Since burning is apparently a big no no, and I can't imagine there's a market for rotted out old ties, how do I get rid of them?
I'm going to have probably a dozen by the end of spring that will need to go away.
Since burning is apparently a big no no, and I can't imagine there's a market for rotted out old ties, how do I get rid of them?
I'm going to have probably a dozen by the end of spring that will need to go away.
Friend of mine bordered his yard with them to prevent people from driving onto his lawn.
Otherwise, drag 'em to the nearest railroad, drop 'em off there? Put 'em on craigslist?
In reply to Mr_Asa :
Ironically some of the railroads use outside vendors to do track repair so they may not want them.
I'd try Clist free.
Landfill or dump.
RevRico said:Since burning is apparently a big no no, and I can't imagine there's a market for rotted out old ties, how do I get rid of them?
I'm going to have probably a dozen by the end of spring that will need to go away.
Build an old railroad?
(Sorry, it's all I have...)
Check with your town or county waste management about disposal. Chances are the answer is on their website, or you can call them.
edit: Are they true railroad ties that were treated with creosote, or just landscape timbers from the big box store? If they're the latter, there should be no issues with disposal.
In reply to Datsun310Guy :
No, I meant you just go to the nearest railroad crossing and drop them off. Bit of a dick move, but about half of the crossings I come across in the country have ties and steel parts hanging out where they've worked on the track and haven't yet cleaned up.
Buddy of mine used a bunch of them to build a shooting backstop. He made about a 20 by 6 foot box and filled it with dirt. It's held up pretty well over several years. Probably need more than a dozen, though.
These are already mostly rotted apart, which is why I want to get rid of them. Look like, knowing the previous owner and his cheapness they probably were, stolen from the railroad tracks in town. There's way too much visibility to even want to try dumping them there.
The ones in front of the tree, to the left of the white porch pillar, and then there's 6-8 more by the gravel driveway in even worse shape.
Honestly I'm still not sure how I'm going to get them out of the ground yet. One thing that has crossed my mind is a guy on Craigslist charging $300/day to bring his backhoe and trailer over. I haven't called him yet to see if he'll take them too, but it would be a big help getting them out of the way, prepping for their block replacement and a few other jobs for cheaper than renting a machine, paying for delivery, and doing all the work myself.
Depending on how truly falling apart they are, I might just wind up dragging them into the woods behind the house.
Hmmm.
Rent a chainsaw and cut them down into manageable sections. Don't use your own saw, rent one. Or for a lot more work, circular saw and a couple cheap blades and a few afternoons.
300/day for a back hoe is... incredible
OHSCrifle said:300/day for a back hoe is... incredible
With an operator especially. Honestly though, if I had one and a way to move it, I'd probably charge the same.
It's $500/ day to rent with a deliver and pickup fee, or $1500/ week, while still needing to be the operator. He'll probably have his machine paid off in a year charging less than a daily rental and doing the work.
They make great anchors for temporary garages - mine are bolted down to them. Hold in 60+ mph winds. I can't use screw in anchors because I'm right on bedrock.
I've seen these at Menards - they look rough so you can buy used ties.
In reply to Datsun310Guy :
you mean your nards look rough or the railroad ties?
The backhoe will do more damage to the yard than just moving them by hand. Just saying.
I know you said you couldn't burn them, but they make a big, hot, long lasting fire.
Bit far of a drive but I've been looking for a few in rough shape to use in an rc rock crawler trail. People around here want 20 each for rough ones and I've never priced new
Great foundation for a small shed.
If there is room, leave them and build your wall in front of them. Build up your block wall to a bit over the height of the ties, then cap it. Put a border on the other side of the ties 1-2" over top of them and use the area on top of the tie between the cap and border for decorative stone or mulch.
Contact your local mtn bike club. They are often looking for cheap trail building materials. Those look like they'd be perfect for a skills areas.
Ian F (Forum Supporter) said:Contact your local mtn bike club. They are often looking for cheap trail building materials. Those look like they'd be perfect for a skills areas.
this. quoted for truth.
Can't even use creosote treated ones in your yard where I live.
City found out about a neighbours new retaining wall and made him take it out because environment.
updated pictures from today. Some might still be solid, but a lot of them are visibly not.
I'll have Dana poke around on face place for a mountain bike group once I get to getting them out of the way. I never even thought of that.
Those are great for building a compost bin.
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