Sidewinder

For my first weekly ride article, I will be displaying the sidewinder. This ride is an older one, but still runs with a few company's. Its mainly for adults and teens, and is classified as a thrill ride. In this, and other weekly articles I will show you step by step, or picture by picture, how the featured ride is setup. If you wish to see the ride tear down, simply look at the pictures in reverse.



Sidewinder completely packed up.



Front panel is taken off



Wheel hitch is taken off the back,

And back lift is lowered to the ground.



Then the 2 sweeps are spread and connected. both come out at the same time to keep the ride balanced.

Cars are released so they can move freely,



and the 2 ground sweeps are swung out and connected.

Ground sweeps are out.

The back lift raises the whole base to level the ride, and blocks are put under the base.

The tower is raised straight up, 

And braces are connected and unfolded.

And the last step is the main sweeps, or the main boom as it is sometimes referred, is lowered down.  

The sidewinder is now up and the lights are on. The lights have been on since step 3, but in this picture the flash is off. Also after step 2, the control box in the front is connected. This ride, from start to finish, takes about 10-15 minutes to put together, but some rides take almost an hour. Check back soon for the article on the mini scrambler.

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