How difficult is it to crush a septic field? It's not a mound system, I've seen a couple YouTube videos of presby(?) Systems being built and I don't have anything similar to that (no vent tube etc.) I may have to look into some records for the property but before that. Anyone have an idea of the difficulty? I had a cat 308 on it last year for stumps, I'd like to remove some more this year, it was pumped out months later, the guy didn't note any problems. Fyi I know I can't put any real weight on the tank, I'm curious about the field. Thanks all! Sent from my LE2127 using Tapatalk
I can tell you my cub cadet 1517 hasn’t broken mine. Mine is partly into a field I lease to a farm up the road and they have clear direction to keep their equipment off it and they do. If you don’t have to cross it with equipment that makes you wonder, I wouldn’t.
I'd stay off when the ground is real soft...and if you are concerned about it, just lay a sheet of 3/4" plywood over the lines/ditches (not sure exactly what type system you have) that should be enough to keep things safe.
I've always been told one of the signs a a failed system is water pushing up, sometimes there's a depression in the ground Mine is old, old car bodies buried down, i stay off with bigger equipment if i can
So, for some reason I got the wild idea to dig on the stumps a little (good thing too, found a morel!) I got one uncovered enough to build a fire in the hole the next non windy day Sent from my LE2127 using Tapatalk
I just realized that a Cat 308 is a track hoe...you should be fine...I thought it was a rubber tired machine...
We have run over the septic field at my moms for 4+ decades with zero issues. All sorts of trucks and machines through the years have driven over it.
I would think it also depends on how deep it is... We had to put in a pump system when we bought the new place and renovated. The field is out in the pasture, I stay off it with the tractor. The plans had the ditches deep (like 10ft), but I'm not sure that's what actually happened since I wasn't there when installed. To me, in my situation, not with the risk of messing it up. Do you have to remove the stumps? Or do you just want to (for whatever reason)?
It depends on what type of system it is, how deep things are, local soil type and conditions...some systems will take anything short of an overloaded log truck on it, some I wouldn't want much more than a mower on it.
We have a mound system and the very first year I had my ATV I was hauling my loaded ATV wood trailer over near the toe of the slope of the mound lengthwise. After I was done hauling that year it dawned on me that it probably was not one of my best decisions. I then changed the routing off the road and also built a bridge so I didn't have to go on the road at all.
Haaa I know it depends on how deep it is, I want them out so I can level the field and have a nice, flat, wide area but since I've made some headway with manual digging and I can burn them out easier now I'll probably skip the big machines unless someone wants to lend me one I didn't wanna say anything and be a jerk I just thought to myself why is he comparing the two? Sent from my LE2127 using Tapatalk
If you have access to a metal detector go out and trace the pipes and then you will have a good idea of where to stay off especially when the ground is moist
Let’s see didn’t crush it with; 1 ton dual loaded, full size trucks, 10 ton excavator or tractor. 20 foot above ground pool 5 foot deep killed D box but it took 7 years.. This my personal experiences, I don’t recommend any of this The plus side is we now know where it is
Metal detectors won’t work as well as a 1/4 inch rod seeing if you hit something. None of mine was metal
Most aren't. If your contractor is installing metal pipe (or just about anything!) metal for your leach field, they need far'd...quick like!
I'd worry more about breaking the older clay tile pipe than I would plastic. Ours is PVC and has been driven over by a variety of heavy equipment; tractors, backhoes, delivery trucks, without apparent problems. We avoid driving over the tank and distribution box though.
I have driven over ours with a good sized chipper and pickup truck. Not sure if anything else has been over it. It's about 5 feet down in river rock, sand/gravel. Not much is going to hurt it that I know of. I do need to remove a young willow and some prickly ash from it though.
