alex-trials-boy Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Hey guys, our local village hall might alow us to make a mini "barrow farm" so i was woundering where to get the above, (Cotton reels, pallets, Tractor tyres, railway sleepers etc...) and what sorta price they are?? any pics of people's back garden set-ups would be sweet. Cheers guys Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Beg borrow and steal my friend, for tyres your better with digger or dumper truck ones as they're a lot stronger and more stable than some tractor ones. If you tell me where you live I can probably locate your local pway yard who you'll want to speak to regarding sleepers, if you speak to them via the council you may be able to get them for free as we do on the railway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex-trials-boy Posted June 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Beg borrow and steal my friend, for tyres your better with digger or dumper truck ones as they're a lot stronger and more stable than some tractor ones. If you tell me where you live I can probably locate your local pway yard who you'll want to speak to regarding sleepers, if you speak to them via the council you may be able to get them for free as we do on the railway. Ahh sweet fella, I live in Tasburgh, near Norwich doubt u want my post code? Down the road about a mile away thers hundreds of old tyres so I could probaly nick a few but if I fill tracker tyres with sand won't that be as good? Anyway cheers for the above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence--Trials Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Alex when is this going to happen then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Yeah they'd be ok filled up. Not in work till sunday night but ill have a search and see what I can come up with for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex-trials-boy Posted June 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Yeah they'd be ok filled up. Not in work till sunday night but ill have a search and see what I can come up with for you! Ok no rush cheers buddy and Laurence I've been told by ian that they're going to apply for a £1000 grant to build a small trials park, so if we can get the majority of the stuff cheap or free then we can spend all the money on getting "tartybikes" banners to put all over the place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 When I had my little backyard trials section I found the most useful bits were some concrete blocks I made. About 300 tall, 500 long and 250 wideat top, 300 at base. Made them tapered to give more stability. Just knock up a wooden mould and pour him in. They were heavy enough to stay put but could be moved if you wanted. I used these to gap to / from a stack of pallets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex-trials-boy Posted June 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 When I had my little backyard trials section I found the most useful bits were some concrete blocks I made. About 300 tall, 500 long and 250 wideat top, 300 at base. Made them tapered to give more stability. Just knock up a wooden mould and pour him in. They were heavy enough to stay put but could be moved if you wanted. I used these to gap to / from a stack of pallets. Sweet mate, you got any pics of the set-up? Didn't think about anything like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 When I had my little backyard trials section I found the most useful bits were some concrete blocks I made. About 300 tall, 500 long and 250 wideat top, 300 at base. Made them tapered to give more stability. Just knock up a wooden mould and pour him in. They were heavy enough to stay put but could be moved if you wanted. I used these to gap to / from a stack of pallets. Were they in anyway portable Nick? I've been wanting to make some temporary stuff that I can move from the edge of the garden into whatever sections I want and then back, because it's a shared garden. Hadn't thought of making concrete stuff, but the obvious problem is weight. Would be cool though because you could make all sorts out of them, like moulding out holes to slide rails into and stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Sweet mate, you got any pics of the set-up? Didn't think about anything like that I'm afraid I don't as it was back in the day, but consited of a stack of pallets, a couple of sleepers and about 3 concrete blocks. Were they in anyway portable Nick? I've been wanting to make some temporary stuff that I can move from the edge of the garden into whatever sections I want and then back, because it's a shared garden. Hadn't thought of making concrete stuff, but the obvious problem is weight. Would be cool though because you could make all sorts out of them, like moulding out holes to slide rails into and stuff... You could kinda roll them with a little effort, but portability wasn't really built into my design. You could easily incorporate some kinda handle / maybe even a lightweight fill core (Kingspan maybe??) or design them so they can be split into 2 smaller parts. You're right though, skys the limit when it comes to incorporating stuff into them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 (edited) Gears in my head are turning now... Maybe I'll start getting something done in 5 years time or something. Thanks Edited June 23, 2011 by JD™ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence--Trials Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Ok no rush cheers buddy and Laurence I've been told by ian that they're going to apply for a £1000 grant to build a small trials park, so if we can get the majority of the stuff cheap or free then we can spend all the money on getting "tartybikes" banners to put all over the place £1000 thats freaking awesome!! Do you have any idea where abouts the park would be? and when all this would be built? Cant wait!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials owns Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 for pallets there are tonnes up industrial estates!! even axminster carpets said i could takes theres out the back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Gething Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Search bar is a good option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ireson75 Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 (edited) Hi mate, There is a reclamation yard near me that sells old telegraph poles and sleepers aswell as lots of other stuff that would probably be decent for a trials park. Here is there website http://www.romseyreclamation.com/ Obviously you can't buy stuff from there but it might be useful for maybe looking at likely prices/budget if you are gonna buy the stuff??? Tom Edited June 24, 2011 by ireson75 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex-trials-boy Posted June 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Hi mate, There is a reclamation yard near me that sells old telegraph poles and sleepers aswell as lots of other stuff that would probably be decent for a trials park. Here is there website http://www.romseyreclamation.com/ Obviously you can't buy stuff from there but it might be useful for maybe looking at likely prices/budget if you are gonna buy the stuff??? Tom Cheers for that fella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 I've put a message up on the works forum asking about the local pway yard and the possibility of getting some stuff from them so will let you know when someone replies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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