The Times Advocate, 2008-05-14, Page 1616
Lucan BBQ
Times -Advocate
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
M&M's Charity BBQ
Guides fundraiser -The Lucan Ilderton Guides held a barbecue last
weekend in Lucan, raising funds for an upcoming trip to Sudbury's Science
North Centre.Above front from left are Mary Svirida, Corinne Rasenberg,
Tameka Arnold and Savanna Carter; back row are Kate Oliver, Lisa Carter
and Shannan Svirida. (photos/Nina Van Lieshout)
Supporting Crohn's and Colitis - M&M Meat Shops held its 20th annual Charity
BBQ Day Saturday, raising money for Crohn's and Colitis research.The Exeter location
raised over $2,500.Above front from left are volunteers and employees Ashley Roger,
Meghan Reid, Exeter M&M Meat Shops owner Krista Rathwell, Sandra Rathwell and
Heather Becker; back row are Vanda Miles, Huron -Bruce M.P. Paul Steckle,Trisha Pavkeje,
Mitch Allan, Quaid Preszcator and Derrick Becker.The Exeter Community Band also
entertained during the event. In total 465 stores in Canada participated hoping to raise
$2 million.Throughout the event's 20 -year history, $14.5 million has been raised Canada -
wide for Crohn's and Colitis research. (photos/Nina Van Lieshout)
Men's Breakfast'to meet Sat, May 17
CENTRALIA - Restoring anything to its original
glory has challenges.
Patching holes in the sheet metal body of a car takes
patience. Turning a steel shaft on the lathe to fit a
bronze bushing takes a skillful steady hand. Rebuilding
a Caterpillar tractor to running condition takes stub-
bornness. Just ask Vernon Postill, and he will tell you
all about the kind of stubbornness it takes to restore a
machine that refuses to move when the engine is dead.
Vernon lives near Exeter and he took on the task of
restoring a 1936 Caterpillar Model 22, narrow gauge
crawler tractor of the 2F series. This machine has a
four -cylinder gasoline engine of the Caterpillar compa-
ny's own design. The 25-h.p. engine starts by using a
hand crank and an impulse magneto produces the hot
spark for ignition.
The machine was purchased from Sam Sweitzer of
Exeter in 1972. It sat for years unused, and during that
period of sitting outside, the engine seized up, as did
the steering clutches. The transmission and clutch gear
case had a bad crack, so a parts machine was located
in Michigan and hauled home in the back of a three-
quarter ton pickup truck. Parts from both were used to
make one good unit.
The stuck engine was removed from the chassis and
the process of freeing it up started. Penetrating oil was
poured into the engine through the spark plug holes.
Using a steel bar on the engine clutch, the pistons
began to move and broke free. The four burned
exhaust valves were replaced by Norm Smith at a trac-
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John Hayter 2658, Chris
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Jones 2030, John Burdon 2004,
Ken Kadey 1989, Bill Crump
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Hayter 1450, Stephan McGee
1328, Jim Scott 1193, Phil
Turner 1125, Mark Hunt 985,
Tom Triebner 897, Jerry
Elmquist 712, Matt Muller 534,
Jason Tower 390, Jerry
Marshall 293, Gus Gregus 201
tor repair shop in Varna. He used valves from a Case
LA tractor to make the repair. New piston rings were
fitted, along with a new head gasket and the engine
was ready to run.
The hardest and most costly part to repair was the
track and chassis suspension system. The dead axle
needed to be turned to fit the new bronze bushings on
the track assembly. All this was done after the track
chain was removed from the machine.
The master pins that hold the chains together came
apart without a lot of problems. Once the chain was
lying out flat, close inspection revealed that all the
chain pins and bushings were suitable for continued
use. Another nailbiter of a job was
to replace the rim of each track
idler. The steel rim was heated
and sweat onto the centre of each
cast iron idler.
With the assembly completed
and all parts cleaned, there wasn't
much left to finish. The seat and
armrests were upholstered and the
painting process started. No fancy
compressor or air gun painting for
this beast of a machine, just a
brush and the correct thickness of
original Caterpillar yellow paint. It
took nearly a gallon of carefully
applied paint to transform this
rusted machine into a thing of
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rugged beauty.
For a different kind of beauty, we invite you to the
"We Care" Men's Charity Breakfast. Here we talk
about the beauty of God's love as shown in the life of
Jesus Christ. The May breakfast is this Saturday at the
Malibu Restaurant near Centralia. Come and enjoy a
good breakfast, good fellowship and experience the
good feeling of knowing that your contribution to the
Canadian Food Grains Bank is going to a good cause,
feeding the poor in the world.
For further information, call George Burgin (229-
8833) or Dave Hern (229-6339).
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