HUGE Otis Freight elevator!

(9-27-2013) This is a HUGE elevator.
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[@StevenAlpert]

I was going to say when I saw this... Where is the couch, tv, and 2 beds? I could live on that elevator.

[@randombird390]

Yeah ik

[@richardpearson58]

nice to ride the freight with permission and that is how it should be done

[@bluejaysfan256]

Yeah

[@urgbos]

Great that your videos are being recognized on this level

[@aaronbays4]

That thing is huge, the red light and beeping reminds me of that scene in Aliens when Ripley flushes the alien out the airlock in the cargo bay.

[@HungryGuyStories]

Yes, this is a very professionally-produced video. Good work, DD :-)

[@marysanders3221]

I was in that museum yesterday lol

[@JimLiElevators]

Wait until I have a private video of the freighter at the Raleigh Science Museum.

[@JoshCraver9000]

This thing is a BEHEMOTH!!! I think a mobile home could fit in this elevator! This might be the largest elevator on KZbin!!

[@blueauraretriever]

JoshCraver9000 I've seen much larger

[@somehumanbeing4018]

Ikr!

[@aurapixelz]

Clinton Township Lifts by MagicalLift256 oh wow 🤩that must be pretty huge

[@daddykitty8339]

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[@PAelevators]

You finally made it public again

[@I_like_some_BG]

Please respond i think im only here you are the only hope here...

[@LiamWalsheliamskitchen]

Great to see you got in that one elevator that caught our eyes on my trip down there a few years ago :)

[@psychedelicnarwhal9599]

Like some said, it looks big enough to house an apartment in it, ceiling looks to be 2 stories tall too so maybe even a small house! Really cool

[@SamSitar]

wowers that elevator is insanely HUGE. counterweight is an anvil. what is the clicking as the elevator ascends?

[@Bombiedude.]

This thing could practically hold a normal sized passenger elevator in it lol

[@HungryGuyStories]

Hey, mood music! You're videos are getting fancy, DD :-)

[@davidng2336]

The music was sadly muted.

[@gptelevators1564]

I can fit my traverse in there lol

[@modeltrainproductions3167]

Wow I was in that building last year thanks for getting the elevator for me.

[@isaacalvarez9401]

Interesting how on 4 and 5, the doors are only half-height. BTW, how do you get permission to ride these things?

[@xanderbander711]

00000000000⁰⁰

[@rieon-plumbingfan]

9:21 Now watch this huge door again... BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP... *_BEEP_*

[@otiselevator2]

You are the best persons to get interesting elevator and got permission.

[@blueauraretriever]

otiselevator9439 I ask for permission to film the Elevators in my hotel especially when I become afraid to film them

[@wyattsmith2498]

I remember this, we came to DC over the week of 7/4/17

[@jimster586]

The passenger elevators used to have square touch sensitive buttons. :-(

[@alpaljl]

Great video Andrew!! The intro was also great!! I hope to return to DC again because I love that city!

[@larsvondel3649]

very cool

[@Omisis046]

I fell in love with this video.

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks so much!

[@kakurerud7516]

what? no motor room? :P

[@saturnDean]

that elevator looks likeit can double as a bedroom

[@jaycecox8700]

I've been there before I love that place!

[@jaymietreadwell]

This is awesome! Great music choice too :)

[@mattiharbourmh]

My god this is the hugest by far elevator I have ever seen its the size of two bedrooms

[@muleman1701]

This has got to be your best freighter video yet! IMO at least. I loved the video and the small museum tour at the beginning. A BIG THANK YOU to the Smithsonian for inviting you up there, dieselducy! Keep up the awesome work!

[@devonmccall9155]

When are you going to film the larger freight elevator?

[@gvtexasoldaccount9769]

What's that song that was playing while you were walking through the museum

[@jameswong6188]

National Museum Of American History Otis Traction Freight Elevator HUGE Peelle Doors

[@DieselDucy]

yep.

[@ZLDSmogless]

Elevator 4:46 Do they use it as a chill out area?

