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Placing undeground concrete: Concrete bucket is being filled by direct chute from concrete ready mix truck. Caterpillar 345B backhoe has backed down slope toward underground utility tunnel i ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 14:03:38 -0700

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Placing undeground concrete: Concrete bucket is being filled by direct chute from concrete ready mix truck. Caterpillar 345B backhoe has backed down slope toward underground utility tunnel i ...

Laydown concrete bucket delivers fresh concrete through its bottom gate valve to worker powered concrete buggy at building floor edge. Worker operates gate valve lever with right hand. Bucke ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Thu, 31 May 2007 05:47:59 -0700

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Laydown concrete bucket delivers fresh concrete through its bottom gate valve to worker powered concrete buggy at building floor edge. Worker operates gate valve lever with right hand. Bucke ...

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nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Thu, 31 May 2007 14:56:24 -0700

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Caterpillar 621F wheel-tractor scraper is pushed by Cat D6R bull dozer. Dozer blade pushes on rear push block of scraper. Bowl has been lowered so its cutting edge cuts soil, and scraper apr ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Thu, 17 May 2007 04:56:06 -0700

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Caterpillar 621F wheel-tractor scraper is pushed by Cat D6R bull dozer. Dozer blade pushes on rear push block of scraper. Bowl has been lowered so its cutting edge cuts soil, and scraper apr ...

Caterpillar 621F wheel-tractor scraper is pushed by Cat D6R bull dozer. Photo shows detailed view of dozer blade pushing on rear push block of scraper. The Courtyards private dormitory, Nor ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Thu, 17 May 2007 18:47:19 -0700

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Caterpillar 621F wheel-tractor scraper is pushed by Cat D6R bull dozer. Photo shows detailed view of dozer blade pushing on rear push block of scraper. The Courtyards private dormitory, Nor ...

Caterpillar 621F wheel-tractor scraper transports soil from cut area to fill are. After being filled, bowl is raised to clear the ground, and front apron of bowl is lowered to keep soil in b ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Thu, 17 May 2007 04:56:26 -0700

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Caterpillar 621F wheel-tractor scraper transports soil from cut area to fill are. After being filled, bowl is raised to clear the ground, and front apron of bowl is lowered to keep soil in b ...

Caterpillar 621F wheel-tractor scraper returns to cut area after dumping previous load at fill area. Cat D6R bull dozer is rough grading earth slope on which scraper became hung up going uph ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Thu, 17 May 2007 18:47:05 -0700

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Caterpillar 621F wheel-tractor scraper returns to cut area after dumping previous load at fill area. Cat D6R bull dozer is rough grading earth slope on which scraper became hung up going uph ...

Caterpillar D6R bull dozer moves earth to rough grade path of scraper excavating earth. The Courtyards private dormitory, North Campus, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 2007.

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Fri, 18 May 2007 05:00:39 -0700

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Caterpillar D6R bull dozer moves earth to rough grade path of scraper excavating earth. The Courtyards private dormitory, North Campus, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 2007.

Caterpillar 621F wheel-tractor scraper travels uphill empty, with bowl raised for traveling. The Courtyards private dormitory, North Campus, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 2007 ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Fri, 18 May 2007 04:54:58 -0700

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Caterpillar 621F wheel-tractor scraper travels uphill empty, with bowl raised for traveling. The Courtyards private dormitory, North Campus, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 2007 ...

Caterpillar D4H XL bull dozer moves earth at site of new North East Branch Library, Ann Arbor, Michigan, May, 2007

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Wed, 16 May 2007 16:10:41 -0700

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Caterpillar D4H XL bull dozer moves earth at site of new North East Branch Library, Ann Arbor, Michigan, May, 2007

Fire truck, engine, apparatus: Ann Arbor Fire Department 1982 E-One heavy rescue truck R1 turns from Huron to Ashley heading north with siren/horn blasting to answer call. Ann Arbor, Michiga ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Mon, 14 May 2007 05:17:22 -0700

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Fire truck, engine, apparatus: Ann Arbor Fire Department 1982 E-One heavy rescue truck R1 turns from Huron to Ashley heading north with siren/horn blasting to answer call. Ann Arbor, Michiga ...

Kronosaurus queenslandicus, cretaceous period, Queensland, Australia. Kronosaurus was a pliosaur (short-necked plesiosaur) and largest of group. This skeleton, 42 ft long is most complete kn ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:58:08 -0700

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Kronosaurus queenslandicus, cretaceous period, Queensland, Australia. Kronosaurus was a pliosaur (short-necked plesiosaur) and largest of group. This skeleton, 42 ft long is most complete kn ...

