How much does a rail-road ties weigh? I droped one on my foot.?

Question

How much does a rail-road ties weigh? I droped one on my foot.?

Answer 1

Yup, about 200 pounds. The preferred choice of wood for a tie is White Oak. Unlike Red Oak, the White has no real consumer value, keeping the price down to about 32 dollars each. Of course, your foot doesn't care about that. Listen - don't work tomorrow. Don't do anything. Soak the foot. Tell 'em I said so.

Answer 2

<<I droped one on my foot.? >>

Well, you tell us. You got more experience then any of us here. Was it a LONG expletive deleated or just a coupla of OH! S**ITS when it hit your toe?

Answer 3

Polywood ties weigh 200 pounds, about the same weight of a wood tie.

Ouch, bet that hurt.

Answer 4

when you drop one on your foot they weigh about one metric ton

otherwise about 200 pounds for a heavy hardwood mainline tie

softwood ties a little over half that