Photographic documentary of the project to repair the North Jetty at the mouth of the Merrimack River (Salisbury, Newburyport, Plum Island). Photo essay by Mary Gage with additional photos by James Gage.
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Tracked Dump Truck Working on the Groin
The groin is the short spur jetty. Komastu CD110R dump truck was busy bringing stones down to repair it during low tide. The new stones are lighter in color against the older stones which are covered green algae. With this video, I suggest turning on the speakers. The excavator carefully loads three stones onto the truck. The driver of the truck is busy working on paperwork in the cab and doesn't hear the horn beep from the excavator signaling he is loaded. The excavator starts to move some other rocks around the pile and then realizes the truck hasn't moved. He brings the excavator claw eye level with the cab of the truck, shakes the claw and beeps again, finally getting the driver's attention.
Tracked dump returning from groin
Excavator waiting to load the dump truck.
Cab of the truck in process of rotating around.
Ready to be loaded.
The stone dust flies as the excavator releases the stone into the bed of the truck.
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