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Volunteers
1. Volunteers
1. Joseph S.
2. Tucker B.
3. Glen A.
4. Mike M.
5. Clint L. Jr
6. Michael P.
7. Gaven R.
8. Nick P.
9. Andrew A.
10. Angela A.
Accomplishments
1. Erosion control wall underneath sawmill entrance steps improved and
dirt packed in
2. Rusted-out gutter removed from planer mill power house
3. Final tie piles sorted on sawmill pad
4. First half of erosion control wall on machine shop west wall
completed
5. Drainage pipe and ditch on machine shop north wall cleaned out
6. Completed switch over to new M4 fuel line and fuel pump
7. Test run of M4 on new fuel line and tested used of sanders on track
Thank you to all the volunteers that came and worked on a great weather
weekend with continued progress at the museum. Your time and talent is
greatly appreciated.
Friday
On Friday, Clint, Michael, and Tucker removed a rusted-out gutter from
the planer mill powerhouse at Doug’s request. The rusted-out gutter was
getting water into the planer mill powerhouse and washing under the
concrete foundation. Doug reported after the weekend that the gutter
removal greatly aided in reducing the amount of water washing out the
concrete foundation. Clint, Tucker, and Michael used an extension ladder
and drill to remove the gutter bolts and then to secure back the roofing
tin.
Saturday
The volunteers met in the lodge kitchen for the briefing. The first crew
headed out to the sawmill slab to sort and organize the final tie
bundles on the slab. Many of these bundles were older ties that had been
on the slab for several years. Joseph operated the all terrain forklift,
Andrew operated the tractor, and Tucker, Clint, Michael, Nick, Gaven,
and Angela sorted out the ties between discards, landscape timbers, and
usable railroad ties.
The second crew of Glen and Mike continued work replacing wall beams on
the machine shop west wall. Mike had built some lumber scaffolding
before the weekend, giving a work platform to replace the beam above the
window frame. Glen and Mike did the prep work, removing the old beams
and called for the tie-sorting crew to assist in lifting the new 20-foot
beam into place. With all hands on deck, the crew lifted the beam
through the window area and helped position the new beam in place above
the window area. Glen and Mike then secured the surrounding beams and
secured the tin back to the beams.
In the afternoon, Joseph, Gaven, Nick, Clint, Michael, Andrew, Tucker,
and Angela began installing landscape timbers/ties as erosion control on
the west wall of the machine shop dirt floor. Shovels and picks were
used to dig a smooth face against the floor, the first layer of ties
were inserted, then dirt packed in behind the first tie layer. The
process continued in a brick-laying fashion until two sections of floor
(a “section” being between two concrete piers) were completed. This
completed half the project with the remainder to be completed at the
next session. A follow-up will also be to install 2x4 and 2x6 cross
bracing on the erosion control walls to hold the stacked ties in place.
While the tie work was ongoing, Nick and Michael used the water hose,
the boiler clean out screw, and shovels to clear out the nearby drain
culvert that drains from behind the machine shop.
In the late afternoon, Joseph and Gaven went over to the sawmill to
continue installing erosion control timbers underneath the visitor
entrance steps. Joseph used the chainsaw to cut two ties at angles to
form a wing to hold in dirt.
In the evening, Joseph and Andrew used the museum tractor and the
restored 1930s Husky road grader to grade and smooth the road between
the machine shop and McGiffert log loader #1230. The rig did so well
grading, they even graded several other roadways at the museum.
Sunday
Early Sunday morning, Joseph returned with the tractor to the sawmill
for continued work on improving the erosion control berms underneath the
entrance steps.
Joseph, Tucker, and Andrew, after Mike supplied the parts and the
directions, installed the final parts and switched over to a new fuel
line on M4. Mike had already plumbed and installed an all-steel fuel
line and new fuel pump. The final steps were to install the last few
inches of fuel line on either end and run electrical to the new fuel
pump. With all the work complete, Joseph, Andrew, and Tucker operated M4
over the loop. The M4 ran beautifully and Joseph tested the sanders. All
worked in good order as the session concluded on a beautiful Louisiana
Sunday afternoon.
-Tucker "Who Dat" Baker
RR&G
Chief Engineer
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