July 2010 Work Planning

[James Patten]

Anticipated work for weekend of July 3 & 4

Where this is Independence weekend, I'm guessing there won't be a huge number of volunteers at the museum this weekend.

* Saturday morning early I'd like to empty the flatcar onto the mainline (if I didn't get it done Friday).
* Also Saturday morning I'm going to have a brakeman training class.
* Saturday will be prep of the truck for the parade in Wiscasset
* Sunday morning is the parade in Wiscasset.

[James Patten]

Work done on weekend of July 3.

* Friday morning I emptied the flatcar of stone on the mainline south of the water tank, with some help from Stewart.
* Saturday I had a brakeman class for Dawn and Cindy (the 2nd and 3rd female brakemen)
* Plywood boards were put on either side of the body of the truck, and WW&F banners were mounted on them.
* Leon was in working on the railcar's jacking system.
* I think Ed was working on something for 9
* Fred and Brad cut grass at Trask's and Jayne's Way crossings, respectively.

I'm not going to have an opportunity to jack & tamp the mainline from where I left off (near the well cap, headed north) in the next several weeks.  I hope somebody will be able to do that.

[Mike Fox]

I'm not going to have an opportunity to jack & tamp the mainline from where I left off (near the well cap, headed north) in the next several weeks.  I hope somebody will be able to do that.

With any luck in a few weeks, that would be a great place to try out the new couple. Would be a great time to get the fuel consumtion down if we could run it steady for an hour or more. The alternator will be the only thing holding us up to do it before that. A little fabrication and we will have something.

[James Patten]

Anticipated work on weekend of July 10

* Board meeting on Friday evening.
* If Leon's down, he'll be working on the railcar
* If Mike's down, he'll be working on Big Joe Lindsay
* Fred and others will probably be doing some brush cutting

[Dave Buczkowski]

I'll be one of the "others" then and will have one or more warm bodies with me to assist with the brush cutting. Shop Sergeant Ed will be in the shop as well

[James Patten]

Work done on July 10

* Leon worked on putting on the railcar brakes
* Mike worked on Big Joe, but don't know what was accomplished
* Fred, Dave, Ed L, Bill, Hans, and a couple of others worked on weed whacking between Jayne's Way Xing and Brook Xing.

Today was sort of an Alna Open House, with a number of historic buildings open and local vendors selling their wares.  We had a steady stream of visitors all day.

[Hans Brandes]

And once again we had an amazing spread for lunch. An army works on its stomach and we did just that. Despite the fact that we were hot, dirty and got soaked, lunch and lots of water kept us going. Steve missed a good photo op yesterday: "Weed wacking in the mist". Dave and I also had additional discussiosns on getting a bucket seat for Big Joe (instead of just a bucket).

[Dave Buczkowski]

The Fred James refers to is actually our new Fred, my good neighbor and partner in crime, Fred Merrill. He pitched right in and brush-hogged in the rain. We hope to see him back soon.
Dave

[Mike Fox]

Lindsay had some Air leaks fixed, and I also added a pulley after Ed fabricated me a part. Ready for an alternator to be added on now.

[Bill Reidy]

Echoing Dave's remarks, Fred Merrill stepped right in and did a lot of brush clearing, including through the downpours after lunch.  I hope Dave and I haven't scared him away from coming back!

We more or less got the brush clearing done past Brook Crossing (a little light stuff remains on the top of the hill to right at the curve).  I can't emphasize enough the need for volunteers who can visit for a day or two the need to help out with this.  The right-of-way is now clean from Sheepscot up to the first curve, but there's still another 2.5 miles or so that needs to be cut.  Much more than can be cut during the work week in a couple of weeks. 

- Bill

[James Patten]

Anticipated work for weekend of July 17.

It's almost a repeat of last weekend if all the right people show up:
* Railcar (Leon)
* Big Joe (Mike)
* Loco 9 (Jason) (it's the "3rd Saturday" which is typically a 9 work day)
* brush cutting (cast of several)

[Mike Fox]

I got Dave a seat. Now when he wants a raise, it will be as simple as pushing a button. The bucket may still be needed for a foot rest.

A used Alternator was purchased today. I dropped it off to have it modified to work like we need it to. Will be ready by Friday. Hope to pick it up then, possibly Saturday morning if necessary.

[Dwight Winkley]

Mike, any plans to cut the trailer hitch off near the air tanks? This would make more more for Dave's seat and tool boxes.

dwight

[Mike Fox]

Removing the hitch and frame will be a winter project. Just trying to get it going enough so we can get a good test out of it before any modifications like that.

[Ed Lecuyer]

[Moderator's Note]
Please do not fill up the "Work Planning" threads with good spirited (but off topic) banter. All other threads are game (until they get so out of hand that they get moved to Whimsical Weirdness & Foolery.)

The discussion regarding an ejection seat for Joe & Lindsay has been split off accordingly.

Thanks,

-Ed