Well, what show duration do you want it planned for? Want it to designed to run 10 shows a week for a year? That kind of suggests that the budget is not so important and certainly not in
line with a two week run before
strike. When I work on high schools, unless clearly stated, I assume the building is a 50 year building max. Buildings constructed for a worlds fair is a 1 or 2 year building. A major civic
pac - maybe it's a 100 year building. All should be considered in planning and design is all I'm saying.
Yours is welded steel tube frame decks with rolled steel rails and flanged wheels, and a I'd still look at a race but would use machined steel instead of
roller chain and I would look at hydraulic motors because they generally have less maintenance and are quieter imho. Probably 5 to 10 X the cost - or maybe more.