Canal-equipment Mechanic
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Repairs and maintains gates and other structures of irrigation
canals, usnig handtools, power tools, and welding equipment:
Disassembles gate-moving gear at dam sites to remove worn or
damaged gate cable, using mechanics' handtools. Slides ftiting
over new cable and pours molten zinc over fitting to secure
fitting to cable. Threads calbe around drum of gate lifting
apparatus and bolts fitting to gate. Wedls broken parts of gates
and other dam structures. Builds scaffolding and working
platforms, using handtools.
Sandblasts old panit and corrosion
from gates. Paints gates, using spray gun.
Lubricates gear
trains, gear boxes, cables, and ohter fittings, using hand
grease gun. Mixes concrete and repairs or constructs wells and
pumps, using jackhammer, air drill, and water pump.
Constructs
and repairs structural and mechanical parts of checks, turnouts,
and wasteways along canals. May repiar and maintain inland
waterway structures and equipment and be designated Lock-And-Dam
Equipment Repairer (water trans.).
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