Wonderful work. I well remember in the late 1950'S at the London, Clapham Common Fair watching the men of Saunder's Amusements building up the Lightning Skid. At the time the winch and crane mounted on the front of the Scammell tractor was not working so the men had to manhandle the various components. When it came to the driving motor and mechanism it took the entire crew to lift it off the trailer and maneuver it into position. Mr. Saunders sauntered over and muttered "This is torture. You have to get that crane fixed". Everything about the Skid was heavy from the cars, the fish; mechanism and motor. A wise decision to mount the mechanism on a trailer. Thanks for posting,
Hi Denis, wow thank you for that story! You have great memory, definitely a lot easier now than before, if you have any pictures I'd love to see them! :) (Send them to admin@cartersfair.com)
You know ive had enough of my job i wish i had enough money to retire from my engineers job i would come and help you for free! :(((( Ive done sign writing before! Sadly ive never been to your fair, seen it many times travelling but not up close! Deep respect for keeping our past alive!!
Absolutely fantastic job that you and your team are still maintaining these lovely rides and travelling them weather I see it this way because I'm 50 and they bring back so many happy memories both ridi g and build g up. Unfortunately we don't get anything of this quality up in Cumbria. Carry on the fantastic work
This is the ex Tom Smith & Sons machine, not sure which Thurston your thinking of - various members of the Thurston family have had 4 or 5 skids over the years. But as an educated guess I think you probably mean the Supreme? If so it's now with Russell Cook, should be plenty of videos out there. Hope that's of some help.
Wonderful work. I well remember in the late 1950'S at the London, Clapham Common Fair watching the men of Saunder's Amusements building up the Lightning Skid. At the time the winch and crane mounted on the front of the Scammell tractor was not working so the men had to manhandle the various components. When it came to the driving motor and mechanism it took the entire crew to lift it off the trailer and maneuver it into position. Mr. Saunders sauntered over and muttered "This is torture. You have to get that crane fixed". Everything about the Skid was heavy from the cars, the fish; mechanism and motor. A wise decision to mount the mechanism on a trailer.
Thanks for posting,
Hi Denis, wow thank you for that story! You have great memory, definitely a lot easier now than before, if you have any pictures I'd love to see them! :) (Send them to admin@cartersfair.com)
Absolutely adore carters
What a lovely way of life.....God bless you for keeping these rides alive.
Keep the good work going b good to have a look round your yard . looks interesting 😎😀
Absolutely love your work and what you are doing to keep these rides operating and in glorious shape. The artwork is staggeringly beautiful.
You are doing a fantastic job , thank you very much for preserving these rides for generations to come ..
Arden Tizz
Fascinating video Joby. One has to applaud your hard work and artistic integrity without compromise! Cheers, Simon
Brilliant keep up the good work
You know ive had enough of my job i wish i had enough money to retire from my engineers job i would come and help you for free! :(((( Ive done sign writing before! Sadly ive never been to your fair, seen it many times travelling but not up close! Deep respect for keeping our past alive!!
Toby I love your artwork
Brilliant work. I'd love to do that
love the lightning skids
Hello Carters funfair how are you all? From Laura from the West Midlands UK
Absolutely fantastic job that you and your team are still maintaining these lovely rides and travelling them weather I see it this way because I'm 50 and they bring back so many happy memories both ridi g and build g up. Unfortunately we don't get anything of this quality up in Cumbria. Carry on the fantastic work
Gary Kendall many thanks for your lovely comment.
your doing a coolioo job joby
Is this going to be as fast as Jimmy Bowrys? Also good idea on head rest, don't half pull your neck
fascinating joby from Tom l
Very informative video but just a few questions. What timber is used in the ride? What paint is used? And what varnish do you finish it off with?
Question for you Joby, this Skid wouldn't be ex-Thurston's would it, by any chance? Thanks in advance. PS Keep up the great work!
This is the ex Tom Smith & Sons machine, not sure which Thurston your thinking of - various members of the Thurston family have had 4 or 5 skids over the years. But as an educated guess I think you probably mean the Supreme? If so it's now with Russell Cook, should be plenty of videos out there. Hope that's of some help.