Nice job guys! Looks great! I was fortunate in doing mine, I had 100’ of 1/2” cable that I ran across the creek to a pulley and back to my tractor. As I pulled the poles across, it naturally lifted the poles up and clear of the opposite bank. Finished build looks great guys! I like your long approaches, I may have to do something similar. Great video. -Robert
New follower. I’ve been researching how to build a similar bridge. Nice job. We have a lot of remote property and I need a couple of these bridges. Great work.
Building me a bridge across a creek by myself, and this shit aint easy. Getting a heavy ass pole across a creek 24' across 12' deep and I'm 148lbs. Almost done
Nice . I want to build one all out of logs and railroad ties 8ft span to drive over a natural pool that way I can swim under and not lose my circle driveway. Lol plus shade under the bridge on hot 115 F summer days. Will be awesome when I figure it out
Hey folks!! I need your help, I'm planning to build one 60 fts long with the same idea telephone post , my question is do I need to put a support in the middle or no my concern is that eventually gets a curve or this tipe of post don't get like that? Or is something I don't have to worry about, also in my plans are to do a concrete base with rebar on each side at the end of each telephone post. Thank you every one have a blessed day 🙏 I'll be waiting for any advice 🙏
I do not feel qualified to offer advice on this topic. I am not an engineer, and do not want to advise on length, weight limits or other items regarding your bridge build. Sorry.
Has anybody seen any data on how much weight each pole can handle? I have a bridge with 5 poles as the base and I’m concerned about driving my tractor across it.
@@peterogers1795 thanks. Our span is about 40 feet and about 10 feet off the water. Just bought a new compact tractor so I’m trying to find some numbers
hey Pete, I would like to know the specifics of the bridge as in what is the maximum weight that the bridge can withstand as well as, the type of wood used ...it is for a research project.
I have no idea what the maximum weight the bridge will support. I’m not an engineer and wouldn’t know how to calculate it. I do know i drive my truck and tractor over it regularly. The wood used, as stated in the film. The supports are 3- used pine power poles spanning 32 feet. They are sitting on a 5”x12” concrete footer. the decking is treated pine 2x8x12 double stacked. I hope this helps.
Even if the timber is treated with a preservative, I would suggest using gravel or stone to keep it off the ground. If you have the ability then concrete pads under each pole would also work. Concrete anchors would also help stabilise the poles to prevent sideways movement. To add, this video shows a guy making a concrete end support! ua-cam.com/video/WYnqg4mh434/v-deo.html
Great work guys, super impressed with the 4x4 winch pulling the log across. Does that creek ever flood? Is there a chance that the water might take the bridge if it does
The creek only flooded once when we got 20" of rain on 30 hours. But it is anchored in case that happens again. I should have shown that part also. sorry
Not sure, since I am not an engineer. But I've driven my full size truck over it and a tractor and little to no sag on the poles. So, I'd say several tons.
Footers were a bag of dry concrete set on the ground in the bag. The moisture from the ground has set them. The poles were not tied to them, we just set them on top.
Mark when the power company was replacing them, I asked for the old ones. They gave them to me. I had to drag the 35’ poles about two miles from where they were replacing them to the bridge site. Took my F150 and a chain to drag them there. But the power company also has some for sell. $1/foot is normal cost around here.
I"m looking at doing the same thing and if you are in Texas there is a guy you sells them outside of Fort Worth. austin.craigslist.org/grd/7128222900.html The bridge does look great!
Nice job Pete! I'm getting ready to build a very similar span bridge-30-33'. Have you had any issues with high water in winter/spring and if so did the bridge stay put? My creek jumps the bank regularly in the spring. Thx.
Thank you for this...4 years later the bridge is holding up well. I had to replace two boards on the far end and I redesigned the off ramp on the far side. All in all I am very pleased with how it has held up. I am able to drive my trucks, tractors over with zero issues.
Well done you guys. You just motivated me to build one like this on my property.
Nice job guys! Looks great! I was fortunate in doing mine, I had 100’ of 1/2” cable that I ran across the creek to a pulley and back to my tractor. As I pulled the poles across, it naturally lifted the poles up and clear of the opposite bank. Finished build looks great guys! I like your long approaches, I may have to do something similar. Great video. -Robert
Looking to build a small one. Going to use your video for reference. Looks great
FC from Thailand.
Thank you for sharing your idea.
Huge blessing to have good family/friends on these projects congrats on the awesome accomplishment. I'm gonna need one just like it "yesterday".
New follower. I’ve been researching how to build a similar bridge. Nice job. We have a lot of remote property and I need a couple of these bridges. Great work.
Thank you
Nice bridge keep up the good work!
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Nice bridge. Nice work.
Building me a bridge across a creek by myself, and this shit aint easy. Getting a heavy ass pole across a creek 24' across 12' deep and I'm 148lbs. Almost done
You kiss your mama with that mouth
Building one with my son. We are using large locust trees. Could you drive a pickup truck over yours?
Yes. I drive my truck and tractor over it regularly
Nice . I want to build one all out of logs and railroad ties 8ft span to drive over a natural pool that way I can swim under and not lose my circle driveway. Lol plus shade under the bridge on hot 115 F summer days. Will be awesome when I figure it out
Nice work, sir! 👍
That's a very nice looking bridge men!!!
I think so too! Thanks
Very cool. I will be replicating this design. Thank you! :)
I would run small beams (4x6) on both ends of and on top of the decking as a bumper to keep vehicles from falling off.
That’s the plan! Just a haven’t gotten to it yet.
Having built several pole bridges on the duck farm ,a tractor with a loader is invaluable, enjoyed thanks
Sandy Barnett yes it is! But since we didn’t have one, we improvised. 😀
How would the loader help?
