I asked one of the operators about it and even though they have AC they are working in a mini greenhouse which negates most of the AC benefit. The heat from that power plant they have onboard can't help much either.
@@johnmarston2527 work in one full time, yes it gets hot but if you keep doors and windows closed the aircondition will keep a comfy temp even it is sunny and 30 C' outside. but when parking for lunch you should open the door and leave it open or else its gonna be hotter than your kitchen oven when you come back
what i see is thousands of tonnes of valuable silt, ex farmland which had banked up behind the dam wall, could this be taken out and deposited in other sites that need clean landfill. even the concrete could be crushed with an onsite rock crusher to recover valuable road base.
Your right! but it's all about money, they dont have the funds to do it, but they have millions of dollars for so many other wetland projects like Howard Marsh that dont benefit anything but mosquitos!
They did a cost analysis and found the amount they'd make selling it through a local company would be about half of what it cost to remove the silt and recycle it, so they're gonna leave it in the channel instead. Before the dam removal plan they also did a study about possibly dredging the lake and that was deemed too costly and difficult.
Another problem is the accumulated pollutants in the sediment. Someone got the Sierra Club involved for precisely this reason in an effort to stop the dam removal. I think the Sierra Club realized they were being played and backed out of the lawsuit. Normally they applaud dam removal projects. Besides, I'm not so sure I would want to eat food grown on this kind of soil. If the pollutants weren't a factor it would make excellent top soil.
Wait for rain. Most of that silt will head on downstream. Go see any of the hundreds of other RUclips videos on dam removal - it's really amazing how fast the river will move that out!
I’m sure it’s mundane to those who do it day in and day out but it looks like it would be fun running that heavy machinery in a project like this- the kind of thing I’d do as a kid in small streams with a bucket and shovel. Btw, they do have a/c in the newer machines. They wouldn’t have the doors closed otherwise.
I sure hope they come up with something to plant on those old banks to keep the silt from Blowing or washing away on big flows to choke things out down stream
some stay planted, some get planted but it just dies out due to not being proper in some way, other just let nature takes it course and let the built up silt get naturally washed in a few seasons from flood levels and the trees and other shrubs plant themselves.
in the case of the Elwha river dams which were removed and river bed and silt was just left to its own course from what I can tell that they posted video of.
One Excavator scoops up the rubble and piles it up closer to the other Excavator which then scoops it up into the Dump Truck. The work can get done quicker with 2 because they just have to rotate and not move on their tracks.
For what purpose would they it? This was once built to produce power but also served for a long time as a reservoir for potable if not also drinking water and that is what the new reservoir shown in a previous video is for now that they spent millions $$ on.
Douglass :: No, they are going to remove the whole thing, replace the flood wall with a chain-link fence, and grade the site back to a more natural state. The only new construction were the ice control pillars.
Excellent report
Well done from Scotland.
Thank you for the interesting report. Many greetings from Germany
If the cab door is closed, then they’ve got ac. And the doors ARE closed.
With the stereo going!
Most new and some older machines have a/c
I asked one of the operators about it and even though they have AC they are working in a mini greenhouse which negates most of the AC benefit. The heat from that power plant they have onboard can't help much either.
Well, having worked in one on multiple occasions, the AC actually does help.
@@johnmarston2527 work in one full time, yes it gets hot but if you keep doors and windows closed the aircondition will keep a comfy temp even it is sunny and 30 C' outside. but when parking for lunch you should open the door and leave it open or else its gonna be hotter than your kitchen oven when you come back
Great video and audio PS it’s not a scoop it’s a bucket 😏😎
Yes they have A/C in the cabs.
All modern machines that's made frome mid 80's and up most definitely have AC..
thank u from florida
Was that a god dam?
😂Ha Ha!😂
(Ba dum dum PSSSH!!! 🥁)
its a blessing the rain has held off while this is going on.
wondering if property owners own to center of river? If so there is a lot more property available to them.
what i see is thousands of tonnes of valuable silt, ex farmland which had banked up behind the dam wall, could this be taken out and deposited in other sites that need clean landfill. even the concrete could be crushed with an onsite rock crusher to recover valuable road base.
