Shoutout to the crew that helped me with a stuck car in a downtown Chicago high rise

Got a call for a car stuck between floors on a Friday afternoon. The main sheave was jammed solid with a broken spring piece. Took six of us three hours to get it free and rig a temporary bypass. Honestly thought we'd be there all night. Anyone ever had a spring fail that catastrophically on a modern unit?

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elliot_allen6510d ago

Reminds me of a stuck elevator that had a whole shoe wedged in the door track.

andrew_smith10d ago

Totally believe that, @elliot_allen65. Saw a grocery cart wheel jam one shut for an hour once.