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nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:27:41 -0700

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Manitowoc crawler mounted lattice boom crane with luffing jib lifts hollow core precast concrete floor deck slab off flatbed trailer powered by Peterbilt semi tractor. Ashley Terrace, Ann Ar ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 05:06:24 -0700

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Manitowoc crawler mounted lattice boom crane with luffing jib lifts hollow core precast concrete floor deck slab off flatbed trailer powered by Peterbilt semi tractor. Ashley Terrace, Ann Ar ...

Structural ironworker supported by Genie scissor lift electric arc welds steel seat angle to flanges of wide flange H column structural steel to support corner of hollow core precast concret ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 05:46:25 -0700

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Structural ironworker supported by Genie scissor lift electric arc welds steel seat angle to flanges of wide flange H column structural steel to support corner of hollow core precast concret ...

Structural ironworker uses tag line to manuever hollow core precast concrete slab section through steel structure members to place it in its proper position. It is a tight fit, which will re ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 05:04:14 -0700

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Structural ironworker uses tag line to manuever hollow core precast concrete slab section through steel structure members to place it in its proper position. It is a tight fit, which will re ...

Structural ironworker uses tag line to manuever hollow core precast concrete slab section through steel structure members, a tight fit, which the ironworker on the right assists by prying th ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 18:58:12 -0700

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Structural ironworker uses tag line to manuever hollow core precast concrete slab section through steel structure members, a tight fit, which the ironworker on the right assists by prying th ...

Structural ironworkers guide precast hollow core concrete slab member onto its supports, beam on left and beam and seat angle on right. Precast member is supported by Manitowoc crane. Ashley ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 18:58:31 -0700

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Structural ironworkers guide precast hollow core concrete slab member onto its supports, beam on left and beam and seat angle on right. Precast member is supported by Manitowoc crane. Ashley ...

Morbark Model 23 Total Chiparvestor produces wood chips from whole logs. Operator in cab at top operates entire machine including its Morlift 500 Knuckleboom Loader, which is a hydraulic boo ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:12:41 -0700

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Morbark Model 23 Total Chiparvestor produces wood chips from whole logs. Operator in cab at top operates entire machine including its Morlift 500 Knuckleboom Loader, which is a hydraulic boo ...

Morbark Model 23 Total Chiparvestor produces wood chips from whole logs. Operator in cab at top operates entire machine including its Morlift 500 Knuckleboom Loader, which is a hydraulic boo ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 05:15:22 -0700

Asphalt pavement demolition: Caterpillar 845B backhoe loads asphalt pavement debris into rear of two tandem rear dump trailers. Mott Childrens Hospital, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mi ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 05:53:11 -0700

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Asphalt pavement demolition: Caterpillar 845B backhoe loads asphalt pavement debris into rear of two tandem rear dump trailers. Mott Childrens Hospital, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mi ...

Construction equipment: Caterpillar D250E 25 ton, articulated, rear dump, rough terrain, off road hauler. Plymouth Green Crossings, Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 2007.

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 05:16:51 -0700

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Construction equipment: Caterpillar D250E 25 ton, articulated, rear dump, rough terrain, off road hauler. Plymouth Green Crossings, Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 2007.

Bay Lynx Multicat stone/soil spreader mounted on International Paystar 5000 truck chassis. Conveyor feeds from bottom of truck bed and dumps stone/soil onto spreader conveyor that extends fr ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 05:23:32 -0700

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Bay Lynx Multicat stone/soil spreader mounted on International Paystar 5000 truck chassis. Conveyor feeds from bottom of truck bed and dumps stone/soil onto spreader conveyor that extends fr ...

Bay Lynx Multicat stone/soil spreader mounted on International Paystar 5000 truck chassis. Conveyor feeds from bottom of truck bed and dumps stone/soil onto spreader conveyor that extends fr ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 05:17:13 -0700

'This Wright Flyer is the world's most accurate reproduction of the original 1903 Flyer. Just weeks before the Centennial of Flight celebration in December 2003, this Flyer made several succ ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 06:21:53 -0700

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'This Wright Flyer is the world's most accurate reproduction of the original 1903 Flyer. Just weeks before the Centennial of Flight celebration in December 2003, this Flyer made several succ ...

Josephine Ford, the Fokker trimotor airplane that flew Richard Byrd to the North Pole on his 1926 Polar expedition. Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan. August, 2006.

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 06:19:57 -0700

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Josephine Ford, the Fokker trimotor airplane that flew Richard Byrd to the North Pole on his 1926 Polar expedition. Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan. August, 2006.

International 4200 medium duty truck test vehicle for Meritor Wabco hydraulic actuation and anti-lock braking systems, Huron Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan, August 14, 2006.

