Not sure what it means when I wind up replying to myself, but here I go anyway:
<font color=blue>If it's too wet to boxblade</font color=blue>
Well, I just got back from the property last night, and the ground wasn't too wet ... until it thawed out.
Didn't get to do any boxblading.
<font color=blue>I fear the area just past my first culvert will once again be too mushy to drive through</font color=blue>
Well, I'll be darned -- it was
not too mushy! Seems like drainage really is a the key to road integrity. If you recall, my plan was to scrape it down, lay geotextile road fabric and then cover with coarse stone and finish with limestone crush. Money ran out, so I just did the scraping and out of desperation dug a little drainage ditch at the low spot in the hopes of minimizing the standing water, as shown in <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.tractorbynet.com/forumfiles/8-80227-MuddyRoad2.jpg>these picts</A> from November and the year before. Just one week after nearly a solid month of rain, the path had drained well enough that I could drive it easily, sinking barely more than the depth of the tire tread. /w3tcompact/icons/cool.gif
<font color=blue>I'm also curious to see if my culverts are even still there</font color=blue>
I am pleased to report that all 3 culverts came through unscathed by the torrents that neighbors tell me came through there. /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif Hmmm... I think it's like having a baby -- you just can't fully appreciate the feeling until you've been through it yourself.
Circumstances and timing did not allow me to take the appropriate pictures this time. I'm so ashamed. /w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif
