was thinking about making a quick trip out there today but I'm a little backed up at work so I couldn't get away. perhaps on Sunday
Looks like they identified the issue with carrier stress wear and tear, and had these parts manufactured, and gave a quick "opening" to get more people to the park, and they'll have a grand re-opening when these new parts are fully tested but it seems they used the standard lightning train wheel carriers but already had an option for reinforced ones if needed.
Yeh it all didn't take all that much time for the 'FIX', so most likely may*have*had beefier ones in the works. (the original vertical member did/does look 'kinda weak'.)(refer again to Falcon Flight's 2 vertical ribs).
If you’re talking about the carrier armed like where the road wheels mount. They are solid, no connections. The original lightnin trains rolled out with a modular design. These are purpose built with no connections.
The thing I notice about the comparison is the wheel guard is on the other wheel (unless the top photo is of the carriers on the other side of the train)
I'm no expert on this, but it seems they won't be able to test these new wheel carriers as extensively as the old ones because the old ones already lived through the transition from winter to summer. Metal expands and contracts in different temperatures, and these new carriers will only have ever experienced summer warmth.
I feel like testing is a lot different than normal operating days. Like during testing water dummies empty trains a handful of people is a lot different than constantly running and having people say what they felt on the ride. I'm just glad it wasn't any sort of accident and they are working to get it corrected
Hey @esaym7509, this is ttd/2ron4695/46 Remember I wrote you in past Ryan video, about ALL THE testing was done with equal weighted / evenly spaced water dummies -while- upon running trains with persons of unequal weights and RANDOMLY spaced persons would put 'different' stresses upon the train!. It showed up ''after'' ALL the testing-- or not seen until it got 'exacerbated' with the randomly placed persons!! going to Cmania. It DID EFFECT different wheel boggies progressively as trains ran.[on its last Mon., Sil seat #6 was quite rough while the same #6 in Blk tr. was QUITE SMOOTH]!!
@@sairosekk they done make dummies to simulate a train full of large guests. The standard comes close. But to make a true heavy dummie they would need lead or steel to make up the weight. Even then, it won’t account for all sizes. But these rides are engineered where weight is that critical. People are super light compared to the forces on the ride.
@@ryantheridemechanic I know about the dummies I've seen them. I just don't think testing is equal to real world application. But what do I know I'm not the mechanic 😅. Thanks for the vid!
HEY RYAN, WHAT THE HECK'S GOIN ON ??? I WILL BE BACK AT C.P. SUNDAY, I WILL LET YA KNOW IF SEE ANYTHING, BUT I KNOW TONY WAS ON THE RADIO HERE IN SANDUSKY AND SAID HE DIDNT THINK IT WOULD BE AN ALL SUMMER THING.... THANKS FOR THE UPDATE, KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK.👍
look at the Falcon flight's wheel bogies; esp. notice the 2 vertical ribs from road wheels down to side wheels. Look like Zamperla'a FIX strengthened this area of their bogies!! I noticed fast that Zamperla bogies looked not**very 'beefy'. TTD/2Ron4695/46
Someone sent me a picture of it from IAAPA and they look light up close but Zamperla did the math and they were ok. But according to an engineer I used to know, it doesn’t follow the “tylar “ method.
@@ryantheridemechanic You can go light but you use geometry to spread the load. It is the same as a truss frame bridge instead of reinforced concrete. One uses shape and the other uses cross sectional stiffness to resist forces. Zamperla went for cross sectional stiffness but screwed up on dynamic loading. With the larger distance between centers on the road wheels and guide wheels, the higher friction force generated will cause torque twist will go through that member, shortening the fatigue life. I think for ISO or EN standards, they follow the Von Mises Yield Criterion. (You need a lot of coffee to read that stuff, or you will be asleep within 15 minutes.) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Mises_yield_criterion
@@mikewalker4950 I’m always up for anything. If you can get a clear picture of Tt2 wheel carriers that would be good. Or if you just get a close up clear shot or any wheel criers, hitches, brakes. The things no other channel wants haha! You can always email them to me.
