Plastic railroad ties - Lawn Care Forum
WEBDec 12, 2005 · Plastic railroad ties are made from re-cycled materials and are available in several colors. They are somewhat expensive, but uniform in width so they would match up very well. I've priced them undelivered from about $50 to $100 for standard eight footers. They can be drilled and spiked/rebar nailed just like wood.
Railroad Ties in landscape bed - Lawn Care Forum
WEBApr 26, 2011 · RR ties are used when you get them and it doesn't seem like they last at all. On the section with one course, I would either go with smaller posts such as a 6x6 and do two courses. If you stick with one, I would just make sure to nail them together good where they butt up. If you use fabric, use geo-grid on the double/triple course and sandwich ...
drilling landscape timbers/railroad ties.. - Lawn Care Forum
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Railroad ties around water??? - Lawn Care Forum
WEBOct 29, 2009 · 235 posts · Joined 2007. #2 · Oct 29, 2009. depending on when the railroad ties were made, you may face some huge environmental issues. if you leach anything from those ties you are going to be shutting down your business with the amount of paperwork they (EPA, local agencies) will throw at you. step up to something a little higher end. -8 ...
how hard to drill thru railroad ties? - Lawn Care Forum
WEBMar 30, 2009 · using a quality bit and powerful drill no problems at all. Try and not let the bit drill through into soil which will dull the bit in no time. A sharp auger/brace bit works fine on them. Electricians use them a lot drilling studs in walls and they are usually around 18" long depending on the size. But I will say railroad ties will take its toll ...
Used Railroad Ties - Lawn Care Forum
WEBSep 12, 2017 · Used cross ties selling them for $10 each or discounts for people that are buying in quantity. They are in great shape they are located in Federalsburg MD 21632. If you are interested please send me an email directly: [email protected] OR Text me at 302-584-twenty seven 09. Attached picture is just a sample of what I have.
Drill for timbers and railroad ties - Lawn Care Forum
WEBAug 30, 2011 · Drill for timbers and railroad ties. Hey I want to see what you guys are using to drill ties and timbers. My old trusted Hitachi Hammer Drill bit the dust yesterday. So I went and bought a Dewalt DW130V which is a spade handle low RPM high torque drill. I think it' a bit slow for drilling timbers (it will torque through anything however) but I ...
Rip cutting railroad ties - Lawn Care Forum
WEBMay 1, 2013 · Rip cutting railroad ties. I am bidding a project for a incomplete wall started by another possibly incompetent contractor. They sourced 100x irregular railroad ties 6"x8" built the wall, stepped up in some places etc. The courses are finished to various heights. The other contractor backed out when his next load of ties showed up at 7"x9 ...
Railroad ties> Removal - Lawn Care Forum
WEBAug 11, 2006 · Rent a mini loader...dingo, boxer, or whatever and get a set of forks for it. You can go right up the the cross ties and slide the forks underthem and lift it right up. Unless they are really stuck then it may take a little diggind to loosen them but you get the idea. And if you get a machine on tracks and put ply wood down you would not leave ...
cutting railroad ties?? - Lawn Care Forum
WEBMar 6, 2004 · muddstopper. 2840 posts · Joined 2002. #13 · Mar 9, 2004. The trick to cutting ties with a chainsaw is to make sure there isnt any rocks down in the cracks in the wood where you are planning to cut.. Then instead of placing the saw on top of the tie and cutting down, you cut with the top of the bar from the bottom up.