05-28-2008, 06:09 AM
I could use some feedback. I think it is time to make a better drivers area for the backyard track. I have looked at pallet rack, picnic tables, dirt mounds, trailers, etc. Then I came up with an idea that I have not seen done before, and I am ready to do it unless someone points out some major problem that I overlooked.
Railroad ties: 7" by 9" by 102". Lay down 2 ties like they are skis, conceptually in a 102" by 51" rectangle area. Take 2 other ties and cut them in half and lay them equally in a second layer, 90 degrees to the first layer. These firt 2 layers are using the 9" side for extra height. Finally, a third layer is 5 ties running the 102" length, parallel to the first ground layer, laying on their 9" side with 1.5 inches of gap between them. Overal, roughly a 4' by 8' by 2' box. Each of these units is 9 ties at $8 each from Menards, for $72, plus rods/bolts/etc to fasten them together. Up to 3 of these units could be built as needed and placed in line with each other. No railing or built-in steps are figured in. Any comments?
Railroad ties: 7" by 9" by 102". Lay down 2 ties like they are skis, conceptually in a 102" by 51" rectangle area. Take 2 other ties and cut them in half and lay them equally in a second layer, 90 degrees to the first layer. These firt 2 layers are using the 9" side for extra height. Finally, a third layer is 5 ties running the 102" length, parallel to the first ground layer, laying on their 9" side with 1.5 inches of gap between them. Overal, roughly a 4' by 8' by 2' box. Each of these units is 9 ties at $8 each from Menards, for $72, plus rods/bolts/etc to fasten them together. Up to 3 of these units could be built as needed and placed in line with each other. No railing or built-in steps are figured in. Any comments?