Fixing ruts?

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cdnt

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I was bush hogging around the outside of a field/ orchard and managed to hit a very soft spot (too much rain) on a relatively steep uphill section. Loaded ag tires needed 4x4 and diff lock to keep moving. Damaged section is about 15 to 20 feet with ruts about 1foot deep but wider than track as I had to turn to get out, slipping, etc.

Any thoughts on how to best repair? Use loader / blade to fill in and then plant something?

Cheers
 
   / Fixing ruts? #2  
Catch it when it is starting to dry out but is still moist enough to crumble easily in your hand. Then use your bucket to backdrag and smooth over the ruts.

You can seed it if you want but I suspect it would grow back on its own.
 
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Thanks Steve that sounds like good advice. At this rate with All the rain, it will be September!
 
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Wait till it dries up and drive down the high points on either side of the rut to flatten it out.
 
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If you wait until it si COMPLETELY dry and you wont create more ruts, my perfered method is

Use a back blade angled as steeply as you can. Straddle the rut and drop the blade. This will roll dirt from one side back into the rut, but it will move the dirt on the other side a little farther away. Simply turn around and hit it going the other way:thumbsup:
 
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You have to replace at least as much soil as what came out stuck to your tires.:laughing:

Somehow, in defiance of all known laws of physics, some ruts never have enough dirt around them to refill completely.
Dave.
 
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weve had some success fixing ruts with a 3pt tiller.but you may not have a tiller.
 
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Sometimes if you ignore them, they will go away in time.
 
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Hmm lots of possible options. We do have a tiller if needed
 
 
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