Crushed stone with little to know chips and dust, rant

[Streetcar]

In southern Ohio big fines and possibly jail time for public equipment operating on private property

 

[buckeyefarmer]

In southern Ohio big fines and possibly jail time for public equipment operating on private property

Are you sure? Twp or county law? Maybe if you're doing it for money.

 

[clemsonfor]

Around here, southern Indiana, we use what is called 53's for driveways stone with chip and dust. Or # 5's and #7's with about 30% chip and dust. Others call it "crusher run", I recall.

In the hills of Southern Indiana, you must use a crushed stone that can be compacted. Last Monday I had a load dumped on my drive while I was out traveling. When I returned I noticed there was almost not chip/dust. Mostly the larger stone. So now I have 250 feet hill with 4 inch deep of marbles! The trucker did a fine job of spreading an even layer.

I called the trucking company this AM to complain about the quality or the "lack" of chip and dust. They agree, there needs to be plenty of chip and dust to make it work and to meet the 53's description.

The only solution is to add a top layer of chip and dust to lock it all together. At this point I don't think a tri-axle could get up the hill of marbles to spread a load of dust. I'll likely have to have dust dumped at the top of the hill and spread one bucket at a time. Arg.....

Well if he can get to the top of the hill (like the post says)to dump the "dust" just have him spread going downhill in a low gear with Jake brake and he will hold to the hill like glue. I would agree almost impossible to spread going up hill on a bed of marbles.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

That must be a steep hill..

There's steep gravel roads were i grew up, all we used on them is clean stone.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I wave at them and talk to them if they are stopped, but don't know them. We had one, long time operator that always stood at his controls wearing a tie! How classy. He must have retired.

Generally, they are only known as the anonamous ones that fill in peoples driveways with snow and ice. lol

 

[Kingsqueak]

You might be able to just run a compactor over it if you know anyone who has one. Shape (crown) the coarser base, then compact it, then add more of the ledgepack with fines on top, compact again. Could honestly be worth the rental for the compactor. I just had this setup done on a driveway overhaul and the compactor really makes a difference, sets and locks it all up.

 

[ovrszd]

In southern Ohio big fines and possibly jail time for public equipment operating on private property

Glad I don't live there.

 

[snymat68]

I just got this and that's what you need.

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A Top Dresser. It has a moving floor and can spread a fine even layer. Tractor PTO driven

Just back from sandblasting and paint, panels missing. Wings are for wood chips.

That triangle looks like it's about to get ripped loose by those teeth in the next 1/8th turn of that drum.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I learned that from putting playing cards in the spokes. Makes it sound more powerfull! Actually, for transport only and there is a housing that goes on the rear.

Bannerman BTD-2 Top Dresser - YouTube

 

[bigtiller]

The county was dredging the road ditch in front of my place, around the culverts and intakes. Three trucks were hauling the spoils to their stockpile several miles away. I told the drivers if they got behind, they could dump a few loads in my empty lot. That is something they don't do because of insurance problems. But they dumped 3 loads anyway.

So many of the locals who drove by that day, called the county to complain about favoritism. They made a new rule, never drive on private property again.