Posted By Madstang on 06/04/2008 10:12 AM
I added dirt and I stopped when I thought I had enough....I wish I would have added more because of settling. I used a hand tamper 8" x 8"....boy was that a lot of work. My suggestion since I have already done what you are going to attempt, is add dirt tamp. add dirt, tamp, add dirt, tamp. When you think you have added enough..add more because even if you tamp it down with a machine, you are STILL going to have settling...I don't care what anyone says! Where I added my new line, I brought it up to level with my brick retaining wall, and it is still settling down..even though I hand tamped it ALOT! I wish I would have soaked it each time in between the adding dirt and tamping. This would have helped with the settling...I would think. Good luck. Bubba
I plan to eventually start a new railroad line on the ground. Reading this and other posts has definitely given me pause . . .
I added dirt and I stopped when I thought I had enough....I wish I would have added more because of settling. I used a hand tamper 8" x 8"....boy was that a lot of work. My suggestion since I have already done what you are going to attempt, is add dirt tamp. add dirt, tamp, add dirt, tamp. When you think you have added enough..add more because even if you tamp it down with a machine, you are STILL going to have settling...I don't care what anyone says! Where I added my new line, I brought it up to level with my brick retaining wall, and it is still settling down..even though I hand tamped it ALOT! I wish I would have soaked it each time in between the adding dirt and tamping. This would have helped with the settling...I would think. Good luck. Bubba
I plan to eventually start a new railroad line on the ground. Reading this and other posts has definitely given me pause . . .
