Bullwheel

Bullwheel

:"For the U.S. Navy fuel oil barge, see USNS Bullwheel."

A bullwheel is a large wheel on which a rope turns, such as in a chairlift. In that application, the bullwheel that is attached to the is called the drive bullwheel, with the other known as the return bullwheel.

Originally, "bullwheel" was an oil field term applied to the large wheel that turns the drum upon which the drilling line is wound in percussion drilling.

References

* This article contains public domain text from [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b10/bullwheel-i.htm USNS Bullwheel] in the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.


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