The best parts

[8270king]

Here are my favorites:

1. Carpet - Vantage premium
2. Cups - Amf aluminum
3. Pit support brackets - New style Amf
4. Front roller links - Ed's and Bulldogs
5. Front roller hinges - Amf
6. Bin straps - Stahls lifetime
7. Pinholders - Amf
8. Dist. belts - Quality rubber rough top
9. Ball exit - humpy
10. Lift rod cover - Stahls white
11. Ball lift belt regular - Amf black
12. Triggering - Bowltronics
13. Contactors - Bowltronics ss
14. Rubber rivets - Amf blue
15. Cushion weldement - Amf
16. Dist pan wipes - Ed's

Jerry

I do want to try the Stahl's carpet...I have had some V premiums that dont want to go around the rear roller with new springs ann the pit rebuilt.

[Coors]

Re: The best parts

dist belts - Quality rubber rough
Motor SSSS's - AMF or Quality
Vibration Dampners - AMF or Quality
Cushion Rivets - AMF
Cushion Facing - AMF
Carpets - Vantage Premiums
any aluminum cast stuff - AMF
Ball Lift Belts - AMF Black
Foul Lights - Zot
*** all other parts - whoever's cheapest

[ January 23, 2002: Message edited by: Coors ]

[the old dirt man]

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JERRY,
you forgot one [img]/content/btubb/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/confused.gif[/img]
the bumpers you like the best or should it be
the ones you hate the most. [img]/content/btubb/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif[/img]
that could be another topic the worst parts of
all time? gee I wounder who would be at the top
of the list. [img]/content/btubb/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/laugh.gif[/img] CRUDDY

[TheGMan143]

Re: The best parts

Quote:]Originally posted by Coors:

Vibration Dampners - AMF or Quality
Cushion Rivets - AMF
Cushion Facing - AMF
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I have to say, I think Vantage has the trophy for these parts... the vibe dampers they make are just about indestructible, and cheaper than AMF's, the 'Super Rivet' they make we've been using for several years, and the breakage/pull-thru rate has dropped to almost nothing... the facings they make are about the same.

I will add, too... the new 'Red Lightning' kickers they sell are about the best I've used so far... Some of the older ones had a problem with hardening up and not pulling, but so far I've had no problems with the new ones, and they've reduced our ball calls by 70% or more...

[macon]

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to make the life of your rivets longer try the amf velcro facing and the velcro cover.

i have a high lineage center (15k/week) and the rivets would blow out. started installing the velcro ones and haven't had any problems.

[Jimmy Jam]

Re: The best parts

Good luck getting the facing off. I couldn't without ripping off the riveted piece.

[TheGMan143]

Re: The best parts

Quote:]Originally posted by macon:
to make the life of your rivets longer try the amf velcro facing and the velcro cover.

i have a high lineage center (15k/week) and the rivets would blow out. started installing the velcro ones and haven't had any problems.[/QUOTE]

I've been buying those cheap on closeout or inventory reductions, tearing the velcro off of them, and then punching holes in them to use 'em with rivets.

The old AMF rubber rivets had a problem with marking up the balls, and with the heads wearing off of them... the newer Vantage urethane rivets overcame those problems, and they wear like iron.

[Coors]

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meant to hit edit, but hit quote instead, sorry

[ January 25, 2002: Message edited by: Coors ]

[poplarpetey]

Re: The best parts

Door Rings-Life Long
Dist. Belt-Stahls Black Tuffy Grabber
Carpets-Vantage Premium/Amf Pumpkin
Bushings-Enviro
Cups-Vantage Aluminum

[Coors]

Re: The best parts

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[ January 25, 2002: Message edited by: Coors ]

[Coors]

Re: The best parts

i realize this isnt the thread for such a "discussion", not an arguement please!!!

yes, Vantage Dampners are INDESTRUCTIBLE. i got forty-some sittin on my bench i'll trade 3-1 for shear dampners. Unfortunately what does fail is the support welds and bounce plates.

yes, vantage cushion stuff is INDESTRUCTIBLE. unfortunately what gives is the plank or mostly the cushion welds. and of course the "solution", make the planks thicker. . . . .so the rivets get stretched more and the rivets fail earlier instead. I got about a pair of the "super cushion" sittin on my dusty shelf i'll trade for one lane of GEN-U-WINE AMF Cushion stuff

only analogy i can give is, remove the shocks on your car/truck and replace them with 3X3 inch blocks of iron. . .they'll last forever

[8270king]

Re: The best parts

Coors...true....the stacked vib dampeners are bounce plate beakers. And without layers I do believe it is tough on the weldement.

Jerry

[kryley]

Re: The best parts

I agree totally with Coors.... they are INDESTRUCTIBLE... but I'll quote an AMF Technical Sales Rep that visited our centre a while back (I dunno if that's a good thing to do, but anyway!!!

Say cushion blocks for example, they were initially made out of rubber (NOT urethane) for a reason. Sure, they used to split and chip all the time, but they were DESIGNED to do that. Sure, urethane is tough and basically indestructible, but BECAUSE its so tough and "indestructible", it places more pressure on the cushion weldments etc. We started putting in urethane cushion blocks in our centre, and our weldments were cracking and literally snapping in half due to the urethane blocks not absorbing the shock - what's better? a $40 (australian) cushion block or a $300 cushion weldment??

Have fun!!

[poplarpetey]

Re: The best parts

Somebody gave me a bunch of the Vantage dampners. I've been drilling a 1/4" hole through the rubber to try to create some "give" to them. Seems to make them flex a little more.

[8270 pinspotter]

Re: The best parts

carpet-Vantage Premium
cups-Vantage "pit bull" (aluminum)
pit support-AMF
front roller links-AMF
front roller hinges-AMF
binstraps-Vantage
pinholders-AMF
Dist belts-AMF Black roughtop
Ball exit-PBL
lift rod cover-Standard AMF
Ball lift belt-AMF black
chassis contactors-Allen bradley,I get these locally