Soil washed away from thunderstorm

[Jdm1]

Hi, I’ve just reseeded a 35 acre field on a slight slope and during a thunderstorm this afternoon torrential rain like I’ve never seen before has washed a huge amount of top soil from all over the field to the bottom it is 5ft deep in places and I don’t know what to do to sort it. The whole field it affected not just parts of it.

 

[vantage]

Hi, I’ve just reseeded a 35 acre field on a slight slope and during a thunderstorm this afternoon torrential rain like I’ve never seen before has washed a huge amount of top soil from all over the field to the bottom it is 5ft deep in places and I don’t know what to do to sort it. The whole field it affected not just parts of it.

Earth moving required to re instate the field I’d say.

 

[Brisel]

That's horrific! How much rain did you get? I hope it's all still in the field not blocking the rivers. If you want to reinstate that you'll need a bucket grader.

 

[Yale]

Load it into a rear discharge spreader and take it back up the field?

 

[Kidds]

Neighbour had similar as a result of a burst water main (hit it with the subsoiler!)
It was put right with a dozer.

 

[Jdm1]

Yeah, think that’s what we are going to do. Never seen rain like it and next nothing just a few miles away.

 

[Brisel]

Load it into a rear discharge spreader and take it back up the field?

Soil won't go through a rear discharge spreader - too dense and it gets under the sprockets. Could try small loads I suppose.

 

[czechmate]

Guys who grow maize for ad plants may have some pointers

 

[Brisel]

Guys who grow maize for ad plants may have some pointers

They only rent it once...

 

[jack6480]

?????

 

[Devil's advocate]

Yeah, think that’s what we are going to do. Never seen rain like it and next nothing just a few miles away.

So sorry that this has happened to you.

Weather been weird since 2007 & totaly crazy last three years.

There is a story in the family about my Grandad having to get digger in to sort a potato field out after a severe storm.

 

[CPF]

I would ring the environment agency , they would Love to give you advice on this . ?? My suggestion is try not to put it in a muck Spreader Wheres everything out ,soil and metal you know it wears all moving parts as fast as you want to replace them, we did some once and not again.

 

[Flat 10]

I’m sorry to see that, not nice at all

 

[Exfarmer]

Hi, I’ve just reseeded a 35 acre field on a slight slope and during a thunderstorm this afternoon torrential rain like I’ve never seen before has washed a huge amount of top soil from all over the field to the bottom it is 5ft deep in places and I don’t know what to do to sort it. The whole field it affected not just parts of it.

I feel for you, I seeded a lawn once and we had an inch of rain about an hour later, the result was similar but mine was only a few square yards.

 

[betweenthelines]

Draw up the voyerd (sic) as we say in Devon

Used to be a regular job on arable land, but I doubt anyone under 60 knows what I'm talking about.

 

[Chae1]

Surprised holwellcourt farm and his crew aren't here sniggering yet.

 

[deleted user 837354]

Earthmovers will put that right, I would ask their advice about what machine is best to use, those box scrapers might be the best way to move it, depends on the length of the haul I guess?

Do not put soil in a rear discharge spreader. Be in for a world of hurt.

EA will not know much about operating heavy machinery if their actions around here are any guide.

 

[Scholsey]

2 big dozers and a 360 would sort that in a few days, would this be covered by insurance?

 

[Jdm1]

2 big dozers and a 360 would sort that in a few days, would this be covered by insurance?

No, tried insurance and not covered

 

[deleted user 837354]

What is the cost of some earth moving gear for this sort of thing, several hundred quid a dayish? Not talking millions here, are we?