Manhole cover help

[Mark Bolam]

My mate parked his Hilux on the crappy lightweight ali cover in one on my parking bays and dropped a wheel into it.

It's a poor design over the shaft for a pumping station.

The equally weak flanged recess for it is fubar'd as well.

My plan is to get an oversize steel plate made up with flanges that just fit in the recess to stop it sliding about.

The recess is 600x600 (Stubby, Al, Bob, Johny that's 2 ft x 2ft).

How much overlap should I go for, and what thickness steel?

Not that I would, but I'd need to park the rear wheels of a loaded 3.5 tonner on there in case I've had a few.

Thanks in advance.

[Stubby]

Ah . Yes 2ft x 2ft . Thanks Mark

[dig-dug-dan]

Why not just get the right manhole cover and frame?

[Mark Bolam]

I will do in time Dan, but the frame has been mackled onto an 8' deep shaft, and I'm after a quick fix before one of my kids falls down it.

Or my wife gets pushed.

[TGB]

10T from Amazon £68.00 delivered. Or from other places online, including TP.

[easy-lift guy]

Just wondering if your actually responsible for a man hole cover in the first place?. I would think that be the the local utilities obligation to fix or replace?.

easy-lift guy

[cornish wood burner]

Bit of 6mm plate with a reinforcing across corners should do it. At least 50 or 60 x6 on its edge for the cross and probably overlap the hole by 50 mm if your location pieces are a tight fit.

[Goaty]

Not of use to you, but a couple of days ago I was in a utility company yard(kosher!) the scrap skip was full of manhole covers of various sizes. I was thinking there will be someone wanting one why waste em?

 

6mm with angle iron tacked to the end dimensions of the hole on two sides.

 

More interestingly how did the pickup scramble out. Did someone have to actually use 4wd in a real world scenario here?

[s.varty]

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Or my wife gets pushed.[/quote]

 

Room for another?

[eggsarascal]

Get in 'a man who can'........ Don't leave it to an Arborist.