A model of a pile driver on a barge, set up to drive timber piles. The rotation point is beneath the boiler. The height is adjustable from -20 to +20 metres above ground. Place it in water to suit.
The animation includes an operating donkey engine and a drop hammer to drive the pile. Steam boiler sound has been added and the sound impact of the hammer on the pile is synchronised. The hammer is nominally 4 tonnes with a drop height of 1.7 metres.