Gravel cost

[newbury]

Whats "a load" ? And what's "gravel"?
A Ford Ranger bed full or a tandem truck load?

In Northern Virginia I've been buying it for $10/ton for RC#2 to $18/ton for RC#8 with $100 delivery charge within 25 miles, 3 ton minimum.
Gravel | Stone | Recycled Material | Lorton, VA

We just finished an 1,100 sq ft addition to a house I own where my son and family live. The project "finishing" touches are requiring many small loads (< 3 tons, or about 2 yards or less) of various size for various needs.

But since I don't usually need a lot at one time I pick up a couple of tons or less in my F350 and avoid the delivery charge.

Over the last few months I've hauled Rock Dust, #57, #2, #8, and mulch. Unloading made much easier by my $40 HF unloader, discussed in a prior thread.

Well it took a week but it works GREAT.

How I did it -
Since I have a dually with a full 8' bed with rough bed liner AND rails for my removables ( a 5th wheel hitch, a gooseneck hitch and cobbled together mount for my HF 1/2 Ton Capacity Pickup Truck Crane with Cable Winch) there was no way to "just drop it in" and expect it to work.

My thought process was to jury rig a dump container to make unloading and cleanup easier.

So -
I cut a 4x8x3/4 sheet of plywood in half length wise and put either piece on the inside to cover the wheel wells.

I then laid down a big HF tarp, about 15x12, length wise from a few few feet past the down tailgate, flat along the bed, then up and over the cab and width wise across the bed and up over the plywood about 3' on either side.
I next laid down three 2x4x8's, one against each wheel well and one down the center
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I topped that with a 4x8x3/4 sheet of plywood

(I wanted to put something slippery like a 4'x8' sheet of thick slippery plastic on top of the plywood but didn't have one.)

That was my "base dump container".

I then followed the simple instructions and laid out the HF "Loadhandler" on top, went to the stone yard and got a small load (1,760 lbs) of #57 - busted up concrete. (I asked for a ton but that was close enough.)
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After loading I just wrapped the excess tarp over the top of the load paid ($14 for 1,760 lbs) and drove off.

For unloading we folded up the excess tarp hanging off the tailgate, hooked up the loadhandler and my son cranked the load off rather easily in about 5 minutes or less.



IT WORKED GREAT!!

We pulled out the plywood and the small amount of stone that had evaded capture easily slid out with the tarp.

If I can find a suitable surface with a real slippy surface it might even handle 1.5 tons.

/edit - I also have a short vid showing how easy it is to use but posting vids here is a pain.

So if a "load" is a ton of #2 picked up it might cost $10, or if it's 25 tons of #8 delivered 25 miles it might be $700 with tax and that's ALL from 1 place

 

[JRobyn]

See post #10 for prices. This is from the Gainesboro, TN quarry run by the Rodgers Group. About 11-12 miles from us.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...ng-better-than-125-tons.html?highlight=gravel

 

[LD1]

Prives vary widely across the country. It all boils down to how far from the quarry, and how many quarries in your area.

Around me, central ohio here, there is 2 gravel pints within 10 miles, and two limestone pits within 30.

Limestone is preferred around here as it last longer and holds up better than "gravel". Gravel around here being primarily sandstone, with some granite mixed in.

The gravel is closer, and also cheaper. IT also matters what you want. crusher run, 3/4 minus, etc. Stuff that is a mix with alot of fines, is usually the cheapest. The smaller washed stone like #8's and # 57's (3/8" and 3/4" stuff respectively) is used for topcoat, higher in demand, and cost more.

For gravel, a full-sized dump truck (~22 tons) will cost about $11-$13/ton delivered depending on what you get.
Limestone will cost $16-$19 per ton depending on what you get.

That difference in cost isnt as extreme as it looks on the surface. Gravel weighs more per ton than limestone. So while limestone cost more per ton, you get more VOLUME as well.

 

[TheMan419]

You can access USDA soil survey maps at Web Soil Survey - Home.

Steve

Neat. Thanks Steve.

 

[prichard]

Gravel weighs more per ton than limestone.

You sure about that?

 

[LD1]

You sure about that?

Uh....yea.

 

[TemporaryKubotaOwnerMark]

South Florida:

Base Rock(Crushed Limestone) - $385 for 21 tons/delivery

Hope this helps

About the same here in Virginia.

 

[newbury]

<snip> Gravel weighs more per ton than limestone.<snip>

Gold weighs more per ounce than limestone, (and less on a pound basis) but I didn't know gravel did.

 

[Stimw]

Not gravel but I might as well add my price for Asphalt Millings.
I got 23 tons (he said) in semi dump trailer for $550.00 which included 60 mile delivery distance from Jacksonville Fl.
Installed in under a 24' X 31' Carport.

 

[jack707]

400.00 for 34 yards road gravel