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Old 05-09-2008, 12:09 PM
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I have waited all winter to for spring,now spring is here and i can't drive my vette!! this is my problem i can't get to the road. I need to go through this, do i just go or wait ?
Old 05-09-2008, 12:17 PM
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Bummer!! Yoy could drive very slow through it. Id get a few loads of rock to build up the road level about 6 inches to prevent this in the future!!
Old 05-09-2008, 12:19 PM
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Think i would wait a couple days for the water to go down also would not want to chance getting stuck in the mud.
I feel your pain
Old 05-09-2008, 12:20 PM
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Asphalt is your friend
Old 05-09-2008, 12:25 PM
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sheets of plywood will keep you out of the mud! and its cheap
Old 05-09-2008, 12:27 PM
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Somethings amis? I live in the country in a simular area. If that's where you live you dont get out much. Where's all the ruts where you drive thru that mud hole?
I'd load that up with crushed concrete to get a base.
IMO- nobodys been driven on there lately.
Old 05-09-2008, 12:37 PM
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I have asked about having gravel dumped in there.I was told as soon as the water is gone,if its done now it will just wash out again,
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if i was your neighbor id help you squeegee that water right outta there
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We go through it 3 or 4 times each day,there is a bottom, not much mud but that water is deap 10-12 inches
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i would move

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Old 05-09-2008, 01:06 PM
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Buy a bunch of 2x4s to line the roadway. Then bring in the gravel to fill in the middle. Water or not your vette will stay high and dry.
Old 05-09-2008, 01:24 PM
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I think that common sense MUST prevail here.
Old 05-09-2008, 03:19 PM
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Logs. Cordoroy road. Works well.
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A few paper towels should do the trick. I mean, they show it on TV all the time. You have a major spill in the kitchen, you take one towel, and it sucks it all up
Seriously, you should consider asphalt, gravel or even digging ditches (to drain the water). It's going to be muddy every time it rains.
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Originally Posted by rscape2
We go through it 3 or 4 times each day,there is a bottom, not much mud but that water is deap 10-12 inches

Do you mean deep?
Old 05-09-2008, 04:30 PM
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the way I see it you have two choices - https://www.zorbeez.com/?cid=381468 or http://www.majestictowing.com/images/uploaded/3.jpg
Old 05-09-2008, 05:50 PM
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Wait! while doing that, make plans to repair that road or move.

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Old 05-09-2008, 06:44 PM
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Don't feel too bad... it's snowing where I am right now (Lethbridge). The Vette is STILL in storage... the longest wait I've ever had. Damn Global warming
Old 05-09-2008, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by oaks99
i would move

oak
Old 05-09-2008, 06:53 PM
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It's real easy. Get up speed, hit your TURBO BOOST button, and fly right over. Simple.


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