Building a bridge in New Zealand

[timbatrader]

Hope you will give us updates as construction continues. How the heck did you get materials in to build the house?

MarkV

Hope you will give us updates as construction continues. How the heck did you get materials in to build the house?

In summer the river is quite low and I were able to bring everything needed across on a trailer pulled by a 4x4 Toyota Hilux on occasions the water was over the hood the winch on the front saved me a few times

 

[timbatrader]

The latest video of todays action has been uploaded to youtube lifting the first span up it looks like a bridge now
mahy assemble install 18m beams nck otara rd 5 - YouTube

 

[pclausen]

Wow, that's awesome! That's one serious private bridge!

 

[EddieWalker]

Impressive!!!! Please keep posting. It's an amazing build.

Eddie

 

[hogheadCTD]

:thumbsup:

 

[SPIKER]

Loved the time laps videos, going to be one heck of a bridge! hope those were FRIENDS helping

Mark

 

[J F]

Wow. Good stuff Tim(ba). :thumbsup:

 

[timbatrader]

I spent the day moving dirt cutting down the bank one side and building up the other side using the wheelbarrow My little Toyota 4x4 dumper and the hotrod an old bobcat repowered with bigger engine the old engine was 1703 cc now 2200cc

 

[Knight9]

Wow! That's quite the project! Very interested to see how the rest of the work goes.

 

[hddnis]

I'd be interested in further updates to this project. It has been a great thread from the start.



Mr. HE