My Father-in Law has a camp that is on top of a somewhat steep hill.
Leading-up to the camp is a dirt road that was cut into the side of
the hill. As you travel up the road, to one side isf a bank going-up
and to the other, a bank going down. Rather than zig-zag up
the hill, the road shoots straight-up.My F-I-L is unable to maintain the road due to his health and has
asked me if I can help. Some parts of the road are in pretty good
shape, but there are sections where the water has run down the length
of the road and made some ruts where one"s tire tracks would go.
This leaves a hump in the middle that - if you are not careful, can
cause the truck to drag. Sooooo , my question is - what are some good techniques I can use to
repair/restore this old dirt road? BTW, it would be very difficult to get a heavy piece of equipment to
this location for a variety of reasons, and so it is either use a
shovel and pick and a combination of my old Wheelhorse tractor with blade and
rear mounted scoope or nothing! Here are some of my thoughts/ideas: 1. It would do no use to re-load the road with a thick layer of
gravel again. It
would just wash out and if it didn"t, you"d spin on the gravel trying
to go up the hill. 2. I thought about first using my old Wheelhorse tractor to knock down the
center crown (if I can cut it with my front or mid blade or with a
rear plow) and spread the dirt into the tire tracks to each side.
Then, cut a series of shallow water breaks that would divert water
off the road. Finally, I"d put down a thin layer of gravel to hold
the dirt and give some traction. All ideas appreciated. Thanks!
Bill
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