I want to make a gravel driveway off one end of my black top driveway.It would be a drive just to get to my pasture gate there is all grass there now would a box blade work on getting down deep enough to add gravel only have to go about 30' i really dont want to pay someone to do it.buying the gravel would be ok.Any comments or suggestions.have a JD 2520.
Box Blade/Driveway Question
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Willis Fecon Bushhogging
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Best way, is to remove the grass, then bring in about 3" of rock and spread it. If you dont remove the grass, it will come through the rock, it might anyway, if you dont put something to kill the grass.koziol41 said:
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koziol41 said:
Yeah.. that's a box blade kinda job for a homeowner..
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Yes, a perfect job you can yourself with your boxblade.
You might consider using the rippers down about 2 or 3 inches to cut the grass and break up the soil. Then scrape it off and smooth it. I would put some kind of pre-emergent down to keep the grass from coming back. Then use the boxblade to drag layers of gravel over it until you have the thickness you want.
You could even tilt your boxblade sideways using the side links and cut a small ditch next to the drive for water drainage.
You might consider using the rippers down about 2 or 3 inches to cut the grass and break up the soil. Then scrape it off and smooth it. I would put some kind of pre-emergent down to keep the grass from coming back. Then use the boxblade to drag layers of gravel over it until you have the thickness you want.
You could even tilt your boxblade sideways using the side links and cut a small ditch next to the drive for water drainage.
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I agree with everybody else a BB will work just perfectly. Just remove a few inces of the top soil and put 2" - 6" of gravel down.
You will get grass eventually even with the herbicide not unless you do it every year with the stuff that kills up to a year.
You will get grass eventually even with the herbicide not unless you do it every year with the stuff that kills up to a year.
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Oh.. you are paying for it.. it's just that the price of the tractor gets spread out over all the jobs you do with it.
good luck and have fun.
soundguy
good luck and have fun.
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asylum575
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Planning on doing a similar project after I do some drainage work. Ordering 25 tons of 1 1/2 stone. If I have any left after the drainage, I'll dig down a few inches drop whats left of the stone and finish off with item4.
