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| seanery |
 Jun 17 2005, 08:24 AM
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waiting to rebuild whitey!  Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,854 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None  |
just curious, does anyone know the weight of a RailRoad Tie?
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| andys |
Jun 17 2005, 09:36 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,165 Joined: 21-May 03 From: Valencia, CA Member No.: 721 Region Association: None 
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I needed to make a heavy sled to level the drit in my yard to lay some sod.......Driving close to some RR tracks, I see a stack of about 6 ties in a field. Thought I'd help myself to one or two until I tried to load one by myself onto my truck.....forget it!
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seanery OT - Railroad Ties Jun 17 2005, 08:24 AM
GWN7 From "Ask Jeeves" ..."Each railroad tie weighs and... Jun 17 2005, 08:29 AM trekkor You talking about the little bow ties that the con... Jun 17 2005, 08:31 AM meares i'm in the garbage business.......they're ... Jun 17 2005, 08:32 AM Part Pricer It depends upon the material (wood) that the tie i... Jun 17 2005, 08:33 AM spare time toys I helped a friend whose brother works for the rail... Jun 17 2005, 08:33 AM rhodyguy my guess would be around 70 lbs sean. what do you ... Jun 17 2005, 08:36 AM tat2dphreak 200 I think is a little high, for the ones you get... Jun 17 2005, 08:38 AM seanery I ask because I bought 10 of them on Wednesday. Th... Jun 17 2005, 08:38 AM tat2dphreak <... Jun 17 2005, 08:42 AM J P Stein I've never weighed one but picked up one end s... Jun 17 2005, 12:36 PM tat2dphreak <... Jun 17 2005, 02:54 PM |
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