BRW Episode 10 Life on the road. Setting up THE SPIDER Ride

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  • @Yamezify
    @Yamezify 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I've always been fascinated with midway rides. As a youngster, it amazed me how such a big structure can be folded away and hauled off, like there was never anything in that spot. Sure is a lot of work setting up these rides, salute to all the folks who set up and take down these rides.

  • @DougCeleste
    @DougCeleste 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    GREAT video and what BACK-BREAKING work to assemble and disassemble this ride. I salute you all! (When I was a kid back in the 1960's, this ride was called "The Octopus.")

    • @stephenbate933
      @stephenbate933 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It was still called the octopus into the late 90s!

    • @MetzdorfXtreme1976
      @MetzdorfXtreme1976 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@stephenbate933 they have two one is the octopus has six arms like the spider, but with four cars, rather than two

    • @Spike-sk7ql
      @Spike-sk7ql หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Spider, Octopus, Monster, there are many names for this ride. I think everyone from Chance to Zamperla builds them too. I like em. I'll even ride the ones at permanent parks. The one at Cedar Point used to spin like crazy.

  • @richardburns4143
    @richardburns4143 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Really appreciate you showing us so much detail. I'm in UK, we have lots of enthusiasts making videos but to get the real close view of someone in the business is great.

  • @kens.3729
    @kens.3729 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Glad to See there are Very Professional Companies like BRW Operating around the US. Thanks for doing such a Great Job explaining it. Great Audio/Video. 👍🙏

  • @jukingeo
    @jukingeo 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    The Spider and the support equipment is in beautiful shape. Nice to see that great care goes into the setup and take down of the ride.

  • @xmradio1909
    @xmradio1909 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    LOVE TO SEE ROLLER 0 PLANE SET UP ABSOLUTELY ENJOY EACH VIDEO. THANK YOU.

  • @lynns8600
    @lynns8600 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love the way you all work together as a team. Even your youngest son knows what he's doing.

  • @stephenplatt2078
    @stephenplatt2078 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Well Interesting, well done for all the Hard Work, Stephen.

  • @lesweidenhofer4744
    @lesweidenhofer4744 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    i love the care you take in assembly, and pride in looking after what you have ! you obviously know exactly what you're doing. Great work there!

  • @1018Video
    @1018Video ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I like these set-up videos! Subscribed!

  • @rowlandstevens7515
    @rowlandstevens7515 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Your equipment looks outstanding! It's great to see so much pride & care invested into your show!!

  • @rexnewcombe8337
    @rexnewcombe8337 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Darren, I think that Battech did a great job redesigning the Spider. The old way was a lot more difficult to set up, and now running it is so nice. Thanks for sharing.❤

  • @b.b-notebrown
    @b.b-notebrown 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I LOVE the Spider rides!!! They are my favorite on any midway, next to the Enterprise!!

  • @20bluebug
    @20bluebug 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very cool! To me, this is one of the most interesting rides from a design point. I see many improvements made to it since the 70's versions.
    You keep your rides in beautiful condition!

  • @IAmJustFlux
    @IAmJustFlux ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I also love that you guys bought Wisdom's reboot of the Spider and are showing us how to setup it up! I love the details!

  • @rogerestill9275
    @rogerestill9275 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thanks for a very detailed and well done video. I've worked for two different shows and both shows had a Spider which I worked on and moved. This is the first time I have gotten to see and watch the new trailer mounted version get set up. Quite a bit different than what I would be used to. Especially the operating with buttons instead of two handles. I also want to compliment you on having a nice looking show

  • @Non_Of_U_business
    @Non_Of_U_business ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Darren, Excellent set up and demonstration! Can't wait for the Himalaya next! Great video series on ride set ups! Great job!!

  • @banditt18
    @banditt18 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    i miss traveling with funtastic didnt care much for set up and tear down but the smiles on the peoples faces well worth it

  • @poppiarlin5612
    @poppiarlin5612 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    When connecting the cam locks always connect the ground first. When disconnecting unhook the ground last

  • @handgunner1911
    @handgunner1911 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I worked for an amusement company when I was younger Miller Amusements I was in charge of the Tilt a whirl it was hard work all these rides are steel you bust your ass doing this job I operated the whirl for about 5 seasons then I took over the Zipper which i really loved that ride assembly etc the design is brilliant and its a fun ride the spider above has other names and has been around a long time its another great ride thanks for posting these vids brings back memories and my hats off to you all I know how hard you all work

  • @Just_Joe71
    @Just_Joe71 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Well maintained equipment. Very nice👌

  • @jefflynch3524
    @jefflynch3524 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You guys have the most beautiful rides i have ever seen, very well taken care of and you are very safety oriented, in my years I have seen some shady rides, but yours are top notch, thank you for all your wonderful videos you put out, I enjoy them very much

  • @livens2982
    @livens2982 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fascinating ride, As an engineer it is a simple but ingenious mechanism!

