[AT] Clearing a pipe

[rbrooks at hvc.rr.com]

Mike

Have you thought about asking your lical volunteer fire department out and blast it with high pressure water??  Might cost you a couple of cases of beer or a bbq lunch

Bob

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> On Mar 2, 2021, at 11:22 PM, Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
> 
>  Thanks Warren, I appreciate the input.  I may try to just dig the whole SOB out of the ground and redress it with an Oak Bridge in the Spring. I like Steve's idea of our local FD, but they would get buried trying to get back there, and lets just say, I have a history with the Fire Chief, as in in starting a brush fire, when he had put a burn ban in place; I honestly had no idea.
> 
> Thanks,
> Mike M
> 
>> On 3/2/2021 10:35 PM, Mogrits wrote:
>> These are good suggestions. If you know anyone on a State or County road crew you could ask for suggestions (and even if you don't know anyone). They have equipment to do the job so you could also ask for a favor!
>> 
>> We all cringe at paying anyone but a rooter company could do this job as well.
>> 
>> But as a fellow DIYer I'd try myself first as well. If you can straddle the ditch on either side of the culvert with a tractor or skidsteer I'd try either forcing a 4x4, sapling trunk of equivalent size or pulling it through by feeding as far as it will go, tying a rope or strap to butt end and pulling it from the other side to drag the ram through. I'd round or chamfer the leading edge so it didn't damage the plastic culvert if it's corrugated. The big plastic pipe we get around here is double walled though- corrugated outside and smooth inside so maybe that's what you have as well. These things would work way better if you had water standing in the culvert to lubricate and help the mess along.
>> 
>> Since it's a field chicken wire or hogwire might seal the ends though your rebar idea is more permanent.
>> 
>> Warren
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Mon, Mar 1, 2021 at 2:57 PM Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
>>> I know a lot of you guys are good at coming up with solutions to
>>> problems, so here's mine. My field is drained through a private drain
>>> about 12" in diameter 12' in length, it's corrugated PVC, not smooth on
>>> the inside. Well, Mr Muskrat decided to build a home in that pipe and I
>>> cannot get far enough into it to clear it all out, got some, but I can
>>> feel there's more grass in there; plus I just had a heart ablation so
>>> what used to seem like a minor job causes pain and shortness of breath.
>>> I need to scrape that pipe clean and then block him from getting into
>>> it, probably by pounding rebar into the ground about 2" apart.  Any
>>> ideas would be appreciated.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Mike M
>>> 
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