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The digger dug a deep hole in the ground for the concrete base to go in.
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The reinforcing steel was tied to the bolts and placed in the new hole ready for the concrete.
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While the concrete was drying we cleaned the bearings out of the turnable. Once cleaned we then installed them back into the turntable with new grease.
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The Concrete pad after the boxing was removed. Five tonnes of concrete went into this hole.
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The turntable was pushed up next to the hole in the ground ready for the crane to lift it into place.
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The Centre placed on the concrete pad. The bolts still to be done up.
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The crane lifted the turnable off the wagon and placing it on the centre.
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Lowering the turnable into the pit.
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The turntable in the ground.
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The old Palmerston ring rail was badly rusted so it was decided to make a new one. This took alot of work but will last for years.
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Jack and Larry worked together for three weekends to fit the ring rail.
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Jack and Larry used the jack to bend the Rail into a circle.
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The Rail was put on the turntable and bolted down.
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Mike Barnes and Kevin think through the job at hand.
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One of the last jobs to do was to lay the board walk and attach the hand rails.
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Audrey Severinson, Feilding's Mayor offically opened the Turntable.
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Audrey Severinson and Russell Wiseman, cutting the ribbon and declaring the turntable open.
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The DSA is often on the turntable as part of its shunting duties.
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