~Greetings from the other-side of the Pond~
This building is right off the main road that runs along the Delaware River / Delaware & Raritan Canal on the west side of NJ. No history, tried to dig up some, no office, paperwork, signage. Doesn't show (labeled) on any maps ,current or old. Nothing on any of the historical sites, and I took a pass on asking the "neighbors"... one side, in the old quarry, is the Mercer County Police Firing Range. Other side, is the Mercer County Correctional Facility. Apparently, authorities are used to people parking and taking pictures. There is no fence, nor any "keep out" or "no trespassing" signs, so it was a walk in.
First feature was the truck loading bay
The loading gates.
Lower floor electrical gear.
Lookin up at a large flywheel.
This is where the quarry trucks would back up and dump boulders onto the feed hopper.
First clue as to what the place was for - grizzly bars in the feed hopper.
This was the main event, down the throat of the Jaw Crusher.
Mechanical side of the crusher. Flywheel seen from below is off to the left, along with this one. Drive sheave outboard the flywheel.
Electrical Motor with a 10 grove sheave to drive the crusher shaft. The pile under the sheave are the drive belts, take an auto fan belt, go up 4-5x's , that's those belts.
Next few are random electrical gear.
Interior of one of the storage bins, located above those loading gates.
This building was all wood framed. Many, many, close-up details were omitted trying to get this report down to the recommended size ... Hey, I tried !!!
Upper separation floor - vibrating screens arraigned so that the feed would cascade down them, each screen taking a "cut" from small to bigger gravel.
Shot from the open double doors seen in first couple of pics. Canal's at top, road in middle & pavement up to the building. Was a car there when I pulled up & this is a different car.
Veritable parking lot right there. (no valet service ...Meh).
Screens on other side of feed.
Now this is somewhat interesting. Was going to climb up the ladder to photograph the skip bucket hoist drum. Notice the fourth rung up... Broken ???
Skip bucket hoist drum.
Nope...SAWED in two. First was very pissed that someone would saw a rung to hurt people. BUT on closer inspection ....
Closer inspection ....
Sawed completely through. And said a silent "Thank You" to whoever sawed that rung. Platform was shored up, boards were rotten (might not have seen it from top side) and holes all over it !!!
So, mission accomplished, saddled up Blue & rode off into the early afternoon sun, just a'following were my front tire was heading.
And so ... au revoir ,
James
This building is right off the main road that runs along the Delaware River / Delaware & Raritan Canal on the west side of NJ. No history, tried to dig up some, no office, paperwork, signage. Doesn't show (labeled) on any maps ,current or old. Nothing on any of the historical sites, and I took a pass on asking the "neighbors"... one side, in the old quarry, is the Mercer County Police Firing Range. Other side, is the Mercer County Correctional Facility. Apparently, authorities are used to people parking and taking pictures. There is no fence, nor any "keep out" or "no trespassing" signs, so it was a walk in.
First feature was the truck loading bay
The loading gates.
Lower floor electrical gear.
Lookin up at a large flywheel.
This is where the quarry trucks would back up and dump boulders onto the feed hopper.
First clue as to what the place was for - grizzly bars in the feed hopper.
This was the main event, down the throat of the Jaw Crusher.
Mechanical side of the crusher. Flywheel seen from below is off to the left, along with this one. Drive sheave outboard the flywheel.
Electrical Motor with a 10 grove sheave to drive the crusher shaft. The pile under the sheave are the drive belts, take an auto fan belt, go up 4-5x's , that's those belts.
Next few are random electrical gear.
Interior of one of the storage bins, located above those loading gates.
This building was all wood framed. Many, many, close-up details were omitted trying to get this report down to the recommended size ... Hey, I tried !!!
Upper separation floor - vibrating screens arraigned so that the feed would cascade down them, each screen taking a "cut" from small to bigger gravel.
Shot from the open double doors seen in first couple of pics. Canal's at top, road in middle & pavement up to the building. Was a car there when I pulled up & this is a different car.
Veritable parking lot right there. (no valet service ...Meh).
Screens on other side of feed.
Now this is somewhat interesting. Was going to climb up the ladder to photograph the skip bucket hoist drum. Notice the fourth rung up... Broken ???
Skip bucket hoist drum.
Nope...SAWED in two. First was very pissed that someone would saw a rung to hurt people. BUT on closer inspection ....
Closer inspection ....
Sawed completely through. And said a silent "Thank You" to whoever sawed that rung. Platform was shored up, boards were rotten (might not have seen it from top side) and holes all over it !!!
So, mission accomplished, saddled up Blue & rode off into the early afternoon sun, just a'following were my front tire was heading.
And so ... au revoir ,
James
