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Harv
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<font color=blue>Do you think you might need larger pipe?</font color=blue>
I would liked to have gone bigger on all three culverts, DFB, but aside from cost, you may have noticed that these water channels are very shallow. In order to use a larger diameter pipe, I would have had to create a small mountain for my tractor to climb over. If I've learned anything about compact tractors so far, it's that "flat and level" are the best way to go. /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif
<font color=blue>it looks like you used a lot of sand in the in-fill area?</font color=blue>
Actually, GlueGuy, it's a limestone crush which contains a lot of "fines". It's specifically called for in this type of application 'cuz it does just what you described. With proper tamping, it compacts down real solid, almost like concrete. Of course, that's just compression strength. Supports the pipe and the road itself like a champ, but aim a firehose or angry creek at it directly and it will wash away.
BTW - that was some bonafide constructive information in that post. Thanks for "taking the bait". /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif
<font color=blue>didn't you say that you had to hurry on that third one</font color=blue>
Yeah, Gordon, that one was a rush job. It was the last day of that trip and the rains were on their way. I didn't think I cut any corners, but them blowholes tell the story. /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif
And as long as you brought it up, Bird, things are a-bloomin' out here, too. Not sure if I took any pictures that show it, but we've got grass and daffodils galore. Oh, yeah -- with one exception. The couple of acres I worked so hard on last year to keep the weeds down are looking pretty barren so far this year. I was apparently successful in spraying the weeds with Roundup before they had a chance to go to seed, and that seems to be making the job much easier now. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
I would liked to have gone bigger on all three culverts, DFB, but aside from cost, you may have noticed that these water channels are very shallow. In order to use a larger diameter pipe, I would have had to create a small mountain for my tractor to climb over. If I've learned anything about compact tractors so far, it's that "flat and level" are the best way to go. /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif
<font color=blue>it looks like you used a lot of sand in the in-fill area?</font color=blue>
Actually, GlueGuy, it's a limestone crush which contains a lot of "fines". It's specifically called for in this type of application 'cuz it does just what you described. With proper tamping, it compacts down real solid, almost like concrete. Of course, that's just compression strength. Supports the pipe and the road itself like a champ, but aim a firehose or angry creek at it directly and it will wash away.
BTW - that was some bonafide constructive information in that post. Thanks for "taking the bait". /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif
<font color=blue>didn't you say that you had to hurry on that third one</font color=blue>
Yeah, Gordon, that one was a rush job. It was the last day of that trip and the rains were on their way. I didn't think I cut any corners, but them blowholes tell the story. /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif
And as long as you brought it up, Bird, things are a-bloomin' out here, too. Not sure if I took any pictures that show it, but we've got grass and daffodils galore. Oh, yeah -- with one exception. The couple of acres I worked so hard on last year to keep the weeds down are looking pretty barren so far this year. I was apparently successful in spraying the weeds with Roundup before they had a chance to go to seed, and that seems to be making the job much easier now. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
