Secrets of the Sizzler Setup: From Flatbed to Fun

[@PeteRondeau]

Visiting the carnival grounds to see a few more rides set up. This time we are focusing on the Sizzler Ride setup. Watch them set up the Gravitron Next! ▶ kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaarl5pjiq6midk

[@davefroman4700]

Europeans have a modern copy called the Twizzler. Bit longer arms and an awesome lighting package. The showmen who individually own the rides in Europe do a LOT to add to the theming and lighting of their units. Some of them carry an extra trailer worth of stuff on top of the trailers for ride system itself.

[@bludthinkhecool]

you should do a video on setting up the typhoon ride

[@elizabethbender-young2947]

I work at all Canadian entertainment. I set that right up by myself. Nobody helps me. I set it up twenty two times and tore it down twenty two times by myself

[@DougCeleste]

I cannot imagine assembling and disassembling this ride over and over. NOT a job for anyone who does not want to work hard in all kinds of weather, day and night. I salute all of these workers. Thanks Pete for the VERY interesting video!

[@kens.3729]

These guys are one fine tuned Group who gets the Work Done without any discussion. Everyone knows their Jobs. Thanks! 👍

[@davida.dionne5677]

Just came across this channel on KZbin. I think it is awesome to see how they set up all these rides. When I was a kid I couldn’t wait for the local carnivals to come to town so I could ride my bike down there and watch them set up. I remember how long(or so it seemed) to set them up but when the carnival was over it was all down like overnight

[@hyper2high]

I loved the scrambler as a kid

[@karenkalasy8251]

Showmen work very hard so respect to them all.❤

[@jakegiossi7447]

More videos like this, please! Really cool to watch…especially with the narrative explaining the process!

[@PeteRondeau]

I’ll have at least one more setup video this year, then the rides get put away for the season -but I’ll keep my eye out for other filming opportunities. Thanks for watching!

[@Rocklyn1]

@@PeteRondeau yes thanks Pete! Us ride/carnival/mechanical fans think you do an amazing job....I replied a lot to this video but it's so you know your work, effort, and common interst is very much appreciated

[@ladyrachel13]

I love the Sizzler and the Scrambler. Fun rides and you stay on the ground.

[@barrychambers4872]

Very Kool..Love how easy it set's up. I use to set up a ground mount Scrambler for years. 👍♥️😃

[@PeteRondeau]

A ground mount sounds like a lot more work. thanks for watching!

[@barrychambers4872]

@@PeteRondeau It sure is a lot more work. But can be done alone with a electric wench & strap. I've done it ! Your very welcome. Enjoying your video's . 👍😃

[@usmale49]

What a great channel. Just subscribed...and the Sizzler/Scrambler is one of my all time favorites. It was so cool watching the set-up and I guess it travels on its' own truck! Thank you for creating, uploading and sharing!!!! 😊👍👌

[@PeteRondeau]

Awesome, thank you!

[@usmale49]

@@PeteRondeau You're more than welcome!!

[@Colaholiker]

The way the trailer frame is lowered to the ground reminds me of a Huss Breakdance 3 I used to setup and take down in Germany frequently almost 20 years ago. The trailer was not a semitrailer like this, but also had a front axle. There were four hydraulic jacks built into the trailer that took the weight off the wheels, then you were able to remove both the front and rear axle assemblies and lower the remainder of the frame on the ground (though we would usually put wooden blocks between the frame and the ground, which also ensured it being level. Like most fair rides designed before the 2000s, it was not contained on one trailer, but there was a second trailer carrying half the tubs, all decking, fences, ticket/operator booth and so forth. Since half the tubs needed to be removed and loaded onto the other trailer, you had to have a crane to set it up, but the small folding "loading crane" we had on the truck was sufficient for that work. I haven't setup a ride in many years, but I still find it fascinating to watch how they unfold...

[@PeteRondeau]

In the video I said "all the way to the ground" but they actually did have wooden blocks under the rear when they lowered it. It just happened to be on really level ground there and didn't need any additional cribbing to level it so it was just a single block under each corner.

