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<blockquote data-quote="Flatland guy" data-source="post: 9181526" data-attributes="member: 6717"><p>We have same machine and have experimented but just find standard one forward about 12 back the best. I am afraid it is just time and patience. In 2012 we did 72m all day!! it was mind numbing but once got through within a week the large pool of water went. </p><p>For reference I have been flushing some we installed in Oct 2019 (similar soil silty clay loam) today and I have got a shock how bad they were and took twice as long as first thought. We are finding that new drains nearly need flushing annual/ biannually for the first 2/3 years until the soil settles down, whilst good for drainage it is just too loose and plenty of silt particles are washing into the drain.</p><p>Have you tried a new nozzle, it is surprising how worn they get for a better squirt probably make no difference but it worked for us once. However sometimes you need more hydraulic power to force it through and sometimes just give it time to clean, all a bit of a dark art really.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Flatland guy, post: 9181526, member: 6717"] We have same machine and have experimented but just find standard one forward about 12 back the best. I am afraid it is just time and patience. In 2012 we did 72m all day!! it was mind numbing but once got through within a week the large pool of water went. For reference I have been flushing some we installed in Oct 2019 (similar soil silty clay loam) today and I have got a shock how bad they were and took twice as long as first thought. We are finding that new drains nearly need flushing annual/ biannually for the first 2/3 years until the soil settles down, whilst good for drainage it is just too loose and plenty of silt particles are washing into the drain. Have you tried a new nozzle, it is surprising how worn they get for a better squirt probably make no difference but it worked for us once. However sometimes you need more hydraulic power to force it through and sometimes just give it time to clean, all a bit of a dark art really. [/QUOTE]
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