1st Box Blade work

[Eric_Phillips]

Here are some pictures of my first attempt at a box blade. There is a drainage ditch down one side of the property and a low swampy spot on the other. I used a box blade to make a swale to drain the water from the swamp to the ditch. The first picture is standing in the swamp area after a good rain. You can see some puddles. Now I know where the high spots are. Since I did not have very much slope from one side to the other I dragged all the extra dirt into the swampy area to raise it up. Once I ripped off the vegitation with the BB things went pretty well. What I would do for a hydralic top and tilt. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

Eric

From the ditch

 

[Glenn9643]

Good job! As you said, now you know where the high spots are... mark them and try to work them out when it dries. I've done the same thing here to try and drain areas where water stands and had excellent results.