CTyler
Veteran Member
When build out house the semi's, cement trucks, etc.. did a great job of really packing the limestone. However I had to grade it regularlyMy drive is ~600' and on a hill. Started with a base of 3", that must have been 3" average not minus. Then topped it with 1 1/2" and used the box and rear blade to grade it out.
If you need to move stuff around the box works good. If your just smoothing out washboards then the rear blade at an angle works good.
One thing I learned the hard way was not to get very agressive with the rear blade to smooth washboards. Otherwise you start pulling up the larger base. It packs back down but you end up with mini boulders scattered around. Then you get to take the landscape rake and pull it off to the side. The landscape rakes actually works a lot better than I figured it would for light grading.
Turning the rear blade around while driving forward makes it less agressive and it can't dig in. Works good for smoothing/spreading.
You want the fines in your rock, thats what binds everything together and makes it pack.
If you need to move stuff around the box works good. If your just smoothing out washboards then the rear blade at an angle works good.
One thing I learned the hard way was not to get very agressive with the rear blade to smooth washboards. Otherwise you start pulling up the larger base. It packs back down but you end up with mini boulders scattered around. Then you get to take the landscape rake and pull it off to the side. The landscape rakes actually works a lot better than I figured it would for light grading.
Turning the rear blade around while driving forward makes it less agressive and it can't dig in. Works good for smoothing/spreading.
You want the fines in your rock, thats what binds everything together and makes it pack.