Chewbacca! Super-Loud Dover Hydraulic Elevators - Garden City, NY

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  • Riding the infamous Dovers, which are affectionately named "Chewbacca" and "Chewbacca Jr." There are many imitators out there, but these two are the two and only two "Chewbaccas". Unfortunately, these soldiers only have a year and change left in service, as plans for the new Roosevelt Field forecast brand-new elevators.
    Installed: 1992

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  • @ilovelevators3699
    @ilovelevators3699 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    It's been 10 years since this was posted! Miss these elevators so much. I wish they would have at least put scenic elevators again.

  • @TXMNElevators
    @TXMNElevators 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Incredible motors. RIP, forever missed 1992-2015. :(

    • @OPG2711
      @OPG2711 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      *1992

    • @Ih8kone
      @Ih8kone 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Unfortunately, these elevators had to go because they were in very bad shape and they very BADLY leaking oil.

    • @OPG2711
      @OPG2711 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      and are you glad about that??

    • @Ih8kone
      @Ih8kone 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      OPM1961 No, but still, they were in VERY bad shape and they were BADLY leaking hydraulic oil.

    • @tkefan29
      @tkefan29 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      says Mr. Roosevelt Field Needs A Spanking.

  • @rmd247
    @rmd247 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I was on the last ride before it was shut down for good on the night of Sept 17th, 2015.

    • @richarddegrauw2213
      @richarddegrauw2213 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@seanhamilton4169i have the video of it being destroyed.

  • @chasem8491
    @chasem8491 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Definitely not obnoxious!

  • @ralphbahena9921
    @ralphbahena9921 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Same as Kaiser Permanente pasadena medical offices elevators

  • @evana6425
    @evana6425 ปีที่แล้ว

    It sucks to see these beautiful elevators go😢😢😢😢

  • @qeelevators2960
    @qeelevators2960 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    4:55 it’s low on oil!

  • @maxbataille778
    @maxbataille778 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember that mall the Roosevelt field mall it is near 333 citi office tower and Hurricane grill & wings and Mcdonalds!

  • @wath180
    @wath180 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    and also go to the orange parking deck one day the Nordstrom side have good parking elevators now

  • @BCsVators
    @BCsVators 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There was no need to replace it. Thx Simon. :(

    • @Ih8kone
      @Ih8kone 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Actually there was. Simon discovered that they were HORRIBLY LEAKING oil and they FAILED inspection last time Simon had them inspected.

    • @BCsVators
      @BCsVators 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dante Trainmaster You are seriously annoying.

    • @tkefan29
      @tkefan29 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ih8kone Stop replying to everyone's ages old comments. It is annoying as HECCQQE.

    • @Ih8kone
      @Ih8kone 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BCsVators Listen. I am being honest. You may not like it but it is the right thing to do.

    • @BCsVators
      @BCsVators 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Then why would you even reply to EVERYONE, they even find it annoying.

  • @Ih8kone
    @Ih8kone 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I did some research and found out that these were BADLY leaking hydraulic oil and had to bed removed.

    • @jamesackley1058
      @jamesackley1058 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dante Trainmaster I hate noisy motors.

    • @Ih8kone
      @Ih8kone 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jamesackley1058 The motors were horribly leaking oil. These elevators failed inspection the last time Simon had them inspected, and were condemned as a result. Not to mention they had SERIOUS controller issues.

    • @ee4u
      @ee4u 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey Dante wanna know something cool?

    • @tkefan29
      @tkefan29 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not you!

    • @Ih8kone
      @Ih8kone 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tkefan29 Oh shut up! I'm just being honest!

  • @ag6371
    @ag6371 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Even the Market Parking Garage have Chewbacca motors

  • @SirensAndElevators
    @SirensAndElevators 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You may not believe me but I found a pair of Otis Series 1's with Chewbacca motors. Not as loud but both got the same pitch sound.

