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MOVING THE BEMIDJI, MN FIRE TOWER TO BOY SCOUT CAMP WILDERNESS 2007 By David Quam |
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Posted 12-10-07 |
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Testing the visibility from 60 feet on a “Cherry Picker”, to see if this spot will offer a good view. |
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Taking the tower down at the DOT site. |
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Loading the middle section for the 5am trip. |
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The base is 18 feet wide. |
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5am trip to the camp with the middle section and base. |
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On the camp road by the Rangers house. |
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Ken Nye and Steve Inkel of Diversified Builders of Bemidji, MN |
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Hung up on a branch, had to be removed to get by. |
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Tight fit going around the curves. |
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The middle section will remain in the parking lot until the base is ready. |
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The bottom 18’ section going by the mess hall to the site. |
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Steve Inkel unloading the base. |
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Taking the middle section off the “Low boy” and laying it on logs. |
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Andy Kietzman, camp ranger and Steve Inkel. |
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Bottom section will stand on blocks until the concrete bases are ready. Stayed here for two months. Reassembly started in August of 2007. |
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Steve Inkel making footing forms at his shop in Bemidji. |
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Concrete forms going in to holes that Camp Ranger Andy dug. Both base and tower upper half have re-rods. Depths were taken from old fire tower blue prints. About seven feet. |
