Remember the blast of winter? It sure
slowed us down. We managed to make some progress, though.
Commercial Stone has made umpteen deliveries,
Wilhelm Concrete's trucks somehow keep getting up the hill, and Dave Gossman has supplied us with all kinds of
concrete accessories and help. This pumphouse doesn't even compare to the old one.
Getting all of the forms in place was
tedious -- try 1200-plus bolts and lots of rebar -- but eventually the concrete pumper arrived and the foundation
was poured.
The foundation is insulated, and in the
background is the new Red tee for #9. We placed some big rocks in front of the existing small rocks to keep them
from slipping away like they have been doing.
Dale & Clyde have been tinkering away,
trying to get this huge old 'dozer up and running. They can find -- or make-- parts for just about anything. Dale's
truck has over 600,000 miles on it.
