Making a ditch crossing

[Baby Grand]

Any thoughts on putting a "cow catcher" in front of the inlet?



I was thinking of putting a welded rebar grill - sort of like a fireplace screen, but coarser & heavier - in front of the inlet to prevent any logs, limbs, etc from getting lodged in the culvert, while allowing water to pass through. May be a use for that pile of old bed frame rails The Plant Manager keeps asking me to toss.

 

[crackerjack222]

ovrscd, I hope you have better luck with the culvert crossing than I have had. I think every one I have put in on my ranch has washed out sooner or later. The creek crossing I use most often has a rock fill bottom that rarely needs attention. Sometime it has 6" of water over it but with the solid bottom I dont hesitate to drive thru it.

 

[ovrszd]

Any thoughts on putting a "cow catcher" in front of the inlet?

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I was thinking of putting a welded rebar grill - sort of like a fireplace screen, but coarser & heavier - in front of the inlet to prevent any logs, limbs, etc from getting lodged in the culvert, while allowing water to pass through. May be a use for that pile of old bed frame rails The Plant Manager keeps asking me to toss.

My experiences have been the "cow catcher" becomes the "trash catcher" and complicates the problem. Kinda like how a watergap fence catches everything that comes by. But in certain circumstances it might work.

 

[ovrszd]

ovrscd, I hope you have better luck with the culvert crossing than I have had. I think every one I have put in on my ranch has washed out sooner or later. The creek crossing I use most often has a rock fill bottom that rarely needs attention. Sometime it has 6" of water over it but with the solid bottom I dont hesitate to drive thru it.

Yeah, I hope so too. My goal here was that the fence would be easier to maintain. Course that is soley dependent on the success of the culvert....

I've got a wide bottom ditch that I'm going to cover with busted concrete. I've got a big pile of that. It's impractical to install a culvert there and fill with dirt since it's 60-80ft across the bottom.

I run a road grader for my township. I maintain 50 miles of hilly NW Missouri roads. Not sure how many culverts are involved but I'm guessing 125. You never know when installing a culvert. Some that I think will never last actually never need maintenance. Then I'll install one that I don't worry about and it washes out the next big rain..... Kinda like creating a drainage ditch along the roadbed. As Elmer Fudd would say, "Be vewy, vewy caweful what you do".

 

[scott_vt]

Good Evening Richard,
Nice project !

That Kubota was certainly up to the task !
Thanks for sharing all those pics, what a beautiful piece of property !

 

[Rustyiron]

Hey, did I miss your canopy build thread? That pull behind scraper looks like it would make a good post as well. If ya got time!

 

[ovrszd]

Good Evening Richard,
Nice project !

That Kubota was certainly up to the task !
Thanks for sharing all those pics, what a beautiful piece of property !

Scott,

Good to hear from you. I still have that ole Super C sitting in the shed waiting on a plan to get it to you!!

 

[ovrszd]

Hey, did I miss your canopy build thread? That pull behind scraper looks like it would make a good post as well. If ya got time!

I haven't posted the canopy thread yet. Now that Winter has a grip on me, I'll get around to that soon. Good to hear from you and hope all is well with you!!!

 

[TomSeller]

Yeah, I may be all wrong on this crossing. Time will tell. Basing my decision on the history of the drainage ditch I don't see it overflowing. But hey, I'll post pictures of the aftermath if it washes out!!!

You know your land and that ditch's seasonal flow so you will most likely be fine. It is quite broad which will help against seepage along the length.

 

[scott_vt]

Scott,

Good to hear from you. I still have that ole Super C sitting in the shed waiting on a plan to get it to you!!

Good Morning Richard,
That would be a fine project indeed !

Enjoy your holidays !