Thank you for your time for looking at my question. I have fallen off the rocker or so my wife says but I am looking to dig out my crawl space to make a finished basement. Thankfully my father in law has a mini-track hoe and BobCat so that has reduced my costs significantly. However, in planning out the excavation of said crawl space, I figured that it would take numerous trips with the BobCat to move the dirt from under the house to outside the house. I am thinking that a type of conveyor system will help cut the number of trips down.
My question is this: Has anyone every built a dirt or other type of material conveyor from scrounged parts? If so, can you attach photos or drawings?
I am fortunate in that the company I work for has lots of scrap structural angles, channels, and the occasional tube so material the basic structure won't be a problem. My problems will be an adequate belt system (made from old tires?) and how to drive the sprockets. Any help, advice, or ideas is greatly appreicated. I have my EIT (Civil) and have already taken into account how to reinforce the joists so that I can have a clear space beneath the house (20'x40'); please don't be afraid to get technical.
In search of my next cold one,
NearBeer
My question is this: Has anyone every built a dirt or other type of material conveyor from scrounged parts? If so, can you attach photos or drawings?
I am fortunate in that the company I work for has lots of scrap structural angles, channels, and the occasional tube so material the basic structure won't be a problem. My problems will be an adequate belt system (made from old tires?) and how to drive the sprockets. Any help, advice, or ideas is greatly appreicated. I have my EIT (Civil) and have already taken into account how to reinforce the joists so that I can have a clear space beneath the house (20'x40'); please don't be afraid to get technical.
In search of my next cold one,
NearBeer