Culvert Cleaning ?

[Bowkills]

Appreciate the offer, but I’m in NC west of Winston Salem.

You know any township or county workers there? Side deals r worked out all the time.

 

["J"]

You know any township or county workers there? Side deals r worked out all the time.

Tried, they’re not keen on the idea. Once I mentioned power and fiber optic.

 

["J"]

https://design-all.com/culvert.html

This is something I’ve looked at, but not sure it’d work. There’s 2 tools one for completely plugged and one that’s partly open.

 

[cspot]

Completely plugged. The one that did unplug was a partial. You could see a little bit of daylight through it.

My technique doesn't really work on completely clogged. Good for partial clogs.

 

[cspot]

https://design-all.com/culvert.html

This is something I’ve looked at, but not sure it’d work. There’s 2 tools one for completely plugged and one that’s partly open.

That would probably work. It will take a while especially if it is a long pipe. You may be able to rig something up if you have some scrap stuff laying around.

 

["J"]

My technique doesn't really work on completely clogged. Good for partial clogs.

What‘s your technique?

 

[cspot]

What‘s your technique?

What I described on page 1 about using heavy water flow thru the pipe to help clean. That doesn't work if it is almost completely clogged. It would maybe work if you could get a fair amount of it out with that culvert cleaning tool.

 

[cspot]

Do you have a place that you could pump water from like a nearby creek or pond? Just wondering if you could use something like a 2" pump. Start on lower side and keep working it up in the bottom. THe heavy water flow would bring the spoil back out of the pipe. You would need a long handle or small pipe to attach the discharge hose to to get it up in the culvert once you got going. Of course this would only be cheap if you have a pump available. If you have to rent something then probably not worth it.

 

["J"]

Do you have a place that you could pump water from like a nearby creek or pond? Just wondering if you could use something like a 2" pump. Start on lower side and keep working it up in the bottom. THe heavy water flow would bring the spoil back out of the pipe. You would need a long handle or small pipe to attach the discharge hose to to get it up in the culvert once you got going. Of course this would only be cheap if you have a pump available. If you have to rent something then probably not worth it.

No water close by Unfortunately. Closest water is a pond/creek runoff about a quarter mile away.

 

[cspot]

No water close by Unfortunately. Closest water is a pond/creek runoff about a quarter mile away.

Ok. That is out. Can you blame the powerline or fiber optic line for leading to the clog and get them to replace the culvert. LOL.

 

[Sgt Fury]

Maybe a stupid idea but how about contacting the fire department and ask if they could shoot water through the pipe? I know they will fill swimming pools for a small fee, maybe they could help you?

 

["J"]

Maybe a stupid idea but how about contacting the fire department and ask if they could shoot water through the pipe? I know they will fill swimming pools for a small fee, maybe they could help you?

I’ve heard of this, and wondered if they’d actually do it. I need too get a contact with the local volunteer FD.

 

[Clay Showalter]

Using water, Clay?

Yea water hose if you can get one to it. I have some barrels, you can get a small pump to hook to a water hose and pump from Harrell, with a small hole doesn't take lots of pressure, work from down hill side, assuming you can get to it.

 

[Fletch]

J, can you drive something long up there with a sledge hammer.. Even a 10 ft 2x4 to break it free... I have a long digging iron that's around 9 ft. I use for everything....

 

[Clay Showalter]

Yea I have a pinch bar from harbor freight

 

[Clay Showalter]

You could also try some local pressure washing guys, they have water tanks and should be able to loosen up the stuff pretty easily.

 

[Fletch]

Yea I have a pinch bar from harbor freight

I can't remember where I got my bar, but sucker is heavy, digging with it sure gives the arms a work out....

 

[Clay Showalter]

I can't remember where I got my bar, but sucker is heavy, digging with it sure gives the arms a work out....

And will rip the skin right off your hands if you don’t use gloves

 

[Fletch]

And will rip the skin right off your hands if you don’t use gloves

Yup....But can't live without it... Always using it for a project...

 

[Wildlife]

Just a thought,

Perhaps contact your local commercial rental equipment store and see if they have a large compressor with air hoses to attach to a thumper-mole/mole for installing conduit pipe for duct banks - whether it's for medium to large diameter galvanized and/or PVC conduit full 10' pipe.

You'll be able to punch a hole straight through the center of the culvert typically without it diverting into the culvert pipe itself. Once it clears the other end, then run whatever pressured water through it to clear the rest of it out and/or pressured air from the commercial air compressor itself.

Good luck 'J', hope you get it worked out.