MM Lake Dam Extension
Channel: Matrimandir Journal
Date: 2023-04-09

The excavator we see here was already at MM. And it had its normal arm, which was great for digging, but a longer arm was needed to continue the making of the dam. 


Having the machine going up and down the hill with one Lego block at the time would have been time consuming and inefficient.
 
So the MM people found an old but longer arm. They brought it to MM, made a few welding modifications, and added it to the excavator machine.


The previous short arm is kept for excavations, because this is a multi-purpose machine. 


The excavator also had to get some extra weight at the back, to stay in balance while it operated. And that's why we see these two Lego blocks attached at the back of the excavator. Each Lego block weighs two tons. 


The work is much easier and goes much faster now. 
Up at ground level, each Lego block is brought to the edge of the cliff. Here the excavator standing at the bottom picks it up, and just with a simple rotation it places it on the dam where the workers ensure it is interlocked properly.