Kyle241
Platinum Member
So I went back for the second time to the trail I cut last August-September through a low area of our property. This area is very thick with red maple, cedar, poplar, green ash, balsam, etc. and it cuts our 82 acres almost in half so I really want to get a trail through. The area that I cut has started to grow back some and I tried getting my Kubota B20 in but alas stopped where the bulldozer guy did last year because I didn't want to get stuck. He unfortunately left a pile of stumps and peat in the way otherwise I probably could drive almost all the way through. Anyways, I had planned on a corduroy road through here because it gets very wet in the Spring but after just a little work today, I thought this will take me years! So now I'm back to thinking of hiring someone to do this work full-time and get it done. What do you guys think is the best type of equipment and best solution? Corduroy? Textile fabric and then fill?
Start of the trail:
The tracks I am making with my B20 (approx. 4200lbs):
More tracks to show how far I am sinking:
Some of the stumps remaining after last year's cut:
Coming back through the trail:
The soil is peat for about 12-20" and then it's clay for at least 12" which is what is holding in the water.
My thoughts:
1) Make the trail wider to open it up more for faster drying.
2) Perhaps an excavator would be best to make the trail wider and make a corduroy road? Not sure the size, perhaps mid-sized?
3) Dig some drainage along the sides of the trails and install some culverts every 'X' feet.
4) Where to get the earth/soil to go over corduroy road? I would like to build the trail up but unless I decide to dig a pond near the beginning of the trail, where do I get it from? The peat is too soft.
5) Can't truck in free fill as it's about 30 acres back and there is no road for heavy trucks.
Thanks for any feedback as I am feeling a little overwhelmed and would really like to get this done.
Start of the trail:
The tracks I am making with my B20 (approx. 4200lbs):
More tracks to show how far I am sinking:
Some of the stumps remaining after last year's cut:
Coming back through the trail:
The soil is peat for about 12-20" and then it's clay for at least 12" which is what is holding in the water.
My thoughts:
1) Make the trail wider to open it up more for faster drying.
2) Perhaps an excavator would be best to make the trail wider and make a corduroy road? Not sure the size, perhaps mid-sized?
3) Dig some drainage along the sides of the trails and install some culverts every 'X' feet.
4) Where to get the earth/soil to go over corduroy road? I would like to build the trail up but unless I decide to dig a pond near the beginning of the trail, where do I get it from? The peat is too soft.
5) Can't truck in free fill as it's about 30 acres back and there is no road for heavy trucks.
Thanks for any feedback as I am feeling a little overwhelmed and would really like to get this done.