More Brunswick A-2

[@drbluzer]

In the early days of bowling up to the 1970's , the bowling balls would come back on a visible rack in which bowlers found to be distracting . Ball returns went "under the alley" as a result to avoid bowler distraction .

[@h8GW]

FINALLY, a good look at how the pins get oriented! Very elegant in how the same wheel brings both the pins and balls up in separate directions.

[@drbluzer]

My father was a pilot in the Army Air Force in the 1940's and when he got out , he became an auto mechanic and then an automatic pinsetter mechanic in the 1960's . My parents divorced when I was around five years old and my dad had us three kids for the weekend . Dad managed a bowling alley in Louisville , Kentucky and I would sometimes go into the rear of the lanes and watch the machines work . These look a lot like the ones that I saw in the 1960's as there was a "carpet shaker" to move the bowling pins to the rear of the machine . The newer machines have a conveyor belt that move the bowling pins to the rear of the machine . It was unfortunate that my dad was on top of the machine while it was working and he jumped backwards to avoid being entangled in the machine . He broke both balls of his feet and had to go on disability due to severe arthritis . Sadly , in the middle of a very cold winter early morning a fire destroyed that bowling alley ( EDEN LANES ) in the early 1970's caused by a faulty furnace . I have some great memories of EDEN LANES ! Many bowling alleys did not have sprinkler systems and we lost several of them in Louisville , Kentucky . The ones that I remember the most are PARKMOOR RECREATION CENTER in 1964 that killed three firemen , EDEN LANES in 1971 or 1972 , and BAPTIST BOWLING LANES in the mid 1970's . PARKMOOR was rebuilt but later the property was bought by the University Of Louisville and was torn down .SAD !

[@danielwentz4898]

I liked this pinsetter as old time and still running for a long time! Brunswick A-2 is best!

[@firealarmtechguy4444]

And gsX in my opinion

[@MegaTornado-u9m]

@@firealarmtechguy4444 yesssss I love gsx

[@PinoyBowlerGS92]

Both A2’s and GSX are great, AMF’s are junk

[@PinoyBowlerGS92]

4:28 I love how that ball hits the cushion slow and quickly drops the Rake

[@keithchrysler3732]

Definitely A models with some upgrades but extremely slow compared to our A-2s. These machines look as though they have had very little use and in prime shape! Great video!

[@therandommemecat7738]

I am really miss Brunswick A2, because my local bowling alley replaced with Brunswick GS-X

[@MegaTornado-u9m]

Even though Brunswick GS-X malfunctions a lot, and A2 dosent, i still love A2 and GS-X

[@PinoyBowlerGS92]

@@MegaTornado-u9m. Probably way better than AMF cause I hate bowling on those clunky machines unlike those decently ok GS Pinsetters I bowled on.

[@keithchrysler3732]

They'd be better off with AMF 82 90 XL.

[@RingingResonance]

Smooth running machines you have there.

[@iconredesign]

22-pin setup I see. 6:20 Two full racks- One loaded inside the deck, the other waiting in the turret- And two standing on the pin deck.

[@keithchrysler3732]

They work best with 20-21 pins. If I have speed bowlers, I slow them down by removing 6-7 pins so that the rake sits in the 180 position until the 5 pin drops into the turret.

[@Pyry300]

​@@keithchrysler3732Why do you slow them down?

[@keithchrysler3732]

@@Pyry300 because they are destructive! Speed bowlers often bowl into the sweep, causing lots of damage. When I am tending 32 lanes on open bowling nights, I simply don't have time to repair one machine because of a careless and often drunk bowler. Slowing them down to where they get their ball back and the machine is in the 180 position with no pins on deck, and the rake down, they simply have to wait. They sometimes get tired of fighting it and leave. The desired result. The next bowlers are usually better. Our local bowling alley in Indiana is now for leagues only! The owner says open bowlers are careless and cause a lot of damage. I agree!

[@Koeni_Nick13]

Striped brunswick pins are like amf pins but weirder

[@aydengaines3924]

I love pin seeter sounds

[@netdoctor1]

Why no turrent clutch squealing? Ours used to make me nuts when they joined together in irritating harmony.

[@unenslaver1333]

Master A-2 mechanic here. Questions?

[@Koeni_Nick13]

Ik there are differences between the a/a2/jetbacks but are they basically the same

[@eilikfilms]

Those are the same exact bowling pins I have

[@MaddoxsLaundromatAdventures]

Looks like these A2s are running at A speed

[@keithpierce6324]

need to get a oil can out and oil the cushion linkage

[@PinoyBowlerGS92]

2:45 OOF, that one got stuck

[@steveporco4016]

Decent video!

[@InvalidUserProfile]

Definitely not a newer A2 and most likely not even an A2 at all. Look at the two large holes in the gearbox, the deck lowering link, not a "scotch yoke", the turret drive pulley, the cycle solenoid is on the wrong side and the deck posts are round not square, the over travel cam, the way the deck shifts when setting a new rack.

