riptides
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Same here.
Neighbor called in thinking our barn was on fire. FD said it was OK, a controlled burn. I have since given that neighbor our phone number.
Filling a ditch/valley
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Neighbor called in thinking our barn was on fire. FD said it was OK, a controlled burn. I have since given that neighbor our phone number.
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I did the same thing as Eddie when clearing land here, but only a small area 50x80' low area that water would pool after heavy rain. I filled in with dirt, rocks, roots much like you have about a foot thick then had a few loads of sandy fill dirt spread on top of that then loam and grass.
Now I run over with my tractor 4000Lbs and don't sink in even with a load in the bucket. The amount of sticks and roots tend to bind together is my experience.
Now I run over with my tractor 4000Lbs and don't sink in even with a load in the bucket. The amount of sticks and roots tend to bind together is my experience.
paulsharvey
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Its your 100% sure this area is just going to be grass, problem one helps solve problem two. Dump your tree debris, fill over that with the nastier material and top with the sand/clean fill.
Thats assuming you are 100% sure it won't ever be a structure, septic tank, driveway, or well.
Thats assuming you are 100% sure it won't ever be a structure, septic tank, driveway, or well.
paulsharvey
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Just understand that the area may need redressed a bit in 5 years or so, my just adding some additonal clean fill if areas do settle
EddieWalker
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In my early years, when I first bought my land, I didn't realize the importance of compacting a fill area right away. In this case, which happened twice, I dug out a stump and then put the dirt back in. I added a bucket of dirt to top it off and smoothed it out.
A year or so later, after multiple storms and lots of grass growing over it, I drove over that area with my backhoe and sunk into it like quicksand!!!
I learned that when soil isn't compacted, it holds water for a very long time and remains Very, VERY soft just below the surface!!!!!
A year or so later, after multiple storms and lots of grass growing over it, I drove over that area with my backhoe and sunk into it like quicksand!!!
I learned that when soil isn't compacted, it holds water for a very long time and remains Very, VERY soft just below the surface!!!!!