bbabineau
Silver Member
I like to plan everything far in advance of the time when I start a project. My plan is to purchase a PT so I am putting this post here rather than in the project forum as I really want input specifically from PT users.
The PT will be used primarily in the rear 2 acres of my property but the storage area (read it as barn) is off to the left of the entrance road leading to the house. Rather than drive across the block drive (my wife would not like that) I plan to make a drive around the backside of the barn, around the edge of the property and to the rear where the mowing and garden will be located.
Now to my question, I want a drive approximately six feet wide and it will be some 300 feet long. (In this process I will also build a bridge across the creek and will post pictures as it is built.) It need only carry the PT and perhaps a trailer being pulled or pushed by the PT with garden materials, brush or other materials to the back lot and back.
I am looking for input on construction techniques including layout, materials to use for the surface, which attachments to use and an educated guess on the cost. The surface is currently bare ground and is fairly level. Should I excavate several inches for the road surface (how much), should I install some form of retainer along the edges, what materials should I use for the surface (road base, decomposed granite or some type of rock), what attachments would be best (rock bucket, box blade etc.), should I expect to have to vibrate the surface?
I would love to hear from those who have done a project such as this with any recommendations before I attack the project. I will add that I am currently leaning toward a 1430 although I do prefer the pricing of the 425. My leanings are prompted by the slopes of the property and the need to maintain creeks that I think will require the weight and increased slope ability of the 1430 although I would prefer the maneuverability of the 425.
Thanks in advance to the many helpful PT owners.
The PT will be used primarily in the rear 2 acres of my property but the storage area (read it as barn) is off to the left of the entrance road leading to the house. Rather than drive across the block drive (my wife would not like that) I plan to make a drive around the backside of the barn, around the edge of the property and to the rear where the mowing and garden will be located.
Now to my question, I want a drive approximately six feet wide and it will be some 300 feet long. (In this process I will also build a bridge across the creek and will post pictures as it is built.) It need only carry the PT and perhaps a trailer being pulled or pushed by the PT with garden materials, brush or other materials to the back lot and back.
I am looking for input on construction techniques including layout, materials to use for the surface, which attachments to use and an educated guess on the cost. The surface is currently bare ground and is fairly level. Should I excavate several inches for the road surface (how much), should I install some form of retainer along the edges, what materials should I use for the surface (road base, decomposed granite or some type of rock), what attachments would be best (rock bucket, box blade etc.), should I expect to have to vibrate the surface?
I would love to hear from those who have done a project such as this with any recommendations before I attack the project. I will add that I am currently leaning toward a 1430 although I do prefer the pricing of the 425. My leanings are prompted by the slopes of the property and the need to maintain creeks that I think will require the weight and increased slope ability of the 1430 although I would prefer the maneuverability of the 425.
Thanks in advance to the many helpful PT owners.