[@Colaholiker]

@@PeteRondeau I guess the grass also covered what little wood there was. 😅 We usually set up on paved or gravel surfaces, only recall having to take the ride down after it sat on grass for two weekends with heavy rain between the first weekend. We literally had to dig out some of the blocks.

[@gregorybentley5707]

Thank you so much for taking the time to go these setup videos, they are fantastic, I'm binge watching all of them. Thank you for your time and work, Pete

[@markfrye9178]

This is something that happens in my area a few times a year, but it’s my first time seeing it in detail. Thanks for the video.

[@kens.3729]

Would be Interesting to see the Three-Phase Power Plant used to Operate the Rides, Lights, Concessions, etc. Thanks! 👍

[@tracyblackfox152]

Always was and will be my favorite flat ride. Thanks for posting this!

[@PeteRondeau]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@garylamontagne7230]

Great video Pete. I could watch these all day. Please consider posting the take down videos as well. Can’t wait to see more on your ride projects.

[@PeteRondeau]

i will see what I can piece together with them. Thanks for watching!

[@zekervyy]

As someone trying to create a new ride concept just for fun, these videos are awesome. Although I already know somes rides set up, watching the process altrought gives many ideas. Really impressive to see how engineers can fit a 60feet-diameter ride onto a 8ft-wide trailer. So, thank to you and to these guys that set the rides up. (sorry for my English)

[@FannyLerouxTime]

This is really interesting! I worked as a rides operator at a theme park here in the UK years back. I must admit, I've never seen a sizzler ride on the ground like this, mind you, in the UK that grass would be mud after a day, so that's probably why lol.

[@janmcguire5268]

Thanks for the info. The Scrambler is my favorite carnival ride, but I didn’t know it was an Eli Bridge product! Now I love it even more. The Sizzler feels about the same and is more visually appealing, but I still prefer the Scrambler. 😊

[@Beans-slime-rancher-fan]

I really like your videos it's very interesting how they set the rides up

[@WesleyWes304]

Love the Sizzler awesome video

[@PeteRondeau]

Thanks!

[@blakerogers2608]

Really great stuff and so cool to finally see how it’s done! I know you wouldn’t take the time to do this if you weren’t equally interested, but thanks for the effort and for sharing it with the rest of us!

[@PeteRondeau]

Glad you liked it!

[@murphyeduard7145]

Nice video. Sharp ride with all the lights. Nice to see the E-Stop on the control panel. The crew was all business

[@PeteRondeau]

Thanks for watching

[@Thunderclouification]

I love this stuff. As a kid I went to the park while they were setting rides up to watch. I like your videos because you explain everything and the production values are high.

[@Anthony-qg3qo]

The Octopus is one of the oldest and dirtiest jobs setting up and tear it down. Love these videos, would love to see more.

[@MegaHahndo]

Just found your channel. Love it! I grew up next to a family that owned a carnival and it was awesome!!!

[@RickHill-bw9uq]

Awesome video dude, i set up , operated , performed maintenance and transported a zipper on the west coast when i was in my late teens and twentys. Would do it all again.

[@johnd5398]

The Sizzler/Scrambler, the Himalayan and the Gravitron were my 3 favorites as a kid. I was sorely disappointed of they weren't all there. I always wondered at how it took a week to set up for the fair but when it closed, it was gone the next day. lol I used to beg my parents to let me watch them being set up but they'd never go for it. I'm too old for the fair, these days, but I can finally watch the setup.

[@janmcguire5268]

No one is ever too old for the fair!

[@lexandriahunt7045]

I love Sizzler ride that's my favorite ride

[@dananderson3077]

Agree, very well engineered.....not much to get lost.

[@Iamnot4Sure]

That was awesome, thanks Pete for sharing.

[@PeteRondeau]

My pleasure!!

[@simpsonsj]

Great video...and great way to wake up on a Saturday morning. Thank you Pete.

[@PeteRondeau]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Very interesting. Thanks for posting this. Have a nice day now.

[@DocNo27]

love these!

[@curiousottman]

This ride was my favourite as a kid.

