Equipment Inventory

Since opening our doors (so to speak) in February 2004 as a 501 tax deductible corporation, there has been a lot of equipment and pledges of equipment made to WVG. The following is a partial list as a number of pledged items are still in the hands of those who have pledged them and, in some cases, we don't even know what they look like or what they will do for us. One example, is the bin hopper, which will lift fruit bins on to a conveyor belt

• Two - 6 ton commercial dryers were donated to us by the Okanagan Gleaners in Oliver, B.C. These dryers previously had the capacity of 100 2 x 3 foot stainless steel trays, loaded on 2 50 tray stainless steel rolling racks. With several work days behind us, we wer able to re-set the door to accommodate 3 rack, increasing the capacity to 150 tays!

• Re-fit the wheel casters on all of the 6 stainless steel drying racks (on the right in the picture) This enable us to fit 3 - 50 tray racks into the dryer and accommodate up to 3,200 pounds at one 8 hour drying session. 

• The ‘59 Chevy Fleetside pickup truck received last year by an anonymous donor was restorted by Paul Bibbee, a Cascade high school senior for his senior project. “Restoration’included a new bed (donated by Tim & Engrid Webber of Cashmere), body and paint with Gleaners logo on the doors, and minor mechanical work. Les Schwab has donated chrome rims and truck tires which will dramatically dress up the appearance. Currently, The Skill Center in Wenatchee is donating all of the mechanical work to get the truck working great.

• Okanagan Gleaners in Oliver, B.C. also donated on loan to us a commercial fruit dicer. This machine, when automated, can dice a bushel of apples in about 10 seconds and will enable us to dry more fruit faster.