There's already allot of information around that. Basicly that park makes money per rider per ride, and so having to refuse a rider means no money. So the owner had the safety sensors illegally alterd, resulting in the ride being able to start with retraints dangerously far open. And when the poor bigger bodied victem got in we sadly know what happend next. Its one of the reasons I'm glad in that in Europe we have the TÜV inspecting and checken rides.
This is TTD/2Ron4695/46 again, remember I mentioned the 2 ribs on Falcon Flight 's road wheels down to side wheels were 'beefer' !!? Looks like Zamperla's ''FIX'' 'strengthened ' this area of their bogey.!! [ seat #6 silver was rough and rides later #6 black was quite smooth!!!] [ affected different wheel boggies progressively due to the differently weighted/ randomly spaced persons.].
Am wondering if they just 'added those 'beefier' sections to the existing boggies and the horizontal memeber survived all the running without any defects/ 'cracking' ?? I might think wheel bogy behind Silver seat# 6, including the horizontal member, might have developed 'cracks' (remember ran rough while the Blk smooth) !!
@@ronaldburk115 I think with the stress and whatever they found to close it, the answer was to replace with new not to try and repair the stressed ones.
I hope that Top Thrill 2 reopens soon !! What does it mean by the trains are all covers up is that a good thing or bad ? I'm praying Top Thrill 2 is reopen soon. I'm going up to Cedar point July 11th and id love to ride it !!!
@@lesliepearson7711 they’re probably done with work for the night on or caught people taking pictures and decided to stop people doing that unsure but who know.
I just walked past the ride and can confirm the silver train has all wheels on it the train is not covered and there are maintenance workers working underneath and around the train. The other trains are still missing wheels.
So if this is the actual fix and they have it installed at least on the one train, do you think it is realistic to have it open by June 7 for Coastermania? Really hoping for that ERT.
Guys bot sure if it has a whole lot to do with the wheels much at all . My friends son was on the last ride and the cars went almost to the top of the track on the way back. It' sounds electrical. Shooting the cars waaaaayyy to fast on the way back
That’s brilliant news. I’ve just lost my husband to pancreatic cancer so when the ride re opens I’m going to make my way over to cedar point. Had the worst year and riding top thrill 2 is something I just really want to do.
Sorry for your loss. Hopefully it will be up soon.
So sorry for your loss. I hope you're doing ok!
@@kaneworthington devastated
Sorry for your loss
I really hope they have it open for Coastermania next week. I don't want to get my hopes up but it sure would be nice. We have ERT scheduled on it from 7:30am to 10am, and if its open I will probably spend half the day after that just reriding it.
I’m sure they are working cautiously fast
I just may cry if this is actually open for Coastermania
Awesome update! Will be interesting to see of the Shake is gone/minimized with the new modification. For me I noticed it at the peak of the third launch.
Something you can see on video it appears.
I RODE IT THE FIRST PREVIEW EVENINGS AND ON OPENING DAY BLACK TRAIN AND I DID'NT NOTICE IT, ONLY WHERE IT GOES OVER FAST INTO THAT FINAL TWIST WAS ROUGH, DON'T THINK IT GOT THAT SHAKE TILL THAT NEXT THURS. + FRI.??? , MY FRIEND WAS TELLING ME ON THOSE TWO DAYS YOU COULD FEEL IT ALOT.
@@FranklinArmstrongjr I rode it opening day row 4, I think I was on blue train. That's interesting it changed that much over a week. I didn't find the twist rough. The twist has a lot more whip to it. Hartline change, and the speed over the top hat and coming down is noticeably faster now. As much as I will miss that first launch and the old trains sitting lower to the track, taking the top hat at a faster speed, and sitting higher is a more force full experience over the top hat. Which I like.
@@FranklinArmstrongjrwhy r u screaming tho
Update us in the comments after you ride and let us know if the shakes improve
We started at Breakers on May 31st to June 2nd. They were testing tt2 at 2am on the 31st. They ran a few trains.
Somebody got a lucky shot that must have been hard to get. Looks like you got the scoop, Ryan. Nobody else seems to have noticed the new carriers. Good job!