[@BigDThatsMe]

Awesome indeed. I have seen so many of these rides put up and taken down. Used to help with the Carnival gigs back in Panama for MWR. Ran through the gig twice a year.

[@cooperboy64]

Love this little series. Just to mention, it seems like most of these units (usually named 'Twister') have a base in the UK. As in, they'd be sat flat on the ground grasscutter but would still have a metal platform under the entire ride. Might need to do some personal digging to see where the extras are stored but alas. So cool to see.

[@Acemechanicalservices]

Of course the Spanish guys are laughing and smiling while they work. They are the greatest workers, and people to work with, on earth. I’ve never seen a Spanish guy on a construction site complain or have a bad attitude.

[@Shinji_Dai]

I'd love to see the Bullet ride setup. I always missed setup of the rides during the carnivals yearly in my hometown, so this is awesome!

[@Non_Of_U_business]

The Sizzler made by Wisdom Industries in Colorado are known for trailer mounted rides. Would love to see you do a set up video my old time favorite Tilt-A-Whirl by Sellner Manufacturing. In my younger years I was a local hired help carnie for carnivals in town and my favorite ride set up was the Tilt! Thanks Pete!

[@PeteRondeau]

I've been getting quite a few requests for the Tilt-a-whirl so it is on the list. This all hinges on me finding an operator willing to let me have such unrestricted access to the process and their crew. I can't say enough good things about Majestic Midways and their willingness to let me be right up close and personal with the crew. Unfortunately not every operator is so obliging- and majestic doesn't currently own a tilt.

[@gmamagillmore4812]

Once got pinned between the plates tearing down Miss Ester's tilt on Midway of Mirth, non standard trailer. Never liked that ride again.

[@brianhargraves4990]

Another great video, love carnival setup videos.

[@PeteRondeau]

Glad you like them!

[@anthonyhitchings615]

Great video the sizzler is my favorite

[@thehamelsduck1600]

Very cool Pete. Thanks for sharing.

[@PeteRondeau]

Thanks for watching!

[@ajm-l8v]

These videos are so interesting and relaxing

[@JM-xu3cr]

This stuff is awesome! I've always wanted to see how this is done. Thank you.

[@markmaasch5209]

I been on that scrambler ride when I was at the State Fair.

[@ocharlesgrange]

In Brazil we have very few units of this equipment, I believe that not even half is mounted on the ground, like the one in the video. All were modified to be mounted on top of the trailer itself, without any boards, literally on top. It has worked, in addition to making assembly faster.

[@ocharlesgrange]

Here in Brazil they say that this equipment has had many accidents, but I've never heard of it, and that's why there are few. The factories they made were the best, all with blueprints, manuals, etc. This toy in large itinerant parks doesn't exist anymore, totally replaced by Crazy Dance (or Break Dance) and by Sking that doesn't have support arms under the chairs, only on the top parts. Even so, the Dambroz Scrambler, at least what I saw, is well reinforced, I believe it supports and holds up much better than the Skining.

[@rhythmblackheart917]

I worked with a show that had a lot of ground mount rides including a ground mount scrambler damn it was nuts setting them up and tearing them down!

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

Like I said on FB, I really enjoy the buildup (and your ride renovation) videos and wish there was more ones of your quality on YT. Thanks! Looking forward to the Gravitron build video

[@PeteRondeau]

i appreciate the support! Gravitron should be coming up in a few weeks.

[@bryanoates9393]

These videos are fascinating! I would love to see some on setting up the really big rides.

[@PeteRondeau]

Next setup video will be a 2 trailer ride. The KMG fireball/afterburner

[@bryanoates9393]

@@PeteRondeau Awesome!

[@GamerSlime63628]

Can't wait to ride the sizzler next week at the county fair

[@Rocklyn1]

Great video! Hope to see more like this! I have a lego Mixer and it's neat how it sets up and racks almost identical to this except the trailer is not on the ground. I may alterate it......I appreciate your videos very much. You do a great job and I just wanted you to know it is much appreciated!

[@PeteRondeau]

thanks for following along! more to come!

