Top Of The Mountain Siding - Official Work Thread

[Mike Fox]

Main line and siding were surveyed today. Main line surveyed to about 600 feet. Clearance to clearance turns out to be about 190 on the siding, because the South Switch will be located further south than I had figured. The stakes at an angle are the ditch line, with some of the ditching material needed to fill in where the south switch will be.




I put the camera right down to the grade stake height for this one

[John Kokas]

Nice pics Mike! Things are shaping up but looks like you guys could really use a flail mower and tractor there.  If it would be a thing we need and could use let me know.  I may be able to get one donated for the museum.  (60"-72")

[Dave Buczkowski]

John;
We have tractors it's the flail mower we could use especially if we could use it on the Kubota arm.
Dave

[John Kokas]

Dave,

the one I have in mind goes on a 3 point hitch behind a tractor with spline shaft drive.  Think it came off a Ford-New Holland tractor.  The only difficult part will be getting it from PA to ME.

[Mike Fox]

John, we have 2 tractors that it would fit, and several places that it would be very useful, saving our labor for places we can't get to.

[John Kokas]

Aww come on Mike!  Putting it on an existing tractor would be too easy for you.  I figured that you already had a design to put in on a rail mounted contraption from ROWMOW Mfg.   

[Mike Fox]

Well I would not say no to a challenge, but we could try it out on a tractor in the mean time. How's that?

[Dave Buczkowski]

John,
Would it fit in Wayne's Honda Fit?
Dave

[John Kokas]

Surely you jest !!!!!  And don't call me Shirley......

[Dave Buczkowski]

I was jesting to see if I could get a rise out of Wayne!

[John Kokas]

Put something like that in a Fit and you'd have a VERY "low-rider".

[Wayne Laepple]

Ha. I've been out of town since Friday morning so I missed all this. I could probably get the mower into my Fit, but it's probably a bit heavy for it. Actually, there may be a U-Haul truck making a trip north with some donated track tools, a set of hy-rail gear for Mike and some other not-Fit-friendly items. So maybe the mower could ride along.

[Mike Fox]

I am liking the sounds of the trip North.....

[Stephen Piwowarski]

Speaking of transportation here in Rutland they just pulled a bunch of ties out as part of a crossing replacement project.  I think many of them look to be good relays.  If they are available is there a way to get them to the museum/ could transport be arranged?

[Ira Schreiber]

To continue past TOM, how far North can we go before major earth work?
Do we need to do any rough grading or stumping?
Just curious.

Ira