Trash from the flood in your field---

big tee · Jul 23, 2019

Saw this-what to do? Make a bin out of it, or a party barge.....

4520BW · Jul 23, 2019

Both! I have not found anything that big. Did find a bunch of propane tanks that were converted to steal NH3 for meth labs.

kcm.MN · Jul 23, 2019

Seeing that just gets my mind racing. Oh!, the possibilities!

Knowing my luck, I'd get my dream shop made up inside the thing, only to have another flood come along and deliver the whole thing to someone else. :shock:

SweetFeet · Jul 23, 2019

YT PARTY BARGE... sign our family up today!
Hope I can convince Mr. Sweet to go on a cruise!

mikewood869 · Jul 23, 2019

It depends, I can fill up 4 trash bags a week depending on the time of year or if it rains. One of the heavier rain storms that we had I found a car tire (five years ago) and a lawn mower engine (10 years ago) believe it or not. We get a lot of crap / trash from the river around here.

Stephen Newell · Jul 23, 2019

I wonder if it was full or empty.

Traditional Farmer · Jul 23, 2019

Flip it over and make a building out of it

SVcummins · Jul 23, 2019

Scrap is only 50$ but it still would be worth quite a bit I bet

Pete in Holland MI · Jul 23, 2019

Relocate your farm complex on it. No more worries about getting flooded out anymore!

gtractorfan · Jul 23, 2019

Reminds me of Noah's ark.

RobCons · Jul 23, 2019

Looks like your ship has finally come in!

Mo in NE Tx · Jul 23, 2019

I saw an article a few years back where a fellow bought one for salvage price, had it towed onto his flooded property, installed pumps, etc, built his house and out buildings for livestock. Built an access ramp and lived there full time. He just floated up when it flooded and settled back down when water receded. He had moored it on all sides with used power poles. That?s what I?d call living off the grid, or out in the swamp.

john in la · Jul 23, 2019

From the mooring line and water in the picture that looks like the river batture.
In other words a picture taken to make something seem like more than it is.

They either tied high while the water was up or sediment filled a bend in the river while the water was up.

Considering the cost to replace those barges they will come in a dredge a channel to float those barges again.
And it will be a minor job compared to some I have seen in the past.

Stephen Newell · Jul 23, 2019

There were six in all. Barges were drawn into farmland near Miller City Illinois when a levee failed. Since the river was at record high chances are the barge will have to be cut up to get out of there. I used to live near there about 45 years ago and the Mississippi usually isn't a problem, it's the Ohio river that causes trouble.

r.w.b. · Jul 23, 2019

YOU FOUND IT... I been saying for most of my life my ship will come in but its stuck on a gravel bar. Darn my fortune is in that barge

Ted in NE-OH · Jul 23, 2019

A barge would be great for a silage bunker with a little modification.

T.R.K. · Jul 23, 2019

I guess it depends. I bet they would float in 2 or 3 ft. of water, if they are empty. I have read about contractors building coffer dams around barges and floating them back to the channel. I would guess it depends on how far from the channel and how much the owners value their barges.

ss55 · Jul 24, 2019

Something about that makes me think he wasn't married.

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