pfrederi 17,741 #1 Posted August 5, 2021 My biggest D200 and smallest L-107 Lawn Ranger, Wheel Horses have been working on an infrastructure project the last two days. About 18 years ago I built a small bridge to allow us to walk over a small stream on one of our walking paths. Have wanted to make i bigger so I could bring a WH across or my M274 (Mule) when doing trail maintenance. Guess it was a success as it held up the D200 (1000lbs) FEL and York rake (+/-500) Wheel weights and rim guard (250) 1,750 total. Got the beams back before Covid and since then pressure treated for decking was too much $$. Then a neighbor put out big pile of pressure treated from his old deck he was having replaced...Jumped on that and now a bridge expansion 6 20 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,603 #2 Posted August 5, 2021 Very nice very nice very nice. We have another bridge to build in our woods at some point. Maybe next year. Likely will use hemlock trees as the two base poles. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 7,016 #3 Posted August 5, 2021 (edited) Glad the bridge passed the load test. Would have created another project had the bridge not passed - how to remove the D200 from the stream that is entangled in bridge rubble. Edited August 5, 2021 by 8ntruck 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,634 #4 Posted August 5, 2021 @pfrederi that's how you get it done, determination and opportunity , good job on that ! you can add detailing as you find the need , pete 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,088 #5 Posted August 6, 2021 Dunno what I like better, the bridge save or just gawking over that D-200! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crazyredhorse 295 #6 Posted August 6, 2021 Looks good. alls need now is a troll 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gregor 4,846 #7 Posted August 6, 2021 4 hours ago, Crazyredhorse said: Looks good. alls need now is a troll Whadda ya lookin' at me for Eric? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,235 #8 Posted August 6, 2021 20 hours ago, pfrederi said: ... Then a neighbor put out big pile of pressure treated from his old deck he was having replaced...Jumped on that and now a bridge expansion My son and I built an outhouse for his camp out of PT lumber from a dismantled deck. We challenged ourselves to have a cool design and minimal waste so we spent WAY too much time on it. He gets a lot of comments on it from its "guests". 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,075 #9 Posted August 6, 2021 19 hours ago, kpinnc said: Dunno what I like better, the bridge save or just gawking over that D-200! The 200... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 11,385 #10 Posted August 7, 2021 22 hours ago, Handy Don said: My son and I built an outhouse for his camp out of PT lumber from a dismantled deck. We challenged ourselves to have a cool design and minimal waste so we spent WAY too much time on it. He gets a lot of comments on it from its "guests". got any 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,235 #11 Posted August 9, 2021 On 8/7/2021 at 7:15 AM, rjg854 said: got any Had to go dig them up from the archive! Here is a selection of them. We prefabricated the main components (walls, trusses, door, floor, etc.) in the garage of the deck donor to minimize construction time once we got to the camp. These are the walls ready to load on the truck. We sheathed them at an angle to fully use the 10' lengths without having joints in the sheathing and not have any short pieces left over. These are rafters cut for the trusses. We bought a couple new bits since the deck didn't yield quite enough material! This is a main truss for over the front entrance (4x4 rafters with 2x4 scissors) There is a scissor truss. These give a nice height and visual interest to the interior. Roof is metal panels over purlins on the trusses since there its in a place that routinely gets lots of snow (23' a couple of years ago). There are very tall people in the family who had to duck into the previous outhouse so a tall door was a requirement! It makes up most of the front wall. Screening fills the spaces above the door and between the roof trusses at the tops of the wall for ventilation and to impede bugs. Rear wall was pieced from the remaining bits. Lower portion is an access door for the annual spring "cleanout" (after over-wintering, the contents are essentially compost which gets spread in the forest). This is the result 2 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,603 #12 Posted August 9, 2021 56 minutes ago, Handy Don said: result Excellent work 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,152 #13 Posted August 9, 2021 A Styrofoam seat for the winter and you're all set! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,235 #14 Posted August 9, 2021 39 minutes ago, squonk said: A Styrofoam seat for the winter and you're all set! The standard practice in those parts (near Redfield, NY on the Tug Hill Plateau) for winter is that only the lid stays in the outhouse. You keep the seat in the house near the wood stove and carry it out with you when needed! Latest the lodge has been used was one Thanksgiving and it was accessible only via snowshoeing from the main road (~.5 mlles). Had to clear 3' of snow from in front of the outhouse door. The souls were hardy but stayed only one night! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,075 #15 Posted August 10, 2021 9 hours ago, ebinmaine said: Excellent work Definitely not a CRAPPY job ! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
