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Anchoring wire at the end of line.
<< Wire is firmly secured to the anchor
pole at the end of wire.
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| Wire is fed off our improvised "wire
train", up over the caboose
roof, and
onto the bracket arms.
Volunteers tend the spool of wire in its
rack on the bucket car. We designed the bucket
car for just this job, although we never
expected to reel out 3000 feet of wire with
it! >>
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<< Here wire is fed onto the roof of
our wooden caboose.
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| As unspooling progresses, the bucket is used
to place the wire onto the bracket arms.
Wire is passed through lengths of PVC pipe
so it will slide easily.>> |
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Once wire is up, it must be fastened into
overhead fittings on each bracket arm to
secure it.
<< A volunteer lifts supplies for the
fittings into the bucket using--a bucket.
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The wooden caboose is now being used as a
convenient work platform. >>
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| An unusual view of one of the overhead fittings
used to position the wire in a curve. Our
M-100 motorcar waits in the distance. |