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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.<br>
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Thanks,<br>
Mike M<br>
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<div dir="ltr">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!
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<div>We all cringe at paying anyone but a rooter company could
do this job as well.</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>Since it's a field chicken wire or hogwire might seal the
ends though your rebar idea is more permanent.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Mar 1, 2021 at 2:57 PM
Mike M <<a href="mailto:meulenms@gmx.com"
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know a lot of you guys are good at coming up with solutions to<br>
problems, so here's mine. My field is drained through a
private drain<br>
about 12" in diameter 12' in length, it's corrugated PVC, not
smooth on<br>
the inside. Well, Mr Muskrat decided to build a home in that
pipe and I<br>
cannot get far enough into it to clear it all out, got some,
but I can<br>
feel there's more grass in there; plus I just had a heart
ablation so<br>
what used to seem like a minor job causes pain and shortness
of breath.<br>
I need to scrape that pipe clean and then block him from
getting into<br>
it, probably by pounding rebar into the ground about 2"
apart. Any<br>
ideas would be appreciated.<br>
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Thanks,<br>
Mike M<br>
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