on โ11-10-2016 09:30 AM
on โ11-10-2016 09:38 AM
โ11-10-2016 09:50 AM - edited โ11-10-2016 09:52 AM
I,m off today to repair a creek crossing that was washed away in recent storms. This is a fairly large, substantial section of track 20 metres across and five metres wide, that has stood for at least 40 years and possibly longer. . It was built with rocks the size of a persons head, topped with a thin layer of concrete. The creek turned into a raging river. The two 1.5 metre round pipes had NOOOOO chance of handling the flow. The cement surface and rocks underneath have been swept away until only a thin two metre section is still passable. This section is undermined and unstable and I havnt been game to cross it. Today I need to drive a ute and industrial trailer with a heavy skid steer loader across it. Theres no-one else around either.
If you dont hear from me again, you will know what happened
on โ11-10-2016 10:05 AM
Take care, go slowly and you'll be fine xxx
on โ11-10-2016 12:26 PM
love to see some photos if you can take some
built 2 creeck crossings at our old place, first one lasted all the years we were there
the second one was starting to create a huge hole on the down side where the water from the pipe plus water during flooding would drop over the side. a year before we moved i added huge amounts of concrete to the bottem of the hole to stop it getting deeper.
i wonder how those crossings went during adelaides latest floodings.
on โ11-10-2016 12:59 PM
โ11-10-2016 08:06 PM - edited โ11-10-2016 08:07 PM
..Take care chameleon, I had a similar problem once and it was dangerous work.