How do I level a 2 acre field? - Page 4

 

I think he should get those things, and stand out in the heavy rain to
observe the land before doing any digging.

 "Val" wrote:

A culvert large enough to handle the volume of water that is likely to
occur in a ditch the size described would probably be cost
prohibitive. From discussing that same possiblility with my own
project I know that an undertaking of that magnetude would cost in
excess of $100,000.  And still there is no guarantee there won't be
wash outs necessitating expensive repairs on a regular basis.  A pipe
that diameter for that distance is not a culvert anymore, now you're
talking aqueduct.

The OP needs to observe for a year or two and ask the locals about
that ditch before making any decisions... often such a large ditch is
very seasonal, can be bone dry most of the time, part of the time with
normal rains there will be no more than a trickle, but then all of a
sudden something lets loose and it can fill with a torrent to
overflowing... may not be a spring thaw, could be from many miles away
when beaver do some reengineering.

 

I would want to know why these earthworks were created before I got rid of
them.  People don't generally build such for no reason.  I would also be
looking at the depth of topsoil and the quality of subsoil before commencing
any major digging.

David

David

 

Level is where, comparing any two points, any surface point is equidistant
from the center of the earth.
Two ways.  Move the high soil to the low soil until that condition is met.
Add soil to the low soil until that condition is met.  Or, the combination
of the two.

--
Dave
Profound is we're here due to a chance arrangement
of chemicals in the ocean billions of years ago.
More profound is we made it to the top of the food
chain per our reasoning abilities.
Most profound is the denial of why we may
be on the way out.