skyking1
Senior Member
I left the house at 4 AM for the 6~7 hour drive to the wild north east Washington. I had envisioned crossing off the main road over a ditch at right angles, but the reality was different. There was an existing culvert under the main road, pointing down a drainage swale that picked up both sides of the road up hill. It was a great spot for me to set a culvert and cross at a better angle.
As you may see, the dirt is absolutely dry flour silt. It flows like water and has no structural capacity. We bedded the pipe with it and since we are on the neighbor's property I was constrained from altering grades or stealing dirt. The goal was to minimize impact there.
I carefully hoe packed the pipe, and also the other culvert in the low spot on his property. I knew I had to go heavy over the pipe with the rock.
I did not stop to take pictures so I snapped these from the truck as I drove out.
This is the 150' of road on the easement. I burned 4 solo loads here to make it finished. In retrospect I could have saved one for the rest of the job, because we only got 7!
As you may see, the dirt is absolutely dry flour silt. It flows like water and has no structural capacity. We bedded the pipe with it and since we are on the neighbor's property I was constrained from altering grades or stealing dirt. The goal was to minimize impact there.
I carefully hoe packed the pipe, and also the other culvert in the low spot on his property. I knew I had to go heavy over the pipe with the rock.
I did not stop to take pictures so I snapped these from the truck as I drove out.
This is the 150' of road on the easement. I burned 4 solo loads here to make it finished. In retrospect I could have saved one for the rest of the job, because we only got 7!