pfrederi 17,664 #26 Posted January 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Sarge said: Your biggest problem is drainage - it either needs to have a proper ditch on both sides or build the road up until it is higher than the surround banks. Otherwise, it will just collect water and get saturated, which is why it keeps creating holes. With those current elevations - that will require a lot of material to say the least. If the wet areas are not cored out and addressed before trying to fix it, you'll lose the battle with soft spots and holes. I'd say you're pretty much stuck with it as-is, the cost to repair it correctly is astronomical, to say the least. The only other option other than building it up or ditching the sides is to dig down and add French drains to take the water away or tile it heavily - in the long run, it still doesn't work as they silt in and fill up with debris. Sarge Crowning and drainage the most important things for a dirt road Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,127 #27 Posted January 27, 2019 Not in all situations though... applied in the wrong place, the crowning of your material will actually exacerbate the problem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dells68 7,498 #28 Posted January 29, 2019 Just my $.02, but never put salt on a gravel or dirt road. I’ve seen old tractor tires leak out the old chloride solutions (containing salt) and during times of hard freezes, you have soft muddy spots that won’t get solid. Same thing could happen to a road if enough salt were to seep into the ground. Could you rent an excavator and ditch both sides of the road using the material to build up the road? Top it off with a nice thick layer of crusher run rock? But, you’d still have to find somewhere for the runoff from the ditches to go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