  • @ultraeric
    @ultraeric 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All thx to SIMON for taking down the famous Chewbacca Dover. I highly doubt that SIMON will ever touch a Dover controller and scrap it so that KONE will replace it

  • @xiaomong8
    @xiaomong8 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The left Elevator have a EPIC MOTOR!

  • @LocoRails79
    @LocoRails79 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I really love the motor on the left elevator and I wish I could see these elevators, but it’s sad to see these elevators go. I really love the lanterns, too.

  • @The09creeper
    @The09creeper หลายเดือนก่อน

    I miss these things. I loved the lanterns, the full glass design and the motor. Now some stupid kone MRL takes over. I wish there could have been some kind of way to keep the structure of these things

  • @Fantech0104
    @Fantech0104 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was here the other day, I wish these elevators were still here :(

    • @Ih8kone
      @Ih8kone 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      They we're leaking from oil and had to go. Not to mention the fact that the controllers has serious issues.

    • @tkefan29
      @tkefan29 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do you ever stop saying that?

    • @DatamasterCorporation
      @DatamasterCorporation 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Ih8kone Who said that they were leaking oil and had logic issues? This is the first time of me hearing this.

  • @Twentythree33
    @Twentythree33 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I saw a Montgomery with a motor that sounded just like chewy, but way louder! I mean, my ears were ringing for a week, that's how loud it was.

  • @NeilPrasad_1905
    @NeilPrasad_1905 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wish those piece of beauties would have been completely remodelled at the same spot. EPIC FAIL!

  • @wath180
    @wath180 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    can we get a rip for the Chewbacca’s they were way better than the Kone ones

    • @proatmope8764
      @proatmope8764 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wath Miz these Elevators were my favorite, true the new KONE Elevators are not that good, Chewbacca was the best

    • @ag6371
      @ag6371 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@proatmope8764 They aren't even glass anymore

  • @wns808
    @wns808 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice elevators! Too bad they’re no longer there. If these elevators were suffering from mechanical and environmental issues, wouldn’t the mall management have been smart in keeping these elevators in their same spots and modernized these to a MRL traction system from Schindler, Otis or even ThyssenKrupp instead of Kone?

  • @james-ew6wj
    @james-ew6wj 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Those were called the "Feature Elevators"
    The machine rooms would overheat on weekends and people constantly got stuck inside.

    • @FloridianElevators
      @FloridianElevators 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do you work in the mall? And also, I take it that's why these were ripped out?

    • @qeelevators2960
      @qeelevators2960 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s because the motor room is so far away from the elevator. Also they leaked oil from the valves on the machine and from the hydraulic cylinder because of the amount of pressure it took to push the cylinder up.

    • @patricknedz
      @patricknedz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      One time at a mall around here the machine room caught on fire and the mall filled with smoke.

    • @ag6371
      @ag6371 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Chewy Jr.'s motor got replaced due to fire. The machine room could've been nearer to the pistons or there should be more powerful motors

  • @cubsfan5734
    @cubsfan5734 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    These elevators could have been modded what would they replace these elevators with crappy kone non scenic ones

  • @jamesackley1058
    @jamesackley1058 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These elevators were installed in 1993.

  • @matthewplays8029
    @matthewplays8029 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That’s my local mall

    • @wath180
      @wath180 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ultimate dab gaming And more same here!

    • @qeelevators2960
      @qeelevators2960 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Can you film the new elevators? No one has filmed these for a while as they were removed ):

  • @jamesackley1058
    @jamesackley1058 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    C stands for cellular.

    • @wath180
      @wath180 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      James Ackley it is cellar lol

  • @Ih8kone
    @Ih8kone 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hopefully some new glass elevators will be installed elsewhere.

  • @lokilaniilaoa2863
    @lokilaniilaoa2863 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    0:34 That vibes me! :3
    Note: what kind of pitch?

  • @brandonmiller6629
    @brandonmiller6629 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Did you film the new Schindler 330A garage elevator?

