It’s been a quiet summer for the Kahlenberg. We’ve been spending a lot of time outside and in the garden along with a couple of week-long vacations and family get-togethers. Most recently I stripped the foundation base to its bare minimum. I decided to not pass up the opportunity to give the base a thorough cleaning so it was loaded up on a trailer for a trip to the self-service car wash. I washed the underside at the car wash and then brought it home, flipped it over with the crane and power washed the top/inside. The bottom of the foundation had a much thicker buildup of grime so I didn’t want that crud in the driveway
The cylinder bases also received a power washing but these were manageable enough to be by myself in the driveway. The trailer made a good platform.
Now is the opportunity to paint these large pieces. I masked off what was necessary and delivered a couple coats of cast iron gray.
I’ll finish up cleaning and painting the cylinders but there are plenty of other tasks to do. I have a lot of gaskets to make and the gasket material I need has been backordered for two months. This fall we will be doing the babbitt work. More on this to come.