Advice on fixing grass runway.

steve wrote:The width of my farm strip used to be about 1/4 the size of yours and it was plenty wide. It is hard to tell from a picture if there is any change in elevation down the length of your strip, if there is (and depending on your soil types) I would suggest installing a perforated drainage tile about 60 cm under the surface, the entire length of the strip (just off to the side of where you would normally land), providing there is a place to outlet the water. If if you have anyone that installs drainage tile in your area this would be much more desirable than using gravel, as it would dry the ground quickly and no prop concerns as with using the gravel. I you are handy, have access to a backhoe and laser, or transit, you could do it yourself. I used to have a drainage business, feel free to ask if you have any questions.

Steve

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This exactly, drain tile (big-O) under the strip taking the water from the soil to the ditches and shoot lots of levels before and while laying tile. I'd also ask though, what kind of soil are you on? Just looking at the photos it seems like your strip is in a low area relative to the surrounding ground, is there anywhere for the water to go once it gets to the ditches?
It also looks to me like this might be a new seeding and those are always quick to get mucky and if you go out on it while it's mucky the situation will never improve. My fields are exposed to a level of traffic your strip is unlikely to see but after two cuttings of a new seeding things are compact from the tractor tires and the muddiness stops being a problem so another fairly easy thing you might try is waiting for it to get as dry as it can and then running over the thing a few times to press the soil a bit more compact. This only really applies though if it's a new seeding.
If your area sees significant rainfall I'd avoid using swales to the ditches as you'll likely run into erosion problems.
I'd also avoid laying down any gravel until you've solved the mud or you'll just have gravelly mud.

This exactly, drain tile (big-O) under the strip taking the water from the soil to the ditches and shoot lots of levels before and while laying tile. I'd also ask though, what kind of soil are you on? Just looking at the photos it seems like your strip is in a low area relative to the surrounding ground, is there anywhere for the water to go once it gets to the ditches?It also looks to me like this might be a new seeding and those are always quick to get mucky and if you go out on it while it's mucky the situation will never improve. My fields are exposed to a level of traffic your strip is unlikely to see but after two cuttings of a new seeding things are compact from the tractor tires and the muddiness stops being a problem so another fairly easy thing you might try is waiting for it to get as dry as it can and then running over the thing a few times to press the soil a bit more compact. This only really applies though if it's a new seeding.If your area sees significant rainfall I'd avoid using swales to the ditches as you'll likely run into erosion problems.I'd also avoid laying down any gravel until you've solved the mud or you'll just have gravelly mud.

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