It took about 9 hrs. altogether to cut out the latest carousel. It kept turning from 1 p.m. on Friday until 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
With four smaller 45-ft. diameter carousels inside, dedicated to major sponsors for the 2019 event, along with 70 other businesses/groups that raised $16,500 for Flyer Pride Pack.
Exerpts from Article including these little fun facts:
506.2 ft. diameter, 4.6 acre, 8,000-ton circle of ice, 16-in. thick ice,
49 min. to make a complete rotation
49 min. to make a complete rotation
“It’s gone from family fun to world competition, a friendly game of one-upmanship that benefits our community,”
“The first year we used an ice chipper and string to mark a circle in the snow,” Chuck Zwilling recalls. Now in 2019, they insert a 4x4 into the ice and hook a cable on it to create a perfect circle with a chainsaw secured on a “Chainsaw Chariot” built from a tracked snowblower by Zwilling’s son-in-law, Mike Ruegemer.
They’ve also learned to angle the 36-in. chainsaw bar and only cut part way with the first cut (about 8 in.) and then go around again.
Safety features were added this year including - cones, caution tape and a shoveled path that led to a “bridge” to cross the 9-in. open water.
View The Original FARM SHOW Magazine Article:
2019 - Volume 43 Issue 6 Page 22
Archived Image 1 -Mike and Chuck cutting ice with chariot-
Giant powered ice carousel measures 508 ft. in dia. and is rotated by 4 electric trolling motors. Four smaller carousels were cut into the big one.
Giant powered ice carousel measures 508 ft. in dia. and is rotated by 4 electric trolling motors. Four smaller carousels were cut into the big one.
Archived Image 2 - Aerial View of 2019 Carousel
To cut the ice they use a chainsaw secured on a “Chainsaw Chariot” built out of a tracked snowblower.
To cut the ice they use a chainsaw secured on a “Chainsaw Chariot” built out of a tracked snowblower.
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