4.25.2012
General Holeless Hydraulic Elevator at the Maryland Town House in Aberdeen, MD [Take 1]
Holy crap! I can't believe I was actually here! Dieselducy and dea41396returns have both ridden this elevator, and I am ecstatic that I got to experience this elevator for myself. It's just like it appears to be in the videos... only better in person. So this is what happened... I requested this rest stop to my teacher since we are all getting hungry on our long journey home from Washington DC. I then dozed off for a while since I was exhausted from the exhilarating events that I experienced in Washington DC. My friend then woke me up and announced that we had stopped to eat lunch. I saw the hose-like building and just sat there saying "No Way!" I ran inside only to be greeted by this wonderful piece of architecture and engineering. I was awed by its appearance and took my first ride. I didn't start filming right away because I just wanted to have my experience on it. As it leveled on the second floor, it appeared to be low on oil and gave a giant rumble. It never did it again, so I just let it go. After that ride, I ate at Sbarro and then started to film. Now lets briefly discuss the elevator. This is a fine example of a single-stage dual jack holeless hydraulic elevator. There is a significant difference between holeless hydraulics and inground hydraulics. This holeless hydraulic that I rode felt like it was lifting me, while the other inground hydraulics I rode felt like they were pushing me, so automatically there is a difference in the ride. I think this elevator had ...