I consider Ryan the ride mechanic a trusted source of information. His experience gives him tremendous insight. As an enthusiast, I crave information and he doesn't disappoint
@samich57 I totally agree. I love this channel and share its content a lot, even if it's explaining something I learned from him to someone else.
Thanks.
Great find! Really appreciate all of your insight and wisdom! Thanks again Ryan!
Still some hope itll be open for CoasterMania
Fingers crossed. Downed capital projects suck.
@@ryantheridemechanic at least 1 train op?
This was a "wheely" good analysis video.
Haha! Thanks.
Thank you for the quick video! Love hearing your analysis and theories!
Awesome thanks!
I'm here at the park with a pretty good zoom on my device... anything besides the upstops and carrier thickness that would be helpful to see?
I’m not sure honestly. Very hard to make out anything from afar.
@@ryantheridemechanici'm going to try to get a couple pictures from different angles tomorrow too and see if any new info is gleaned
Love your insight into things! I enjoy your videos, and I typically don’t always watch videos longer than 15-20 minutes but yours are great!
That’s great. I just can’t keep most topics under 50 min. It’s a gift or a curse.
They do look like new wheel carriers. They look more reinforced and the wheels seem slightly further apart (front to back), but it could just be the photo angle. Awesome videos dude.
Good info... thank you...I got to ride it May 1st... can't wait to ride it again
Like watching your videos very interesting
Thanks!
Someone just posted a video of it testing on Reddit!
Any insight into the testing requirements after a modification is made? Could be an interesting video topic.
Probably the standard 1000 cycles loaded. Stale, insurance, engineering of the park, engineering from Zamperla all have to be sure this is good. And then they can open. NOW is where Tony’s words start to set in. Sounds like they are all confident this will be the last time for this problem.
@@ryantheridemechanic Thank you! I appreciate the reply
I think we are going to see some testing soon! Seems like this will require quite a bit of testing. I'll be there this weekend, I'll see what I can find for you
Thanks! I know everything is very hard to photograph from the midway, but I’m very curious to see if they modified the upstop at all
I was there the other day and a crew was working on the launch track stators. One guy was using a blade to scrape brown tape off one of them, as if it had just come out of a package.
I have seen videos where they put painters tape on the side of the stators. So you have heat from the sun, UV from the sun, heat from the stators, and after that all the glue is stuck. The glue will act as an insulator and could cause the motor to overheat. So they want to make sure nothing is on those.
Definitely new, another insider, which he was definitely right considering said it was this exact part and it would be installed this week. Hopefully this tracks well and solves the problem, they do believe this was the cause of the shake and the wear of the LSM's as well. Time will tell for sure, but based on a certain email I saw personally, this appears to have done it.
Sweet. I like fixing things. I was watching the lightning train video when it first came out and these are way less modular than revision 0 was a while back. Much lighter as well. So not too surprising.
Curious to know which insider! I love these videos and go down the rabbit hole often, LOL!
@@JoeSymanski I'm so deep in the rabbit hole I found Alice
@@JoeSymanski sources can get fired, I can’t speak for brteller but I would keep that tight myself.
My guess is the testing won't have the same duration as the initial commissioning of the entire ride.
I’m supposed to be going June 16 and I am prepared to move it back to august. But fingers crossed. Hopefully safety first
I'm scheduled for June 16-17. This is getting dicey. I'll have to deal with FL+ exchange and rebooking accommodations
June 13-14 here. And flying over from England. Nail-biting stuff!
Per what I've heard, they've installed new wheel assemblies on one of the trains over the past two days and actually started testing it tonight. The hope is to have at least one train operational for Coastermania in a week, so my guess is they probably made one set as quickly as possible and provided they hold up, will manufacture and install them on the other two trains over the next month so all three trains are available for peak season. Whatever modification they're doing is supposedly a temporary fix to allow the ride to make it through the season without issues, then they're supposedly designing a completely new assembly to install over the offseason to make sure the ride is able to operate safely and reliably for years to come.
Sounds spot on for something like this.
Wow this is really interesting. Thanks for the update!
Glad I could help deliver it.
Was there last night as well, I saw the trains but can’t get that good of a picture lol
It’s hidden pretty good out there.