  • @That_randomkid2
    @That_randomkid2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    0:07 Cool bell indicators!

  • @riddlespitter9037
    @riddlespitter9037 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:38 it was muted

  • @proatmope8764
    @proatmope8764 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My first two comments will turn 3 years old tomorrow. This just came up on my recommendations on Jun 20, 2019. I had completely forgotten about these elevators for like 3 years and then it came up on my recommendations and then I remembered them.

  • @dea41396returns
    @dea41396returns 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Isn't this your favorite motor btw ?

  • @jimster586
    @jimster586 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For some reason I thought they were replacing these...

    • @BostonElevatorDude
      @BostonElevatorDude 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      To my opinion, according to ih8escalators, he said that he's guessing that Schindler is coming in to replace them

    • @tjs468
      @tjs468 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      May or June from what I hear is when Kone will mod these. Hope I get to ride them in June

    • @tkefan29
      @tkefan29 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      tHey hAd To RePLaCe tHeM cAuSe ThEy LeAkEd OiL

    • @wns808
      @wns808 ปีที่แล้ว

      They’ve been replaced with Kone traction MRL

  • @upanddownadventures
    @upanddownadventures 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think these elevators are now in the part of the mall that is closed. Did you get an updated machine room tour?

    • @Ih8kone
      @Ih8kone 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      upanddownadventures Yes.

  • @ag6371
    @ag6371 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Even though I like KONE, SHAME ON YOU KONE FOR KILLING CHEWY AND CHEWY JR.

    • @Ih8kone
      @Ih8kone 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are you kiddong me? I HATE Kone!

    • @tkefan29
      @tkefan29 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ih8kone Wow, thanks! He totally asked for your opinion!

    • @Ih8kone
      @Ih8kone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tkefan29 I SAW DELGADO'S MACHINE ROOM FOOTAGE! IT WASN'T PRETTY! BOTH UNITS WERE BEYOND REPAIR LEAKING OIL!

    • @wns808
      @wns808 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kone may or may not be everyone’s cup of tea when it comes to elevators, but given the mechanical history as well as the location of the machine room of the former Dovers that became enthusiast favorites, imo the mall was in the right to replace them with Kone’s

  • @Itelmakes
    @Itelmakes 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Moter is cooll

  • @SRR475
    @SRR475 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sloooooooooooooooooooo(2 hours later!!)ooooooooooooooooooooooow

  • @juvyjoms2012
    @juvyjoms2012 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    These are "Roosevelt" in Philippines but its not a kind of "Field".

  • @Cmbgo98
    @Cmbgo98 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, those escalators on the left are wanky... I don't think ive ever seen a mall with that strange configuration, especially with only a single escalator on two.

  • @YoshiRocks2244
    @YoshiRocks2244 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can someone shed some more light on what happened to these elevators? I would like to know more. I heard they had valve issues and were leaking oil badly. I also heard the motor would overheat.

    • @qeelevators2960
      @qeelevators2960 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It’s because the motor room was so far away. Like I mean hundreds of feet away in a service area.

    • @YoshiRocks2244
      @YoshiRocks2244 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@qeelevators2960 Wow! Really? That far away? Must of been hard on them.

    • @wns808
      @wns808 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ⁠@@YoshiRocks2244 yes, suzzex did a video for the machine room on these former elevators and how he got to the machine room

    • @YoshiRocks2244
      @YoshiRocks2244 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@wns808 really? Sweet!

    • @wns808
      @wns808 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@YoshiRocks2244 yep, here’s the link
      th-cam.com/video/xvBtT2ipWug/w-d-xo.html

  • @claire6972
    @claire6972 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Chewbacca Dover in Roosevelt field mall I’ve know these elevators and I know the mall this is a great mall

  • @mallguy8968
    @mallguy8968 ปีที่แล้ว

    It only sounds like chewbacca when the elevator is leveling.

