Pile Driver

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This pile driver is powered by a horse. The horse will pull a cord that raises the weight. When the weight reaches the top of the device, it is released. After being released it will fall a distance before striking an object below with great force causing it to pressed into the ground.

Keywords

Hammer, machine, strike, pile driver, mechanical device

Galleries

Construction Industry

Source

Charles Barnard Tools and Machines (New York, NY: Silver, Burdett and Company, 1903)

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