  • @kristinfowler5065
    @kristinfowler5065 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a great ride. They used to have it at all the fairs in Indiana where I lived but now I live in Alabama and have been here for 26 years and never once seen this ride at any fair. My kids have never rode this ride because they don’t have it and this was my favorite ride when I was a kid.

  • @clintedwards2034
    @clintedwards2034 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That Paratrooper is BEAUTIFUL! 😃

  • @Pauls-World
    @Pauls-World 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I have never seen rides and equipment that clean in my life. Nice to see this professional traveling carnival 🎡 I want to buy a Zipper for home use.

    • @welding_guy7524
      @welding_guy7524 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Lol you don’t want a zipper.. the cable, drive motors and track wheels require maintenance as well as the door latches need to be replaced every year unless chance changed the 3 lock design.. plus the cost..

    • @stephenbate933
      @stephenbate933 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good point probably be lots of maintenance time and money required to keep the zipper safe and running!​@@welding_guy7524

    • @Spike-sk7ql
      @Spike-sk7ql หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@welding_guy7524 nah dude, I'd LOVE to have a Zipper in my back yard. I can perform the work, it's just the cost part that I haven't figured out yet😂😂

  • @philrabe910
    @philrabe910 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Always impressed by the engineering need to make a fold up attraction freeway legal!! When I was young and strong looking I was asked if I wanted to come back at closing time to pack up their Top Hat ride. It is a rotating deck with teacups and periodically the whole deck racks up to a 25 or 30° angle with a big swoosh! of air (from an accumulator?). It was fascinating, exhausting and very labor intensive. Their double ferris wheel was taken down and driven away in 1/3 the time with 1/2 the crew. We saw the Sun coming up and we started at 10 the night before...

  • @kennelson3848
    @kennelson3848 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sure like the music..and all your dedication..great presentation!

  • @teaches2010
    @teaches2010 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely genius design!!! I remember cranking the center up on the back of a trailer many times!!

  • @michelleburns7860
    @michelleburns7860 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you sharing. Your rides look exceptional.

  • @AlphaFlight
    @AlphaFlight ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another excellent video. Really shows the ins and out. Takes a lot of work

  • @randslites
    @randslites 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My first job and ride I operated at my local amusement park, very cool never knew there was a trailer mounted (portable) model , cool colors and lights too!

  • @TheKurtsPlaceChannel
    @TheKurtsPlaceChannel ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very entertaining and fun to watch. Amazing how that all fits on one trailer. Brilliant engineering there for sure. Thanks for posting this.

  • @fremountstsongsrich2453
    @fremountstsongsrich2453 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have A Question who does all of the ride set plans for a conavel go?
    How do you know where to set up your ride? Where all the rides are placed so many rides so when there running they don't crash into each other?

  • @MeNonya
    @MeNonya 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The spider was my favorite ride as a kid. Wish someone near SC had one

    • @Spike-sk7ql
      @Spike-sk7ql หลายเดือนก่อน

      There has to be a spider, octopus, monster, black widdow, at a county fair around you. If not, I can tell you that Carowinds has one.

  • @craigschray4486
    @craigschray4486 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome video!
    Thanks for sharing!

  • @craigw.miller9820
    @craigw.miller9820 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Some wonderful rides came from Lee Eyerly and the Eyerly Aircraft Company. Spyder, Octopus, Rock-O-Plane, Roll-O-Plane, Monster, and others. You can see Eyerly's concept designs in some of the newer rides today..

  • @dananderson3077
    @dananderson3077 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Assuming your a skilled showman...wow, all I can say and a nice collection...jealous.

  • @user-rs1990
    @user-rs1990 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wisdom's Sizzler rides also have a hydraulic jack (and pivot stands) as the means of lowering it to the ground during setup.

