Hauling Heavy Concrete Culvert

Dean · Jan 9, 2012

Can anyone give me a ball park estimate for hauling and unloading one or two heavy precast reinforced concrete culvert pipe sections?

The two sections are 10 1/2' ID, 10" wall thickness, 14' length and weigh about 25,000 lbs. each. The trucking distance is about 30 miles but will require permits in both OH and IN. Of course, I will need a heavy crane on my end to unload and set the sections. The seller will load the sections. Lifting points are cast in and lifting apparatus is loaned by the seller.

I make take one or both sections.

Thanks in advance.

Dean

gitrib · Jan 9, 2012

You need lyle and his saw moving equipment. gitrib

Fordfarmer · Jan 9, 2012

I bought a concrete stock tank after my cows caved in one too many galvanized ones. Seller was the maker in that case; they delivered and set in place. Seller won't do that? Not many people are equipped to move anything that weighs 25,000.

JML755 · Jan 9, 2012

(quoted from post at 12:42:41 01/09/12) Can anyone give me a ball park estimate for hauling and unloading one or two heavy precast reinforced concrete culvert pipe sections?

The two sections are 10 1/2' ID, 10" wall thickness, 14' length and weigh about 25,000 lbs. each. The trucking distance is about 30 miles but will require permits in both OH and IN. Of course, I will need a heavy crane on my end to unload and set the sections. The seller will load the sections. Lifting points are cast in and lifting apparatus is loaned by the seller.

I make take one or both sections.

Thanks in advance.

Dean

Just curious, what are you going to use them for?

Dean · Jan 9, 2012

Need to rebuild a culvert on my private road.

Dean

Dean · Jan 9, 2012

Perhaps, but not at the price quoted.

Dean

JMOR · Jan 9, 2012

(quoted from post at 12:42:41 01/09/12) Can anyone give me a ball park estimate for hauling and unloading one or two heavy precast reinforced concrete culvert pipe sections?

The two sections are 10 1/2' ID, 10" wall thickness, 14' length and weigh about 25,000 lbs. each. The trucking distance is about 30 miles but will require permits in both OH and IN. Of course, I will need a heavy crane on my end to unload and set the sections. The seller will load the sections. Lifting points are cast in and lifting apparatus is loaned by the seller.

I make take one or both sections.

Thanks in advance.

Dean

omewhat aged data, but on a 2003 water pipeline , the sections were 9 X 16 feet, 60,000 #, and cost $600 each to truck approximately 100 miles.

randallinMo · Jan 9, 2012

'Gonna need a heavy hauler to do this. We haul our large track loader from job to job. It usually costs us somewhere around $7-8.50 per loaded mile, Permits in this state (Mo.) are $55.00 each. Crane rentals are usually around $150-$200.00 per hour from the time he leaves his yard till he gets back to his yard......and that depends upon the size of the crane. It won't take him long to unload two pieces of pipe. Those aren't that heavy in the big picture. It will take him longer to set up than it will to unload.
You may have already made arrangements, but contact any of the bridge builders in your area. They will have answers for you.

JML755 · Jan 9, 2012

wow, that's a deep ditch you're bridging with a 11 ft OD culvert. What about a corrugated steel one? Seems like it would be cheaper than the transport/installation costs on concrete ones.

Dean · Jan 9, 2012

I'm investigating several options. This option is certainly an overkill but may be viable. Transportation/setting costs will likely determine this.

Dean

tomtirediron · Jan 9, 2012

I'm at lunch here at work currently designing a bridge replacement project. We're trying a corrugated aluminum structural box culvert.
The one I'm working on here is a 18.7' span and a 5.4' rise. This one here I have a material quote of 1046.00 per foot for the pipe. I'm thinking you could get a considerably smaller one for much less. Just a thought. Also just looked at MNdot concrete pipe manual, I'm showing a weight per foot of 3860 lbs for a 9' diameter pipe. or about 54,000 for a smaller pipe then you have.. Better check weight again.

Anonymous-0 · Jan 9, 2012

You can only haul one pipe at a time,so you will need two trucks or the crane will have to wait,while the one truck goes back for the second load.Permits with fees shouldn't total more than a hundred,because it's just OD and not heavy.If you ever need to get a overweight permit for Ohio,they're pricey.You will need a lowboy to haul these because of their height.I own a detachable lowboy,and with my expenses anymore,I can't take it out of the driveway for less than a thousand.

Dean · Jan 9, 2012

Thanks, Tom.

I checked my notes again, and the weight is 59,000 lbs each.

Dean

Dean · Jan 9, 2012

I just checked my notes, and the weight information above is wrong.

The sections weigh approximately 59,000 each.

Dean

Rollie NE PA · Jan 9, 2012

Dean, if you are using two sections you will need a way to pull them together.
Usually it is done by inserting steel cables thru precast conduits at all four corners of the two sections and then hydraulic rams placed on the cables at the corners pull the sections together. Check with the supplier as they should have the equipment.

greygoat · Jan 10, 2012

An outfit around here, that makes them, hauls
them, and their semi tractors have a crane
behind the cab that unloads them at your site!

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