Wasn’t that skiploader , donated to the club ?

Like most people : Unless it’s bought and paid for from hard work ; there is usually No appreciation.

Jean asked several pilots to help with the radiator ; there response was (can it be done, before we fly). LOL

Jean is ((NOT)) going to do it by himself (.) I donated my time to do the job ; but Jean is kinda pissed about the lack of interest from members , in this club.

Bille

I think there’s a bit of confusion here. Gene, Dan and Tim are the only people in the club using Gracie for projects and road maintenance (as far as I know). Whenever Gracie needs repairs and replacement parts, one of them lets the CSS board know what’s going on and the board cuts a check for repairs.

Lately (as in the last couple of years) Gracie has been used for what I would dub personal projects, even though we’ve been told they are for the benefit of the club. Examples include spreading out tons of dirt we didn’t ask for. In fact, we’ve been begging for it to stop. Despite the questionable/unauthorized use of Gracie, the club still pays for the repairs when we are told they are needed.

When I saw this post, that was the first I heard of Gracie being broken down and abandoned on a road somewhere. We are now trying to get someone who has experience fixing and driving heavy equipment to look at it and move it to safety. Can’t act on fixing a problem if we don’t know there is a problem. This seems to be a case of broken communication.

Billie, I’m talking about the dirt piles that were brought in by countless trucks, ordered by someone who had no authority to allow such things, which then had to be spread out, so that more could be brought in against the board’s wishes.

Who could provide more details about scope of required work on that skiploader ? The only thing I heard from Gene is that radiator needs to be replaced . Dropbox document mentions skiploader is Deere 210LE , is that correct ? Has it (the replacement part) been ordered ? What kind of help is needed, besides strong hands and a toolbox full of keys and ratchets ?

Luke and Tim would be the best source of contact for that. Luke is our site coordinator and Tim frequently uses it to fix the roads. Kelly has offered his help as well, but regardless of whether that works out, it would be great to have more people with expertise in heavy equipment for times like these. Please get in touch with Luke by e-mailing: sitecoordinator@crestlinesoaring.org

I’m told that Jeff Bether (our treasurer) kindly picked up the new radiator and now we also need replacement fluids such as anti-freeze, hydraulic fluid and distilled water. Luke said he would pick some up on his way to the LZ.

Big thank you to anyone/everyone willing to help us out with Gracie! 🙏😎

No worries Billie. I know you haven’t been here for that. Not many people are aware of everything that happens around the LZ behind the scenes. I don’t know what the previous board allowed or condoned, but I bet a lot of it wasn’t discussed, voted on and approved like we thought.

Allo,  I am a long time member, but rarely fly at Crestline as it is not my “local” spot.  I am a bit of a drive away, and at an age where I am Not likely to donate time, blood or sweat for helping here, but am, instead, always (almost always) willing to kick in a few dollars for things like this, or to treat the “workers bee’s” 🐝 to a pizza or “beverage” for their labor.  How much are the repairs expected to total?