7/31/17 Monday Emuse addendum - the holding tank is up

[Sharon Evans]

Just before 5pm local time with storms all around us, the crane showed up and the sand holding tank is now in place atop the frame sand tower. The main air tank still needs to be placed beside the sand house and that should be done Tuesday once the paint is dry. Also all piping will be done over the next few days. Pictures to follow soon and the video will have to wait until I get home and will be posted to this thread. Roger was also there with the drone in the air so look for his postings.

The crane has arrived on site and it deploying its out riggers

The sand holding tank which will be raised to the top of the tower, the bottom of the tank is to the right

The lift is underway

The move to the tower

The crew members on the tower are guiding the tank toward its final resting place

The tank is being lowered into place guided by the crew on the tower

After some manual encouragement the tank is seated into its resting place

The crew on the tower is starting to tighten the bands that will stabilize the tank

The crew is working on the bank in the back

The crane hook is free and the tank is standing on its own

[Sharon Evans]

The straps used to lift the tank have now been removed

[Rick Calkins]

Sharon, you captured a nice progression of shots and provided meaningful commentary. Thanks

[Chris James]

I think the entire Sand House project, from the rebuilt tower to the tanks to the installation, shows just how amazing the Friends' variety of talents, when added together, can restore these priceless pieces of history.

And, thanks for "Sharon" the images!

[Sharon Evans]

Have gotten the video of the lift done and here it is all 20+ minutes. This covers the entire process and captures all sounds including Roger's drone buzzing and close by thunder storms.