Re: CTSRR Chama Coal Tipple = Top.

BEVERMAHN Wrote:
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> All told under a week, we worked with a crew of 4
> on the main coal pocket with a 5th man on the
> ground. we replaced 5 doug fir timbers and re
> sheathed the the deck in 2 x 6 t & g, before
> applying the roofing material. that took 3 1/2.
> Brian Koeneke and I were the only members
> interested in the sheave house portion where we
> replaced the roof sheathing, minor structural
> repairs and roofing material. the siding had been
> recently rehabbed and looked pretty sharp, but
> painting was completed with a long extension
> ladder placed in the basket of a 40' telehandler
> lift parked on the slope of the ash pit. .this was
> done on off hours on a sunday to avoid gawkers and
> criticism. fall protection was in place the whole
> operation but for the sheave house painting, a
> fall would have resulted in a long complicated
> recovery.
> The coal chute cover was of ad hoc construction
> based on marginal design and execution so Brian
> and I rebuilt it in "the spirit" of original
> construction ad retained some but corrected other
> deficiencies. the video shows the whole job
> appears to be holding up well, As I remember, some
> of the bravado in the project was prompted by Jay
> declaring on the goatboards that no local builder
> was capable or willing and that it was impossible
> to come in under the $40,000.00 bid ( or
> something) we decided to prove the old goat wrong.
> Of course Soni honneger was gen. manager and
> pushed this and several other key infrastructure
> projects thru.
> one interesting part was the quantity of bear
> poop in the sheave house, the hatch had been
> propped open allowing access and a series of
> ladders leads from near ground level and
> apparently this is somehow attractive. sadly, the
> pictures of this are mis labeled or lost on my
> computer for now, John

Thank you John. I am sure folks will find this information interesting.