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Clinton Township Times Lift Character Review: 7995 LBJ Dallas (Filmed by DieselDucy)

  Lift Character Review 7995 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway: Dallas TX Filmed by DieselDucy. Video here . Lift Character Report here . Lift Details Original Brand | Baxter & Sons Modernised Brand | Kone Power | Submersible Standard Hydraulic Lift Character Report Appearance | 757 (Great) Run Character | 718 (Great) Appearance Appearance: 757 / ~4.2 stars (Great) Fixtures: 0:08-0:26 Cab: 0:11-0:15 Analysis At first glance, as the lift door opens to the right, we’re greeted with a light wooden cab interior with tiled down hanging fluorescent translucent lighting of a slightly warmer tone. The handrails are pretty basic standard brushed steel. To the left of the video on frame, we see a super nice white-illuminated Kone proprietary lantern with a typical Kone chime. The door type, as can be seen, is a painted left-hand single-speed door (opens to the right, on film, from the outside). So far, the cab seems to transmit great vibes. Further into the video, as the occupants of the lift pr...

Lift Character Report: Warehouse Generic in Jersey City

  Happy New Year everyone! I am so glad that 2020 is over. Anyway, for the first lift of 2021, we got ourselves a basic standard heavy duty Generic (brand assumed unknown) from 2014 which replaced a former Gurney from the ‘920s when this building was built. This specific lift is located in the center column of the Lackawanna Warehouse building in Jersey City, just up the street from the Home Depot store with the Kone MiniSpaces. Full lift character report available here . Appearance This lift appears to be a great lift with a score of 728. Fixtures The fixtures are great GAL VR. They appear to have deteriorated slightly since my last ride on it in 2018 but they are still holding up well for such heavy use. Cab Interior The cab interior is basic standard . It is a stainless steel cab meant to double up as a service lift while minimising vandalism. Lighting The lighting is epic & awesome & adds a wild vibe to the lift. I like that they used warm lighting instead of the norma...