Items clubs should have on hand at the trial site.
- Multi-purpose first aid kit canine and human, Although I do not consider
this emergency equipment someone does need to be sure it is available.
Since the equipment chairperson has so few duties, let them take care of
this detail.
- Portable grill, charcoal, matches and starter fluid along with a 100
hotdogs,100 hotdog buns, 100 hamburger patties, 100 hamburger buns,
catsup, mustard, pickles, onions, relish, mayonaise and related
condiments. plates, napkins, coleslaw, potato salad, cookies and
cupcakes.
People love junk food. Add a few apples, oranges and bananas for the
truly dedicated but watch the junk food disappear. This keeps workers
happy and motivated - be sure the grill is downwind of the
rings.
Formalities aside,
- Duct tape; more uses than I can type. Yellow is nice for marking contacts
- Cable ties/Wire ties (12" to 24"); These are plastic pieces that
slip
together easily but do not loosen.
- Spare bungies - 12" to 48". These are in addition to what is
standard
for the equipment.
- Extra hinge pins for Aframe and dogwalk
- Extra Chains and attaching device for Aframe, dogwalk and tire
- Spare turnbuckles
- Spare hardware nuts, bolts, etc. (1 set for each piece of equipment)
- Mallets; I prefer the 3# engineers or masons hammers 2 per ring.
Paint them orange or yellow to keep them from being tripped on when
someone forgets to remove them from the ring.
- Crowbar - handy for removing spikes used to anchor equipment.
- Hand tools wrenches, screwdrivers, pliers, wire cutter (2 sets, one at
ringside and one hidden) Straight and phillips screwdrivers
7/16", 1/2", 9/16" wrenches - 2 of each 7/16"
nut driver 1 set of
fencing pliers 2 sets of of diagonal cutters ( wire cutting pliers)
1 - 3/8drive socket set 1 - 6" and 1 10" adjustable wrench.
- Roll of bailing wire (duct tape is good but sometimes wire is faster)
- Wooden shims - used for leveling
- Buckets of sand; lots of use but great for filling holes and leveling
equipment. Best thing is you usually don't need to clean it up after the
show.
- Shingles for leveling equipment
- Milk jugs filled with water. Work almost as well as sand bags and a lot
easier to transport.
- Sandbags. I am trying to get away from having sandbags but still want
a dozen or so just in case.
- Spare weave poles and attachment device.
- Extra sets of jump bars. I always have plenty but if your equipment
resources are limited, be sure you have extra of each type your club
uses.
- Cordless drill, spare batteries, bits, etc. drill bit set 1/64" -
3/8" by
1/64" Screw driver bits and adapter phillips and slotted.
- Couple sets of spare jump cups for each type of cup used on the
jumps on the course.
- Assorted repair hardware. After several requests, this is expanded to
include everything in my hardware box. Note - some of these items
may not apply to your equipment. Know what you may need and stock
up ahead of time.
1/4-20 by 1", 2", 3" and 4" machine screws 25 of each
length
1/4-20 by 1", 2", 3" and 4" carriage bolts. 25 of
each length
1/4" flat washers - 100 1/4" lock
washers - 100 1/4-20 nuts - 100
5/16-18 by 1", 2", 3" and 4" machine screws 25 of
each length
5/16-18 by 1", 2", 3" and 4" carriage bolts. 25 of
each length
5/16" flat washers - 100 5/16" lock washers - 100
5/16-18 nuts - 100
1/4"X3" eye bolts 5
5/16"X3" eye bolts 20
#6X 3/4" multi-use screws 100
#6X1 1/4" multi-use screws 100
#6X2" multi-use screws 100
#8X3" multi-use screws 100
#10X6" multi-use screws 30
2"x4" mending plates 6
1"x4" mending plates 10
3"x6" framing plates 20
superglue - I use a product called "Black Max" by loctite 1
tube
liquid nails 1 tube
3/8-16 nuts 10 3/8-16 wing nuts 10 1/4-20 wing
nuts 10
5/16-18 wing nuts 10 #6 X 2" finish nails and a nail set
2" U bolts - 4 - for tire jump
3/8" X 6" eye bolts (4)- spare for aframe and dog walk
Spring snaps (8)- for attaching chain to obstacles
- Spikes for locking down obstacles. I like #80 Nails (3/8" diameter
9"
long. Some folks like Long lag screws and a drill for
installing and
removing. Others seem to like tent stakes.
- Roofing felt nails or golf tees for marking equipment locations
- Wasp/hornet spray; fire ant killer if necessary
- Extra fence posts and post driver (I actually used this to make a support
for the tire jump in the middle of a class)
- A couple of spare cleats for dogwalk and Aframe
- One spare tire
- One spare chute
- Set of pruning shears
- Bundle of rope
- 2-3 empty buckets
- Garden hose
- Wading pools
- Hose repair couplings
- Hose nozzle
- Wye for connecting 2 holes to same outlet
- Lawn sprinkler - misting type is my preference.
- Measuring tape or wheel
- Surveyors tape 2" wide 2 1000' rolls you have many color choice so pick a
bright one.
- A disinfectant spray for spots where dogs foul the ring or equipment.
I use a 1 gallon pump sprayer and a disinfectant solution
- Spare radio and batteries if they are being used
- Extra cones or plant pots and a magic marker - number cones get lost.
- A spare table top is nice.
- Paper towels
- Plastic drawstring garbage bags (heavy duty - if you're out doors and
get rained on/out, it's easier to store stuff in this rather than letting
trucks or trailers get really wet on the inside. When you get home take
stuff out of the garbage bags and let dry before storing). These
also
double as emergency ponchos - use the drawstring to keep from
flapping the in the wind.
- Some sand paper - in case of splinters on the dogwalk or a frame or
anything else wooden and a little can of touch up paint or primer (and
brush) to protect said areas.
- A can of Bondo and a surform tool for emergency repairs.
- Rags/Towels - drying off wet hands, wet equipment etc.
- Case of snickers bars and hershey bars for motivation
(these must be replaced before every trial so be generous)
Kurt Glaub
And if you are in Michigan, you may need a portable heater (like a Mr.
Heater) and a tank of propane for melting ICE from the contact equipment.
( TIP: we discovered at CCDAC last year that it would probably have been
easier on the workers if we'd had one of those LITTLE propane tanks instead of a
20 pounder <G> ) Sherry Wargo.
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