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Removing the hydraulic turbines from Livermore Gorge

frenchriverland ยท 2010-10-27 20:39

Hey Guys: I thought you would enjoy seeing my adventure removing two hydraulic turbines from the gorge at Livermore Falls, NH that we did in the early 90s. Enjoy; http://frenchriverland.com/livermore_falls.dwt Best regards, William K. Fay P.E. West Ware, MA. USA

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  1. #1Lee-online2010-10-27 21:21

    very cool.

  2. #2Stevenbrla2010-10-27 21:42

    Very interesting read and pics! What was the timeframe from first to last pic?

  3. #3frenchriverland2010-10-28 05:48

    hydroturbine salvage We took about 6 months from removal to operations at Pioneer Hydro. We started in May and we were on line in November.

  4. #4donkey doctor2010-10-28 07:11

    Great pics and commentry.

  5. #5tonka2010-10-28 07:17

    Wow what a ton of work, i guess the old tubines were worth it tho....Great story and write up with pics....:drinkup

  6. #6jimrr2010-10-28 11:09

    I can so relate to this; learning to drive that crane with no brakes, trapped in concrete pour etc. yup........ a lot of learning on this adventure.

  7. #7Stevenbrla2010-10-28 21:06

    Looks like a productive 6 months. Glad it worked out for you, and thanks for sharing your adventure!

  8. #8245dlc2010-10-29 00:50

    The railroads still use thermite welding to weld rails. Here's a picture http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=338291&nseq=0

  9. #9frenchriverland2010-10-29 05:25

    Thanks for the photo of the thermite welding! I was unaware that thermite was still used for welding tracks together. Bill Fay

  10. #10loggah2010-10-30 19:49

    Hey Bill nice to see you on here, still miss your dad and the crew at Dave Dearborns, ain't many of us old timers left. Glad the turbines are working for you. Don Johnson

  11. #11dieseldave2010-11-01 21:19

    Wow, that is really cool. Glad you made the effort to take the photo's and document your adventure!

  12. #12JDOFMEMI2010-11-01 22:39

    What a great story. Thanks for sharing it with us.

  13. #13jimrr2010-12-26 22:17

    this was such a great threat i decided to write this just to keep it on top!! good going guys!!