Kathie in Thorp
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novatech":7srnxlo2 said:I agree on the post to post. Hanging off the sucker rod seems weak. A piece of flat plate would work with a couple of holes burned for bolts. (Tressel plates are kind of hard to find theses day as the RR recycles all their own steel)dun":7srnxlo2 said:The hardest part is figuring out what kind of hangers you'll use to connect everything to the ties. Years ago I used PSP and tressil ties ot build some working pens. I used 8 inch long 1/2 diameter spikes to mount them. The back plate idea would work but it doesn;t have to be with square tubing, round wuld work as well and probably cost less.
I can't see the square tubing either. Kind of goes back to trying to but a square peg in a round hole.
RR ties sometimes last a long time, sometimes not. It depends on how good they are when you put them in. If they are already split I wouldn't waste the time digging the hole. If they are not and still have plenty of shiney creosote in them then they should last a while. You can usually tell by the weight. If 2 people can easly pick them up they don't have much life left. Secondly if they are real old you will have to use throw bolts not lag bolts. If that is the case calculate the price of the bolts, mounting brackets and labor before you deside agaist using pipe posts.
Novatech -- The RR ties are in real good shape. They aren't split, 2 guys cannot easily carry one, and they shiney black. I'm pretty sure they will outlast us Baby Boomers.