Temp Tire Bridge over Drainage Ditch ??
Hi All, We want to install and remove it after use. Want to temp bridge a street front drainage ditch. Our relatives are able to get their small Class C through it and onto their property. We h...
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BobnSofi wrote:
Our RV has a single rear axle, and a 33k gvw
Here's a pic of the street front drainage ditch area. You can also see how the uphill neighbor engineered a permanent driveway with drainage tunnel.
We would only cross the area in the center of the pic a few times a year, thus the need for temp.
With 33K of weight a stack of lumber or solid cement blocks would be the only safe way to traverse that ditch. That would be 8.2K lbs PER wheel if divided evenly..
It IS deeper and wider than what folks are going to think when looking at the pix..
Take a good look at the permanent culvert the neighbor put in.. Looks a lot like 12" diameter and is buried with about one foot of dirt on top.. looks like at least 6' or better span worth of pavement it took to bridge the road to driveway..
I would recommend looking into having a permanent drain culvert put in and be done with it.. Even if you are only going to use once or twice a season..
Done right and it will also potentially enhance the value of the land for the future.
It would be money well spent compared to the alternative of calling for a heavyduty wrecker to tow you out and or potentially damaging your rig..
