WVBill
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- Jul 21, 2000
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- Whidbey Island, WA
- Tractor
- Sold my Kubota B6100 when I moved to WA
The attached picture summarizes my problem. My driveway goes from my house (just out of picture in lower image) past the barn and out to the road. Total length is 350'. Driveway is 2 years old.
The problems:
1) gravel has been compressed and mud is starting to ooze up in the tire tracks
2) driveway needs to be widened to accomodate turn into barn
3) land slopes down from house-end of driveway and across driveway from barn to a low-point about mid way along the length.
4) due to compression, tire track is now low-point and run-off runs down the driveway from house to low point (pink arrows on picture). Run-off from lwan-area also flows to this low-point.
5) From low point, run-off goes across driveway to drainage swale (pink arrow).
Here's my Plan: (I have a 36" wide box scraper and will be getting a 6' blade - also have a FEL.)
Cut a swale to about 6" deep using the box blade along the inside of the curve (yellow arrows). Account for the added width needed at the barn and terminate in a shallow "catch basin" at the natural low point.
Using the blade, adjust the pitch of the driveway so it is not crowned but has a pitch across it's width sown to the swale. (blue lines)
At the top of the driveway, between the house and barn, cut a "french drain" diagonally across the driveway to pick up run-off and direct it to the swale. (short green line in lower picture) This will consist of a 4" plastic perforated conduit buried below the gravel.
Do the same thing from the "catch basin" across the driveway to the drainage swale (green arrow in upper picture).
Lay geotextile fabric (or silt fence? - comments?) on lower 250' of driveway
Add 4" of #5 gravel to lower 250' of driveway. (any ideas on how many tons?)
Add 4" of crusher run gravel to entire driveway, parking area and apron at front of barn. (tonnage?)
Any thoughts, comments, ideas??
The problems:
1) gravel has been compressed and mud is starting to ooze up in the tire tracks
2) driveway needs to be widened to accomodate turn into barn
3) land slopes down from house-end of driveway and across driveway from barn to a low-point about mid way along the length.
4) due to compression, tire track is now low-point and run-off runs down the driveway from house to low point (pink arrows on picture). Run-off from lwan-area also flows to this low-point.
5) From low point, run-off goes across driveway to drainage swale (pink arrow).
Here's my Plan: (I have a 36" wide box scraper and will be getting a 6' blade - also have a FEL.)
Cut a swale to about 6" deep using the box blade along the inside of the curve (yellow arrows). Account for the added width needed at the barn and terminate in a shallow "catch basin" at the natural low point.
Using the blade, adjust the pitch of the driveway so it is not crowned but has a pitch across it's width sown to the swale. (blue lines)
At the top of the driveway, between the house and barn, cut a "french drain" diagonally across the driveway to pick up run-off and direct it to the swale. (short green line in lower picture) This will consist of a 4" plastic perforated conduit buried below the gravel.
Do the same thing from the "catch basin" across the driveway to the drainage swale (green arrow in upper picture).
Lay geotextile fabric (or silt fence? - comments?) on lower 250' of driveway
Add 4" of #5 gravel to lower 250' of driveway. (any ideas on how many tons?)
Add 4" of crusher run gravel to entire driveway, parking area and apron at front of barn. (tonnage?)
Any thoughts, comments, ideas??