Thread: Crossing a creek with a tractor with implement

What about a couple of lengths of "I" beam steel and fix the hardwood sleepers to them. Just use some second hand steel, the bigger the better. Cheers

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1. Wet crossing : - to 450mm of water. Grade down the banks and rock fill the creek to a level base.

2. Pipe crossing. Roll some big pipes into the creek and rock and earth fill.

3. Span. Infill each side to reduce span then us as per above.

We really need to know how much water flows, peak flows and how important is the crossing (Daily, occasional)

See if you can still buy old telegraph poles. They used to sell them for a dollar each.

Originally Posted by _fly_

See if you can still buy old telegraph poles. They used to sell them for a dollar each.

what century was that ??????

7m isn't a small span, so whole tree trunks/poles or steel beams will be the go. Reducing span or using pipes as David has suggested may not be allowed on creek, but it will depend on water levels and flows.

Either way, you will need approvals from you council, officially anyway.

Originally Posted by mkypenturner

what century was that ??????

End of the last one.
Not that long ago, and I actually paid 50c each for 2

Originally Posted by dai sensei

7m isn't a small span, so whole tree trunks/poles or steel beams will be the go. Reducing span or using pipes as David has suggested may not be allowed on creek, but it will depend on water levels and flows.

Either way, you will need approvals from you council, officially anyway.

Here in Vic you would also need approval from the Catchment Management Authority (CMA) and probably various other bureaucracies as well.

Pipes in particular can really back up a creek during heavy rain, our road goes over 2 very large pipes (large enough to stand in) and when we get heavy rain the creek backs up and cuts the road.

Thank you all for the suggestions, I like the idea of pipes and telegraph poles. I will get the creek cleaned out as it floods my property at the moment so it flows better. I do have approval from DEEDI so maybe when the contractor does this he may be able to point me in the right direction as to where I can obtain these.

i have used a 40 foot flat top shipping base to cover a 5meter creek

Originally Posted by rescuepanda

i have used a 40 foot flat top shipping base to cover a 5meter creek

What a great idea.....come to think of it, I'm sure I've seen that done...brillant...