September 21 2005: Removing roadway segments
Watching from the Grace Bridge, here Pio, Michael, complete with his
CAT 345 grapple and surgical skills, Jim with his forklife and superb
driving skills, uproot each segment and transport it to the base of
the bridge for recycling
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Getting ready:
placing the grapple under the segement in order to take a small bite
Next, Michael rotates the segment into a vertical position
and completes the bite. Michael then turns around and places
the segment on Jim's forklift
Here he is rotating his 345 with a concrete segment in his grapple
He then lowers the segment
Gently putting it to sleep
Later Jim approaches the segment from the left
and Michael lifts it enough
for the forks to support the roadway segment.
Then its off to the recycling area at the base of the bridge.