53-Ft. Long Bridge Made From Shipping Container

53-Ft Long Bridge Made From Shipping Container FARM HOME Miscellaneous Bob Burchett needed a bridge to cross a ravine at his rural vacation home The ravine is 47 ft wide so he bought a 53-ft long 8-ft wide 9 1/2-ft tall container There are doors on each end of the container so he can also use it as a storage shed “When we arrive we open up both ends of the container so we can drive or walk across ” says Burchett “Before returning home we park our 1927 Ford Model T Roadster as well as mowers and tractors inside and then lock the container up ” Burchett bought the container from RePurposed Materials Inc in Denver Colo ph 720 583-4873; www repurposedmaterialsinc com The company “repurposes” industrial products including surplus containers which were originally used to ship cargo He paid $2 500 delivered for the container and had a crane place the metal box across the ravine A vendor cut the back end out of the container where a Janus roll-up door with a sliding lock on it was installed ph 866 562-2580; https://janusintl com He also painted the top of the container with a white elastomeric metal roof paint in order to seal any leaks and keep rust from forming “I paid $600 for the crane and $800 to have the door installed All in all it was a real bargain ” says Burchett Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Bob Burchett 22826 Mariposa Ave Torrance Calif 90502 ph 310 534-4456; bob burchett@eeontheweb com

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