Job for a day...almost all day! Just think if we had to do it by hand. We needed access to the garden without going around the spring and all the way back down. After looking through what we had on hand, we decided to use some old concrete culverts Dad had collected and saved through his years on road construction.
Den's tractor is light and he would be working downhill into a ditch with all the weight on front so he hooked Dad's old disc to counter the weight.
This spring branch we are working on was first hand dug by Dad. He had a system set up to divert the spring water to the pond or pasture when needed. Through the years we have widened and deepened this diverted branch and made it the main branch. It now feeds into the pond and then runs over into the creek.
After chaining two and hauling from the barn, we have to decide the best placement.
The boss (me) is making sure they are aligned because the real boss can't see cause the bucket's in the way.
Later the finished project with four culverts hooked together. The water is still muddy but will be clear soon. Now we can drive into the garden from either side. We have also made it easier to siphon and irrigate the garden.
How's that for boring?
7 comments:
How smart! I'm sure your dad would approve:)
That is pretty cool! I'm not sure I would have thought of that. I'm sure I would have just kept crossing the creek and complaining about it.
Looks like a lot of hard work to me...lol!!!
Do you get much snow over there in Arkansas?
:) That wasn't boring at all, very interesting. Seems I learn something new from you every day Gail :)
That wasn't boring at all. Great way to use those culverts. I liked seeing the finished product and how the "boss" was making sure everything was in the right place....=)
Wow! Not boring at all. Fascinating, self-sufficient, and quite honestly BRILLIANT!
Thanks for sharing the stuff you do on the farm around there. :)
~Lisa
New Mexico
Looks like loads of hard work - lucky not to be doing it by hand!
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