Any thoughts on why they removed 3 rows of seats on a train
The big question is if they ran the train with those rows missing.
Hey Ryan, would you be willing to let us use a screenshot of your photo of the new wheel assembly in a video? We will mention you by name in the video and link your channel in the description. Thanks.
Sure that’s fine
@@ryantheridemechanic Perfect. Thank you.
I’m at the park today but didn’t notice this. I might have to go run and check when I’m back tomorrow
I stared at these pictures for a couple minutes and did not notice. Honestly it was the second or third time. I opened the picture up that I figured something looked different. It was a hardly noticeable change.
I sent you a handful of photos I just took. Thanks for the great videos!
@@srellessemaj awesome thank you
I wonder if the shimmy left and right is going to be less now that the wheel carriers are going to be on tighter possibly. I can see how that twist on the way down. Will put stress on this part. They look much much better now.
I have that thought as well.
The original look really flimsy lol. It kind of looks like there's little support bars coming out from the added support underneath. I can't tell if it's connected to the guide wheel section, though. It kind of looks like it is, but the view cuts off there.
It is purposely put in a place where it is hard to photograph. They also put up a barrier that honestly looks like a black garbage bag that makes it even harder to see around. I doubt the guide and upstops will be visible during the day because it is on a maintenance track further back and the main track obscures the view.
People are offering to get better pictures if they can. Those carriers are hard to get pictures of way out there behind stuff.
I've always tought that wheelcarrier assembly looked too tiny, so it makes sense they reinforced it. Hopefully that covers the problem and the ride will re-open.
Hopefully it’s good for the rest of the season. I’d guess revision 3 will pop up before 2025
@@ryantheridemechanic Could very well be, hopefully this doesn't damage Zamperla's reputation too much.
@@Scjheinen this one thing shouldn’t. This happens with new stuff all the time. But if it continues to happen year after year, that’s when damage occurs.
In hindsight the original carriers do seem not to have a lot of ‘beefiness’ to them. Isn’t it concerning that they were able to notice stress on the carriers after only a couple weekends of running?
That’s just what this stuff comes out. A lot of rides test done then shortly into operation, the thing you never had any trouble with, is messed up.
Massively overshadowed news lol
Right. Hiding in plain sight.
Love your videos keep going!
Can we learn more about control systems?
@@bestkickz2464 what would you like to know. I have 2 controls video in the works right now.
@@ryantheridemechanic more of the computer program side of these new rollercoasters, in particular lsm launches, I do however see that you have a video on lsms and lims. Will check them out!
I heard there was a parts shipment that arrived. this must be it. 2 videos in a row. you're on a roll
Just happened to work out that way. I’ve been watching the updates. Then saw this picture that was sent to me and realized, no one has this! I should share it!
@@ryantheridemechanic I was thinking about making a quick trip out there today but I'm a little backed up at work so I couldn't get away. perhaps on Sunday
i saw a clip of tony clark speaking on a radio station saying they are close to releasing an update and its not going to be a summer long thing
I hope they are still high off the ground because that spiral drop is incredible and I hope it still flys over the top hat
Looks like they identified the issue with carrier stress wear and tear, and had these parts manufactured, and gave a quick "opening" to get more people to the park, and they'll have a grand re-opening when these new parts are fully tested but it seems they used the standard lightning train wheel carriers but already had an option for reinforced ones if needed.
Yeh it all didn't take all that much time for the 'FIX', so most likely may*have*had beefier ones in the works. (the original vertical member did/does look 'kinda weak'.)(refer again to Falcon Flight's 2 vertical ribs).
It wouldn’t surprise me if the ride opens up with these. And we see another revision in early 2025
@@ronaldburk115 It wouldn’t surprise me if the ride opens up with these. And we see another revision in early 2025
heres a question
how long are those things going stay bolted to main body?
If you’re talking about the carrier armed like where the road wheels mount. They are solid, no connections. The original lightnin trains rolled out with a modular design. These are purpose built with no connections.
