Bridge#2

[jayste]

Originally Posted by DJ54

Nice bridge..!! I didn't read all posts, but did see the one where you drilled 300 holes though the wood, and beams... Maybe someone else suggested it, but I didn't happen to see it if they did.

IF it ever needs to be replaced, or you build another... Instead of drilling through the beam, maybe use what we called "bridge deck clips". You drill beside the beam, and a steel strap approx. 3" long, with a hole towards one end. The clip has..., I guess you call it a offset bend in it. It allows it to be flush with the wood, and thickness of the beam. The other end clips to the beam when tightened.

Smaller versions of this, are used on semi lo-boy decks...

I see you are east of Lexington... Beautiful country..!! I go across Rt. 68, from Maysville, to Lexington to visit my sister.

Speaking of bridges... I may post some pictures of a bridge we are "building" on our "Rails to Trails" project. We are using railroad flat cars for the bridge structure, with decking, and rails to come later. Thay have put another one in since we set the first one, but wasn't there for that one...

Like I don't have enough to do around here already... I volunteer doing stuff like this...

And..., if that's not enough... We pack stone in by horseback, where ODNR's equipment can't get..!! This was done on a bridle, and walking trail in Hocking State Forest, in SE Ohio... We packed 30 tons of stone in by horseback, ( and my Donkey) 2 years ago last spring... 180 lbs. at a time...!!

Sure makes you appreciate things with hydraulics..!!

DJ,

I'd like to see pics of that. Even if you have to start a new thread.

Jay

[buggyman1]

Originally Posted by DJ54

Nice bridge..!! I didn't read all posts, but did see the one where you drilled 300 holes though the wood, and beams... Maybe someone else suggested it, but I didn't happen to see it if they did.

IF it ever needs to be replaced, or you build another... Instead of drilling through the beam, maybe use what we called "bridge deck clips". You drill beside the beam, and a steel strap approx. 3" long, with a hole towards one end. The clip has..., I guess you call it a offset bend in it. It allows it to be flush with the wood, and thickness of the beam. The other end clips to the beam when tightened.

Smaller versions of this, are used on semi lo-boy decks...

I see you are east of Lexington... Beautiful country..!! I go across Rt. 68, from Maysville, to Lexington to visit my sister.

Speaking of bridges... I may post some pictures of a bridge we are "building" on our "Rails to Trails" project. We are using railroad flat cars for the bridge structure, with decking, and rails to come later. Thay have put another one in since we set the first one, but wasn't there for that one...

Like I don't have enough to do around here already... I volunteer doing stuff like this...

And..., if that's not enough... We pack stone in by horseback, where ODNR's equipment can't get..!! This was done on a bridle, and walking trail in Hocking State Forest, in SE Ohio... We packed 30 tons of stone in by horseback, ( and my Donkey) 2 years ago last spring... 180 lbs. at a time...!!

Sure makes you appreciate things with hydraulics..!!

You gotta post pics, I would love to see it. Wish I had known about the clips before all that drilling.

[Transit]

There are those that think the day you leave High School is the last day you need to learn anything. Fools.

[DJ54]

I'll post a couple of new threads on our projects. Although these aren't here at our home places, we volunteer to do this work, so many can share the fruits of our labor.

The first one, I'll just post a couple links in the thread. Our webmasters did a great job on the photo essay's. And will save lots of download time. The pictures seem to be tiny, but click on them and they will enlarge. Ther were two projects done here in Hocking State Forest. #1, we built/benched in approx. 1500' of bridle/hiking trail in less then 4 hours.

May not seem like that big of a deal, till you realize it was all done by hand labor. No motorized equipment was used. Pulaski Axes, mattocks, and shovels, and a lot of backbone, and sweat...

The forest manager said we either need to get together and build a re-route, or he was going to close the trail. Some people got upset, because he made that statement. But you have to realize that his job is make sure this land is saved for future generations to enjoy. But then make it accessable now, for all to enjoy also, with the least enviromental impact.

After lunch, we made a dam out of logs to catch dirt and debris, to try and let mother nature fill back in a wash, caused by people riding horse's up a sandy hill, for years on end.


Then..., we hand passed approx. 9 tons I believe of "D" sized rock to fill gabion baskets at the head of the washout, and build the trail across. Their little tracked trail buggy could only get within like 75' of where the stone actually needed to be. Amazing what 70 people can do, when they put their mind to it. And note..., most of the folks working there, are not exactly spring chickens....!! LOL...

The second link will be to the photo essay, of where we packed in 30 tons of stone by equine.

Look for the thread titled "Fat Man's Squeeze". That is what they call the rock formation we placed the stone in.

As soon as I figure out, or remember how to post pictures, I'll post pics of the railcars used for bridges.

This thread will be titled " Moonville Rail Trail"

I hope you enjoy it....