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Discussion in 'Builds and Fabricators Forum' started by Posimoto, Oct 31, 2013.

  1. Oct 31, 2013
    Posimoto

    Posimoto Hopeless JEEP Addict

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    I've been working on a volunteer project for the Rubicon, making marker signs for the waterbars that are on the trail. Just finished the 1st 24 markers today. There will be more later. The Friends of the Rubicon donated the material and I fabbed them up to their specs. I thought about putting this in Trails, but it is Fabrication. I'll let the Moderators sort it out if they want to move this.

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  2. Oct 31, 2013
    tarry99

    tarry99 Member

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    Posi,

    Nice Job!
     
  3. Oct 31, 2013
    Jeepenstein

    Jeepenstein Me like Jeep..

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    Dangit.. Gotta throw in the "I'm dumb" towel.. What's a water bar?
     
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    68BuickV6

    68BuickV6 Well-Known Member

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  5. Nov 1, 2013
    Danefraz

    Danefraz Well-Known Member 2023 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

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    Water bars redirect runoff from rain, snow melt, etc, back into the hillside to slow the velocity down in an attempt to reduce erosion.


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  6. Nov 1, 2013
    Posimoto

    Posimoto Hopeless JEEP Addict

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    :iagree:

    I drew the numbers on nice and neat with welders pen, but when I struck the arc I couldn't see the numbers at all. It was instructive anyway.

    Placer County owns the East end of the Rubicon from the bottom of Cadillac Hill to the residential area where you come out. By having the waterbars numbered Placer workers and volunteers can be sent to a specific location and do whatever is necessary. Waterbars tend to get broken down by all the vehicle traffic, so they have to be rebuilt every couple of years. They are usually native soil and rock.
     
  7. Nov 2, 2013
    sterlclan

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    or old conveyor belts buried on edge
     
  8. Nov 3, 2013
    duffer

    duffer Rodent Power

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    Water bar: what taverns used to be in Utah if you didn't have a membership card.


    Most of the ones on BLM/FS around here are also old belting but you still find the older plank/log style also. If you see one that is blown out, you really should stop and at least try to fix it. Sediment in surface water is probably the number one reason we get the boot from a lot of trails.
     
  9. Nov 3, 2013
    Jeepenstein

    Jeepenstein Me like Jeep..

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    Ahh.. I see... Thanks!
     
  10. Nov 4, 2013
    Danefraz

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    I've dug a few by hand, stacked large rocks in the trench before packing the dirt back in around them. Tried to mate the surfaces of the rocks more so that it Looked like a natural step rather than a tank trap. Same for the ones I've put in hiking trails. Used cedar logs also with rebar anchors also... Lots of ways to make them.


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  11. Nov 4, 2013
    jzeber

    jzeber Well-Known Member 2022 Sponsor

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    Nice work John.
    I have spent many hours at Rubicon Work parties digging in dirt with tons of granite, filling buckets with rocks and dumping the same buckets to build waterbars. I noticed during our July trip that most of them are holding up nicely.
     
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