Draining Boggy Land

JohnChadwick · 04-05-2021 3:37pm

tellmeabit wrote: »

I have land drain from spring flowing into a blue barrel in the dyke with 3/4 attachment about 6 inches from the bottom of barrel to try stop and mud going into trough.
I should be heading to that field over next few day ,will try get pic. Have used 20ltr drums before on their belly if didn't have much fall to work with.

Pic would be great. Just wondering how to seal around the inlet and outlet pipe.

The dyke I have gets a good flow of water so any tips to keep the catch barrel in place would be a help.

Good loser · 05-05-2021 12:16am

2smiggy wrote: »

110 mm perforated drainage pipe costs between 6/7 euros a metre. If you go to the bother digging and stoning it, you are better off putting in the pipe.

I only ever use 80 mm pipe.

Years ago did a 7 acre field with a high water table without pipes and it did fine.
We heaped 2" loads and 4" loads together and filled drains dug with a drainage bucket to within 7" of surface. Worked fine but took an awful lot of stone.

Can still see line of drains - slightly depressed in certain light conditions and burnt look in very dry weather.

Since then (15 plus years) have used pipe, stone and terram/weedout.

SuperTortoise · 05-05-2021 9:25pm

What's used to cap the pipe say if you wanted to drain a spring in the middle of a field?

Good loser · 08-05-2021 8:42pm

What do you mean by 'cap the pipe'?

tellmeabit · 08-05-2021 11:56pm

JohnChadwick wrote: »

Pic would be great. Just wondering how to seal around the inlet and outlet pipe.

The dyke I have gets a good flow of water so any tips to keep the catch barrel in place would be a help.

I just have a bit if white pvc pipe coming from a little mud square at the end of the drain pipe. Like 6 inches high. White pipe is just off being level maybe a 2 inch drop over the 10foot or however long they come. Then into the blue barrel. What are they 200ltr. That's on as few flat stones so water can flow around it. The weight Keeps it already. Have another roughter set up that I was getting cleaned out today. Will get pics of both tomooow. Sorry had forgotten about it

PoorFarmer · 09-05-2021 8:48am

JohnChadwick wrote: »

Have a 4 inch drainage pipe coming out of what must be a spring underground, and it's constantly running. I want to use this water for cattle further downhill and not racking my brain how to get a 4 inch down to a 1 inch pipe. Does anyone know how to do this?

I have an IBC filling from a spring but there is a good fall where it is positioned. Have a 3/4" pipe adaptor on the outlet. The excess just flows out the top.
Will need a bigger plastic trough than you would normally use or else go with concrete as it will be very slow to fill and the cattle will knock it about scratching.

SuperTortoise · 10-05-2021 1:23pm

Good loser wrote: »

What do you mean by 'cap the pipe'?

If I ran a pipe from a spring into an open drain, what goes on the end of the pipe where the spring is to stop it filling up with clay?

White Clover · 10-05-2021 2:56pm

SuperTortoise wrote: »

If I ran a pipe from a spring into an open drain, what goes on the end of the pipe where the spring is to stop it filling up with clay?

Make a box around it with a few field stones.

Good loser · 10-05-2021 7:44pm

SuperTortoise wrote: »

If I ran a pipe from a spring into an open drain, what goes on the end of the pipe where the spring is to stop it filling up with clay?

Wrap the end of the pipe with that Terram or Weed Out. These membranes let the water through while holding back the clay.

Dinzee Conlee · 10-05-2021 8:55pm

SuperTortoise wrote: »

If I ran a pipe from a spring into an open drain, what goes on the end of the pipe where the spring is to stop it filling up with clay?

We used (on more than one occasion) an old coke bottle, make some holes in it with a hot nail or drill, fill with gravel, half inch pipe in the top, screw through bottle and pipe to hold it in place...

But, I have recently discovered that I am a rooter, so that solution may not be to everyone's taste

Bass Reeves · 10-05-2021 9:16pm

Dinzee Conlee wrote: »

We used (on more than one occasion) an old coke bottle, make some holes in it with a hot nail or drill, fill with gravel, half inch pipe in the top, screw through bottle and pipe to hold it in place...

But, I have recently discovered that I am a rooter, so that solution may not be to everyone's taste

Coke bottle's ( and it must be Coca Cola bottle) are only allowed to be used in Wifi solutions on chimneys as Wifi mobile dongle weather protectors.

Jb1989 · 10-05-2021 9:27pm

SuperTortoise wrote: »

If I ran a pipe from a spring into an open drain, what goes on the end of the pipe where the spring is to stop it filling up with clay?

Usually a stub of a 4 inch sewer pipe sticking out into the drain/shuck.

morphy87 · 14-05-2021 3:06pm

Is there certain soil that can not be drained? If land was wet but had no big rushes would this be a good sign that drainage would work? Would ploughing help with drainage in the soil?

Would anyone have some photos on here from before and after?

farmer2018 · 14-05-2021 3:30pm

What do ye usually put at the mouth of a piped drain to stop it from blocking? Concrete, flagstone etc

Track9 · 15-05-2021 3:43pm

General answer on some draing queries.My experience,no viable means of draining bog.One option that works depending on effort put in.In Cork we call it turning.really its dig down to earth with gravel etc.Bring that to surface & might with bog.The gravelly & often the pan works great mixed with bog.
Need be caution with lime,very small amounts in first five yes or so.Re mouths of drain intakes.a box of small field stones shud work,as it does here.

Eugesuarez1 · 17-03-2022 4:24pm

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I'm looking to buy a property, in Kerry. It has about 0.650 acres. But it has a build-up of water in the middle, i'd say about 25% of the land is saturated. We mainly want to use it as a garden, to grow vegetation etc. Who would we contact about doing what you're suggesting, and how much would something like this cost? The water is mainly around a bored well, so we don't know if that is leaking or something, but it seems to be fine. I think it has something to do with a spring. If I could contact someone I would, it's in the Kerry area, but wouldn't know who to call.

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