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and already Drench, The Airplane Ride and the Pirate Ship have been earmarked for immediate hose replacement,” Mitchinson continues. “All of the rides are foreign manufactured, so that means we often have huge lead times for parts, which is why some rides have to be put out of action during the season. Bounce has to be reprogrammed after servicing, and we have to call in an engineer from Huss in Germany to do that. The Megafobia carriage wheel bearings cost £230+VAT and there are 24 units in each running wheel. They are made in America and are made just one a year by Timkinsons - we buy the entire years stock. We also purchased £3,500 of track bolts for the ride, which we walk and inspect every day. The American rides also have imperial fittings - these have all been changed to metric by Pirtek to avoid the 2 week lead time. We have 30 rides all to be serviced in just 3 months, at a cost of £1/4m per ride, plus we have a new ride, as yet to be installed, which Pirtek will provide all the hydraulics to. I'm sorry if rides don't work to schedule but safety is all important, and I'm pleased to say we have a good partner in Pirtek to ensure that happens.”
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