[@Funnade]

🤓🤓🤓

[@catchum5205]

Would Woodbridge Bowl be in Woodbridge VA?

[@jamesshanks2614]

I know they are converted model A,s to A2 configuration but it seems to me there running slower than model A speed What size is the pulley motor please?both accessories and gearbox size. Thank you in advance. Slower they run the better they run.

[@Bassmaster1256]

It looks like the 5 1/4" model A pulley.

[@pinballdan]

Yea...Nice and slow to save the machines from fast A2 pulley's wear and tear!

[@keithchrysler3732]

The slower the less trouble! You're right!

[@TheTechnologymachinery]

Awesome Video! : )

[@cedainty]

These machines can be extremely dangerous. My adult daughter services them where she works as waitress/bartender/bowling alley establishment. in Mpls, MN A few days ago a ball and pin got jammed in the mechanism. She had to go in and clear the jamm. 'Tho switched off the machine suddenly restarted and she was trapped by the sweep. It trapped her across her back! She BROKE the sweep and the owner dragged her out. She weighs about 130#! She's been working on these machines for over eight years. They had recently been serviced by their usual "master" tech-- He, of course, denies any fault in the issue--likely a mis-wired switch!

[@danfreiberger5137]

I like the slow speed of the pinsetter. I hate those high speeds of A-2s, too dangerous for my taste.

[@MegaTornado-u9m]

Well if you like low speeds than you must like Brunswick GS-X there pretty slow and malfunction a lot

[@danfreiberger5137]

@@MegaTornado-u9m No, I like low speed machines because they are much safer at lower speeds. As fast as many of those A2s runs, I am amazed that not many more mechanics are not getting killed or severely injured! It has nothing to with whether I like a machine; I just happen to know that AMF pinsetters are far safer to work on and almost impossible to get injured.

[@PinoyBowlerGS92]

@@danfreiberger5137 That’s because those mechanics on fast speed A2’s are highly trained and also AMF’s in my opinion isn’t safer than Brunswick because both Brunswick and AMF are equally dangerous in general, not to mention that AMF’s Ball lift is real reason why I’m not comfortable around AMF because many Centers (like my local one) doesn’t have the Ball Lift guards in place, AMF should caught centers of not having the Ball Lift Guards. Imagine having a leg amputated is a different story and then a Pinsetter mechanic that bowled on League or PBA Tournaments might say “I will never be able to bowl forever”.

[@keithchrysler3732]

They run better slower. Fewer problems.

[@BowlingGaki]

Good video ! :)

[@mercedesprieu8180]

wow nice☺☺

[@crazymonkeys7802]

I like the pinsetter the sweep seems like it sweeps more smoothly than other a-2 pinsetter sweeps. 1 question: I was quite surprised when you were filming with different pins, was this because the other pins were old and worn out?

[@ItsDeCia]

I stopped using this KZbin account a long time ago so I’m really sorry for the late reply. You’re right, there were lanes with pins that were worn out that had to be replaced. We were in the process of testing the new pins at the time on some lanes but not others. That’s why you see the mix in the video. The Brunswick pins (crowns) were the old ones needing to be replaced. The new ones weren’t particularly new in general, but were new to us. They were purchased off a nearby house that was closing down and they were still in rather good condition. Thanks for watching the video!

[@crazymonkeys7802]

I love the A2 pinsetter and there isn't much videos on em so you should start making some more stuff on that,

[@crazymonkeys7802]

When Bowling Alleys want to get rid of old and ancient wooden pins they should get the Twister Pin, it's sounds odd but it's got different material that helps it just about outlive wooden pins and the stripes won't fade away because I'm sure it's made with strong rubber and the logo will never come off it permanent and is lasered on. My local Bowling Alley here in Invercargill New Zealand (Super Bowl) and only 12 lanes, uses qubicaamf pins roughly 10 or more or less years old, they are ancient they gotta replace them now. But they have lasted so long because Invercargill New Zealand is not a big city so the Bowling Alley doesn't get a lot of customers

[@7kakan]

@@crazymonkeys7802 sorry for a late reply, but I just needed to voice my oppinion on this with Twister. There are quite a lot of bowling alleys in Sweden using the Twister pins. I understand that they outlive regular wooden pins and are pretty strong (there are a youtube clip from Twister showing this), and the sound is lower in pitch and lower in volume in regular pins, creating a better working envoirement for employees. But they just sound bad to me, especially in an AMF 82-90 pinsetter. For me it's a similar cringe as scratching nails on a black board...

[@toddr5880]

Thats not a a2 bcause the pin wheel

[@定為]

Bowling Brunswick A-2

[@mercedesprieu8180]

i like brunswick A-2

[@riverdealer]

old converted A's to A2s

[@spyxiiixx4475]

Is a little Quiet

[@АртемКлимович-э7ю]

Почему а 2 почему не джсх

[@АртемКлимович-э7ю]

Чем лучше?????