breadtrk
Platinum Member
Right out my back door, the land goes uphill about an 40 degree angle for about 40 ft. I get lots of rain run off from the slope above that, that washes the hill down onto my foundation until it starts washing over the foundation and I dig it back out. I've done this for the last 30 years with picks and shovels. I now have a tractor with a hoe on it.
I'm thinking of using the hoe to dig trenches that start high and run diagonal down the slope to fill with rock and give that water somewhere else to go. Sort of Chevron shaped with the house in the wide part of the chevron below it if that makes sense.
The hill is too steep for me to setup on sideways to dig, and I'm just not comfortable sitting on it diagonal either. SO I'm thinking I should terrace it. I can go up and down on this hill fine so I was thinking of using the backhoe to dig and drag, then move and repeat. Then make my trenches next year after that has time to settle. I simply can't afford to rent or buy a dozer, I have to use what I have here.
Any tips or serious flaws in my plan?
I'm thinking of using the hoe to dig trenches that start high and run diagonal down the slope to fill with rock and give that water somewhere else to go. Sort of Chevron shaped with the house in the wide part of the chevron below it if that makes sense.
The hill is too steep for me to setup on sideways to dig, and I'm just not comfortable sitting on it diagonal either. SO I'm thinking I should terrace it. I can go up and down on this hill fine so I was thinking of using the backhoe to dig and drag, then move and repeat. Then make my trenches next year after that has time to settle. I simply can't afford to rent or buy a dozer, I have to use what I have here.
Any tips or serious flaws in my plan?