mjncad
Super Member
After almost 9-years in our place and the recent heavy rains we've had; I decided to muck out the ditch in front of our house today after I helped a friend muck out his ditch.
Anyway, I have about a 16" diameter CMP (Corrugated Metal Pipe) culvert that is about 20' long running under a concrete apron connecting our driveway to the public road. What I couldn't do with the tractor, I dug out by hand and I discovered about 4" - 6" of dirt covering the metal headwall floors at each end of the pipe. After removing this dirt, I noticed about 4" of dirt in the pipe.
Any suggestions on whether I should somehow clean the pipe out or not. Using a garden hose is not practical due to low pressure and volume. Or should I just put weed fabric down, rock the ditch and the headwall floor to the level of the dirt in the pipe and just call it good.
Anyway, I have about a 16" diameter CMP (Corrugated Metal Pipe) culvert that is about 20' long running under a concrete apron connecting our driveway to the public road. What I couldn't do with the tractor, I dug out by hand and I discovered about 4" - 6" of dirt covering the metal headwall floors at each end of the pipe. After removing this dirt, I noticed about 4" of dirt in the pipe.
Any suggestions on whether I should somehow clean the pipe out or not. Using a garden hose is not practical due to low pressure and volume. Or should I just put weed fabric down, rock the ditch and the headwall floor to the level of the dirt in the pipe and just call it good.