drain pipe installation

[wade simpson]

This Sat evening I finally had enough rain to find the low spot in a section of my road. This area has p***ed me off for a few years now as one of a few spots that gets very soft in the rain. I've used the tractor to add about 6-7 inches of dirt and used my blade to make a ditch. An unfortunate side effect is that the new dirt hasn't compacted enough and becomes pancake batter in a heavy rain.
I used the rear blade to scrape off the loose stuff and then started digging by hand. After a few inches I hit the compacted layer and the fun was over. I forgot my pickaxe so made do.
The pics show the pipe in and aftermath. I nearly got my truck stuck going thru that stuff this morning..how I miss a 4x4 sometimes. The tractor was a champ tho, doesn't mind the mud at all.

 

[rekees4300]

Have you considered putting gravel on the road?

 

[wade simpson]

Oh yeah. I wanted to get this drain in first and i just finished the ditch last weekend. I will getting rock thruout the summer. Delivery is expensive as I'm a fair ways from any quarry. Last year I got 4 tons for a total of 128.00. I will need much more than that.

 

[wdchyd]

Yeoooow,

Now that's some serious mud!!!!

 

[Duffster]

That is some expensive rock!

 

[Willl]

At that price for rock, surely justifies for a dump trailer. :thumbsup:

 

[lilranch2001]

crushed limestone is 7 bucks a ton here, delivered

 

[CurlyDave]

That is astonishing for 4 tons of rock.

How much per ton in a larger truck? We usually get 10 yards in the truck and 10 in the trailer for 20 yards per trip. I bet the per-trip fee is only a little more for a real truck than for a 4-ton dumper.

 

[wade simpson]

I'm guessing the price won't be too much more for a larger truck (maybe 50.00). The problem is that the company is around 40 miles from me. I was looking for something closer but haven't found one yet. The plan is to spread the expense over the summer.

The rock is only 10.00 a ton.

Willl I would have to buy a bigger truck to haul it

 

[CowwFace]

This Sat evening I finally had enough rain to find the low spot in a section of my road. This area has p***ed me off for a few years now as one of a few spots that gets very soft in the rain. I've used the tractor to add about 6-7 inches of dirt and used my blade to make a ditch. An unfortunate side effect is that the new dirt hasn't compacted enough and becomes pancake batter in a heavy rain.
I used the rear blade to scrape off the loose stuff and then started digging by hand. After a few inches I hit the compacted layer and the fun was over. I forgot my pickaxe so made do.
The pics show the pipe in and aftermath. I nearly got my truck stuck going thru that stuff this morning..how I miss a 4x4 sometimes. The tractor was a champ tho, doesn't mind the mud at all.

Hey Wade,

I'm certanily no drainage expert..and I'm sure the pic's don't do the site full justice.. but even with the pipe there .. where is the water going to go? Does the ditch on the right side of the pic' drain this water away? Possibly a 2nd ditch perpendicular to the road running to your neighbors yard would do the trick?

I know I know.. there is always a critic in the wood work!

Phill