HUGE & UNIQUE Gillespie Hydraulic Freight Elevator at North Carolina Museum Of Art in Raleigh, NC.

Video Recorded on June 21, 2023: First thing's first, I want to give a huge thanks to the museum staff for letting me ride and film this massive freight elevator! In case you don't know, this elevator is located in the newer building of this entire museum. Remember the Otis GAL freight elevator I filmed last year in the original wing? As I promised, I finally get to see this elevator here!!!!! :D Last time I was here, this part of the building was closed for renovations. By the way, Gillespie is a name I have never heard of. I don't even know if it's really even a real name. Upon research, Gillespie Corporation does custom elevator installs or something. Also, look at the large single speed bi-parting hoistway door downstairs. You can see I got a GREAT view of it both inside and outside of the elevator cab. There's another elevator that serves the kitchen right across from this freight elevator I'm on which I indeed did film. Anyway, this is one of the BEST freight elevators I have never ridden! Especially with that big single speed vertical door in the basement like what you see in a garage. Installed in 2009.
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[@johnlinsley3054]

I designed that elevator in 2009. Gillespie designs and builds custom elevators for all the elevator contractors in the US and abroad, including Otis Elevator. This elevator is 10'-4"x19'-10", 20,000 lbs, 16'-0" travel, with a very shallow 12" deep pit. It is a twin jack holeless hydro with four guide rails, and utilizes our shallow pit safety system to provide bottom car clearance and refuge space per code.

[@JimLiElevators]

That is cool! Do you still work on elevators up to this day? I won’t be back in North Carolina until this summer.

[@LiamWalsheliamskitchen]

Interesting. I also saw a Gillespie passenger elevator at the waterpark at American Dream

[@DuckDoesStuff_KY]

Hey Jim! Could you tell me how you ask to ride the freight elevator?

[@JimLiElevators]

Unfortunately, it’s not all that easy to do so. But chances are a 50-50. What I do is I just talk to the staff who works in the facility, and they would usually give you a number or email to call and reach out to the specific person in charge you would have to set up a time. However, in certain cases, it may be easy.

[@DuckDoesStuff_KY]

@@JimLiElevators oh, do you think I could just walk into somewhere and ask? What if I give the whole schpeal of “I’m an elevator enthusiast” does that lessen my chances of them saying yes?

[@JimLiElevators]

If you say just that, then that technically would. Yes. Give them all the following details so that they could understand better: 1. You are deeply fascinated into elevators and film elevator videos for an enjoyment of having this hobby. 2. Your KZbin channel gets hundreds to thousands of views pertaining your focus on elevators, and a community of others with this same exact hobby. 3. You are wanting to seek whether or not if they can get you on the freight elevator for the following reasons listed in both 1 and 2. Chances are only a 50-50, but they would more than likely understand.

[@ThePrasad_Diamond]

This is really amazing! Especially for one that is 20K pounds

[@craigrussell1719]

I rode a Freight Elevator at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas,TX that’s the same size as this one except the one I rode is Thyssenkrupp

[@JimLiElevators]

Did you used to work at the Perot Museum? Because I would love to check out that elevator but it appears to be locked with a keycard.

[@craigrussell1719]

@@JimLiElevatorsno but I had permission from the staff members this was interesting though I thought was going to take a look but get this the staff were so nice they got me a full ride in fact they asked me if I want to ride the freight elevator and I smiled wide and said yes

[@JimLiElevators]

How long ago was this, and do you actually live in the DFW? A lot of times when I ask for permission, either they would say no, but other times, they also would have me to prearrange for a certain date and time.

[@craigrussell1719]

@@JimLiElevatorsthis was 3 months ago in late August

[@craigrussell1719]

And I’m from Austin, TX but I travel a lot to deferent cities in Texas including Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and more

[@iforgotmyname5610]

Is this the first Gillespie freight to ever have been filmed

[@JimLiElevators]

I think so? I’ve never actually heard of that brand before.

[@EWPA14]

Gillespie, that's strange. Records say Otis, & the passenger car behind this 1's definitely Otis. I guess it's a Gillespie installed by Otis?

[@ThePrasad_Diamond]

Or Gillespie maintains it

[@LiamWalsheliamskitchen]

Could be a mod

[@EWPA14]

It's not. This part of the building was built in 2009.

[@PNWElevatorAviation]

Sounds like a Chewbacca Motor!!

[@LosAngelesElevators]

You pronounced it wrong: it’s jill-es-pee.

[@JimLiElevators]

Thanks for the actual correction. I totally had no idea how this was pronounced at all.