Hello,
When I had the groundworks done to build my house, the contractors formed a temporary ramp out of earth leading from the hardcore level the house is on down to the rest of my land, so they could drive their 20t excavator up and down it to dig the drains/septic tank pits etc.
I've since tried driving my IH454 up it and I just sank in, as it's too soft to use without dirty great wide tracks. I'd really like to somehow harden the ramp up so I can drive up/down it, but I'm not sure how.
The ramp's only made of soil, moved there by the original excavator, so I can't scrape it back to a harder layer and put hardcore down or something, as there isn't a harder layer. I've had it suggested to me that I put down a stabilising layer under hardcore, made up of tyres and "rammed earth", but I'm not sure if this is an idea that actually works or just one that "probably" works (plus, it doesn't seem very environmentally sympathetic to me).
Any thoughts on what the best plan of action could be would be very helpful to read,
Thanks for you help,