How Do You Cut Railroad Ties?

Andy comments:

Put a post on

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that says " Free Railroad Ties if you haul them away " and you will save yourself a lot of work...

Andy in Eureka, Texas

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Andy
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Not to disappoint you Stevo, but many years ago working on farms in the summer, we routinely got rid of log/railroad ties/ironwood fences with pretty simple equipment and no chain saws. The key piece of equipment was usually an old trailer with a crude hand winch. No one would consider it a one man job.

Joe

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Joe

Thermite was used to weld them together 100 years ago. You can buy it off EBay. Or make your own. Aluminum powder and black rust. Black rust FeO4 is formed when iron rusts underwater. Brown rust FeO3 is formed when iron rusts in air. You have to grind it up into very small particles. You use to be able to buy alum powder in an old fashioned hardware store.

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Deodiaus

I know this is OT, but did anyone see the Factory Made episode where they showed the process of making railroad ties out of recycled plastic bottles?

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DerbyDad03

Who lights the Thermite?

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Oren

here you go:

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chaniarts

I didn't see any effective way in all these posts for ways to help you to cut up the old ties, so let me offer this suggestion: go down to your tool rental place and check out stump grinders. Our rental place has a smaller one that rents for $25 or so a half day and munches through old stump wood rather quickly. Although the chain is rather wide, it isn't hurt by debris like a chain saw is. The machine is easy to guide and control, and the only real downside is there will be a whole lot of wood chips as a by product. Hope this will help.

Joe

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Joe

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