Oneofsix
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Hoping to pick a few brains of the engineering type to see if my layman self can do what I'm thinking...my goal is to NOT damage our septic system.
So, here's the situation-
I'm going to have a shipping container delivered, but the only access to the spot I need it placed is down our dirt driveway. I have the approximate location where the drain crosses. I don't know how deep the drain is, septic system was already in place when we bought the property.
Our septic tank output line to the drain field crosses the driveway.
Container/truck/trailer are estimated to be about 17,000 lbs.
Can I place a "pad" of 1/2" or 3/4" plywood, in an overlapping pattern, to distribute the weight of the container/truck/trailer crossing over the drain at least twice and avoiding damage to it? Total pad size would 8' x 16', 2-3 layers depending on availability of plywood sizes.
homestead layout pic-
light blue= shipping container
red= septic system
dark blue= driveway
yellow=house, barn
So, here's the situation-
I'm going to have a shipping container delivered, but the only access to the spot I need it placed is down our dirt driveway. I have the approximate location where the drain crosses. I don't know how deep the drain is, septic system was already in place when we bought the property.
Our septic tank output line to the drain field crosses the driveway.
Container/truck/trailer are estimated to be about 17,000 lbs.
Can I place a "pad" of 1/2" or 3/4" plywood, in an overlapping pattern, to distribute the weight of the container/truck/trailer crossing over the drain at least twice and avoiding damage to it? Total pad size would 8' x 16', 2-3 layers depending on availability of plywood sizes.
homestead layout pic-
light blue= shipping container
red= septic system
dark blue= driveway
yellow=house, barn