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John and Michael Luchesi and a crew from Barrett Roofing volunteered
time and materials to remove the old roofing, stripping down to
the steel a few days before the crane is scheduled to arrive. CAMA
volunteers assisted in removing the roofing.
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The corrogated metal roof from the inside. The area marked with the
large holes is the roofing to be removed. The middle section of girder
must also be removed. Everything is now ready for the crane and
the pick. The roofing is left in place as a safety measure.
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On
Saturday morning (Dec.15, 2006), the day of the pick, the corrogated
metal roofing is removed using a Saws-All to cut through the rusty
steel.
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Once the roofing is
off, the various angle iron and barstock pieces spanning the hole are
torched.
The central girder awaits the crane to lift it out after cutting.
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A
view through the hole down into the engine room reveals our prize.
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The
Arnoff/Alantic Coast Moving & Rigging crane arrives on schedule.
After setting up, the crane is first used to lift replacement steel
roofing to eventually re-cover the hole. The crane is then used to lift
out the center girder shown in previous photos after Ray cuts it loose
with the torch.
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The riggers from Atlantic Coast prepare the top half of the flywheel
for the pick.
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Once the top half of the flywheel is secured with straps, the bolts
holding the halves
together are removed. The piece is soon up and on its way to the
flatbed trailer.
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The
flywheel in the air with the awaiting flatbed trailer in the
foreground.
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Next to be
lifted out is the crankshaft assembly.
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Now, the
lower half of the flywheel, supported on the wood cribbing, is lifted
out of the engine room.
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The engine
frame is not centered under the hole in the roof, so a combination of a
chain hoist, strapping and and heavy duty rollers (the red items under
the pedestal of the frame) are used to carefully roll the frame under
roof opening prior to lifting.
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Now
centered, the crane can pick the engine itself. Note the chain
hoist used to level the engine during the lift.
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The ~8 ton
engine appears to be floating over the hole in the roof.
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The engine frame is set down on the flatbed along with the other parts
of the engine. The flywheel halves are visible in the foreground.
The crankshaft is the last piece of the engine to be placed on the
flatbed. The pieces are all securely strapped down for the trip to Kent
on Sunday.
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The final step on Saturday is to police the worksite, and close the
hole in the roof to prevent unintended injury. Even though the
mill is scheduled for demolition, CAMA was committed to making the work
site as safe as possible to prevent injury once we have left.
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