Your right! but it's all about money, they dont have the funds to do it, but they have millions of dollars for so many other wetland projects like Howard Marsh that dont benefit anything but mosquitos!
They did a cost analysis and found the amount they'd make selling it through a local company would be about half of what it cost to remove the silt and recycle it, so they're gonna leave it in the channel instead. Before the dam removal plan they also did a study about possibly dredging the lake and that was deemed too costly and difficult.
Another problem is the accumulated pollutants in the sediment. Someone got the Sierra Club involved for precisely this reason in an effort to stop the dam removal. I think the Sierra Club realized they were being played and backed out of the lawsuit. Normally they applaud dam removal projects. Besides, I'm not so sure I would want to eat food grown on this kind of soil. If the pollutants weren't a factor it would make excellent top soil.
Wait for rain. Most of that silt will head on downstream. Go see any of the hundreds of other RUclips videos on dam removal - it's really amazing how fast the river will move that out!
What is Great Lakes going to do with the concrete? Take it off site and recycle it?
I’m sure it’s mundane to those who do it day in and day out but it looks like it would be fun running that heavy machinery in a project like this- the kind of thing I’d do as a kid in small streams with a bucket and shovel. Btw, they do have a/c in the newer machines. They wouldn’t have the doors closed otherwise.
Than I remember, july and August of 2018 had almost no rain at all in the Great Lakes region. Thats why the river was so low.
What does the demo crew think of your videos? Have they seen any of them? I'm sure they're used to seeing the drone flying about by now.
I sure hope they come up with something to plant on those old banks to keep the silt from Blowing or washing away on big flows to choke things out down stream
They start seeding soon
LOL oh the "engineers" have it planned out, we'll see, lol!
some stay planted, some get planted but it just dies out due to not being proper in some way, other just let nature takes it course and let the built up silt get naturally washed in a few seasons from flood levels and the trees and other shrubs plant themselves.
They're supposed to seed it with local grasses and riparian flora. Kick start the trees and shrubs planting themselves.
in the case of the Elwha river dams which were removed and river bed and silt was just left to its own course from what I can tell that they posted video of.
What's with all the tires?
Just subscribed, enjoying your work. What model drone are you using ?Thanks
DJI Phantom 4 Pro V2
It would be interesting to see how old the tires are.
would love to come back in a year or 4 years time to see what has changed and happened .
Those excavators come standard with AC/heated cabs
It may be hot, but, It's not nearly as sunny as it usually is.
Some well placed dynamite would have saved a ton of time and money for the customer
Those are enclosed cabs. Of course they have AC. Could you imagine working all day inside your car with the windows rolled up with no AC?
What are they going to do with the pilings?
I have been watching all your videos since the notch was first made and only just noticed I hadn’t subscribed.
If their ac didn't work, they would have the windows open.
They would bake like a cake if the ac didn't work.
why are they scooping it up in one spot just to dump it a few feet over ?
One Excavator scoops up the rubble and piles it up closer to the other Excavator which then scoops it up into the Dump Truck. The work can get done quicker with 2 because they just have to rotate and not move on their tracks.
so why have the truck dump it why not fill it and have it leave they gonna leave all the rock material there?
Are they going to make a new dam?
For what purpose would they it? This was once built to produce power but also served for a long time as a reservoir for potable if not also drinking water and that is what the new reservoir shown in a previous video is for now that they spent millions $$ on.
Douglass :: No, they are going to remove the whole thing, replace the flood wall with a chain-link fence, and grade the site back to a more natural state. The only new construction were the ice control pillars.
Better hope they don't get a major rain storm...That silt will be all gone...
Sadly to say it's going to be gone sooner or later, they're not going to do anything with it. What a waste!!!
Vernon Slone
That is the entire plan ! At one dam they had about 40´ of silt, and after ONE storm it was all gone.
I bet you they do got a.c in the machines
2:35 "Back to natural as possible"
Uh, "natural" in 1900? 1855? Who decides which "natural" gets the nod? And it will be a human.
The silt is going to Lake Erie where it belongs....let nature do its thing with the silt..it will be fine
Most of it will settle in Sandusky Bay.
didn't see any sign of fish life
One tire reported on.
Two tires flown over with no details.
Shocking.
That looks like a real inefficient process. They need more trucks and bigger trucks