Kubota Swimming

[frank_f15]

jeff: glad u used the common sense approach. glad to see u back, been a rather mild winter down here also, lake erie is not even froze, excepth for the wicked 7 ft. we had over the christmas holidays not much snow after that. also waiting to get out , but will be a few months yet before it is dry enough. how did u make out in archery competion? been A VERY LONG TIME since i shot competion.

 

[Joeinindy]

I also run Beagles in field trials, though not as much as I used to. Do you run AKC or ?.

 

[JeffInDaUP]

I run in AKC large and small pack-13" females. Actually went to a field trial in Northern Indiana last May or June. Have you heard of the Burcelousis(sp?) outbreak in KY this year? I'm a little afraid to go south this year for any trials.

This year I was able to get a Factory Pro Sponsorship from Mathews archery. I've been shooting their bows for 8 years, and won a few national championships with them, but was still pretty lucky to get a sponsorship. This is my rookie season in the pro class, so we'll see what happens.

Jeff...U.P. of Michigan

 

[Bob_Trevithick]

Hi Jeff,

<font color=blue>... but I'm still not sure what I will do. I will cross it, but maybe by bridge, or maybe by tractor.</font color=blue>

Probably a silly and non-cost-effective idea, but could you build a bridge that could handle the tractor driving across it? Or maybe just buy or find a metal ramp of some kind that could just be layed across? If you built something, it would take some engineering, but maybe it would be worth it? Being able to just drive across and not worry about the tractor would seem a big plus.

Just a thot. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Bob

 

[JeffInDaUP]

Bob,

I actually chickened out in that spot, but I'm building a bridge in another. I'm using 25' Tamerack trees-12" at base, and 8" at 25'. I'm placing 2 on the left, 1 in the middle, and 2 on the right. They will lay on 2 railroad ties on both ends. The 2 tameracks on either side will will be bound together by cable, and I have some creosote treated 4x6's in 5' to 7' lengths that will be staggered accross the bridge to build a base. Then treated planks will be used on both sides-over the outside logs, for runners.

The center of the connected outside trees will be 6'-the width of the tractor. The middle trunk offers further support, and nothing will be actually be sunk into the creek, or bank. The actual creek width is around 13', so a little more than 5' will cover the bank on each side.

This is how the loggers build their bridges in the woods, they are considered "temporary". Most of the loggers don't have the luxury of using Tameracks, and they use cedar posts and dirt as a base.

The logger that completes my dozer work helped me design the bridge, and he offered to take his dozer over first to make sure of the strength. Nice guy!!

Jeff...U.P. of Michigan.

 

[MarkV]

Jeff,
I have seen the type of bridge you described many times and it should work well for what you need. I don’t know if your stream ever floods, but around here they often attach each end of the bridge to a tree with a length of cable. That way if the river floods the bridge does not end up down stream someplace it just floats until the water level goes down.

MarkV