[AT] Clearing a pipe

[Mike M]

I have, but our ground is so wet right now, they would bury their
apparatus, the last thing I want to try and  do is to pull out a firetruck.

Mike M

On 3/3/2021 5:42 PM, rbrooks at hvc.rr.com wrote:
> 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
>>> <mailto: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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