Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations giant culvert pipe and bridge beams

FYI site for tank car culverts and bridge materials http://www.railroadyard.com/Tank%20Cars.html

That's COOL!!!

Now I have to think of something to build with some of that stuff!!

Gotta wonder what those things cost! I was lucky. We build and sell pressure chambers for curing tires. I got a trade in for $50. All I had to do was haul it away. 24' long, 5.5 feet in diameter. Made a heckuva crossing for my creek, but they're 5/8" thick and weigh 12,000 lbs stripped. Buddy with a lowboy semi trailer, the old Farmall 560 gruntin' and in she goes. Instant bridge.

rockytopper,

Thanks for that post. I'm going to contact them to get a price for a culvert for my creek crossing. This just might work.

ML:

Those culverts are a great idea. We used an old railroad flat car to cross a creek as a bridge. I have seen several lined up for bigger jobs. I wonder if the place rockytopper linked has them also. We did not have to use a culvert and did little dirt work to install. ewest

I priced them to be delivered to north texas, their location is in oklahoma here is the quote I got " Rocky,

In tankcar culvert we have 8’x34.4’ @ $5504.00, 9’x40.5 @ $6885.00, 9’6”x52’ @ $9360.00 or

10’x54.7’ @ $10,393.00. Prices are FOB Stillwater, Ok. Freight to Covington, Tx. ~$1100.00

If I could answer any other questions please phone 800-375-8763 or e-mail.

ML,
That culvert pipe in their picture is what I've got. I used two 36" and one 60" to cross my creek. All are 20' long. The 60" retails for $840, but I got a brand new "return" for $420. I bet the shipping would be more than that. Call your local county roads & drainage department and see if they have or know where to get used pipe.

I just bought a culvert from contech it was 9ft 6 inches round, it was then compressed into a D shape it is 20 ft long. it was delivered for 4000.00 that included shipping. i did have to pay for an excavator to take it off of the semi and install. that was an additional 600.00
Mike