{"id":2711,"date":"2015-09-07T11:30:38","date_gmt":"2015-09-07T15:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mountainproductions.com\/blog\/?p=2711"},"modified":"2017-01-26T18:27:55","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T18:27:55","slug":"photos-the-lodestar-hanging-high-above-the-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/07\/photos-the-lodestar-hanging-high-above-the-rest\/","title":{"rendered":"[PHOTOS] The Lodestar \u2014 Hanging High Above the Rest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past 30 years, our company has spent countless hours servicing, selling, and learning <a href=\"http:\/\/mountainproductions.com\/rigging\/hoists.php\" target=\"_blank\">CM chain hoists<\/a> inside and out. <a href=\"http:\/\/mountainproductions.com\/rigging.php\" target=\"_blank\">Mountain Productions&#8217;\u00a0rigging department<\/a>\u00a0has stocked huge quantities of CM motors for our clients, as well as ourselves. We practice what we preach, and we&#8217;ve used CM Lodestars and <a href=\"http:\/\/mountainproductions.com\/rigging\/electrichoists\/prostar.php\" target=\"_blank\">Prostars<\/a> on thousands of jobs. These are the hoists that lift <em><strong>our<\/strong><\/em> roofs.<\/p>\n<p>Our crew relies on the power and reliability of CM&#8217;s legendary hoist, and we&#8217;ve collected a handful of photos showcasing our star of the show, the CM Lodestar. Take a look below at the Lodestar in action on our job sites.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2714\" style=\"width: 830px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2714\" class=\"wp-image-2714 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/lodestarphotos-3-950x629.jpg\" alt=\"A set of Lodestars used with our Mountain Truss System (photobomb by the Sayfline Horizontal Lifeline by DBI-SALA)\" width=\"820\" height=\"543\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2714\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A set of Lodestars used with our Mountain Truss System (photobomb by the Sayfline Horizontal Lifeline by DBI-SALA)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2716\" style=\"width: 830px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2716\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2716\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/lodestarphotos-5-950x629.jpg\" alt=\"Rigging the motors to lift our Mountain Truss roof\" width=\"820\" height=\"543\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rigging the motors to lift our Mountain Truss roof<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2717\" style=\"width: 830px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2717\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2717\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/lodestarphotos-6-950x629.jpg\" alt=\"Custom installation grid at Sigh and Sound Theatre with new CM Lodestars\" width=\"820\" height=\"543\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2717\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Custom installation grid at Sight and Sound Theatre with new CM Lodestars<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2718\" style=\"width: 830px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2718\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2718\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/lodestarphotos-2-950x629.jpg\" alt=\"Hanging truss at the Kingston Armory, PA\" width=\"820\" height=\"543\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2718\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hanging truss at the Kingston Armory, PA<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2719\" style=\"width: 830px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2719\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2719\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/lodestarphotos-4-950x629.jpg\" alt=\"The crane flying in six CM Lodestars for the Mountain Truss System\" width=\"820\" height=\"543\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2719\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crane flying in six CM Lodestars for the Mountain Truss System<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2720\" style=\"width: 830px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2720\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2720\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/lodestarphotos-1-950x629.jpg\" alt=\"CM Lodestars hanging the video panels for the Rock In Rio promotional event in NYC\" width=\"820\" height=\"543\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2720\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CM Lodestars hanging the video panels for a Rock In Rio promotional event in NYC<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2721\" style=\"width: 830px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2721\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2721\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/lodestarphotos-8-950x629.jpg\" alt=\"Hanging line arrays and helping the sound get to where it needs to be heard\" width=\"820\" height=\"543\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2721\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hanging line arrays and helping the sound get to where it needs to be heard<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2722\" style=\"width: 830px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2722\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2722\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/lodestarphotos-7-950x629.jpg\" alt=\"Looking up \u2014 CM Lodestars ready to lift the Mountain Truss roof\" width=\"820\" height=\"543\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking up \u2014 CM Lodestars ready to lift the Mountain Truss roof<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><strong>BONUS PHOTO:<\/strong> Spot the celebrities.<br \/>\n<strong><em>Hint: There&#8217;s 4 of them in this picture<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2723\" 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