State Fair of Texas Pirate Boat Drive System Replacement

The State Fair of Texas attracts around 3 million visitors annually.
One of the many rides at the Fair is a HUSS Pirate Ship. The open, seated gondola seats between 45 and 55 passengers, using a pendulum motion to swing them up to 20m in the air at a 75 degree angle. Older HUSS Pirate Ships, like the Fair’s model, use hydraulic drives, and these inevitably reach obsolescence after many years of use. In turn, this can cause significant problems, risking serious health and safety incidents and even the risk of high-pressure oil spilling and incurring environment agency fines. These problems are mitigated by retrofitting the Pirate Ship with a brand new on-demand drive system. This includes a motor drive unit, control cabinet, operator panel, top encoder and home sensor assembly. The Pirate Ship is now not only far easier and safer for operators to use, but also delivers impressive power savings, as no more latent power is lost through through a continuously running pump.