Raise my Drive (pic)

[Racer71]

I am going to raise my drive 2-3 feet. The fence and ditch make a great snow fence. Here is the "Before" picture. I estimate it will take 1,000 buckets of dirt. I wish I owned a dump turck.

 

[sandman2234]

I am having to do something very similar on my property, except it is just along my property line. My neighbor changed the drainage on his property, and it started messing with mine. I started by raising the critical areas of my property line first and will work on the rest as dirt becomes available. I built a dump bed for a trailer and used it to move dirt three tenths of a mile to here. A dump truck would be easier, also.
David from jax

 

[john_bud]

I'm guessing that the distance is about 1000' long, 10' wide and 3' high that you are wanting to add. If that's correct, then that's 30,000 cu ft or 1111 cu yd of dirt. Your bucket is about 8 -9 cu ft. so you have 3000 buckets full to do.

Don't forget to compact the soil every 8-12".

I'd laugh, but I have a similar job to do. I'm looking for a small 1 ton with a dump box... It sure does look like a lot of work in that picture! Good luck.


jb

 

[Racer71]

I'm looking at about 400 yards with a 1/3 yard bucket. I am placing 1 bucket dump side by side and leveling it. This rasies the drive about 2-4 inches at a time. Pack it in for awhile at add some more. It will take time.

 

[johnk]

Why don't you just knock down the fence on the right and grade that out. Would save a lot of work.

 

[sandman2234]

Building a dump trailer is easier than finding a dump one ton around here, and cheaper also.
David from jax

 

[Egon]

The amount you raise that driveway will make it a major hill in your area!!

Is this the type of project that ensures you get to practice you skills rather than one being done out of dire necessity??

 

[sandman2234]

I don't understand snow and it's properties, but would be concerned about what will happen in the low lying area if you put an additional 2-3 feet of dirt in what amounts to a dam across that. Since snow isn't like water that we deal with here, it seems like it would require some consideration, but I don't know how to advise you on that. It just seems like there ought to be something different in the low part of your driveway.
I can understand where a snow fence would be nice, we used them on the beach to create dunes of sand. Even those require some considerations of what happens when you build a wall.
David from jax

 

[john_bud]

. It will take time.

Yeah, that's an understatement if ever I heard one!

Still, by the time you're done, you will be a pretty good FEL operator!

Don't forget to share the after pictures!

jb

 

[Racer71]

Johnk,

The horses would like me to take down the fence but my wife????

Sandman,

Snow collects in the low areas. Today this is my drive. It will blow off of the high ground. That is why I am raising it. The drainage is taken care of.