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 15:11:53 -0700

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International 4200 medium duty truck test vehicle for Meritor Wabco hydraulic actuation and anti-lock braking systems, Huron Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan, August 14, 2006.

Construction maintenance: Elgin Whirlwind mechanical street debris broom sweeper sweeps brick pavement. Brushes sweep debris from surface and indentations, and air vacuum system sucks it up ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 05:42:20 -0700

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Construction maintenance: Elgin Whirlwind mechanical street debris broom sweeper sweeps brick pavement. Brushes sweep debris from surface and indentations, and air vacuum system sucks it up ...

Mack semi-tractor and Fruehauf tank semi-trailer. Carpenter Road and Michigan Avenue/US 12, Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 2007.

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:37:58 -0700

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Mack semi-tractor and Fruehauf tank semi-trailer. Carpenter Road and Michigan Avenue/US 12, Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 2007.

Advance concrete readymix truck travels to construction site to place cast in place concrete. Concrete drum is rotated slowly at agitation speed to continue its mix and delay set of concrete ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 06:14:20 -0700

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Advance concrete readymix truck travels to construction site to place cast in place concrete. Concrete drum is rotated slowly at agitation speed to continue its mix and delay set of concrete ...

Volvo truck tractor pulls automatically adjustable vehicle carrier loaded with 8 cars and pickups. Carpenter Road and Michigan Avenue/US 12, Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 2007.

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 06:16:46 -0700

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Volvo truck tractor pulls automatically adjustable vehicle carrier loaded with 8 cars and pickups. Carpenter Road and Michigan Avenue/US 12, Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 2007.

White-GMC truck tractor pulls trailer of large form panels into which concrete will be placed for basement walls of single family residences. Pittsfield Village, Michigan, March, 2007.

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 06:39:55 -0700

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White-GMC truck tractor pulls trailer of large form panels into which concrete will be placed for basement walls of single family residences. Pittsfield Village, Michigan, March, 2007.

B-24J Liberator, B-24 serial number 44-44052, heavy bomber is the world's only fully restored and flying Consolidated B-24 Liberator. It was built in Consolidated Aircraft Company's Fort Wor ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 07:01:52 -0700

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B-24J Liberator, B-24 serial number 44-44052, heavy bomber is the world's only fully restored and flying Consolidated B-24 Liberator. It was built in Consolidated Aircraft Company's Fort Wor ...

Caterpillar 345B backhoe heaps demolition debris with its grappler bucket and tracks back and forth on top of the debris to compact its volume before loading it into a debris dumpster to be ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:28:31 -0800

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Caterpillar 345B backhoe heaps demolition debris with its grappler bucket and tracks back and forth on top of the debris to compact its volume before loading it into a debris dumpster to be ...

Caterpillar 262B skid-steer tractor with grappler bucket rakes concrete block building debris into piles to be loaded into dumpster or truck by a backhoe. Washtenaw near Huron Parkway, Ann A ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 15:46:04 -0800

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Caterpillar 262B skid-steer tractor with grappler bucket rakes concrete block building debris into piles to be loaded into dumpster or truck by a backhoe. Washtenaw near Huron Parkway, Ann A ...

Peterbilt tractor pulling flatbed trailer waits at construction site after delivering materials. In immediate background are galvanized steel soldier beams embedded in concrete in earth to s ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 19:24:45 -0800

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Peterbilt tractor pulling flatbed trailer waits at construction site after delivering materials. In immediate background are galvanized steel soldier beams embedded in concrete in earth to s ...

Passengers board train at Praterstern train station, Vienna, Austria. July, 2006.

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 13:35:17 -0800

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Passengers board train at Praterstern train station, Vienna, Austria. July, 2006.

Passenger train bound for Deutsch Wagram moves quickly into Praterstern train station, Vienna, Austria. July, 2006.

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 05:10:46 -0800

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Passenger train bound for Deutsch Wagram moves quickly into Praterstern train station, Vienna, Austria. July, 2006.

Reflections from City Shuttle 2 passenger train at Praterstern train station, Vienna, Austria. July, 2006.

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 05:09:37 -0800

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Reflections from City Shuttle 2 passenger train at Praterstern train station, Vienna, Austria. July, 2006.

Reflections from City Shuttle 2 passenger train at Praterstern train station, Vienna, Austria. July, 2006.

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 05:09:58 -0800

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Reflections from City Shuttle 2 passenger train at Praterstern train station, Vienna, Austria. July, 2006.

Passenger train bound for Wolkersdorf pulls into Praterstern train station, Vienna, Austria. July, 2006.