  • @claire6972
    @claire6972 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those elevators are great Roosevelt field mall in Long Island garden city ny is very nice mall

  • @TheMatsushitaMan
    @TheMatsushitaMan 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Where is the machine room tour?

    • @TheMatsushitaMan
      @TheMatsushitaMan 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello!?

    • @wns808
      @wns808 ปีที่แล้ว

      suzzex has done a machine room tour of these elevators

  • @mallguy8970
    @mallguy8970 ปีที่แล้ว

    That sounds so much like Chewbacca!!!

  • @maxbataille778
    @maxbataille778 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    when I was a baby I visited that place all the time but I don't know what happened now

  • @jamesackley1058
    @jamesackley1058 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Chewbacca is louder than Chewbacca Jr., isn’t it?

  • @claire6972
    @claire6972 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice motor I’ve experienced those elevators at this mall before

  • @smrtc651productions
    @smrtc651productions 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Door problem?

  • @surpw
    @surpw 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    They removed the elevators :(

    • @Ih8kone
      @Ih8kone 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      That sucks.

    • @Ih8kone
      @Ih8kone 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      That sucks.

    • @tkefan29
      @tkefan29 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      No u

    • @wns808
      @wns808 ปีที่แล้ว

      They unfortunately had to remove these elevators. 1) The machine room was well within a service corridor and 2) as a result of the distance between the elevators and the machine room, the valves suffered major leakage throughout the machine room due to getting the hydraulic oil to the jacks, and 3) the motors were constantly overworked in pumping the oil from such a distance, one of them even caught fire

  • @jamesackley1058
    @jamesackley1058 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    These are Dover elevators. Whoa, that's a noisy motor!

  • @SamSitar
    @SamSitar 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    chewy and chewy jr are very entertaining. motors are excellent.

  • @themaddasher7783
    @themaddasher7783 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Epic motor!!

    • @BostonElevatorDude
      @BostonElevatorDude 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I literally agree

    • @missourielevators9252
      @missourielevators9252 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I miss this elevator

    • @Ih8kone
      @Ih8kone 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MissouriElevators The back elevator at the Market Parking Garage in Roanoke, VA has a Chewbacca motor.

    • @tkefan29
      @tkefan29 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ih8kone Can it, Trainmaster. There is only one true Chewbacca.

  • @TheWorldOfJames_OLD
    @TheWorldOfJames_OLD 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Too bad they got ripped out. I loved those elevators!

  • @planesofhawaii
    @planesofhawaii 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    One mall in my state has this motor

  • @suejoshappy
    @suejoshappy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good ole Chewy.

  • @BlizzJaster
    @BlizzJaster 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I cam like 10 times to this video over the course of the day.

  • @dea41396returns
    @dea41396returns 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is a filechia-birchett elevator

  • @proatmope8764
    @proatmope8764 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Also the old food court I miss it I used to love also

  • @ag6371
    @ag6371 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:29 *C H E W B A C C A*

  • @WindowsXpDude101
    @WindowsXpDude101 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I could be completely wrong here... But is it good for those elevators to move before the inner doors have closed the whole way?
    Because from where I am seeing it the outer doors close, and then the car starts to move... I have noticed that with a lot of other Dovers... Is this good/normal?

    • @patricknedz
      @patricknedz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is a late comment, but it’s just how the inner gate switch engages, which allows the car to move. If you look on an elevator on the top door track you can see the gate switch on the car part.

  • @chadsheppard3576
    @chadsheppard3576 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love that Chewbacca motor

  • @SirensAndElevators
    @SirensAndElevators 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Too bad these are being replaced. By the way I heard Grenade by Bruno Mars playing at 3:43

    • @johnoconnor7918
      @johnoconnor7918 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's the 6th track of 'Now That's What I Call Music! 38'.

    • @tkefan29
      @tkefan29 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      This post was made by the WMG gang

  • @BJMediaTransit8516
    @BJMediaTransit8516 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I went to this mall today and I saw no sign of these scenic elevators so I wonder if they got rid of them or not.

