[AT] OT - bridge replacement

[Cecil R Bearden]

I bought over 20 loads of recycled crushed  concrete a few years ago and 
spread it around here on this red clay crap we have for soil.  It worked 
fine.  However, a big construction company bought out the company that 
was crushing the concrete and now wants the same price of rock.  With 
the recycled stuff, you could get a larger volume because it was lighter 
and was sold by the ton.   You need at least a 2 in minimum diameter to 
keep from carrying it off with the tractor tires.
Cecil in OKla


On 2/27/2013 2:14 AM, charlie hill wrote:
> Mike,  how wide is the ditch?  Is it just 12" or 14" wide or are you
> figuring to choke the flow down
> through the 12" pipe?  I'm assuming it's wider.   With that said, you
> probably need to build a bulkhead at
> either end of the pipe with either timbers or something as simple as a stack
> of bags of concrete mix with
> rebar driven through them.  Then you can just cover the pipe over with soil
> and be done with it.
> It all just depends on how wide the ditch is.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike
> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 11:35 PM
> To: ATIS
> Subject: [AT] OT - bridge replacement
>
> Our property is divided in two by a drainage ditch that is only full
> after a rain, and in the spring/early summer. There is one bridge across
> that is made from wood, and it is starting to fail. I use the bridge
> quite a bit to bring firewood up to the house with my MF 255 w/ FEL.  I
> can see the wood is rotting and it is starting to sag as I go over it,
> coupled with the fact that it only leaves me about 6" to spare on either
> side, it has to go. I would like to just remove it, and replace it with
> a 12"or 14" drain pipe covered with "gravel". Any ideas on what type of
> stone or gravel I should use so that it will stay stable and not turn to
> soup in the spring? Thanks, Mike
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