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 05:11:00 -0800

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Passenger train bound for Wolkersdorf pulls into Praterstern train station, Vienna, Austria. July, 2006.

Bus and trolleys wait for passengers at Praterstern train station. In background is tower crane for major construction at station. Vienna, Austria. July, 2006.

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 18:02:18 -0800

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Bus and trolleys wait for passengers at Praterstern train station. In background is tower crane for major construction at station. Vienna, Austria. July, 2006.

Passengers board trolley at Praterstern train station. Vienna, Austria. July, 2006.

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 05:11:30 -0800

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Passengers board trolley at Praterstern train station. Vienna, Austria. July, 2006.

Diesel locomotive pulls passenger train along bank of Rhine River, Germany. July, 2006

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 13:07:36 -0800

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Diesel locomotive pulls passenger train along bank of Rhine River, Germany. July, 2006

Diesel locomotive passenger train speeds along below vinyards on north bank of Rhine River, Germany. July, 2006.

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 13:42:13 -0800

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Diesel locomotive passenger train speeds along below vinyards on north bank of Rhine River, Germany. July, 2006.

Freight train of tank cars travels along stone embankment on north bank of Rhine River. Germany, July, 2006.

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 05:04:04 -0800

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Freight train of tank cars travels along stone embankment on north bank of Rhine River. Germany, July, 2006.

Bridge construction cranes: In foreground is derrick boom crane on broad tower supported on construction barge, driven by engine and cable drums/hoists at base. In left background is Link-Be ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 19:41:44 -0800

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Bridge construction cranes: In foreground is derrick boom crane on broad tower supported on construction barge, driven by engine and cable drums/hoists at base. In left background is Link-Be ...

Volvo tractor pulling semi-trailer, at overnight stop. November 2006, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 03:22:09 -0800

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Volvo tractor pulling semi-trailer, at overnight stop. November 2006, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Fireboat, EMS: Fireboat 201 Vigilant is a Class C fireboat equipped with a 1500 gpm PTO (power takeoff = uses power from main engines) pump. Powered by twin Cummings diesels and Hamilton h ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 08:49:59 -0800

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Fireboat, EMS: Fireboat 201 Vigilant is a Class C fireboat equipped with a 1500 gpm PTO (power takeoff = uses power from main engines) pump. Powered by twin Cummings diesels and Hamilton h ...

Demolition, drawbridge: Demolition view of bascule drawbridge on Potomac River, in open position, but with the draw bridge leaves (beams and road deck) cut off; leaving the geared rotating ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 16:14:30 -0800

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Demolition, drawbridge: Demolition view of bascule drawbridge on Potomac River, in open position, but with the draw bridge leaves (beams and road deck) cut off; leaving the geared rotating ...

Trench construction/safety: Caterpillar 938G articulated wheeled tractor with forklift attachment transports steel trench box/shield from one position to another along a trench. Tucson, Ariz ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 04:08:15 -0800

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Trench construction/safety: Caterpillar 938G articulated wheeled tractor with forklift attachment transports steel trench box/shield from one position to another along a trench. Tucson, Ariz ...

Dinosaur skeleton: "The Terror of the Triassic Swamps: Phytosaurs were large, aquatic reptiles that lived in and along rivers and swamps about 210 million years ago. Phytosaurs resembled cro ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:03:10 -0700

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Dinosaur skeleton: "The Terror of the Triassic Swamps: Phytosaurs were large, aquatic reptiles that lived in and along rivers and swamps about 210 million years ago. Phytosaurs resembled cro ...

Dinosaur/prehistoric animal skeleton: Moa, a large extinct flightless bird of New Zealand, is completely wingless. Height ranges from 3 to 6 ft. Extinct for last 700 years from hunting and f ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 07:34:54 -0700

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Dinosaur/prehistoric animal skeleton: Moa, a large extinct flightless bird of New Zealand, is completely wingless. Height ranges from 3 to 6 ft. Extinct for last 700 years from hunting and f ...

Earthmoving construction/equipment/truck: Mack CL700 truck with rear-dump bed hauls earth for construction. Earhart Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 2006.

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 09:18:35 -0700

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Earthmoving construction/equipment/truck: Mack CL700 truck with rear-dump bed hauls earth for construction. Earhart Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 2006.

Caterpillar 623B self elevating scraper doing cut and fill to prepare land for development between Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona. Scraper has filled its bowl doing cut and is traveling with bo ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 03:55:22 -0800

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Caterpillar 623B self elevating scraper doing cut and fill to prepare land for development between Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona. Scraper has filled its bowl doing cut and is traveling with bo ...

