On Tuesday evening, May 14, Dan, Karl and Dave:
- made more wood ties; remaining 2x2s will be stored for future
- Rope-post repair: cut and drilled 30″ rail pieces and installed them
- Dan made some hockey-puck drive cones from hard pucks donated by Karl
Next work party: date TBA
for near-future work parties:
- String trim the post line; do some hand weeding, and move windfalls beside the horse path or to the fire location
- test, blow and do any needed track levelling, switch oiling etc,
- plan where switch levers are needed; then make and install them
- fix the pumpkin patch fence and plant seedlings
- test the waterwheel; perhaps install a second pump
- collect windfalls around the track to piles by the horse-trail, later to the burn pile for the fall fire. Save good burn-wood for the Ghost/Santa bonfires
- Make or buy picnic tables
- Repair the Ghost/Santa Train light strings
- review signage and plan any new signs
- change the charger over each mid-week
- Annually: do the oil change and clean the carburetor ; lop low branches
Previous work below.
Previous: Apr 16, 9 am to 2 pm
We got ready to open the railroad.! Seven members came out on April 16. We had a terrific work party; thanks to Dan, Lynda, Bob, Laura, Stephen, Geoff and Dave for being there…. and Juhli/Farmers Market for the Pizza lunch Done Apr 16:
… Stephen took the lead on the drive repair. Shortened the cone and used shorter bolts. A test run confirmed his re-design is right, but a new shortened rubber cone is needed
… Using Dan’s ATV and tailor, Moved the event-location woodpile and clean up partially burned wood to the main burn pile
… collected windfalls and had a fire in the main burn pile (but still have many windfalls to collect around the track)
… blew track, lopped low branches and cleaned gutters
… didn’t identify any track levelling problems on our one test run, but more testing is needed
… Laura tidied the garden in the Y and changed decorations on the station ropes
.. checked out the shed breaker location in the food barn panel marked FAR BOOTH.
(It’s on for the season now, but if accidentally turned off, turn it on)
.. Dan brought the tractor down and moved some of the mulch from the tree grove area and other tasksRolling stock tasks
.. service loco oil … complete essential repairs on the loco drive (Stephen did this May 3)
Other tasks.. saw deck boards on Donkey (Mark Mathews did that another day)
Track tasks:… collect windfalls and have a fire in the main burn pile… Move the event-location woodpile and clean up partially burned wood to the main burn pile… blow track, do some weeding … do critical track levelling, switch oiling etc, and plan further track work .. post repair (cut spare short or bad track pieces and plastic tie them to posts) .. lop low branches and clean Gutters… tidy the garden in the Y; plan pumpkin patch… test the waterwheel; perhaps install a second pump
Rolling stock tasks
.. service loco – oil etc
Other tasks.. saw deck boards on Donkey..
– RECRUITING – if you know of possible recruits, bring them out!
RSVP or MORE INFO? Dave, at 604-413-1224
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