Fuddy1952
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I have a creek crossing that I used two loads of railroad ballast. OK at first, water flowing through the stones but they fill will leaves and silt, so I buried a 6" & 3" PVC pipe. OK except we've had lots of rain recently which they couldn't handle.
I have this 3ft. X 13ft. Galvanized corrugated pipe which should be final solution. I have a JD3038, FEL & 7.5ft backhoe which should do it.
Before I start I'm trying to figure out how to do it.
A few things...the hill going down is steep (where stone is). The creek bed which is about 10" below crossing is solid bedrock (so I can't dig deeper). The 3ft. pipe I assume I would need about 2 ft. of dirt on top with about 6" RR ballast then gravel on that? Then either side would take an awful lot of dirt going to it, especially on the steep uphill side going back maybe 50 feet (actually a good thing since my small tractor does a wheelstand going up now).
Then I figure I'd have to move all that ballast out the way first, then put it back.
Pictures are in order as I walked down hill just now. Last picture is coming back, the road is a Y...bear right goes back up steep hill, left crosses a small pond dam and much more level ground.
Thanks any ideas. View attachment 641499View attachment 641500View attachment 641501View attachment 641502
I have this 3ft. X 13ft. Galvanized corrugated pipe which should be final solution. I have a JD3038, FEL & 7.5ft backhoe which should do it.
Before I start I'm trying to figure out how to do it.
A few things...the hill going down is steep (where stone is). The creek bed which is about 10" below crossing is solid bedrock (so I can't dig deeper). The 3ft. pipe I assume I would need about 2 ft. of dirt on top with about 6" RR ballast then gravel on that? Then either side would take an awful lot of dirt going to it, especially on the steep uphill side going back maybe 50 feet (actually a good thing since my small tractor does a wheelstand going up now).
Then I figure I'd have to move all that ballast out the way first, then put it back.
Pictures are in order as I walked down hill just now. Last picture is coming back, the road is a Y...bear right goes back up steep hill, left crosses a small pond dam and much more level ground.
Thanks any ideas. View attachment 641499View attachment 641500View attachment 641501View attachment 641502