@@ryantheridemechanic that not what i meant i meant to the main body
i would think the carrier is steel were as the main body is alumium
@@chriss1019 I believe the carriers are aluminum as well. I might have that wrong. It all looks the same same painted.
The thing I notice about the comparison is the wheel guard is on the other wheel (unless the top photo is of the carriers on the other side of the train)
Most of the time, the wheel that’s under the coach doesn’t need a guard. Just the lead and rail along with any that are exposed from above.
I'm no expert on this, but it seems they won't be able to test these new wheel carriers as extensively as the old ones because the old ones already lived through the transition from winter to summer. Metal expands and contracts in different temperatures, and these new carriers will only have ever experienced summer warmth.
They should just start in with stress testing and analysis.
Did they only notice the stress a few days after letting the public ride it? Wouldn’t they have seen this through all the testing that was performed?
I feel like testing is a lot different than normal operating days. Like during testing water dummies empty trains a handful of people is a lot different than constantly running and having people say what they felt on the ride. I'm just glad it wasn't any sort of accident and they are working to get it corrected
Hey @esaym7509, this is ttd/2ron4695/46 Remember I wrote you in past Ryan video, about ALL THE testing was done with equal weighted / evenly spaced water dummies -while- upon running trains with persons of unequal weights and RANDOMLY spaced persons would put 'different' stresses upon the train!. It showed up ''after'' ALL the testing-- or not seen until it got 'exacerbated' with the randomly placed persons!! going to Cmania. It DID EFFECT different wheel boggies progressively as trains ran.[on its last Mon., Sil seat #6 was quite rough while the same #6 in Blk tr. was QUITE SMOOTH]!!
I feel like they were inching toward it the entire time but no one could put their finger on what the problems was until the end.
@@sairosekk they done make dummies to simulate a train full of large guests. The standard comes close. But to make a true heavy dummie they would need lead or steel to make up the weight. Even then, it won’t account for all sizes. But these rides are engineered where weight is that critical. People are super light compared to the forces on the ride.
@@ryantheridemechanic I know about the dummies I've seen them. I just don't think testing is equal to real world application. But what do I know I'm not the mechanic 😅. Thanks for the vid!
Thanks for your video. Great info!
Your welcome!
To me this is very impressive for a turn around time.
It was fast to remake that manny components of that size!
I leave in 2 days I would be over joyed if it’s running when I go
That would be awesome!
HEY RYAN, WHAT THE HECK'S GOIN ON ??? I WILL BE BACK AT C.P. SUNDAY, I WILL LET YA KNOW IF SEE ANYTHING, BUT I KNOW TONY WAS ON THE RADIO HERE IN SANDUSKY AND SAID HE DIDNT THINK IT WOULD BE AN ALL SUMMER THING.... THANKS FOR THE UPDATE, KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK.👍
Good luck on Sunday! But please stop yelling. And have fun!
Thanks. We all hope to see it running soon!
@@thisguy_w0n
WE WANNA HEAR YOU SCREAM .!!! STEEL.VENGEANCE〽️
That bit of the wheel carrier did look like it was going to flap in the wind a bit. Nice spot Ryan.
look at the Falcon flight's wheel bogies; esp. notice the 2 vertical ribs from road wheels down to side wheels. Look like Zamperla'a FIX strengthened this area of their bogies!! I noticed fast that Zamperla bogies looked not**very 'beefy'. TTD/2Ron4695/46
?referring to the vertical 'thin' member?
Someone sent me a picture of it from IAAPA and they look light up close but Zamperla did the math and they were ok. But according to an engineer I used to know, it doesn’t follow the “tylar “ method.
@@ronaldburk115 I believe so. I think they do look thin but I’m not an engineer.
@@ryantheridemechanic You can go light but you use geometry to spread the load. It is the same as a truss frame bridge instead of reinforced concrete. One uses shape and the other uses cross sectional stiffness to resist forces. Zamperla went for cross sectional stiffness but screwed up on dynamic loading. With the larger distance between centers on the road wheels and guide wheels, the higher friction force generated will cause torque twist will go through that member, shortening the fatigue life. I think for ISO or EN standards, they follow the Von Mises Yield Criterion. (You need a lot of coffee to read that stuff, or you will be asleep within 15 minutes.) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Mises_yield_criterion
Heading back up a week from today, maybe I’ll get lucky!
