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| Our property is an odd triangle shape and the previous owners had a greenhouse business (there were 4 large greenhouses). The problem we have is that everywhere the greenhouses (about 3-4 acres) were is covered with 3-5 inches of gravel. Last year, my husband took a tractor with a blade and was able to scrape up a lot of it, but it is still not even close to being to the point of usable land. I'm wondering if I could haul in dirt and/or sand to build up an area on top of the gravel? I really have no where to ride at my house other than the pasture with the other horses, and that doesn't let me accomplish much.
Any ideas or suggestions would be great! I've thought about maybe staking out the arena I want and having my husband use an excavator to dig down 6 inches or so and then bringing dirt in to fill that. Would that cost a fortune? |
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Location: Four Corners Colorado | Is it mixed with the dirt at all? Could you level and pack the gravel down and use it as base that will drain well for your arena and just put your footing on top? |
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| Excavating an area that size, will be an astronomical project. Even taking off 3-4 inches would be countless yards of material to move. Not having seen it, its hard to say, but you may be able to scrape off enough rock, to do "some" good. If you could get your hands on a disc plow, ( Wish I could post pictures, but I aint smart enough) you may be able to turn the rock under. A regular moal board plow will not cut deep enough, and not cover like the plow I am talking about. |
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| If I could come up with a good strategy that I thought would work, we could get it done fairly easily. I work for a farm that also has an excavating company, and our best friends own a farm down the road, so we have access basically any kind of equipment that may be needed. I just don't want to put the work in to doing something for it to still be rocky.
I don't need a huge arena, just want a place I can ride without having pasture buddies interfering! |
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Location: lone star state | Contact someone with dump trucks gravel hauler etc. One of them would probably buy the gravel AND remove it from your property leaving you with a fresh slate. Maybe you could trade your gravel for sand or other suitable horse footing. |
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