Caterpillar 623B self elevating scraper doing cut and fill to prepare land for development between Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona. Scraper has filled its bowl doing cut and is traveling with bo ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 03:55:38 -0800

Precast concrete tilt-up construction: Reinforced concrete wall section is pulled up at its top into near vertical position to form section of outside wall of building. Wall section is heavi ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:18:46 -0800

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Precast concrete tilt-up construction: Reinforced concrete wall section is pulled up at its top into near vertical position to form section of outside wall of building. Wall section is heavi ...

Truck, hauling equipment, earthmoving construction: Kenworth truck tractor pulls two tandem trailers to be loaded with earth excavated for a commercial building basement/foundation. Huron St ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 09:09:04 -0700

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Truck, hauling equipment, earthmoving construction: Kenworth truck tractor pulls two tandem trailers to be loaded with earth excavated for a commercial building basement/foundation. Huron St ...

Asphalt pavement construction/equipment: Caterpillar CB-334E vibratory asphalt compactor/roller rolls fresh asphalt on High Street. It has 51" wide tandem steel drums, weighs 8,731 lb, 50 hp ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 08:32:08 -0700

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Asphalt pavement construction/equipment: Caterpillar CB-334E vibratory asphalt compactor/roller rolls fresh asphalt on High Street. It has 51" wide tandem steel drums, weighs 8,731 lb, 50 hp ...

Concrete construction/placement, foundation: Construction of cast-in-place concrete mat foundation for air terminal. Left side shows massive one-day concrete placement for south half of term ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 10:43:20 -0700

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Concrete construction/placement, foundation: Construction of cast-in-place concrete mat foundation for air terminal. Left side shows massive one-day concrete placement for south half of term ...

Concrete construction/placement, foundation: Construction of cast-in-place concrete mat foundation for air terminal in massive one-day concrete placement for south half of terminal. Placemen ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 18:24:56 -0700

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Concrete construction/placement, foundation: Construction of cast-in-place concrete mat foundation for air terminal in massive one-day concrete placement for south half of terminal. Placemen ...

Concrete construction/placement, foundation: Construction of cast-in-place concrete mat foundation for air terminal. Photo shows two long-boom concrete pumps placing concrete through elephan ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:17:57 -0700

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Concrete construction/placement, foundation: Construction of cast-in-place concrete mat foundation for air terminal. Photo shows two long-boom concrete pumps placing concrete through elephan ...

Dinosaur, prehistoric skeleton: Casting of tail club from Ankylosaur, swung as club to protect itself from predators. Cretaceous Period, 120-65 million years ago. Exhibit Museum of Natural H ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 06:52:37 -0700

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Dinosaur, prehistoric skeleton: Casting of tail club from Ankylosaur, swung as club to protect itself from predators. Cretaceous Period, 120-65 million years ago. Exhibit Museum of Natural H ...

Komatsu PC200LC excavator/backhoe moves earth from one location to another closer to building. From pile created by the Komatsu machine, unloading here, Caterpillar excavator/backhoe picks u ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 19:20:58 -0800

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Komatsu PC200LC excavator/backhoe moves earth from one location to another closer to building. From pile created by the Komatsu machine, unloading here, Caterpillar excavator/backhoe picks u ...

Komatsu PC200LC excavator/backhoe moves earth from one location to another closer to building. From pile created by the Komatsu machine, Caterpillar excavator/backhoe moves earth to final po ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 19:21:12 -0800

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Komatsu PC200LC excavator/backhoe moves earth from one location to another closer to building. From pile created by the Komatsu machine, Caterpillar excavator/backhoe moves earth to final po ...

Manitowoc 4000W 150 ton track mounted lattice boom crane with flying jib holds position as worker places slings around group of adjustable concrete slab form joists to be lifted to storage/l ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 06:03:23 -0700

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Manitowoc 4000W 150 ton track mounted lattice boom crane with flying jib holds position as worker places slings around group of adjustable concrete slab form joists to be lifted to storage/l ...

Manitowoc crawler mounted lattice boom crane with luffing jib performs structural steel erection for new Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, March 2007.

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Fri, 25 May 2007 14:30:25 -0700

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Manitowoc crawler mounted lattice boom crane with luffing jib performs structural steel erection for new Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, March 2007.

Hydro-Mobile self-elevating masonry scaffold stacked and strapped on low-boy trailer and transported between construction sites, pulled by GMC flatbed truck. Plymouth Road at US23, Ann Arbor ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:52:07 -0700

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Hydro-Mobile self-elevating masonry scaffold stacked and strapped on low-boy trailer and transported between construction sites, pulled by GMC flatbed truck. Plymouth Road at US23, Ann Arbor ...

