Model: 4-Person (750-pound capacity)
Track: 80’ of regular track and 45’ of light track
Area: Lake Rosseau, Muskoka
Year: Started in 2019
We first spoke with the owner of this property back in 2008 and 2019 we got to build it. We followed the same track line as we’d laid out back then, and the same plan to build a 4-station lift that connects the dock to the lower floor, the upper floor, and the driveway.
Looking down the track from the car at the parking level which runs off to our right. The next stations access the main floor, the lower floor, and the dock.
The driveway station.
The main floor station. The owner opted to have a few steps rather than building an awkward longer platform.
The lower floor station, again with a few steps.
A single pitch track is determined by the top and bottom station locations and the intermediate stations must lie along the line between them.
The dock station. The floor of the car is about 8” off the dock here.
Looking 125’ up the track.
There are 4 station buttons and a STOP button on the button posts at each station.
We had an interesting control problem to solve; the 4-channel remote used to control the lift from the car can have a button assigned to each station but then there’s no dedicated STOP button.And a STOP button is essential for safety. We solved this problem by programming the PLC to treat all the Station Buttons as Station Buttons when the lift is stationary but as STOP buttons when the lift is moving. Presto!
In order to keep the track low to the hill and as far off the dock as possible, we transitioned from regular to light track 45’ from the bottom. The light track needs legs every 10’ instead of every 20’ for the regular track but it’s easy to build short legs on bedrock.