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Masonry construction/mortar: Worker cleans mixer that produced mortar for laying rock wall. Mortar mixer has two main sections, the motor on left and the mixing drum on right. It can be towed, traveling on its two wheels behind a truck with trailer hitch. Masonry mortar is mixture of sand, portland cement or masonry cement, and water. At end of day mixer drum is coated with hardened mortar that must be cleaned off. The worker bangs outside of drum with small hand sledge hammer to break up mortar on inside surface of drum. He then rinses it out with water, checking it at end to be sure it is clean enough. Ann Arbor, Michigan 2005.
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Masonry construction/mortar: Worker cleans mixer that produced mortar for laying rock wall. Mortar mixer has two main sections, the motor on left and the mixing drum on right. It can be towed, traveling on its two wheels behind a truck with trailer hitch. Masonry mortar is mixture of sand, portland cement or masonry cement, and water. At end of day mixer drum is coated with hardened mortar that must be cleaned off. The worker bangs outside of drum with small hand sledge hammer to break up mortar on inside surface of drum. He then rinses it out with water, checking it at end to be sure it is clean enough. Ann Arbor, Michigan 2005.

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  • Masonry construction equipment: Lull 4-wheel drive rough terrain telescoping boom forklift loads drum onto flatbed truck hauling miscellaneous equipment for a masonry contractor. Included is mortar mixer, wheelbarrows, electric cord, mortar boxes, and tool box. Santa Rosa Beach, Florida Panhandle, June 2006.
  • Masonry/concrete construction: On the job mixers by EZ Grout: Near left are two Mud Hog machines which can mix mortar, concrete, and grout, primarily for masonry construction. They are gasoline or electrically driven. At right rear is Grout Hog machine to mix grout primarily for use in masonry construction. Mortar is mixture of cement, sand, and water stiff enough to build masonry walls. Grout is similar but flows easily to fill cavities, particularly in and between masonry units, such as brick and concrete block. Concrete is mixture of portland cement, sand, gravel, and water. World of Concrete, Las Vegas, January 2006.
  • Masonry construction/mortar: Worker cleans mixer that produced mortar for laying rock wall. Mortar mixer has two main sections, the motor on left and the mixing drum on right. It can be towed, traveling on its two wheels behind a truck with trailer hitch. Masonry mortar is mixture of sand, portland cement or masonry cement, and water. At end of day mixer drum is coated with hardened mortar that must be cleaned off. The worker bangs outside of drum with small hand sledge hammer to break up mortar on inside surface of drum. He then rinses it out with water, checking it at end to be sure it is clean enough. Ann Arbor, Michigan 2005.
  • Masonry construction/mortar: Worker cleans mixer that produced mortar for laying rock wall. Mortar mixer has two main sections, the motor on left and the mixing drum on right. It can be towed, traveling on its two wheels behind a truck with trailer hitch. Masonry mortar is mixture of sand, portland cement or masonry cement, and water. At end of day mixer drum is coated with hardened mortar that must be cleaned off. The worker bangs outside of drum with small hand sledge hammer to break up mortar on inside surface of drum. He then rinses it out with water, checking it at end to be sure it is clean enough. Ann Arbor, Michigan 2005.
  • Masonry construction/mortar: Worker cleans mixer that produced mortar for laying rock wall. Mortar mixer has two main sections, the motor on left and the mixing drum on right. It can be towed, traveling on its two wheels behind a truck with trailer hitch. Masonry mortar is mixture of sand, portland cement or masonry cement, and water. At end of day mixer drum is coated with hardened mortar that must be cleaned off. The worker bangs outside of drum with small hand sledge hammer to break up mortar on inside surface of drum. He then rinses it out with water, checking it at end to be sure it is clean enough. Ann Arbor, Michigan 2005.
  • Masonry construction/mortar: Worker cleans mixer that produced mortar for laying rock wall. Mortar mixer has two main sections, the motor on left and the mixing drum on right. It can be towed, traveling on its two wheels behind a truck with trailer hitch. Masonry mortar is mixture of sand, portland cement or masonry cement, and water. At end of day mixer drum is coated with hardened mortar that must be cleaned off. The worker bangs outside of drum with small hand sledge hammer to break up mortar on inside surface of drum. He then rinses it out with water, checking it at end to be sure it is clean enough. Ann Arbor, Michigan 2005.
