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Building a bridge??

Hello Group At our hunt camp we have a crossing in a swamp that is no problem for my ARGO6X6 (We call it "Argo Hole" as it was the first place I got stuck with my new argo at the time It got hung up on a stump. To make it easier for the argo to cross we piled tree branches across it to hold up the argo on top of the peat bog. Since the argo is a six wheeler and with the branches it keeps it on top like a snowmobile on top of snow)

but I would like to cross it with my Rubicon. The crossing is about 20-30 meters long in a peat bog type of swamp. It has submerged stumps and logs. I'm thinking a log bridge might hold up a Jeep. Anyone have any pointers or examples in which I might find useful in building such a bridge. I am in no way a bridge Engineer :-)

Thanks in advance Frank

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FrankW
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A corduroy road comes to mind. This is 6-8', 4- 6" thick or so logs laid crosswise. The stumps have to be cut down or avoided.

Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

FrankW wrote:

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Mike Romain

If you have a ready supply of timber, lay a corduroy road right over the peat:

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Some tips:

  1. Use hemlock if you have it for best rot resistance.

  1. If you have time, use a draw knife to peel the green logs before you lay them so they don't rot so fast. You might need 200 6-8 foot logs to span 30 meters, so at 5-6 minutes per log, peeling could take 20 hours.

  2. If your bog is really wet, cut the logs a few feet wider than your Jeep wheel base for extra flotation.

  1. Spike in small stringers along the top on each side of the road to keep the logs together.

  2. Lay larger logs crossway beneath the road to fill in the wetter spots.

  1. Ice will heave the road. Annual maintenance usually required each spring.

Happy hunting.

Steve

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FrankW wrote:

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Steve

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The mind boggles at the metaphor... "The die is cast". __ Steve ps lose the stumps imo .

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Stephen Cowell

LOL!

Mike

Stephen Cowell wrote:

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Mike Romain

Get a pair of them fiberglass mats like the utility trucks carry.

John

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JohnM

Hey! we don't have a name for that swamp. Maybe I'll call it the "Rubicon Swamp" :-) (I'm the official map keeper of our sacred hunting teritory)

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FrankW

No no no no..... That is just wrong. You only need a nice winch up front to get across almost anything in a Jeep!

Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

FrankW wrote:

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