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<blockquote data-quote="novatech" data-source="post: 838649" data-attributes="member: 5494"><p>The plow is good to take water from place to place as long as we are talking shallow. Just have to make sure where you are taking the water is down hill from the source. If you do not have a level borrow or rent one. (Laser preferably.) Try to locate the path of least resistance. With a plow going through a 1 foot rise can be a lot of additional work. You can set some grade stakes up in order to get close to the elevation needed. Write on each stake what the elevation of the bottom of the ditch should be. Or pull a string wit a give measurement above the bottom of thew ditch. Say 3 feet. Then you can go along with a ruler and measure down at any point. The water is going to tell you where your highs and lows are but the level may save you a lot of time or needles work. </p><p> Also you may want to go back to the NRCS office and ask them for a topographical map of your property. You may even be able to get it off the NRCS web site yourself.</p><p>If used for general drainage there is a berm on each side that will stop the water from entering. I have used a moldboard and taken off all but 1 plow. This puts all the dirt on one side. I guess you could take a torch to yours and adapt it. I have used the moldboard to put drainage ditches along fence lines.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="novatech, post: 838649, member: 5494"] The plow is good to take water from place to place as long as we are talking shallow. Just have to make sure where you are taking the water is down hill from the source. If you do not have a level borrow or rent one. (Laser preferably.) Try to locate the path of least resistance. With a plow going through a 1 foot rise can be a lot of additional work. You can set some grade stakes up in order to get close to the elevation needed. Write on each stake what the elevation of the bottom of the ditch should be. Or pull a string wit a give measurement above the bottom of thew ditch. Say 3 feet. Then you can go along with a ruler and measure down at any point. The water is going to tell you where your highs and lows are but the level may save you a lot of time or needles work. Also you may want to go back to the NRCS office and ask them for a topographical map of your property. You may even be able to get it off the NRCS web site yourself. If used for general drainage there is a berm on each side that will stop the water from entering. I have used a moldboard and taken off all but 1 plow. This puts all the dirt on one side. I guess you could take a torch to yours and adapt it. I have used the moldboard to put drainage ditches along fence lines. [/QUOTE]
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