[TheForge] OT: Adventures in driveways

[Andrew Vida]

I will keep all this in mind, thanks.

I have an uphill drain that runs the length and even with heavy rain 
there is only small rutting.  I just want to get the typar down and 
gravel laid so I can forget about it once and for most.

On 3/14/2013 12:37 PM, Bob Ehrenberger wrote:
> Andy,
>
> My drive not only is long and down hill, I too have a clay base.  My biggest
> problem is washing during heavy rains.  To combat this I have made two
> moves, first I have small wing dams every 10-20 yards to divert running
> water off the road, second when there is a bad washout I fill the rut with
> large rocks and broken bricks before covering with gravel.  As long as I
> keep the diversion dams in good shape I have very few washouts. And with the
> ruts filled with large rocks the washouts that I do have are not as bad. It
> works for me.
>
> Robert Ehrenberger
> Shelbyville, Mo.
> eforge at centurytel.net
>
>
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