[@Slack_Action]

Absolutely am loving these videos. Been fascinated with figuring out how racked rides are setup since I was a kid. It’s fantastic they let you spend so much time filming and getting so many great shots. Do you have any plans to add more videos in time? Would love to see the Tilt A Whirl, Octopus, Casino/Wipeout setup should you ever encounter them. Thanks again for the great content!

[@PeteRondeau]

As long as they continue to allow me to record, I'll keep making videos. There are limitations to how many of these types of videos I can make. Generally these are set up during the week as they run on weekends. To record, it means I have to take time off work and travel, sometimes several hours, to get to them. So, the content where I'm in the workshop will always be the biggest part of the channel, but there are a ton of other rides I would like to document the set up of. Thanks for watching!

[@stevegregory2867]

This is great watching set up,would like to see how more rides are set up&put away.

[@PeteRondeau]

Finishing up editing another video right now. Bertazzon swing carousel (wave swinger) should be released in a few days

[@CUTTERUPROB]

man there is a a lot of time spent designing those rides. interesting watching the setup

[@Clawclub123]

Please do more of these set up videos!!

[@PeteRondeau]

I’ve got another one coming up shortly. Thanks for watching!

[@TroyKristoffer]

I love the rides that are basically all one package just folded up rather than individual pieces that have to be assembled from scratch. The engineering involved in designing a "fold up" ride is so satisfying.

[@Arthur-ke9vz]

That ride makes me Luke every time 😂😂😂

[@dalerobertson9394]

Found your next project. 😂 Kids would love it.

[@PeteRondeau]

lol 😂

[@DansGarageNC]

Another great video. This is another one I used to setup. One of the simplest, yet fun to ride. In the future, can you add how long it takes to setup the rides and ask them how long it takes to tear them down? Great video and commentary.

[@jennmartin5199]

one of my fav rides.

[@adrianvarnedoe3833]

When I worked a show in games, they had one and all ride jocks work to get this ride up in an day.

[@eddybrownII]

I always thought it would be fun to travel pulling one of these around and setting it up. it just seems like you have to know some one in the business to get into it

[@PyroBear1776]

I have zero clue why this is in my feed, but pretty cool and thankful it was.

[@Littlefreetime]

That is GREAT! So cool to see. Answered the exact question I had. How do they get that whole ride flat on the ground so it can cut grass!

[@ArcadeGenius]

What a great set up if you can find the classic hurricane or downdraft would be great :D

[@rodneywortmann]

Anyone who’s assembled the Lego Fairground mixer set can fully appreciate this video

[@SOU6900]

The lights on this ride are how I like them. Just basic bulbs with a color cap over them. None of those fancy RGB LED lights that I hate the sight of.

[@jeremiahbryant9814]

This is a lot easier these days, back in the late 90' we use to put this ride together piece by piece off the dry van trailer instead of already mounted trailer. It was called scrambler then.

[@filanfyretracker]

that thing is neat, ive only been on the scrambler. One thing I have been curious about with some scramblers is the motor is way out by the operator and has a long drive shaft, Always made me wonder something, were some models engine powered for places that did not have ready generator access?

[@stephenwhittam4895]

Funfair rides are very interesting when u you set them up

[@CreedBrattonTheOffice]

Really cool video. Love seeing carnival rides and how they all go together. What would be amazing (if you have the capabilities to) is to have another camera set to the side showing the whole area recording the whole time. Then at the end of the video do a time lapse of the whole thing. Just a thought.

[@realTRAVE75]

Do you ever come across those old "man handler" Tilt a Whirls? I'd LOVE to see one of those go together. Or the old Toboggan carnival coasters. I've actually been a part of that but it's been a long time and I'd watch a video of it.

[@joshk_dj]

We also have a sizzler in the uk with the deck, and we also have a twister which is pretty much the same thing

[@jirikaspar238]

This is so unusual design. I would never expect the main frame to be just laid flat on the ground. What would the crew do when setting up on a slope? Another concern of mine is frame bending. You can see quite significant frame flex in many shots.

[@NickyD]

lol these rides arent safe in the long ru cant be trusted sure it has frame damage somwhere

[@famousamoso7]

I mean common sense would dictate not to set up on a slope. SMH However they do level it and placed wooden blocks as needed to keep it level.

