Bridge I-Beam cutting.

dragoneggs · Jul 16, 2019

Wow, DD! Nice job. I'm very impressed! Not sure I would have tackled such a job.

EddieWalker · Jul 17, 2019

Looking at the newest pictures and I really like how it turned out. Perfect place for a bridge. Hopefully you'll post pictures of it in the future with water running under it!!!!

Deere Dude · Aug 15, 2019

Okay, so I had time today so I gave my new bridge a somewhat real test. I hung a plumb-bob from a center beam to a a little above a rock in the dry creek bed and and took a measurement. Then I drove my JD 3730 with 7' finish mower on it along with a full bucket of fill type dirt and parked in the bridge center. Maybe 5-6000#. Went down below and the height difference was less than an eighth of an inch. I could have read it wrong, but either way it didn't have any discernible sag. I don't plan on driving a 20k unit over it at any time so I am happy with it.

fried1765 · Aug 15, 2019

Deere Dude said:
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Okay, so I had time today so I gave my new bridge a somewhat real test. I hung a plumb-bob from a center beam to a a little above a rock in the dry creek bed and and took a measurement. Then I drove my JD 3730 with 7' finish mower on it along with a full bucket of fill type dirt and parked in the bridge center. Maybe 5-6000#. Went down below and the height difference was less than an eighth of an inch. I could have read it wrong, but either way it didn't have any discernible sag. I don't plan on driving a 20k unit over it at any time so I am happy with it.

Looks good!
Will.... BE GOOD.....until you buy that full size TLB that many of us would like to have.

tookielee · Aug 15, 2019

I didn't see anyone mention it, and it's too late for this project anyway, but a
propane tip in an OA torch would let you use propane bottles from a BBQ pit...
still need the oxygen though

Big Barn · Aug 15, 2019

Deere Dude said:
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Okay, so I had time today so I gave my new bridge a somewhat real test. I hung a plumb-bob from a center beam to a a little above a rock in the dry creek bed and and took a measurement. Then I drove my JD 3730 with 7' finish mower on it along with a full bucket of fill type dirt and parked in the bridge center. Maybe 5-6000#. Went down below and the height difference was less than an eighth of an inch. I could have read it wrong, but either way it didn't have any discernible sag. I don't plan on driving a 20k unit over it at any time so I am happy with it.

Your bridge turned out awesome! Nice work.

You would cringe if you saw the pseudo “bridges” we drove 10 ton trucks over on our various farms in the old days.