DIY Ranch Bridge build...progress!!

[graesz]

This is awesome, thanks for taking us along!

[Texas Grown]

Dale, is that you behind the hood?

[Homer75]

I’m following this, I am needing a bridge myself.

[kingranch]

wow
I would like to see the lucky machine that gets to put that into the low spot

if im doing it i would weld a temporary axle and tote it down then cut em off

Good luck, cool build

[cj_sandman]

Looking good

[Tuffbroadhead]

Dale, is that you behind the hood?

No sir, that's my Son in Law

[StrayDog]

A 16 foot wide bridge

From one over builder to another - this looks awesome.

[Strummer]

How are you going to set the bridge ?

[Texas Grown]

No sir, that's my Son in Law

Just wonder-n.

[Tuffbroadhead]

How are you going to set the bridge ?

Once all the Bin blocks are in and are level we are renting a 20 Ton crane to set each trailer then we will anchor bolt down and weld the center rub rails together.

The original plan was to bring in a big excavator and have them demo the old crossing, deepen the channel and place the trailers but DEQ said if we change the channel at all without Corp of Engineers approval there would be hell to pay along with moving more than an acre of dirt would also require DEQ approval and waste water permits, in all it would be 3 different governmental agencies involved.

So all we are allowed to do without them getting involved is demo the old workings down to the original stream bed and bring in rock and dirt from an outside source.

[deerwatcher51]

Interesting build.

[Agdog]

This one will be fun to follow!

[Dale Moser]

Once all the Bin blocks are in and are level we are renting a 20 Ton crane to set each trailer then we will anchor bolt down and weld the center rub rails together.

The original plan was to bring in a big excavator and have them demo the old crossing, deepen the channel and place the trailers but DEQ said if we change the channel at all without Corp of Engineers approval there would be hell to pay along with moving more than an acre of dirt would also require DEQ approval and waste water permits, in all it would be 3 different governmental agencies involved.

So all we are allowed to do without them getting involved is demo the old workings down to the original stream bed and bring in rock and dirt from an outside source.

That original stream bed had to be 4' deeper than it is now...silt, erosion, etc.

[Tuffbroadhead]

that original stream bed had to be 4' deeper than it is now...silt, erosion, etc.

yeap:d