The beams are finished! Completed them over the weekend and will be ready to haul them to the park once we source a trailer. Currently checking into a couple leads on trailers but if you have a connection let me know. A low deck height for easy unloading would be great and a length of 30 feet would be necessary to comply with IL trailer overhang rules. The beams are 34'-8" long and total weight will be ~2100 lbs.
Once on site, we'll have to wait until the ground refreezes to move them to the final resting place and it may be a while before that window opens. A wheeled dolly (like shown above) will be used to roll the beams down to the creek from a ridge line access road. This is a 700' distance through a gentle sloping valley with 60' of elevation drop (about 8% grade). Once at the site they will need to be lifted across a 30' ravine that is +10 feet deep. Come-alongs, ropes, and pulleys will get the job done here.
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