Chicago Great Western X 38 Russell Snow Plow

The string of two consecutive good weather workdays was broken yesterday with intermittent rain, some of it heavy.  So we worked in the shop and inside the plow body.

Framing

Buzz Morisette was in the shop fabricating and shaping new framing timbers for the cab cupola on the plow.  Most of the wood around the windows and sills was rotted and will be replaced.

Priming

Dave Rogan worked inside the cupola between downpours and needlechipped and wire brushed a lot of the steel.  In an afternoon dry spell he is applying primer here, and then the temporary window blanks were re-installed to help keep it dry.

Lining

Victor Humphreys and I fussed with the next piece of lining inside the plow.  For some reason it was troublesome to fit into place.  I bet we went through five fits and they gave us fits.  Each time the wood notches seemed to expand (high humidity?) to prevent the piece from slipping in cleanly.

To the Corner

With the long piece installed below the side window, Victor quickly marched up the wall toward the right front corner.  These are some of the pieces measured and cut last weekend and now ready for nailing.

Looking Ahead

Paul Cronin is just completing the last of 32 more new pieces of interior lining and framing for the plow body.  Whoever arrives first on Saturday will have some painting ready for them!