[@ElevatingArizonaByGageWilliams]

Oh no! This elevator is alarmed

[@dykodesigns]

Wow, Impressive elevator! I've never seen them that huge. Is it custom made? Interessting that it is an traction elevator, one would expect a hydraulic system for an elevator like this.

[@Korbllox]

No it is not custom made some elevators can even get bigger

[@red142100]

cool

[@douro20]

Where did you get the very nice FM music?

[@NorthlandElevators]

Those guys said that there was a bigger one than this...Did you get to ride that one as well?

[@TefkrosAirliner]

What's that song at 2:50??? Please answer its amazing!

[@Ih8kone]

Didn't you film the passenger elevators

[@trixxid3610]

im a big fan

[@garyallsebrook3493]

Holy shit! That things bigger than my house!

[@the_most_ungeneric_person_ever]

I saw the unlocked service elevator that was the only one that goes on the rides

[@DieselDucy]

Cool

[@isaac24]

What happened to the sound?

[@dieselrigs1]

Was it just me but if you listened to the door closing it sounds like a sci-Fi theme

[@mannyistheman2221]

This is the east freight elevator

[@twentyfour44]

Btw I have a KZbin channel about elevators and trains

[@calvindejong4566]

5:54 If you look on the right side of the screen, you can see that the indicator forgets its math

[@hattyhats000]

Y

[@zoenovak3517]

Maybe there is a glare

[@zoenovak3517]

Or maybe its dead

[@claypf4795]

Does anybody know the weight capacity of this elevator? I couldn't make out any signage on the video.

[@zoenovak3517]

5:28 did that guy the left catch you for riding the FREIGHT elevator not the passenger one

[@redstonegaming6044]

What's with the sad music???? XD

[@ElevatingChicago]

You could probably fit an entire CAR in that. Maybe even a Maybach, those things are really long.

[@gparyani]

You should start adding special effects to your videos.

[@twentyfour44]

I like trains

[@GamesCell]

Imagine being stuck in that elevator

[@NC_YT_123]

Just imagine the shaft

[@DieselDucy]

it is HUGE>

[@KofelinaPL]

*Why* is there no music?

[@ih8thyssenkrupp]

I've seen buildings here in NY that have freighters like this one, in buildings where instead of a ground level loading dock, they have 1 or more freighters used to bring trucks to underground loading docks.

[@realjaketem]

It's huge...

[@TefkrosAirliner]

Where is the other one @ 10:00???

[@janeeleanorknight8688]

What, no epic motor?

[@rodneyperry642]

you could have a full bedroom in it

[@mattm8108]

That elevator is bigger than my apartment

[@DieselDucy]

it is lol.

[@randombird390]

Imagine if the elevater got stuck you would have to live there and wait until the rescue people got there

[@DieselDucy]

You would have alot of room!

[@georgef551]

The PEELEE gate and regular doors look lost. Is there actually a 3rd retiring cam? The main level door appears to be slightly smaller than the full-height ones.

[@George-id5ie]

4:03 is that daft punk?

[@mannyistheman2221]

Andrew, how did you pull this off? Very Impressive! Sad to see the Otis Fixtures gone. These two beasts are fun to ride. When I wanted to ride these when I was volunteering back in 1997-1999; I had to check a key out from security and put it in a lock that said G (motor generator). Without a key, it wouldn't run. Those things were kept off.

[@crapper1]

Will be doing the air and space once knowing a lot about aviation I can relate to it

[@cooperk7671]

I rode a freight elevator at oak ridge mall today but it wasn’t nearly that size not even haft of it. Today was like the second time in my life I’ve roden one of them before. There super fascinating to ride and I hope to ride more bigger ones like this to! I love elevators and I had a even bigger obsession when I was a little kid 😆.

[@DieselDucy]

This one was HUGE! what kind was the one you rode?

[@cooperk7671]

@@DieselDucy it was a peele door one 😀

[@NationalElevator]

Yes, but I never rode that elevator.

