LOL. I could probably build a fun trials course on my property with all the terrain afforded by Canadian Shield grant and the newly downed trees providing a nearly unlimited source of free lumber. Neighbours probably wouldn't be thrilled though.
building a ramp for a shipping container?
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Driving through some parts of Ontario that were recently hit by the ice storm, I obviously noticed the large amounts of trees that were down.
Some cut down and left behind.
It was wondering if all of the trees (including decent diameter size branches and trunks) will be put thought a wood chipper or if they will be chopped up into firewood or other uses?
Any one know?
Seems like it would be a waste to put it all through a wood chipper. Unless that is the more ecological thing to do.
Most of it is crap firewood. Lots of wet pine and poplar. It needs to season for a year or two and even then, it is better as firepit wood than something you burn in your house.
Municipality was cleaning up some roadside branches yesterday. They were using a normal garbage truck and packing it almost constantly. They didn't clean up everything. Time limit per house? Seemed to be slower than a chipper by a bunch.
Most people don't have the space to let the branches decompose naturally. Chipping branches probably takes less fuel than driving them whole to a yard waste drop off location as you can fit 10x(or maybe even more) in each truck load.
For the smaller chippers being used, they are throwing larger wood into bins and taking it away somewhere.
I would love it if they put a smaller version of that system on the back of trucks. Then you could see the traffic lights and other obstructions ahead.
I normally cheat
Stay far enough back and over that I am driving based on what I can see in front of the truck. It doesn't always work depending on traffic and truck position in the lane.
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Probably both, chip and burned.
Most of the small towns the city will dispose of the wood, which is why you might have seen them bundled at the side of the road.
Around here, there is a lot of crap trees, probably why so much fell. These son of birch or birch trees (not the white wrapped ones) they are garbage trees that grow badly, and sprawl weirdly. Maples would be a whole lot better they seem to grow normally.
Then take your existing ramp and cut up the boards to between 3 ft to 4 ft wide pieces and remake it so that the boards go perpendicular to the slope rather than parallel to it.
In our neck of the woods, most of it is hardwood. We have very little softwood on our property. The logs stacked here is just a fraction of the wood I have to cut. There is no shortage of hardwood. Sometimes I pull a few wagon loads of wood to an elderly neighbour who burns firewood. Our neighbour's daughter lives with a guy whose parents have a wood-burning stove. He's a sweet kid who will cut big trees that fall on our property when we're away and not ask for anything. I told him to take whatever he wants. I know I can't burn it.
Burning or chipping wood is considered worse for the environment then leaving the logs downed somewhere. It releases the carbon into the atmosphere faster, whereas if whole logs are left on the ground to decompose naturally, the carbon is sequestered for much longer as well as providing shelter and environment for biota.
Of course, not everyone has the space or inclination to just leave wood on their property to rot. My wife certainly doesn't like the idea. She wants to burn everything. I prefer to give it to someone who can at least benefit.
This was about a half day of cutting and stacking. A fallen tree destroyed the shelter a month or so ago.
I helped a friend clean up some fallen trees at his cottage. Those pieces are heavy
I was hobbled for about 36-h. Seriously, could barely walk after rolling, cutting, and stacking logs, and bending over to do so. That's just with a mid-range saw with just a 20" bar weighing only about 14 lbs. And what was I did was comparatively nothing to what a pro could accomplish.
I have so much respect for people who work with these saws day in, day out, and that's not even considering the people who run those Stihl 088s and Husky 3120s with 36" and 48" bars in big wood.
Not sure how big this bar is, but I may be in love. She is bad-ass.
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Ah, but I wouldn't have discovered the new love of my life.
I'm thinking about buying a ramp. With the price of pressure-treated lumber these days... I'm guessing a 4' wide, 5' long ramp would be about 60$?Have we got a solution?
I have no idea why I'm interested but am genuinely curious....
Prices of some used ramps on Kijiji are not much more than that, and no work and no splinters.
I might take a look at chopping the existing "ramp" I have in half as @adri suggested.
Things evolve. Ramp Version 1.0 worked but had safety issues. Version 1.1 will be better but may be heavy. You'll eventually get to version infinity.0 and it will be perfect except for the subscription fees.
