Comments on: Timberliners Take Off

By: sam hall

sam hall — Fri, 14 May 2010 21:12:41 +0000

Yah, It’s the Voyage! I got it! (this is an addition to my previous comment)

By: sam hall

sam hall — Fri, 14 May 2010 20:41:46 +0000

I know what the park is! Holiday World! Going there tomorrow. The ride has to be one of the three: The raven, The legend, or the voyage.

By: giantslor

giantslor — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:32:15 +0000

“the old millenium is over”

I see what you did there.

By: The Gravity Group

The Gravity Group — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:17:26 +0000

Adam,
Those are quite a few questions! Thanks for asking them. Here are some answers for you:
1) We have not revealed the lapbar locking mechanism, but we’ll keep you posted.
2) Unfortunately, wooden coaster tracks don’t typically keep as consistent of gauge as that of steel coasters. The wheels will not remain in contact, although they are adjustable to remain closer to the track than other trains.
3) In comparison to the Intamin trains, they are quite different. The biggest differences are the following:
a) Timberliners steer unlike any other regular wooden coaster train.
b) They have one bench 3 bench Intamin cars.
c) The seat compartment is considerably different.
They are plenty more differences as the Timberliners and the Intamin trains are the least traditional of them all.

By: Adam Ahmed

Adam Ahmed — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:35:23 +0000

These trains look amazing, it’s really become painfully obvious how woodie train design has lagged behind coaster design… until now! I do have a few questions about them…

1. Will the lapbars use hydraulic or ratchet based locking systems?

2. Do the guide and upstop wheels hug the track? In other words, do they remain in contact with the track at all times, similar to most modern steel coaster trains?

3. Theoretically speaking, how would Timberliners compare to Intamin’s trains for their prefabricated wooden coasters?

Thanks in advance for your time!

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 01 May 2009 02:34:30 +0000

I noticed that these trains actually have steering bogies. It’s very surprising that they have never been utilized on full sized wood coaster trains before(None that I’m aware of anyway). Really nice work! Do you guys plan to post pictures of what the finished product will look like anytime soon? I think that would be awesome.

By: Jordan Maziarka

Jordan Maziarka — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:50:50 +0000

Not a fan of gravity group per say because old cars slam me in the body, but if Hades gets these trains I may just like gravity group a lot more.

By: The Gravity Group

The Gravity Group — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:23:59 +0000

KenniB,

They should be quite accommodating.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:28:41 +0000

Rarely would I call a mass of machined steel sexy…. but this thing is sexy

By: KenniB

KenniB — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:19:02 +0000

So as a ummm…..larger than average man…..how do the interior dimensions of the Timberliner compare to the Flyers or PTC trains?