    • @Ih8kone
      @Ih8kone 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They're gone. They were leaking oil and we're beyond repair due to the machine room fire.

    • @evana6425
      @evana6425 ปีที่แล้ว

      They did got rid of them unfortunately

  • @MitsubishiEvo10mr
    @MitsubishiEvo10mr 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    No longer exist

  • @patricknedz
    @patricknedz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That motor was awesome, as well as the old neon lanterns. It’s a shame these no longer exist though.

    • @juvyjoms2012
      @juvyjoms2012 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is not a motor. That is the elevator. I know. You know?

    • @The09creeper
      @The09creeper 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@juvyjoms2012he’s talking about the motor the elevator uses for the hydraulic pump

  • @samuelrivera208
    @samuelrivera208 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice

  • @OntariosElevatorssince2013
    @OntariosElevatorssince2013 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did you get the Schindler MTs in the parking garages?

    • @Ih8kone
      @Ih8kone 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ontario's Elevators Yes. He did.

    • @wath180
      @wath180 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      they were epic I love the Nordstrom ones

  • @vickylevis1443
    @vickylevis1443 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oo

  • @proatmope8764
    @proatmope8764 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That elevator isn’t there any more I used to love it because it was transparent

  • @mrceleb2006
    @mrceleb2006 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    George Lucas would have been proud of this video!

    • @tkefan29
      @tkefan29 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      nice one

  • @Chris.Cronin101
    @Chris.Cronin101 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm just wondering when will these be removed?

    • @BostonElevatorDude
      @BostonElevatorDude 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Possibly next year

    • @missourielevators9252
      @missourielevators9252 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      jim mcintyre I wish they could keep these elevators for 10 more years so I can ride them

    • @Ih8kone
      @Ih8kone 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@missourielevators9252 They had to go because they were HORRIBLY LEAKING oil. Leaking oil is grounds for inspection FAILURE!

    • @missourielevators9252
      @missourielevators9252 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Dante Trainmaster you do realize the comment I posted is 4 years old

  • @LB-td4sn
    @LB-td4sn 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    what kind of elevators are the new ones?

    • @Ih8kone
      @Ih8kone 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      KONE.

    • @LB-td4sn
      @LB-td4sn 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ih8kone BLAHHH I HATE KONE

    • @Ih8kone
      @Ih8kone 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LB-td4sn I also hate KONE

  • @davidng2336
    @davidng2336 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    RIP CHEWBACCA, now taken over by Kone.

    • @Ih8kone
      @Ih8kone 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      David Ng Unfortunately, these elevators had to go for 3 reasons:
      #1: They were in very bad shape
      #2: They were BADLY leaking hydraulic oil
      #3: They were VERY BADLY damaged during that machine room fire.

    • @tkefan29
      @tkefan29 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      4: They were tired of you talking about them non-stop.

    • @FloridianElevators
      @FloridianElevators 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ih8kone Dude just shut up.

    • @JimLiElevators
      @JimLiElevators 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nobody knows what he is really even talking about.

    • @davidng2336
      @davidng2336 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ih8kone Wait what machine room fire? Condition wise I thought they looked ok but then again maybe we overlooked several aspects.

  • @jbush9502
    @jbush9502 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    why KONE why oh why

  • @jamesackley1058
    @jamesackley1058 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loud motor.
    Note: I hate noisy motors.

    • @LocoRails79
      @LocoRails79 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      James Ackley Quiet motors that come with shaft noises would’ve been worse.

    • @tkefan29
      @tkefan29 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      This post was made by the traction gang

    • @LocoRails79
      @LocoRails79 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fans and Elevators with Mr. Pullchain I agree.

    • @tkefan29
      @tkefan29 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I like loud hydros, but I usually prefer traction over not-so-loud hydros, especially taller than four floors

    • @tkefan29
      @tkefan29 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not to mention KONEs and old Westinghouses...