This is basically 90% of what my ramp is for going up 6.6 ft into my house:
www.kijiji.ca
Aluminum too so I leave it outside tucked on the side of the house year round, doesn't rust. Mine's just a 14 ft'er instead of a 12 ft.
If you don't want to make another one where everything runs perpendicular to the slope rather than parallel to it like a slide, than just buy something used like that. It should be cheaper than buying new aluminum ramp.
aluminum moving ramp | Other | London | Free local classifieds - Kijiji
Solid aluminum moving ramp for truck. 300 obo. Can deliver. 12ft long 26.5 wide
Aluminum too so I leave it outside tucked on the side of the house year round, doesn't rust. Mine's just a 14 ft'er instead of a 12 ft.
If you don't want to make another one where everything runs perpendicular to the slope rather than parallel to it like a slide, than just buy something used like that. It should be cheaper than buying new aluminum ramp.
Where did you get your ramp?
This is basically 90% of what my ramp is for going up 6.6 ft into my house:
aluminum moving ramp | Other | London | Free local classifieds - Kijiji
Solid aluminum moving ramp for truck. 300 obo. Can deliver. 12ft long 26.5 wide
Aluminum too so I leave it outside tucked on the side of the house year round, doesn't rust. Mine's just a 14 ft'er instead of a 12 ft.
If you don't want to make another one where everything runs perpendicular to the slope rather than parallel to it like a slide, than just buy something used like that. It should be cheaper than buying new aluminum ramp.
Kijiji as well. I think I paid about $250 in 2018 money.
My old house just had one step to go up so I just rode the bikes over the step, no ramp needed. Then I sold my house and bought a place with the missus because on my own I could only afford a two car garage, but with her I could afford a three car garage. Also more sex.
To this date no car, truck, furniture, or storage stuff has ever gone in the garage. Garages are for things with two wheels, tools, and tires only. LIKE GOD INTENDED.
I am by nature lazy and I have one million other things I could do at the cottage that I don’t get around toThis is basically 90% of what my ramp is for going up 6.6 ft into my house:
…aluminum moving ramp | Other | London | Free local classifieds - Kijiji
Solid aluminum moving ramp for truck. 300 obo. Can deliver. 12ft long 26.5 wide
If you don't want to make another one where everything runs perpendicular to the slope rather than parallel to it like a slide, than just buy something used like that. It should be cheaper than buying new aluminum ramp.
So I am predisposed to buy something if it’s close in price. An aluminum ramp would be more versatile than a bespoke one too.
I think I’d like to buy something like the first one here, ideally used.
@adri how much room would you personally want to walk down a bike? Even though my drop is low I don’t want to be on ground while the front of the bike is still at container deck level, so would prefer to be able to step down with it.
The second ramp is much cheaper ($90 I think) but not sure if it could pose problems walking down the second ramp.
Like to duck walk it down? Really depends on the bike. Go put a measuring tape under your motorcycle, stand over it, put your feet down, and see how much room you need.
I don't like those two fold ramps because you're either off-center or you're going up/down smooth metal in the middle.
I like at least 3 ft wide in case I need to put my feet down, but I'm also 5 ft in the air, not 5" in the air, so I take extra precaution because I've got a long way down if I don't lol
Typically though I ride all the way and don't put my feet down until I get to the door and have to hit the brakes and manhandle the bike through the doorway. I turn the bike around inside the house so I can just ride out, and with momentum going down is way easier. I ride down my ramp in flip flops because it takes 2 seconds. If you're stuck duckwalking/backing it out you'll probably want that extra space under you.
I don't like those two fold ramps because you're either off-center or you're going up/down smooth metal in the middle.
I like at least 3 ft wide in case I need to put my feet down, but I'm also 5 ft in the air, not 5" in the air, so I take extra precaution because I've got a long way down if I don't lol
Typically though I ride all the way and don't put my feet down until I get to the door and have to hit the brakes and manhandle the bike through the doorway. I turn the bike around inside the house so I can just ride out, and with momentum going down is way easier. I ride down my ramp in flip flops because it takes 2 seconds. If you're stuck duckwalking/backing it out you'll probably want that extra space under you.
