First, I'd like to say thanks to all the posters here in the TractorByNet forums for the education I've received while reading the discussions. Great stuff. I've just signed for a new tractor (my first)—a JD 4120—and prior to the purchase I spent a lot of time in these discussions and picked up some excellent ideas/tips/explanations. Not the least of which was the great threads on safety. In the process, I've come across this section on projects and wonder if anyone has an idea on how best to fix my problem.
My gravel drive slopes downhill from the house and runs about 900 feet to the town road. The town road intersects with the end of my drive and is also sloped, but in a direction that's 90 degrees from the slope of the drive. The town installed a new culvert 4 years ago and it was fine for a couple of years. But during the past 2 springs, it's been dropping as much as 4 inches during the thaw. Last year, I dropped some fill into the trench the dropping culvert created and that was fine for the summer/fall, but now it's dropped again.
Would adding some rip-rap around the opening on the uphill side of the culvert make any difference? What can I do to make the thing more stable? Technically, it's the town's responsibility, but my calls for help have been completely ignored. Any suggestions? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
My gravel drive slopes downhill from the house and runs about 900 feet to the town road. The town road intersects with the end of my drive and is also sloped, but in a direction that's 90 degrees from the slope of the drive. The town installed a new culvert 4 years ago and it was fine for a couple of years. But during the past 2 springs, it's been dropping as much as 4 inches during the thaw. Last year, I dropped some fill into the trench the dropping culvert created and that was fine for the summer/fall, but now it's dropped again.
Would adding some rip-rap around the opening on the uphill side of the culvert make any difference? What can I do to make the thing more stable? Technically, it's the town's responsibility, but my calls for help have been completely ignored. Any suggestions? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif