LOUD Motor! | 1980s Unknown Hydraulic Lift | Undisclosed Location, Wellington

[@LGCT]

Nice 80's/90's Dewhurst Buttons

[@t3224.elevators_nz]

Looks *very* well-built for most unbranded generic lifts of this nature! I suppose it has to be, seeing as it's bigger and more heavy-duty than a lot of the publicly rideable “passenger lifts”. That motor sound is what I like to nickname the "ferry horn" - though, in this case, it sounds more like a disgruntled cow 😂😆

[@JoshCraver9000]

Is it dry powered?

[@the_alex_ellis_channel6923]

Never even heard of such a thing, let alone know how to identify one!

[@TheDragonFire123]

@@the_alex_ellis_channel6923 "Dry" or "submersible" just means where the motor is located. On the vast majority of hydraulics, it was located inside the tank and "submerged" in its own hydraulic fluid. This may sound stupid, but the pump is specifically designed to be immersed and runs quieter due to the sound deadening of the fluid. Older lifts have the pump outside the tank instead.

[@t3224.elevators_nz]

@@TheDragonFire123 I mean… The motor certainly *sounds* loud here, so it could be a dry-powered hydro. I don't know if you're able to find out by shining a flashlight through the shaft or if you actually have to go into the motor room itself to know for sure.... although a possible clue is that I _think_ the lift is top-drive, based on the presumed motor room entrance on the top floor at 1:04.

[@TheDragonFire123]

​@@t3224.elevators_nzYou can make an educated guess on the motor's volume, but the only way to know for sure is to go in the motor room sadly.

[@randomanonymous-q5d]

That looks old

[@the_alex_ellis_channel6923]

As per the title, this lift is from the 1980s.

[@randomanonymous-q5d]

@the_alex_ellis_channel6923 oh that's Like 43 years and is the cable not replaced?

[@the_alex_ellis_channel6923]

​@@randomanonymous-q5d It's a Hydraulic lift.......it doesn't have cables.....

[@randomanonymous-q5d]

@the_alex_ellis_channel6923 oh there is hydraulic lifts in the 80's

[@LGCT]

@@randomanonymous-q5d Hydraulic Lifts have been around for a long time, same for Traction Lifts.

[@elevatorsinnz]

Not bad for a Generic