Fixing Our Roads

bwarren2 · Feb 2, 2016

Our club has a solid internal road system, but we had so much rain during the season, we still have some bad ruts and mud holes that have gotten bad. Outside of getting a bulldozer to fix the roads, any suggestions on a cheap fix?

T.P. · Feb 2, 2016

A bunch of tractors with box blades will do it, but a good man on a dozer can do it 20x faster.

DEERSLAYERJOHN · Feb 2, 2016

20 Mexicans with shovels.

Southernhoundhunter · Feb 2, 2016

Wait til after turkey season when the sun and heat can dry them out and grass can take root

swamp hunter · Feb 2, 2016

No use moving around mud , It won't last.
Wait till Dry out and a Front end loader Tractor with a Box Blade will do what you want..

elfiii · Feb 3, 2016

T.P. said:
A bunch of tractors with box blades will do it, but a good man on a dozer can do it 20x faster.

X 2. I'd pay the money for the dozer man to come in and knock it out.

Milkman · Feb 3, 2016

How much damaged road are we talking about ?

bwarren2 · Feb 3, 2016

Roads

Milkman said:
How much damaged road are we talking about ?

Length wise? We have over a mile of roads but the entire system is not in bad shape. We have some large mud holes that a 2WD truck couldn't get through.

tree cutter 08 · Feb 3, 2016

It might not be to bad if the whole road is like that. Biggest thing is getting it to shed water. Spend the time to do some ditching in the worst spots and keep it up.

Milkman · Feb 3, 2016

bwarren2 said:
Length wise? We have over a mile of roads but the entire system is not in bad shape. We have some large mud holes that a 2WD truck couldn't get through.

Diversion berms and ditches are one way to keep water going where you want it instead of allowing it to wash out ruts or accumulate in low places.

you can do the work with rented equipment if you know how. Otherwise hiring someone is a good option.

snooker1 · Feb 4, 2016

We used washed shell and it has stayed in place. the water filters through it without washing it away and when the water covers the road it does not float or wash away.

j_seph · Feb 4, 2016

Stop vehicle traffic on those monsoon days, that would help

nrh0011 · Feb 4, 2016

j_seph said:
Stop vehicle traffic on those monsoon days, that would help

this, and people that know how to drive down a nasty road without destroying it is also a plus.

nrh0011 · Feb 4, 2016

Milkman said:
Diversion berms and ditches are one way to keep water going where you want it instead of allowing it to wash out ruts or accumulate in low places.

you can do the work with rented equipment if you know how. Otherwise hiring someone is a good option.

absolutely, do some reading on broad base dips and water bars. These are some forestry conservation techniques that help preserve roads.

Steve08 · Feb 4, 2016

T.P. said:
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This. It's not that hard to do it at all.

nrh0011 · Feb 4, 2016

the right person on a skid steer even could probably get the job done.

j_seph · Feb 5, 2016

From what i have seen, you can scrape a road and scrape it but its still gonna rut if not packed. I have put gravel in ruts/holes/mudholes on a flat gravel road and they just seem to dissapear after a year or so

Stroker · Feb 5, 2016

j_seph said:
From what i have seen, you can scrape a road and scrape it but its still gonna rut if not packed. I have put gravel in ruts/holes/mudholes on a flat gravel road and they just seem to dissapear after a year or so

Put in a good thick base of larger gravel or small rock and it will last a lot longer

tree cutter 08 · Feb 5, 2016

Start with number 4's until you get a bottom. But its a must to shed water and keep it from standing.

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