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Kim Mon Oct 29, 2018 12:39 pm

From my Facebook Page:

---------Mission Accomplished!!!!--------------
---At Least The First Part of The Mission---

After several decades of sitting out in the elements, Olmsted's beleaguered Putt-Putt is now under roof!

The Olmsted Historical Society was out early today, moving the Putt-Putt to a space in the Depot where we'll start bringing it back to some of it's former glory...or at least as glorious as a little Putt-Putt can get!

This followed a pretty concerted effort to clear a lot of stuff that had been crowding the Depot's storage area.

AND...the ROOF of the the little rail service car----long thought to have left the country---was found leaning against the storage room wall with some other stuff!!!!!!!!!!! SCORE !!!!!!!!

Tom and David also did some work on the caboose, while I crawled around on the ground, trying to get a photo of the manufacturer's date stamp on the sides of the rails it's sitting on. (Looks like 'Carnegie' 1898 !!!!)

So, a good day, and more to come!!!!!

https://www.thevintagenews.com/…/andrew-carnegie-the-railr…/

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rsv1cox Mon Oct 29, 2018 1:46 pm

Wonderful pictorial Kim, but it's missing a picture. I would love to see you guys loading Putt-Putt into that bucket! Smile

Carnegie! Andrew what a guy. Sent me to Mr. Google. Rags to riches. Railroad connection starting out at the bottom. Billions, upon Billions. Gave away 90% of his wealth. Respect. Putt putt is honored to bear his name. Should be also on the biggest of the Big Boys.

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Bob

Kim Mon Oct 29, 2018 2:42 pm

rsv1cox wrote:Wonderful pictorial Kim, but it's missing a picture. I would love to see you guys loading Putt-Putt into that bucket!

Bob

Hey Bob!

I was thinking the same at the time, but couldn't find anyone to take the photos when I quit slacking off and pitched in to help!

It DID get bound up when we tried to release it, and bent the windshield frame a bit, but we'll fix it !!!

Putt-Putt Kim

Oldenginerod Mon Oct 29, 2018 4:22 pm

Kim wrote:
It DID get bound up when we tried to release it, and bent the windshield frame a bit, but we'll fix it !!!

Putt-Putt Kim

Yep, I guessed the damage in the second last picture (which wasn't there before) just about matched the top edge of the bucket. Darn!! Mad

NEW222 Mon Oct 29, 2018 8:35 pm

Wow. That would be a nice fun restoration. Hope you all have fun doing it! And looking forward to your documentries along the way. Oops. Sorry Kim, did I just volunteer you to take more pictures and post them?????? Shocked

Kim Tue Oct 30, 2018 7:24 am

NEW222 wrote:Wow. That would be a nice fun restoration. Hope you all have fun doing it! And looking forward to your documentries along the way. Oops. Sorry Kim, did I just volunteer you to take more pictures and post them??????

Oh, they'll happen !!!!!!!!!!!!!

rsv1cox Tue Oct 30, 2018 7:31 am

getback Tue Oct 30, 2018 8:14 am

Cool , glad ya'll could get the restoration under way . It should bee alot of fun and some work to get it going again, don't this one have a hit and miss engine in it ? Crazy Eyes

rsv1cox Tue Oct 30, 2018 11:24 am

getback wrote:Cool , glad ya'll could get the restoration under way . It should bee alot of fun and some work to get it going again, don't this one have a hit and miss engine in it ?

I think that it really doesn't go Putt putt. Maybe huff and puff as you work that handle back and forth?

KariFS Tue Oct 30, 2018 3:12 pm

Well maybe if you had beans for breakfast Affraid or WOW!

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