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South Pacific Tyres; after closure; base of 84-inch mill or fabric calender
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PhotographerBill Prebble
DescriptionMuch of the machinery had cast-iron bases to improve alignment, and such bases were typically bolted to massive concrete foundations, usually around 3 feet/90 cm deep and wider then the actual machine involved. The iron base might also be surrounded with concrete, up to floor level A line of three 60-inch mills around 4 metres wide might be 16 metres long, with its motor and gearbox, and 2.6 metres wide.
There are pictures of a hydraulic excavator breaking away concrete from such an iron base.Date Taken2007
DescriptionMuch of the machinery had cast-iron bases to improve alignment, and such bases were typically bolted to massive concrete foundations, usually around 3 feet/90 cm deep and wider then the actual machine involved. The iron base might also be surrounded with concrete, up to floor level A line of three 60-inch mills around 4 metres wide might be 16 metres long, with its motor and gearbox, and 2.6 metres wide.There are pictures of a hydraulic excavator breaking away concrete from such an iron base.
Date Taken2007Depicts or relates to
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CollectionDunlop Prebble
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ReferencePrebble 97FormatColour printSize150 x 100 mm; portion approx. 100 x 67 mm scanned
FormatColour printSize150 x 100 mm; portion approx. 100 x 67 mm scannedScanned byDon McLeod
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South Pacific Tyres; after closure; base of 84-inch mill or fabric calender. Upper Hutt Libraries, accessed 20/06/2026, https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/30483