+- Survival UK Forums (http://forum.survivaluk.net)
+-- Forum: Discussion Area (http://forum.survivaluk.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=13)
+--- Forum: An Open Box (http://forum.survivaluk.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=78)
+--- Thread: old railway sleepers. (/showthread.php?tid=5451)
old railway sleepers. - bigpaul - 28 June 2013
have just found somewhere where I could "acquire" hundreds( YES, I did say hundreds) of old railway sleepers -post collapse, about 2 miles up the road from me!! its an old industrial complex-hasn't been in use since 2004
RE: old railway sleepers. - Prepper1 - 28 June 2013
jammy dodger
RE: old railway sleepers. - Steve - 28 June 2013
You need to "acquire" a tractor with loader and trailer too, those things are damned heavy.
RE: old railway sleepers. - bigpaul - 28 June 2013
(28 June 2013, 15:39)Steve Wrote: You need to "acquire" a tractor with loader and trailer too, those things are damned heavy.
yes I know!
actually, if I have to B.O. that would be a good location, plenty of rabbits and deer in the woods there and I could use the sleepers "in situ" as it were!!
RE: old railway sleepers. - Grumpy Grandpa - 28 June 2013
You couldn't post a few up this way, could you BP?
RE: old railway sleepers. - Barneyboy - 28 June 2013
done some labouring three years ago carrying sleepers about 100 yards then putting them down ,then going get some more .lost count after two days.You will need some sort of cart or some thing mate because f@#k me they get heavy
RE: old railway sleepers. - bigpaul - 28 June 2013
(28 June 2013, 17:52)Barneyboy Wrote: done some labouring three years ago carrying sleepers about 100 yards then putting them down ,then going get some more .lost count after two days.You will need some sort of cart or some thing mate because f@#k me they get heavy
yeah I know mate, OH had to make a silage pit out of sleepers in her farming days so I've got an idea of how heavy they are. just thought they were a handy acquisition post collapse, going down on my map!
RE: old railway sleepers. - Barneyboy - 28 June 2013
bloody handy things them sleepers, they make silly money down here pal
RE: old railway sleepers. - bigpaul - 28 June 2013
(28 June 2013, 18:18)Barneyboy Wrote: bloody handy things them sleepers, they make silly money down here pal
they go for 20 quid a time down here!
RE: old railway sleepers. - Barneyboy - 28 June 2013
(28 June 2013, 18:20)bigpaul Wrote:(28 June 2013, 18:18)Barneyboy Wrote: bloody handy things them sleepers, they make silly money down here pal
they go for 20 quid a time down here!
yeah about the same here, still I am very tight