  • @amandarehkamp715
    @amandarehkamp715 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love the professionalism and how great all the rides look! Please come to the Louisville Ky area! ❤

  • @DennisFarverjr-nz8ym
    @DennisFarverjr-nz8ym 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I find it crazy how all your ride look new and hardly ever used

  • @supremester2
    @supremester2 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Enjoy your videos! I hope episode 11 is setting up the sidewinder.. I have never seen a super sidewinder before I’ve only heard of them, the Rollo plane was always my favorite ride. Please do a video on that set up. Thanks!

  • @elleryparsons2433
    @elleryparsons2433 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love watching these Videos even though I can’t Be there watching these videos do it justice.👍

  • @artswanson5301
    @artswanson5301 ปีที่แล้ว

    The spider I remember was ground mount. My 2 favorite rides to set up are the scrambler and we had a 30 foot 2 abreast merry go round. When I was with Burback and Bolengers funtastic shows out of Portland OR.

    • @poppiarlin5612
      @poppiarlin5612 ปีที่แล้ว

      This one is still ground mounted. When it’s setup it isn’t attached to the trailer.

  • @brianlewis5022
    @brianlewis5022 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice trucks pulling nice equipment.

  • @chicagoboy8160
    @chicagoboy8160 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When I was a kid, I did not realize how much setup and time was involved in setting up and the people needed to set them up and the safety steps that you do at set up

  • @arand020976
    @arand020976 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    All the rides are extreme difficult to european rides... But the trucks are lots cooler than ours... :-) Great Job and thanks.

    • @DutchFunkenstein
      @DutchFunkenstein 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Also less maneuverable, setting up a fair in a city sure would be difficult... But as far as I'm aware, American fairs are often organised on HUGE strips of land.

  • @luismudahidelriopautt9968
    @luismudahidelriopautt9968 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excelent demo. Greetings from Cartagena Colombia

  • @jamescotter5376
    @jamescotter5376 ปีที่แล้ว

    When I was young I worked on the carnival that had an octopus that is similar it wasn't the same we had a chain hoist had to move by hand them sweeps are heavy I know what you mean by manual labor great video keep them thank you❤❤❤❤

  • @andymaidment8660
    @andymaidment8660 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Over across the pond here in the uk, we call this ride the octopus its basically the same ride.

  • @Topitopi14
    @Topitopi14 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you so much for the video, amazing...

  • @Edricofifrit
    @Edricofifrit 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Always been interested in the technical aspect of these things, really great to have a detailed explanation of how it comes together and how it works. Excellent production, though the music was full 80's p0rn there for a minute lol!

  • @williamburdine1118
    @williamburdine1118 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That looks alot easier than the older ground mounts i used to setup and pulled over the road for 20 years 😂

    • @jimewen19681
      @jimewen19681 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Those were the days for sure. The Spider, Scrambler were a beast. Very heavy and hard to set up. You had to have very strong men to set them up. Today's rides have been made more diverse and much easier to set up. Still this Spider is somewhat complex however it all mostly stays on the trailer which makes it a bit easier. I really like this ride series. This guy definitely cares about safety and keeping his rides in really good working order.

  • @welding_guy7524
    @welding_guy7524 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just found your channel.. I assume you bring your son and it brings back memories.. I grew up just like him traveling show to show with my dad.. it’s why I became a welder.. thank you soo much for the awesome videos .. I just hope you take care of your health.. so many people die young in this business.. lost my dad at 52 cuz he ate like a carny , smoked and he barely slept cuz when we weren’t open his life was driving show to show..I love the paratrooper.. I’ve never seen bonnets without lights and is that a tempest or a hustler with tempest tubs and umbrellas?

  • @RideManDave
    @RideManDave 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Two things about that design...
    The Battech Black Widow is an Eyerly Spider that sits on a trailer and swaps the countershaft for an electric drive. So other than the changes to the drive, it's fundamentally the old Eyerly Ride. Which is a good thing, because the Spider is a fantastic ride in almost every possible way (well, apart from some issues on the old sweeps...). Anyway, that apparently informs a couple of design decisions on the Black Widow. By floating the center over the trailer instead of using the trailer as part of the support structure like almost every other trailer mounted ride out there, the engineering of the center support is unchanged from the old ground mount ride, so nothing about the center had to be changed structurally. As you point out, it's a kind of a brilliant decision to do it that way, although it means you have to deal with the outriggers instead of just having them as part of the trailer..
    But I suspect that also explains that @#$% pin that you can't get into the tension rod near the base. Because the design of the center was unchanged, they didn't move or alter the pin that is now obstructed by the trailer.
    Given the amount of detail Battech seems to have gone into with trying to make the setup and teardown of the ride "not suck", like the battery operated hydraulics and the self contained cranes, it does seem odd that they didn't somehow address that pin.

