Posted: 5/26/2009 9:58:11 AM EDT
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What I have is a "logging road" up to my acreage. From the neighbor south of me to the county road, it used to be maintained by the previous neighbor, and that is sitll in fair shape 2 years after the new guy bought it. However, the .7 mile from his driveway to where I plan to put a drive in is pretty rough.
I was told that the previous owner dragged something behind his tractor to "groom" the road, so I'm trying to figure out what that might have been. Any ideas? It's mostly a dirt road with some fair sized rocks in it. The problem is when the snow melts there is a lot of erosion that exposes the rocks even further every year and the steeper parts of the road get hit the worst (logically), exposing quite a bit of larger rocks, making the trip up to the place quite rough, even on my 4X4. Short of paving the .7 mile from his drive to mine (which aside form expense would be impractical with the slop of the road at some points), I'm looking for ideas on how to smooth out the ride with a minimum of expense and labor |
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What I have is a "logging road" up to my acreage. From the neighbor south of me to the county road, it used to be maintained by the previous neighbor, and that is sitll in fair shape 2 years after the new guy bought it. However, the .7 mile from his driveway to where I plan to put a drive in is pretty rough. I was told that the previous owner dragged something behind his tractor to "groom" the road, so I'm trying to figure out what that might have been. Any ideas? It's mostly a dirt road with some fair sized rocks in it. The problem is when the snow melts there is a lot of erosion that exposes the rocks even further every year and the steeper parts of the road get hit the worst (logically), exposing quite a bit of larger rocks, making the trip up to the place quite rough, even on my 4X4. Short of paving the .7 mile from his drive to mine (which aside form expense would be impractical with the slop of the road at some points), I'm looking for ideas on how to smooth out the ride with a minimum of expense and labor This may not be what you want to hear, but id leave it be. If this is not a permanent residence why fix it. If you got 4x4 and can make it thats great. The way I look at it, you own it and hate driving on it, think about potential badguys, if the road is shit, they wont bother going that way. You dont want a BOL that you dont go to that often to look well groomed or well stocked, that is inviting trouble. If it were me, id live with the ruff road. Just a thought. |
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What I have is a "logging road" up to my acreage. From the neighbor south of me to the county road, it used to be maintained by the previous neighbor, and that is sitll in fair shape 2 years after the new guy bought it. However, the .7 mile from his driveway to where I plan to put a drive in is pretty rough. I was told that the previous owner dragged something behind his tractor to "groom" the road, so I'm trying to figure out what that might have been. Any ideas? It's mostly a dirt road with some fair sized rocks in it. The problem is when the snow melts there is a lot of erosion that exposes the rocks even further every year and the steeper parts of the road get hit the worst (logically), exposing quite a bit of larger rocks, making the trip up to the place quite rough, even on my 4X4. Short of paving the .7 mile from his drive to mine (which aside form expense would be impractical with the slop of the road at some points), I'm looking for ideas on how to smooth out the ride with a minimum of expense and labor This may not be what you want to hear, but id leave it be. If this is not a permanent residence why fix it. If you got 4x4 and can make it thats great. The way I look at it, you own it and hate driving on it, think about potential badguys, if the road is shit, they wont bother going that way. You dont want a BOL that you dont go to that often to look well groomed or well stocked, that is inviting trouble. If it were me, id live with the ruff road. Just a thought. This. Part of my family lives on an extended dirt road which has to be "graded" every now and then, especially after a solid rain storm. In my opinion, I'd leave yours as is because it adds just one more security measure for roaming undesirables. The majority of folks up to no good, would most likely turn around after a short distance on it. |
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Just guessing at what is going on with your road, however if you want it smooth, and you want less maintenance, one of the keys is usually good drainage. A substantial ditch with either cross-culverts or driveable waterbars will help. If you were not familiar, waterbars are diagonal mini-ditches and mounds which will direct the ditch and surface water away from the road, and these are used if the road is one that is going up or down a grade. Another option may be an out-sloped road. It would take a grader or similar equipment to build it this way, however it can shed the run-off to the side, rather than allow it to travel down a slope and eat things up.
Again, I am just guessing at your road's issues, some pictures and more description of the road characteristics would help. |