Hydro-Mobile self-elevating masonry scaffold stacked and strapped on low-boy trailer and transported between construction sites, pulled by GMC flatbed truck. Plymouth Road at US23, Ann Arbor ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:52:35 -0700

Assembly of Champion worker and material construction elevator assisted by Lorain rough terrain wheel mounted hydraulic telescoping boom mobile crane. In foreground are lattice/truss towers ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 04:32:57 -0700

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Assembly of Champion worker and material construction elevator assisted by Lorain rough terrain wheel mounted hydraulic telescoping boom mobile crane. In foreground are lattice/truss towers ...

Assembly of Champion worker and material construction elevator assisted by Lorain rough terrain wheel mounted hydraulic telescoping boom mobile crane. In foreground are lattice/truss towers ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:25:57 -0700

Champion worker and material construction elevator. Elevator car is at bottom, and worker is just opening bottom door to leave car. Elevator counterweight is at top of the mast until car beg ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 04:33:55 -0700

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Champion worker and material construction elevator. Elevator car is at bottom, and worker is just opening bottom door to leave car. Elevator counterweight is at top of the mast until car beg ...

Champion worker and material construction elevator. Elevator car has ascended to just below 5th floor, and counterweight has descended to 3rd floor. Ashley Terrace, Ann Arbor, Michigan April ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:27:51 -0700

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Champion worker and material construction elevator. Elevator car has ascended to just below 5th floor, and counterweight has descended to 3rd floor. Ashley Terrace, Ann Arbor, Michigan April ...

Champion worker and material construction elevator ready for worker to enter on the 4th floor. Elevator car has gates at each end, one of which slides up and the other slides down, so worker ...

nobody@smugmug.com (My Construction Photos) — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:12:17 -0700

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Champion worker and material construction elevator ready for worker to enter on the 4th floor. Elevator car has gates at each end, one of which slides up and the other slides down, so worker ...

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Placing undeground concrete: Concrete bucket is being filled by direct chute from concrete ready mix truck. Caterpillar 345B backhoe has backed down slope toward underground utility tunnel i ...

Laydown concrete bucket delivers fresh concrete through its bottom gate valve to worker powered concrete buggy at building floor edge. Worker operates gate valve lever with right hand. Bucke ...

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Caterpillar 621F wheel-tractor scraper is pushed by Cat D6R bull dozer. Dozer blade pushes on rear push block of scraper. Bowl has been lowered so its cutting edge cuts soil, and scraper apr ...

Caterpillar 621F wheel-tractor scraper is pushed by Cat D6R bull dozer. Photo shows detailed view of dozer blade pushing on rear push block of scraper. The Courtyards private dormitory, Nor ...

Caterpillar 621F wheel-tractor scraper transports soil from cut area to fill are. After being filled, bowl is raised to clear the ground, and front apron of bowl is lowered to keep soil in b ...

Caterpillar 621F wheel-tractor scraper returns to cut area after dumping previous load at fill area. Cat D6R bull dozer is rough grading earth slope on which scraper became hung up going uph ...

Caterpillar D6R bull dozer moves earth to rough grade path of scraper excavating earth. The Courtyards private dormitory, North Campus, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 2007.

Caterpillar 621F wheel-tractor scraper travels uphill empty, with bowl raised for traveling. The Courtyards private dormitory, North Campus, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 2007 ...

Caterpillar D4H XL bull dozer moves earth at site of new North East Branch Library, Ann Arbor, Michigan, May, 2007

Fire truck, engine, apparatus: Ann Arbor Fire Department 1982 E-One heavy rescue truck R1 turns from Huron to Ashley heading north with siren/horn blasting to answer call. Ann Arbor, Michiga ...

Kronosaurus queenslandicus, cretaceous period, Queensland, Australia. Kronosaurus was a pliosaur (short-necked plesiosaur) and largest of group. This skeleton, 42 ft long is most complete kn ...

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Manitowoc crawler mounted lattice boom crane with luffing jib lifts hollow core precast concrete floor deck slab off flatbed trailer powered by Peterbilt semi tractor. Ashley Terrace, Ann Ar ...

Structural ironworker supported by Genie scissor lift electric arc welds steel seat angle to flanges of wide flange H column structural steel to support corner of hollow core precast concret ...

Structural ironworker uses tag line to manuever hollow core precast concrete slab section through steel structure members to place it in its proper position. It is a tight fit, which will re ...

Structural ironworker uses tag line to manuever hollow core precast concrete slab section through steel structure members, a tight fit, which the ironworker on the right assists by prying th ...

