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Rail road track for splitter i-beam?
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<blockquote data-quote="leon" data-source="post: 1478023" data-attributes="member: 16480"><p><strong>railroad track for log splitter</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The tensile strength is too low, it is designed to carry weight not have it pushed at one end or both ends, it expands and contracts with temperature changes, bends too easily. </p><p></p><p></p><p> It is hot roll formed to allow for the sweep curvature track radius etc., it can only be welded with thermite, If you are buying scrap rail it is illegal to possess it-not me; the federal gov. says so. </p><p></p><p>An H beam is a better way to do it anyway; welded at all joints on both sides, large surface area for welding gussets for strength. </p><p></p><p>:deadhorse:<img src="/styles/default/xenforo/chainsaw.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":chainsaw:" title="Chainsaw :chainsaw:" data-shortname=":chainsaw:" /><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/dizzy.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":dizzy:" title="Dizzy :dizzy:" data-shortname=":dizzy:" /></p><p></p><p>leon</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="leon, post: 1478023, member: 16480"] [b]railroad track for log splitter[/b] The tensile strength is too low, it is designed to carry weight not have it pushed at one end or both ends, it expands and contracts with temperature changes, bends too easily. It is hot roll formed to allow for the sweep curvature track radius etc., it can only be welded with thermite, If you are buying scrap rail it is illegal to possess it-not me; the federal gov. says so. An H beam is a better way to do it anyway; welded at all joints on both sides, large surface area for welding gussets for strength. :deadhorse::chainsaw::dizzy: leon [/QUOTE]
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