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2022 Projects

Matt Simerson edited this page Apr 20, 2023 · 28 revisions

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  • repair damaged power line #20

Michael Froebe

  • FUNDED: repair conduit on power pole next to lodge
  • FUNDED: Replace kitchen window broken by winter snow
  • Leaking kitchen sink drains #33
  • FUNDED: Replace broken office window

Rick Ingham

  • Yeti won't shift into reverse #30

Dave Maltz

  • Firewood and tree felling #32

Phil Christy

  • Water line between Dam & Cistern subject to freezing #25

Michael Moreland

  • outlets and lighting in tunnel
  • Dam repair #25
  • Thing PEX tubing buckles under snow load, change to EMT tubing of similar diameter #31
  • Shipping containers for storage #8
  • Ski Hill trench for comms & power #15

Norm Vigus

  • Mach Tow Routing Jigs labelling currently stored loose in Tow Hut Attic, attach proper (metal or laminated) labels to jigs so future Meany-ites know what they are looking at

Jim Fahey

  • Quarter Pole, replace, fabricate the missing broken off tie off metal hooks for rope
  • Quarter Pole and Mid Tower, inspect and replace pullies, they are 20 years old
  • Ski Hill, needs new required safety signs
  • Design and install new propane powered generator for lodge

Matt Simerson

  • Dig & pour footings for the kitchen expansion #23
  • Spray foam the underside of the deck / roof of the tunnel #29
  • tunnel: seal the concrete walls and paint #28
  • FUNDED: widen and slope the driveway #13
  • insulate wood shed wall, cannot use styrofoam or batting because of hornets/insects
  • add plumbing for drinking fountain and a small sink near the coffee/drink station
  • caulk unused screw holes in roof of Pump House.

Shawn Bertagnole

  • New furnace requires multi-year seasoned wood, build new drying shed for 2 yrs of wood
  • New mountaineers sign (current one broken during 2020 tree felling) Shawn

Dave Claar

  • Brush 420 Rd, clean ditches, fill potholes
  • Work on zoo Addition. #14
  • Mark trees on XC trails for removal, remove if time permits
  • Install new culverts on Nikki's to improve drainage

Annual Maintenance

Spring / Early Summer

  • Firewood - split and stack outdoors, so the summer warmth seasons it
  • Fire safety: remove all wood and woody debris from a 100' perimeter around the lodge
  • Reader board on 420 road: transport up to the lodge
  • Wood stove: sweep the chimney
  • carpenter ant control around the lodge
  • carpenter ant control around the power poles

Summer / Fall

  • Fire Safety
    • Fire exit signs - replace batteries, north on even years, south on odd years.
    • Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors - change batteries and test
    • Fire extinguishers - bring to town for annual inspection
    • Mow grass around lodge and on the hill
  • Kitchen:
    • stove/range annual maintenance
    • range hood
    • remind expired food workers to renew their cards
    • fridge
      • vacuum dust from coils
      • perform dryer maintenance & desiccant replacement
  • Generators
    • Zoo: test & run under load
    • Lodge: test & run under load
  • Water Bars - repair and trench out all existing water bars
    • on the 420 road
    • on lodge property
  • Snowmobiles - At each work party, idle the engines for a few minutes to charge the batteries.
  • Chip limbs from winter debris and firewood and spread chips on the XC trails
  • inspect and refill mouse traps
  • refill mouse poison dispensers
  • Fuel
    • purchase diesel fuel: tank info.
    • purchase gasoline
      • cat house tank
      • diesel hut tank
    • purchase propane
  • Snow Machines
    • oil and grease
    • service

Late Fall

  • Rope Tows (all 3)
    • pulleys - grease all 3 of Jim's tows
    • Add 'Benite' to wheels to improve snow & ice shedding.
  • Firewood - move seasoned wood into the wood shed
  • Generator gas cans: fill and place in generator hut for ready use during winter.
  • Torque thru bolts on idler and bull wheels
  • Inspect all wooden wheels for cracks and other defects
  • Mach
    • torque universal bolts on drive shaft
  • Water System
    • Dam - clean out
    • Change water filters, ask Phil
    • Clean silt out of dam reservoir

Prior to Mushroom weekend

  • Clean and empty the Zoo
  • Set up plywood tables atop sawhorses
  • Clean the Lodge

Last work party list here

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