Structural ironworkers guide precast hollow core concrete slab member onto its supports, beam on left and beam and seat angle on right. Precast member is supported by Manitowoc crane. Ashley ...

Morbark Model 23 Total Chiparvestor produces wood chips from whole logs. Operator in cab at top operates entire machine including its Morlift 500 Knuckleboom Loader, which is a hydraulic boo ...

Morbark Model 23 Total Chiparvestor produces wood chips from whole logs. Operator in cab at top operates entire machine including its Morlift 500 Knuckleboom Loader, which is a hydraulic boo ...

Asphalt pavement demolition: Caterpillar 845B backhoe loads asphalt pavement debris into rear of two tandem rear dump trailers. Mott Childrens Hospital, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mi ...

Construction equipment: Caterpillar D250E 25 ton, articulated, rear dump, rough terrain, off road hauler. Plymouth Green Crossings, Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 2007.

Bay Lynx Multicat stone/soil spreader mounted on International Paystar 5000 truck chassis. Conveyor feeds from bottom of truck bed and dumps stone/soil onto spreader conveyor that extends fr ...

Bay Lynx Multicat stone/soil spreader mounted on International Paystar 5000 truck chassis. Conveyor feeds from bottom of truck bed and dumps stone/soil onto spreader conveyor that extends fr ...

'This Wright Flyer is the world's most accurate reproduction of the original 1903 Flyer. Just weeks before the Centennial of Flight celebration in December 2003, this Flyer made several succ ...

Josephine Ford, the Fokker trimotor airplane that flew Richard Byrd to the North Pole on his 1926 Polar expedition. Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan. August, 2006.

International 4200 medium duty truck test vehicle for Meritor Wabco hydraulic actuation and anti-lock braking systems, Huron Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan, August 14, 2006.

Construction maintenance: Elgin Whirlwind mechanical street debris broom sweeper sweeps brick pavement. Brushes sweep debris from surface and indentations, and air vacuum system sucks it up ...

Mack semi-tractor and Fruehauf tank semi-trailer. Carpenter Road and Michigan Avenue/US 12, Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 2007.

Advance concrete readymix truck travels to construction site to place cast in place concrete. Concrete drum is rotated slowly at agitation speed to continue its mix and delay set of concrete ...

Volvo truck tractor pulls automatically adjustable vehicle carrier loaded with 8 cars and pickups. Carpenter Road and Michigan Avenue/US 12, Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 2007.

White-GMC truck tractor pulls trailer of large form panels into which concrete will be placed for basement walls of single family residences. Pittsfield Village, Michigan, March, 2007.

B-24J Liberator, B-24 serial number 44-44052, heavy bomber is the world's only fully restored and flying Consolidated B-24 Liberator. It was built in Consolidated Aircraft Company's Fort Wor ...

Caterpillar 345B backhoe heaps demolition debris with its grappler bucket and tracks back and forth on top of the debris to compact its volume before loading it into a debris dumpster to be ...

Caterpillar 262B skid-steer tractor with grappler bucket rakes concrete block building debris into piles to be loaded into dumpster or truck by a backhoe. Washtenaw near Huron Parkway, Ann A ...

Peterbilt tractor pulling flatbed trailer waits at construction site after delivering materials. In immediate background are galvanized steel soldier beams embedded in concrete in earth to s ...

Passengers board train at Praterstern train station, Vienna, Austria. July, 2006.

Passenger train bound for Deutsch Wagram moves quickly into Praterstern train station, Vienna, Austria. July, 2006.

Reflections from City Shuttle 2 passenger train at Praterstern train station, Vienna, Austria. July, 2006.

Reflections from City Shuttle 2 passenger train at Praterstern train station, Vienna, Austria. July, 2006.

Passenger train bound for Wolkersdorf pulls into Praterstern train station, Vienna, Austria. July, 2006.

Bus and trolleys wait for passengers at Praterstern train station. In background is tower crane for major construction at station. Vienna, Austria. July, 2006.

Passengers board trolley at Praterstern train station. Vienna, Austria. July, 2006.

Diesel locomotive pulls passenger train along bank of Rhine River, Germany. July, 2006

Diesel locomotive passenger train speeds along below vinyards on north bank of Rhine River, Germany. July, 2006.

Freight train of tank cars travels along stone embankment on north bank of Rhine River. Germany, July, 2006.

Bridge construction cranes: In foreground is derrick boom crane on broad tower supported on construction barge, driven by engine and cable drums/hoists at base. In left background is Link-Be ...

Volvo tractor pulling semi-trailer, at overnight stop. November 2006, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Fireboat, EMS: Fireboat 201 Vigilant is a Class C fireboat equipped with a 1500 gpm PTO (power takeoff = uses power from main engines) pump. Powered by twin Cummings diesels and Hamilton h ...

