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Welcome to Columbia
They raised the bowl of the tank today. That bowl is 74 feet diameter, and is around 40 feet tall. The process they used was the same a house movers use to lift a house. They had about 24 brackets mounted to the top of the stand pipe with cable going to the bottom of the bowl. Using hydralics they would lift appox. 12 inches, "dog" off and then another 12 inches. It took them just over one hour to lift the tank the estimated 100 feet. It was really a "non-event" due to how smooth and easy it went up
The graphics are or will announce that Columbia is home of Lindsey Wilson College. The graphics company is going to have to finish their job from the bosun chair.
Click on the link below to watch the bowl go up the standpipe. There are 14 pictures, that were taken over one hour and ten minutes that it took to raise the bowl. You will need to click "slideshow" on the top left of page;
Welcome to Columbia
They raised the bowl of the tank today. That bowl is 74 feet diameter, and is around 40 feet tall. The process they used was the same a house movers use to lift a house. They had about 24 brackets mounted to the top of the stand pipe with cable going to the bottom of the bowl. Using hydralics they would lift appox. 12 inches, "dog" off and then another 12 inches. It took them just over one hour to lift the tank the estimated 100 feet. It was really a "non-event" due to how smooth and easy it went up
The graphics are or will announce that Columbia is home of Lindsey Wilson College. The graphics company is going to have to finish their job from the bosun chair.
Click on the link below to watch the bowl go up the standpipe. There are 14 pictures, that were taken over one hour and ten minutes that it took to raise the bowl. You will need to click "slideshow" on the top left of page;