  • Concrete/masonry construction: Adjust-It wall bracing to support a free-standing masonry wall against wind forces. Bracing shown here uses diagonal rectangular steel tubing in compression on both sides of the wall. World of Concrete/Masonry, Las Vegas, Nevada January 2006
  • Masonry construction: Lull 8K-42 rough terrain forklift lifts and places mortar box on material platform of Hydro-Mobile self-lifting scaffold. Worker on scaffold holds left guardrail gate open after already having opened right guardrail gate. Bricklayers standing on the bricklayer level are laying brick. Lull 8K-42 has 4-wheel drive, 3-way steering, and 8,000 lb capacity, and its hydraulic telescoping boom has 42 ft reach. Biomedical Engineering, North Campus, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2004.
  • Masonry construction: Lull 8K-42 rough terrain forklift lifts and places mortar box on material platform of Hydro-Mobile self-lifting scaffold. Worker on scaffold holds left guardrail gate open after already having opened right guardrail gate. Bricklayers standing on the bricklayer level are laying brick. Lull 8K-42 has 4-wheel drive, 3-way steering, and 8,000 lb capacity, and its hydraulic telescoping boom has 42 ft reach. Biomedical Engineering, North Campus, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2004.
  • Masonry construction: Lull 8K-42 rough terrain forklift lowers forks and backs up placing mortar box on material platform of Hydro-Mobile self-lifting scaffold. Worker on scaffold closes left guardrail gate and will next close right guardrail gate to provide fall protection. Lull 8K-42 has 4-wheel drive, 3-way steering, and 8,000 lb capacity, and its hydraulic telescoping boom has 42 ft reach. Biomedical Engineering, North Campus, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2004.
  • Masonry, brick, block, construction: SkyTrak 8042 4-wheel drive rough terrain hydraulic telescoping boom fork lift carries material on pallet. Rotary diamond blade saw station sits in front foreground. Scaffold storage is in rear and lower right. East Ann Arbor UMHS Clinic, Plymouth Rd, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2005.
  • Masonry construction: Ford F700 flatbed truck outfitted as a rolling masonry constrkuction tender. Front of flatbed carries masonry units, middle section is large plastic water container, rear section holds masonryi cement, aggregate, and tools. Attached to rear is a top loading/dumping masonry mortar mixer, with mortar box. Williams Street between Main and Ashley, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2005.
  • Sewer construction, masonry construction: Demolished concrete block and mortar drain basis that is being replaced with another. Broken up and excavated by a backhoe-excavator. West entrance to Huron High School on Huron Parkway, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2005.<br /> Worker builds drain basin for storm sewer using portland cement mortar and curved concrete blocks. Mortar is mixed in mixer and transported in white plastic bucket (lower left). Worker first uses his hands to take mortar from bucket and place it on concrete block. He then places concrete blocks in mortar. Lastly, he spreads mortar over the inside surface of the drainage basin. A drain basin is where storm water draining from stree (such as through corrugated black plastic flexible tubing) flows into the main storm sewer. Huron Parkway, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2005.
  • Concrete, asphalt construction: First day of CONEXPO 2005, Silver Lot exhibits of aggregate, asphalt, and concrete construction equipment. Las Vegas, Nevada, March 15, 2005.
  • Brick construction: Gradall 534D9-45 rear pivot steering telescoping boom rough terrain material handler fitted as forklift for delivery of masonry construction materials. YMCA, Ann Arbor, 2004.
  • Brick construction: Gradall 534D9-45 rear pivot steering telescoping boom rough terrain material handler using forklift to place pallet of brick on masonry scaffold for vineer construction on third floor. YMCA, Ann Arbor, 2004.
  • Brick construction: Hydro-Mobile modular mast-climbing work platform for placing brick. YMCA, Ann Arbor, 2004.
  • Hydro-Mobile modular mast-climbing work platform for laying brick. Masons lay brick standing on the 2x10 wood planks of the lower level, which is the left portion of the platform, against the building wall. Bricks and mortar are placed on the upper, material level, which is green in the photo. YMCA, Ann Arbor, 2004.
  • Masonry construction: Hydro-Mobile modular mast-climbing work platform for placing concrete block. Delonis Shelter, Ann Arbor.
  • Case 1845C skid steer tractor with forklift attachment is lifting and breaking up a segment of brick paver street. Depot Street, Ann Arbor, 2004.
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