Chicago Great Western X 38 Russell Snow Plow

Framing

Good progress again yesterday on the X 38 snowplow.  We installed eight new pieces of interior wall framing, on the rear wall, shown here, and on the north side.  The next three pieces were cut drilled and are ready for paint.

North Side

Jim Leonard took to the high scaffold and continued the last little bit of needlechipping, wire brushing, and priming on the north side.  Most of that should be done on Saturday, weather permitting.  Then the focus will shift to the finish color coats.

Air It Up

Jim Leonard, Dave Rogan and Victor Humphreys are hooking us shop air to the plow for the first time since it arrived at IRM.  Several volunteers have worked steadily over the past few weeks, to reassemble air piping which had been dismantled, to replace and add new piping where needed, and now it was time to try it out.  Baby steps.  We blew out the lines to eliminate debris or scale, then the last few nipples and fittings were installed by Dave.  As expected, a number of minor leaks and fittings needing attention were discovered and these will be addressed.  Still, a milestone in the restoration process.