Demolition, drawbridge: Demolition view of bascule drawbridge on Potomac River, in open position, but with the draw bridge leaves (beams and road deck) cut off; leaving the geared rotating ...

Trench construction/safety: Caterpillar 938G articulated wheeled tractor with forklift attachment transports steel trench box/shield from one position to another along a trench. Tucson, Ariz ...

Dinosaur skeleton: "The Terror of the Triassic Swamps: Phytosaurs were large, aquatic reptiles that lived in and along rivers and swamps about 210 million years ago. Phytosaurs resembled cro ...

Dinosaur/prehistoric animal skeleton: Moa, a large extinct flightless bird of New Zealand, is completely wingless. Height ranges from 3 to 6 ft. Extinct for last 700 years from hunting and f ...

Earthmoving construction/equipment/truck: Mack CL700 truck with rear-dump bed hauls earth for construction. Earhart Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 2006.

Caterpillar 623B self elevating scraper doing cut and fill to prepare land for development between Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona. Scraper has filled its bowl doing cut and is traveling with bo ...

Caterpillar 623B self elevating scraper doing cut and fill to prepare land for development between Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona. Scraper has filled its bowl doing cut and is traveling with bo ...

Precast concrete tilt-up construction: Reinforced concrete wall section is pulled up at its top into near vertical position to form section of outside wall of building. Wall section is heavi ...

Truck, hauling equipment, earthmoving construction: Kenworth truck tractor pulls two tandem trailers to be loaded with earth excavated for a commercial building basement/foundation. Huron St ...

Asphalt pavement construction/equipment: Caterpillar CB-334E vibratory asphalt compactor/roller rolls fresh asphalt on High Street. It has 51" wide tandem steel drums, weighs 8,731 lb, 50 hp ...

Concrete construction/placement, foundation: Construction of cast-in-place concrete mat foundation for air terminal. Left side shows massive one-day concrete placement for south half of term ...

Concrete construction/placement, foundation: Construction of cast-in-place concrete mat foundation for air terminal in massive one-day concrete placement for south half of terminal. Placemen ...

Concrete construction/placement, foundation: Construction of cast-in-place concrete mat foundation for air terminal. Photo shows two long-boom concrete pumps placing concrete through elephan ...

Dinosaur, prehistoric skeleton: Casting of tail club from Ankylosaur, swung as club to protect itself from predators. Cretaceous Period, 120-65 million years ago. Exhibit Museum of Natural H ...

Komatsu PC200LC excavator/backhoe moves earth from one location to another closer to building. From pile created by the Komatsu machine, unloading here, Caterpillar excavator/backhoe picks u ...

Komatsu PC200LC excavator/backhoe moves earth from one location to another closer to building. From pile created by the Komatsu machine, Caterpillar excavator/backhoe moves earth to final po ...

Manitowoc 4000W 150 ton track mounted lattice boom crane with flying jib holds position as worker places slings around group of adjustable concrete slab form joists to be lifted to storage/l ...

Manitowoc crawler mounted lattice boom crane with luffing jib performs structural steel erection for new Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, March 2007.

Hydro-Mobile self-elevating masonry scaffold stacked and strapped on low-boy trailer and transported between construction sites, pulled by GMC flatbed truck. Plymouth Road at US23, Ann Arbor ...

Hydro-Mobile self-elevating masonry scaffold stacked and strapped on low-boy trailer and transported between construction sites, pulled by GMC flatbed truck. Plymouth Road at US23, Ann Arbor ...

Assembly of Champion worker and material construction elevator assisted by Lorain rough terrain wheel mounted hydraulic telescoping boom mobile crane. In foreground are lattice/truss towers ...

Assembly of Champion worker and material construction elevator assisted by Lorain rough terrain wheel mounted hydraulic telescoping boom mobile crane. In foreground are lattice/truss towers ...

Champion worker and material construction elevator. Elevator car is at bottom, and worker is just opening bottom door to leave car. Elevator counterweight is at top of the mast until car beg ...

Champion worker and material construction elevator. Elevator car has ascended to just below 5th floor, and counterweight has descended to 3rd floor. Ashley Terrace, Ann Arbor, Michigan April ...

Champion worker and material construction elevator ready for worker to enter on the 4th floor. Elevator car has gates at each end, one of which slides up and the other slides down, so worker ...

Fireboat, EMS: Fireboat 201 Vigilant is a Class C fireboat equipped with a 1500 gpm PTO (power takeoff = uses power from main engines) pump. Powered by twin Cummings diesels and Hamilton h ...