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Post by jtaylor on Jul 21, 2009 12:13:45 GMT -5
Charlie Mock, Dale Parrott, and I are going to work on the BOD this Friday (July 24) afternoon and could use a few more hands. We are shooting for about 3pm to head to the trail. Call me if you can make it for final details. 706-726-1501.
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Post by OopsFellDown on Jul 21, 2009 12:23:23 GMT -5
JT, I really want to help with this job, but the best I can probably do is a 6:30 arrival. What are you guys thinking as far as the repair? New stringers, or repositioning of the old, or ??
Bryan Bigsby
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Post by Mark Y on Jul 21, 2009 21:09:24 GMT -5
Someone refresh me on the shortest route to the bridge. If you go in by road and go straight to the end instead of making a left to get to the end of the trail; is the bridge to your left or right and how far?
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Post by jtaylor on Jul 22, 2009 11:13:42 GMT -5
BB- we are just going to pull it to the near side and reset the stringers so the bridge sits properly. The stringers extend at least 4' on the far bank, so there should be plenty of length. MY- closest is to go on the FS road to the far end like we did several weeks ago; at this point we are planning to ride in taking tools/ropes in backpacks and Dale's bob trailer. From the cul-de-sac, it will be almost 2 miles to the bridge, though that's still the easiest 2 miles of Modoc. From the 2 mile "A" cul-de-sac to the 4-mile bridge, the trail is much harder.
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Post by DavidT on Jul 23, 2009 19:58:05 GMT -5
I would like to help with this bridge repair. Is heading out at 3pm still the time? Also can someone give directions from the intersection of Hwy 221 and Hwy 28 in ClarksHill? Thanks DT
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Post by DavidT on Jul 23, 2009 20:28:49 GMT -5
JT just called me. Thanks.
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Post by jtaylor on Jul 25, 2009 11:28:45 GMT -5
Fantastic work party!! With a winch pulling and 4 brutes lifting, the bridge was moved enough that it is now level, and has a rock approach on both ends. Still has a few boards that are slippery when wet; will replace those in the future. We got a couple trees cleared in the last 1.5 miles as well. Thanks to Mark Hanna, David and Joseph Thibodeau, Mark Yarbrough, Charlie and Jackson Mock, and Dale Parrott. Will post pictures shortly.
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Post by imnav8r on Jul 26, 2009 16:59:03 GMT -5
Great Job JT and all who helped!! Thanks for making that bridge a safer place to cross. Can't wait to see the pics!
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Post by Mark Y on Jul 26, 2009 18:02:26 GMT -5
The real work is yet to come. That thing needs re-planking and hardware cloth put down. It is ~30 feet long, so that is 60+ planks of 2 x 6, 4ft long (or are they 42" or so) That high up they look like they are 2 ft wide to me if I'm on a bike LOL.
They could be done piecemeal, but whoever put them there to begin with offset them on the stringers so it needs to be done all at once to get them re-centered.
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Post by dparrott on Jul 26, 2009 19:28:33 GMT -5
The bridge measured out at 29' - didn't measure the width. Normally, I build with 2x8 planks 48" long screwed down with 1 1/2 inch spacing.
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Post by Mark Y on Jul 26, 2009 19:47:02 GMT -5
That is ~40 planks. Reckon we could get 20 riders to strap 2 each across their backs? ;D . Better yet, we will let you haul them in 5 at a time on your bob. Eight trips should give you a healthy workout! Seriously though, the logistics of getting that done will be a challenge.
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Post by DavidT on Jul 27, 2009 10:23:00 GMT -5
I also have a trailer. It is a burley that I think could get at least 10 planks in. If not more. It will be a slow pulling, but it would get the planks in there quicker than carrying them a few at a time. I think the only difficulty will be a couple of the narrow switchbacks and the few ridable logs. If DP and I have a trailer and the rest of us carry a board or two, we might reduce it to two trips. I think that would work because we all certainly can't be screwing down planks at the same time. So while a few work on that, DP and I could go back and get the rest of the boards. Lets see if we can get a date that will work for most of us.
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Post by Mark Y on Jul 27, 2009 17:13:30 GMT -5
I'm in as soon as the heat breaks....
Though I was joking a bit about it, I've been thinking about how to get'r'done. I would worry about leaving the wood anywhere near the trailhead for obvious reasons; but if we could stage it a few hundred yards down the trail we could get it there one day and finish the haul to the bridge the next or later
Alternatively; if you and Dale could haul a few at the time, we could wheelbarrow them down the hill in a couple of trips and let you cart them behnd the bikes the rest of the way in a couple of trips. Not having to go all the way back to the trailhead up that hill to pick up a second load would be much easier on the bike haulers. Pushing an empty wheelbarrow back up the hill on foot shouldn't be a killer. Two people with wheelbarrows and two on bikes with pull behinds could do I think. Then, the wood could be left at the bridge for another day if there aren't enough hands to do it all in one shot. If there are, then great.
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Post by mhanna on Jul 27, 2009 20:59:02 GMT -5
Is driving in with a vehicle not allowed? It seems like a four wheel drive could bring the lumber in from the rear trailhead at least down to the bottom of the hill where the single track starts. That would cut quite a bit off of the haul.
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Post by dparrott on Jul 27, 2009 21:22:36 GMT -5
4 wheelers not allowed. But, we could use the powered wheelbarrow that SORBA-CSRA owns. Does anyone know how many planks could be loaded on that? Maybe that plus bobs. Also, we have at least 2 more club bobs in the tool trailer. No wait ... we could do a time trial from the cul-de-sac to BoD pulling the bobs with planks!
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Post by seenvic on Jul 28, 2009 12:55:33 GMT -5
The powerwagon is the best idea yet.
Although the bob-trailer time trial idea has merit as well.
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Post by EdgeE on Jul 28, 2009 14:46:12 GMT -5
I took a short spin on Modoc Sunday night. Trail looked great, however I did notice large tire tracks following the tread. It looked like they had some trouble with a few tight turns. I assumed they were from the powerwagon & bridge repair, but now I'm not sure. Anyone know?
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Post by Mark Y on Jul 28, 2009 20:17:30 GMT -5
No powerwagon. Dale hauled some tools an his bob, and the rest were in backpacks; fat tires only. Charlie pulled his son in with one of those two wheel kiddie carts, butthose are thin tires too.
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Post by jtaylor on Aug 4, 2009 21:12:22 GMT -5
BOD- before, big twist on the left end (the bridge, not John) after- how nice! the work group
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Post by EdgeE on Aug 5, 2009 7:41:18 GMT -5
Thanks! The BOD was wet/slick on the return leg of the Explore the Trails Ride and I rode across w/o any problems. I didn't hear of any talk casualties or near death experiences. Good job guys, and thanks again.
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