Use loader to lift end of poles while pulling them into position
Nice work!
Love it! I wanna do same thing only with logs about same size as tele poles your using
looks great
Good Job Guys
Nice work....I'm look at some property that would need a bridge about like this one.
Thank you
Hey folks!! I need your help, I'm planning to build one 60 fts long with the same idea telephone post , my question is do I need to put a support in the middle or no my concern is that eventually gets a curve or this tipe of post don't get like that? Or is something I don't have to worry about, also in my plans are to do a concrete base with rebar on each side at the end of each telephone post. Thank you every one have a blessed day 🙏 I'll be waiting for any advice 🙏
I do not feel qualified to offer advice on this topic. I am not an engineer, and do not want to advise on length, weight limits or other items regarding your bridge build. Sorry.
Good shit bro
Thank you
Has anybody seen any data on how much weight each pole can handle? I have a bridge with 5 poles as the base and I’m concerned about driving my tractor across it.
I have not. But i drive my truck and tractor across the bridge regularly
@@peterogers1795 thanks. Our span is about 40 feet and about 10 feet off the water. Just bought a new compact tractor so I’m trying to find some numbers
Nice
hey Pete, I would like to know the specifics of the bridge as in what is the maximum weight that the bridge can withstand as well as, the type of wood used ...it is for a research project.
I have no idea what the maximum weight the bridge will support. I’m not an engineer and wouldn’t know how to calculate it. I do know i drive my truck and tractor over it regularly.
The wood used, as stated in the film. The supports are 3- used pine power poles spanning 32 feet. They are sitting on a 5”x12” concrete footer. the decking is treated pine 2x8x12 double stacked.
I hope this helps.
Working on the same design, bigger scale for us to drive a truck or tractor over. We have 6 poles across the creek
Has the creek ever risen/flooded? Is it anchored to the bank so bridge doesn’t float away in high water?
Will this hold a skid steer going over it ?
It holds a full size tractor and my truck. So I’d say so
Can you just lay the post on the soil, or doesn't it need to be on gravel or something to keep from rotting on direct soil?
Even if the timber is treated with a preservative, I would suggest using gravel or stone to keep it off the ground. If you have the ability then concrete pads under each pole would also work. Concrete anchors would also help stabilise the poles to prevent sideways movement.
To add, this video shows a guy making a concrete end support! ua-cam.com/video/WYnqg4mh434/v-deo.html
Thanks for your video. I'll be in a similar situation next yr. I didn't catch if you secured the poles to the shores with any type of buttress?
Yes. We used a dry 80lb bag of concrete under each pole to help support them. Used dry, so it would set up slowly.
@@peterogers1795 Ok thank you.
How has this held up? Do you get flows that top the
banks and move the poles or erode soil around them?
Great work guys, super impressed with the 4x4 winch pulling the log across.
Does that creek ever flood? Is there a chance that the water might take the bridge if it does
If the current is strong yes. But probably not. However I’ve seen some pull steel bridges ones out of the ground and just carry it away.
The creek only flooded once when we got 20" of rain on 30 hours. But it is anchored in case that happens again. I should have shown that part also. sorry
@@peterogers1795 what did you anchor it to and with what?
Surprised you do not have a backhoe lying around somewhere to use
im thinking to do this.. the wood poles isnt going to rot with time?
These poles are treated with creosote. They should last 40 years or more.
@@peterogers1795 tnx
How much weight do you think that would hold?
Not sure, since I am not an engineer. But I've driven my full size truck over it and a tractor and little to no sag on the poles. So, I'd say several tons.
I did the same thing except I used five lite poles
If only you could have been able to make a temporary bridge for the tractor to cross would have gone a lot quicker great video
Building one similar this weekend. Poles are $2 to $3 per foot on Facebook marketplace. About $2-$4 per mile delivery.
They can be hard to find but last a long time when you do
Thanks for the video, I need to do this too! How did you do your footers? And did you tie the poles into them or just set them on top of them?
Footers were a bag of dry concrete set on the ground in the bag. The moisture from the ground has set them. The poles were not tied to them, we just set them on top.
@@peterogers1795 thanks! Time for me to get busy then!
i hope u post videos . I'm about to do the same thing in my backyard
bouta do the same thing but i have an excavator so the timber maneuvering should be a lot easier
How did you get the old telephone poles and how much did you pay? Bridge looks good!
Mark when the power company was replacing them, I asked for the old ones. They gave them to me. I had to drag the 35’ poles about two miles from where they were replacing them to the bridge site. Took my F150 and a chain to drag them there. But the power company also has some for sell. $1/foot is normal cost around here.
I"m looking at doing the same thing and if you are in Texas there is a guy you sells them outside of Fort Worth. austin.craigslist.org/grd/7128222900.html
The bridge does look great!
Nice job Pete! I'm getting ready to build a very similar span bridge-30-33'. Have you had any issues with high water in winter/spring and if so did the bridge stay put? My creek jumps the bank regularly in the spring. Thx.
I have not had issues. But I did anchor it with 2’ of 1/2” rebar on both ends
Now that is how you build a bridge
4 Year update?
Thank you for this...4 years later the bridge is holding up well. I had to replace two boards on the far end and I redesigned the off ramp on the far side. All in all I am very pleased with how it has held up. I am able to drive my trucks, tractors over with zero issues.
My question is.. is it legal?
My birthday is that day
Trailer house frames , works goodly. Lighter , stronger, lasts longer. I'm a poet
Good job! If only the creek doesn't have the mind to change directions.
You should have had a skidding cone
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We used Railroad ties an someone stole them 👺
Hey ill take that ground wire$$$ lol
Build a bridge and get over it.
Drive a truck over it
Yes. All the time. Tractor and implements also.
nicht gut......