Re: Friday pictures of session F in Chama

John Cole Wrote:
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> Gee Rod, you sure know how to come up with more
> work for the Friends to do. Having that longer
> ladder would have been nice when I crawled up on
> the top sandblasting the dome and the top third of
> the tank cylinder. That hood and helmet made
> fighting that hose blowing high pressure sand all
> the more difficult to use, not to mention keeping
> your balance while you inch backward on a round
> cylinder.
>
> Considering how we would have to build 12 ladders
> to replace the short ones I would vote to leave
> the existing ones on there.
>
> Now if you would like to do it, I will gladly
> watch and give advice....

Gee John I figured since you went to so much work recovering the trucks, repainting and lettering that the ladders would be addressed as part of the project teams punch list.

No need to totally remake the complete ladder, just cut and splice in (weld) or bolt in with a splice plate for the replcement top section to the existing ladder and it will look just like the original. The devil is in the details and this is one that deserves a second look IMHO.

So we would need about 24 steel straps, 12 grab irons, bolts etc. fabricated to complete the top section. I will buy the materials and maybe you can get your shop boys to fab them in class? Installation perhaps next year?

Rod

P.S. Can't let the Golden boys get a "step up" on the Friends