[@johnkelly1083]

Cool video. A lot of these machines in the UK are made by PWS rides.

[@nfcoasterferg]

Very cool video. I always thought the Sizzler was one of the most efficiently racked rides. I'd love to see a Scrambler set up video sometime and compare as I imagine a Scrambler is a lot more tedious and involved.

[@johnyoungquist6540]

Extraordinary engineering to get that assembly process to work. I wonder how long it took to develop it. I haven't been near anything like this for 40 years or more so this new to me. Of course I was never near a setup process. A lot of work to make some kids dizzy. These must cost a fortune and similarly earn a fortune too. It would be interesting to know what the cost and yield of this investment would be.

[@mastersoundsuk7092]

New to the channel.Great video very interesting too.Thanks

[@PeteRondeau]

Thanks so much!

[@stephenfeigenbaum3634]

need one for that 1001 Nights type ride i see in the background!

[@PeteRondeau]

That is the Rockstar. The season is over here so we'll have to do it next spring. Stick around!

[@richardweaver9682]

All these guys must be fantasic as assembleing kids riding touys and prefab furniture in the box... Also I'm sure origami is sinple for them... lol

[@elleryparsons2433]

I Love that Ride Specialy At Night.

[@antoniocognato5023]

I love this

[@AdamQuiklikit]

We have 2 sizzlers Our guys always use the transport van to run the hydraulic pumps lol must be common practice

[@heene]

Quite impressive how short the trailer is when it's folded up. Other types of Twist are much longer.

[@KingKidKobra_]

Please keep making these. Next time please do KMG Freak Out, Wisdom Rides Gravitron, or ARM Rockstar, if you can .

[@PeteRondeau]

KMG Fireball and Wisdom Gravitron will be coming up next. Thanks for watching!

[@beauberrier179]

Hi Pete Beau from Australia have you ever removed the centre bearing for the centre

[@PeteRondeau]

Sorry, no.

[@randyedwards3244]

Your channel takes me back to my time as a roadie with "Albion Amusements" in southern Ontario. I usually worked on the "Rocko Plane" and the "Scrambler" but was also drafted into running many other rides for operators to take breaks. I remember the "Scrambler" as such a labour intensive ride with so many pieces of steel. Ours was also "Ground mounted" - not a "Trailer Mount" like this "Sizzler"

[@GamerSlime63628]

Every time I go to the white county fair this was VERY first ride me and my sister gets on

[@jaydenrx]

These wisdom sizzlers are common every where

[@darrenmac6146]

Lol done that a few times back in the day 👍

[@dedevak]

how much time does it took to setup the ride

[@GEMSCEO]

Interesting!

[@PeteRondeau]

It was a surprise for me the first time I saw it.

[@PetesShredder]

What makes the sweeps of four tubs each rotate? Chains or belts presumably?

[@Static823]

they have tires which are powered by hydraulic motors pressed up against the outside of the center hub on the bottom

[@Avalanche_Ride_92]

thats so cool keep make on making mote videos and thia one is Cool it one of my favorites

[@PeteRondeau]

Thanks for watching!

[@Avalanche_Ride_92]

I can't not wait until you get a Wisdom Rides Avalanche That be so awesome to see. I love the videos

[@Avalanche_Ride_92]

@@PeteRondeau i can't wait until you get a video on My favorite ride Avalanche Wisdom Rides I bet its going to be cool too see. I will love it

[@4everpee]

Can you please make a video about the ARM rockstar or alibaba in the background please

[@scubajoe3321]

Each different type of this ride is a different experience like the scrambler feels more forceful than the sizzler

[@JesusEnriqueGregorio]

What should I do if the seat lights do not turn on?

[@bludthinkhecool]

7:04 are those small tires act as brakes or their just tires 🤔

[@PeteRondeau]

Those are the drive tires that are responsible for both spinning and stopping the cars

[@bludthinkhecool]

@@PeteRondeau so for the sweeps, they aren’t powered by anything then?

[@kevingrier4958]

In the uk they were called grass cutters, until the fulled up ones arrived.