  • @thomasgriffin8269
    @thomasgriffin8269 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of my favorite rides..

  • @jrmason
    @jrmason 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Looks like a really tough job. Having to set up and break down very quickly to keep the schedule. I've worked as a vendor at various fairs and it's much easier working in a shaved ice truck. Still a lot of hustle but break down is quick and we are out of there. These videos are very informative. I've wondered how much work it took to assemble these things. Well shot and edited.
    Take care!
    -Jon

  • @mikepennie515
    @mikepennie515 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey really enjoy watching your videos 👍
    I have a question do u have to go through the scales/inspection stations
    I noticed on your red Pete u have private not for hire
    Thanks n great job
    Mike and family from New Brunswick Canada

  • @telmnstr
    @telmnstr ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! Beautiful machine. A laser tape measure device might allow your crew to set the perimeter gate at the proper distance when first setting it up to avoid having to re-tune it later with measure wheel shaving a bit of time.

  • @justinmijnbuis
    @justinmijnbuis 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for taking us along, super informative. One question: I didn't see any torque wrenches, does this ride need those for setup?

  • @PYROWORKSTV
    @PYROWORKSTV 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Don't you guys play any music on carnivals?

  • @harveybray1804
    @harveybray1804 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video mate

  • @ricotrujillo2842
    @ricotrujillo2842 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fascinating ride setup.. will you ever add the zipper to your carnival??

  • @bigbenji1194
    @bigbenji1194 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Do you actually have a tractor for every trailer? Or do the tractor make multiple trips from each place your going

  • @JosephKnueppel
    @JosephKnueppel 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Subscribed to your channel hope to see you in Columbus Ohio one day 😊

  • @poppiarlin5612
    @poppiarlin5612 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is very impressive

  • @richardburns4143
    @richardburns4143 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Watching your bumper car set up on slightly sloping ground. I wish I had a picture but I swear my local fair as a kid was on such a slope that the bumper cars had the paybox end on ground level and at the other end it was 4 1/2 feet in the air. You would have needed a ladder to get on or off😂.

  • @brazillo19
    @brazillo19 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is there a video showing the setup of the Enterprise and the Trabant?

  • @AddATudez
    @AddATudez 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm a ride junkie from Montana, and just found this channel by accident! Absolutely loved this video, and it's crazy how the new Battech Spider cars load so differently from the old Eyerly ones! Have you guys ever had an Eyerly one? If so, which do you prefer?
    Excellent job keeping your rides nice. They're gorgeous dude!
    On your Himalaya, I have a question: I think it's a smaller Wisdom model. I've been on the larger Wisdom ones, and felt they had basically zero airtime when compared to Mack, SBF and Bertazzon models. That smaller one you have seems to have more dramatic hills, so does it have good airtime? The big ones from Wisdom are practically a flat disc on an angle, so you get lateral G's but never negative vertical ones 😞

  • @stevenshailer5605
    @stevenshailer5605 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi just asking when will there be some new videos i do enjoy then find it interesting hope you all are going well 😊.

  • @Bish221
    @Bish221 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great Video..Can you not get a short pin made up as a temp measure - Until the ride is lowered then swap it out !!

  • @stefansoder6903
    @stefansoder6903 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How much is a contraption like this if you buy it new from the manufacturer?

  • @MisterUnicornFL
    @MisterUnicornFL 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    19:45 can you put the pin in the red arm before you slide it in?

  • @spidersinspace1099
    @spidersinspace1099 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for producing this video, I really enjoyed it. It’s nice to see the care and concern that goes into setting up the Spider. I definitely will watch more of your videos.
    PS ……..I’m wondering if your spider might be a distant relative of mine😜🕷️

  • @coreycoyle9548
    @coreycoyle9548 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wonderful Spider Ride Video!!!! F+L, Corey

  • @brianpettit8951
    @brianpettit8951 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Try to put the pin in the brace first, slide the brace in line with the hole, raise the pin to clear the hole.