I hope you do! I want to see this beast back in action.
@@ryantheridemechanic I'll be there probably 8 times this month.... any pics or vids or anything needed for content?
@@mikewalker4950 I’m always up for anything. If you can get a clear picture of Tt2 wheel carriers that would be good. Or if you just get a close up clear shot or any wheel criers, hitches, brakes. The things no other channel wants haha! You can always email them to me.
Great update Ryan😊
Thank you !
Thanks for the update ryan
Your welcome
Same bogies, they were welded
You should email me with that story.
Ryantherdemechanic@yahoo.com
Love to know how you found that out.
@@ryantheridemechanic I am clairvoyant
Coaster detectives
But what kind? CSI, scooby doo, Colombo, don’t tell me “murder she wrote” haha!!!
Can you do a video on how the drop tower at icon park orlando accident happened exactly?
Maybe. I don’t like talking about accidents because they are impacting lives. But I’ll think about it.
There's already allot of information around that. Basicly that park makes money per rider per ride, and so having to refuse a rider means no money. So the owner had the safety sensors illegally alterd, resulting in the ride being able to start with retraints dangerously far open. And when the poor bigger bodied victem got in we sadly know what happend next.
Its one of the reasons I'm glad in that in Europe we have the TÜV inspecting and checken rides.
is the hosing over the back wheel new too?
I think they are just on in reverse that used to be on the front wheel sets.
Typically you just guard the front wheel or any wheel below an opening to prevent impact on the track with a bird, phone, loose clothing,etc.
looks like there is one over the back road wheels too on the new carriers.
@@LTCoasters Oh that makes sense
This is TTD/2Ron4695/46 again, remember I mentioned the 2 ribs on Falcon Flight 's road wheels down to side wheels were 'beefer' !!? Looks like Zamperla's ''FIX'' 'strengthened ' this area of their bogey.!! [ seat #6 silver was rough and rides later #6 black was quite smooth!!!] [ affected different wheel boggies progressively due to the differently weighted/ randomly spaced persons.].
Am wondering if they just 'added those 'beefier' sections to the existing boggies and the horizontal memeber survived all the running without any defects/ 'cracking' ?? I might think wheel bogy behind Silver seat# 6, including the horizontal member, might have developed 'cracks' (remember ran rough while the Blk smooth) !!
@@ronaldburk115 I think with the stress and whatever they found to close it, the answer was to replace with new not to try and repair the stressed ones.
you gotta figure out how to make your mouse pointer work so we know what you're referring to.
Yea that was a “doh!” Moment.
Just heard the trains are covered up now
They work fast. Darn RUclipsrs haha!
I hope that Top Thrill 2 reopens soon !! What does it mean by the trains are all covers up is that a good thing or bad ? I'm praying Top Thrill 2 is reopen soon. I'm going up to Cedar point July 11th and id love to ride it !!!
@@lesliepearson7711 they’re probably done with work for the night on or caught people taking pictures and decided to stop people doing that unsure but who know.
@@lesliepearson7711 that means they don’t want people taking pictures and making RUclips videos on it. They need to focus on the task at hand.
I just walked past the ride and can confirm the silver train has all wheels on it the train is not covered and there are maintenance workers working underneath and around the train. The other trains are still missing wheels.
So if this is the actual fix and they have it installed at least on the one train, do you think it is realistic to have it open by June 7 for Coastermania? Really hoping for that ERT.
It’s all relative to how hard they want to push. This is a major redesign so I’d assume a lot of people have to sign off on it. Means a lot of time.
Maybe one (??two?) train op for coastermania??
@@ronaldburk115 if it opens at all…. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was single train OP
I see you on the Dark Side of the Moon
It has started testing
Ahh interesting
Great video
Thank.
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It wont run in 2024
Guys bot sure if it has a whole lot to do with the wheels much at all
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My friends son was on the last ride and the cars went almost to the top of the track on the way back. It' sounds electrical. Shooting the cars waaaaayyy to fast on the way back
Interesting