05-28-2008, 10:03 AM
Bob,
Just a crazy thought here, but the Aurora Hobbytown just closed, and they had a parking lot race setup that had a drivers stand trailer...maybe you could get your hands on it cheap?
Anyway, back to RR ties. I would think that even at 24" elevation you would want some fall protection railings, at a minimum on the back side, so no body steps off backwards...forwards wouldn't be so bad because it's right in front of you.
The idea of "cribbing" up to a deck height with RR ties would work, and the weight of them would make it sturdy and stable. Pallet racking or scaffold systems would have to be tied into the ground to make them stable at any height.
If you had a source for a good quantity of wooden pallets, I know we could design a system of interlocked pallets (think house of cards) that would get you 40" off the ground, but then you would need plywood decking and railings.
Just a crazy thought here, but the Aurora Hobbytown just closed, and they had a parking lot race setup that had a drivers stand trailer...maybe you could get your hands on it cheap?
Anyway, back to RR ties. I would think that even at 24" elevation you would want some fall protection railings, at a minimum on the back side, so no body steps off backwards...forwards wouldn't be so bad because it's right in front of you.
The idea of "cribbing" up to a deck height with RR ties would work, and the weight of them would make it sturdy and stable. Pallet racking or scaffold systems would have to be tied into the ground to make them stable at any height.
If you had a source for a good quantity of wooden pallets, I know we could design a system of interlocked pallets (think house of cards) that would get you 40" off the ground, but then you would need plywood decking and railings.