[@dennismanbook]

That is HUGE!

[@erickwiraja8362]

You could fit a car

[@lucasgelevatorsandmore7722]

Imagine if this huge doors were telco two speed

[@DieselDucy]

That would be epic.

[@Mr.cool17429]

Bigger than a house

[@DieselDucy]

bigger than mine lol

[@NationalElevator]

I loved peering down the shaft of this beast.

[@aurapixelz]

@NationalElevator [ARCHIVED] I know you probably won’t respond, but why won’t you record videos anymore? 😢😢

[@putty1574]

Sad that the Smithsonian is closed right now.

[@reillypeggie907]

What happens to the sound at 1:00 to 5:00

[@jackmorosoff5916]

Ikr

[@EvanStoneProductions]

7:44... Steve should've wore a belt

[@ag6371]

It seems like it has 3:1 roping or even more there is no way even 2:1 can move this huge elevator

[@DieselDucy]

Possibly.

[@rodneyperry642]

i remember my first freigt elevator ride as a kid

[@FinnishElevators]

Why there is metal detectors at the start

[@josephkim7368]

Security, think of TSA

[@FinnishElevators]

Okay?

[@adamh.7940]

There is security everywhere in Washington D.C.

[@isaacalvarez9401]

all of the smithsonian museums have them, because they're national landmarks

[@charmekawells6444]

ive been there before it was awesome i didn't ride any elevators though because im afraid of them

[@MegaZeldafan1]

Before the Shutdown

[@hattyhats000]

7:44

[@michaelwalterselevatorsrob5009]

Skip to 4:45 to see the elevator

[@scarysara9364]

I estimate it being the same size as a full bathroom in a house; also I bet that loud beeping noise whenever those gate doors moved can get somewhat irritating after a while,but I suppose that it's a necessary evil for safety reasons.

[@wvwildlifecam9159]

What has been the hardest elevator to actually get to ride and film?

[@blueauraretriever]

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[@JordanLoweElevaToursCanada]

That is the biggest freight elevator in the world!!

[@mgk2600]

I thought that woman was a Mannequin at first

[@blueauraretriever]

This lift is probably traction FRIRND

[@seanjuth]

Too slow for a traction

[@TheTheo58]

@@seanjuth The roping is very likely 2:1 whereby compensating sheave are attached to the top of the cab and counterweight, allowing more weight to be carried but slows the FPM to about 1/2 normal speed. The geared traction machine probably has a 60-72" driven sheave

[@seanjuth]

@@TheTheo58 you can hear the hydraulic motor anyway so we know it's a hydraulic

[@twmax4137]

The elevator needs at least 600 horse power to move it probably

[@modeltrainproductions3167]

Too bad u didn't get the machine room for that elevator. I wanted to see how big it was.

[@Max-9632]

Sadly this elevator has been modernised

[@VeeTHis]

That is so slow...

[@angelolising1387]

how much more & many pounds of people can this hold

[@DieselDucy]

like 40k i believe?

[@michaelwalterselevatorsrob5009]

very slow for a traction

[@blueauraretriever]

Michael Walters Elevators, Roblox, and More IKR They should just might as well make it hydraulic!

[@TheTheo58]

This fright elevator likely has a 2:1 roping which enables more weight to be carried in addition to a larger geared traction machine. There are compensating sheaves on top of the cab and counterweight unlike with 1:1 roping where the free ends of the cab anchor to the cab and counterweight pass over the driven sheave. The 2:1 free ends are anchored to the ceiling of the elevator shaft.

[@IceBotYT]

4:45 thank me later

[@stateofeastdakotatours6662]

A 24,000 lbs wonder.

[@DieselDucy]

this was epic!

[@I_like_some_BG]

Whos in 2024?😢

[@DieselDucy]

Im here.

[@I_like_some_BG]

@@DieselDucy nice i was watching you for over 5 years!

[@I_like_some_BG]

@@DieselDucy AND I DIDNT EXPECT YOU TO BE HERE😳