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New Engine Updates

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Friday, May 14th 2010

During the May business meeting the members of West Mead #1 approved the final drawing and change orders for our new engine.  The new engine committee traveled to Columbus, Ohio in March and spent the day with engineers from the Sutphen Corporation going over the engine plans.  Everything from the gearing in the rear axle to the number of shelves in each compartment were discussed.  The committee also identified several areas to improve the new engine as a result of the meeting.  All of the changes were made to improve the safety and efficiency of the new piece.  The new engine is scheduled to begin production in mid July, during production the committee will travel to Sutphen several times to acquire updates for both the membership of West Mead #1 and our residents.  Tentatively the new engine will be available for delivery in October. 

West Mead #1 will be posting updates on the engine as they become available.

Thank you to all of our residents that have donated to this year's fund drive, it is a result of your continued support that we were able to move forward with this project.