  • @radionut4422
    @radionut4422 ปีที่แล้ว

    How to you avoid burring the threads when having to pound the bolts into position?

  • @stefansoder6903
    @stefansoder6903 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Interesting to see! Looks like quite a dangerous job to assemble...

  • @jeffk5386
    @jeffk5386 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I’m a product of the 60’s I know that ride as the octopus !

  • @mikedavis4411
    @mikedavis4411 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why do you need 2 trucks ? Wish you had a video of your new 72 ft ferris wheel.

  • @IAmJustFlux
    @IAmJustFlux ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm aware that your clients primarily consist of large companies and their families, and I must say, I would absolutely love the opportunity to experience and enjoy your amazing rides! They look absolutely spotless and incredibly well maintained for a U.S. based company. By the way, I have a side hobby of crafting scale models of carnival rides, and it would be an absolute dream come true if I could have the chance to measure, model, and bring your rides to life in miniature form.

    • @jorgejimenez6283
      @jorgejimenez6283 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Scale models of carnival rides? Wooow share your vids buddy. I love scale models.

  • @allens-c9r
    @allens-c9r 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    How many rides does the company own?

  • @DennisEhv
    @DennisEhv 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice Spider...... But the European Spiders looks way better. Do you have in the usa or Canada also the same European Spiders attractions?

  • @amyjojinkerson-b6o
    @amyjojinkerson-b6o 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    we never had troubles with the mud sills

  • @poppiarlin5612
    @poppiarlin5612 ปีที่แล้ว

    We had a Spider that had stainless steel seat frames.
    Older ride with updated seats

  • @williamburdine1118
    @williamburdine1118 ปีที่แล้ว

    Must be nice. Everything i had to put was ground mounts. Back in the day 😂

  • @Mike__P
    @Mike__P 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I was going to say my whole childhood was a lie when I saw this ride was called the Spider. We always called it the Octopus. But then I saw this ride only has 6 arms....spiders have 8 legs. Octopuses have 6 "arms" and 2 "legs".

  • @CHAZZ-i5k
    @CHAZZ-i5k 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.
    VERY INTERESTING. 😊

  • @wendyrollason2884
    @wendyrollason2884 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hurry up I want to see the ride finished

  • @kevinhiggenbottom8339
    @kevinhiggenbottom8339 ปีที่แล้ว

    How tall is this ride and how fast does this ride go I remember writing a black spider at the State Fair Indiana it was awesome one thing I like about it is two girls was sitting in the other part of the ride and I said they forgot to clean off the puke on that side and they looked over and they want it off but it was too late to ride took off I died laughing I couldn't I couldn't even enjoy the ride when I was laughing so hard at that they wanted off of the Restless they're getting sick I just had to die laughing but the right I couldn't tell if it was scary or fun but I just couldn't hold myself that was funny

  • @izaakz12
    @izaakz12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool video

  • @CrazyMan_Engineer
    @CrazyMan_Engineer ปีที่แล้ว

    can't wait for the fix.

  • @amyjojinkerson-b6o
    @amyjojinkerson-b6o 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I never had that problem with a mudsill pin

  • @wickedmainah950
    @wickedmainah950 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why wouldn't you shorten the pin half an inch...looks like it could easily be shorter

  • @williamburdine1118
    @williamburdine1118 ปีที่แล้ว

    I ran the roll low plane all week

  • @richarddouglas1712
    @richarddouglas1712 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    How profitable can this be? The insurance alone has to be crazy

    • @rowlandstevens7515
      @rowlandstevens7515 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Well, I dont think it's one size fits all kinda deal! Big Round Wheel books private events only. If they were competing against other traveling carnival companies, their product wouldn't hold a candle to what local fairs bring in nowadays.

  • @Robert-jf5oi
    @Robert-jf5oi 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Here in the UK that spider is called an octopus

  • @poppiarlin5612
    @poppiarlin5612 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ron Thomas/Thomas and Powers built the first Spider trailer similar to this.

  • @amyjojinkerson-b6o
    @amyjojinkerson-b6o 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    we had t bars on the end of the sweeps

  • @tommyhanlon5903
    @tommyhanlon5903 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Now you have to do a pull down video please please thanks