tjkubota93
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They call the kind of limestone gravel you use for a driveway (1 inch or so rocks with dust) cr610. Any y'all heard of that?
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LD1
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I am sure others in TN have.
Seems every state or reigon has different lingo.
Up here.....lower numbers are bigger.
1's and 2's......good base. Fist and softball sized stuff.
#4's are golf ball sized
#57's (mix of 5-7) are 3/4" stuff. Good top coat material.
#8's...are the pea sized stuff. Another good top coat
All those are uniform size, screened material.
For the mix type stuff...of what some.places call crusher run, or bank run.......we have
304's.....that's basically #4's to dust. Good packing.
411's are 57's to dust. Same concept as 304's but nothing bigger than 3/4" or so. Better stuff if this is gonna be the top coat because you won't have the bigger stone work it's way to the surface
PILOON
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We have some rather steep hills that always got washed out and rutted from heavy rains.
Also washboard developed rapidly on the hills.
We went to recycled asphalt and those problems no longer occurred as the sun makes it stick together to an almost hot paved like surface.
Overall maintenance is reduced to now only 2 grader pass per year.
By far the biggest win is the hills.
Also washboard developed rapidly on the hills.
We went to recycled asphalt and those problems no longer occurred as the sun makes it stick together to an almost hot paved like surface.
Overall maintenance is reduced to now only 2 grader pass per year.
By far the biggest win is the hills.
Where I grew up, "pit run" was glacial till, basically everything from grapefruit sized rocks down to dust, all of it rounded much like river rock.
"Crusher run" was about 2" down, with sharp corners and edges, which packed better.
If mixing up your own concrete, it was pretty common to order "1 inch minus" or "3/4 minus" or "1/2 minus", basically everything from the callout size down.
Stone dust was basically everything smaller than about 1/8".
Where I am now, they start the process by blasting ledge, so there is no "pit run", it all starts with "crusher run" but otherwise seems the same. I know we can also get river rock and rip-rap (about 6" sharp chunks).
Since anything smaller than a full 20 yd. truck is hauled by a subcontractor (truck owner or landscaper), I am would not be surprised if there is a layer of translation between what the customers tell the subcontractor they want and what they then order from the pit, and some of these other numeric road base designations are being used here too, it is just that I don't usually hear them.
"Crusher run" was about 2" down, with sharp corners and edges, which packed better.
If mixing up your own concrete, it was pretty common to order "1 inch minus" or "3/4 minus" or "1/2 minus", basically everything from the callout size down.
Stone dust was basically everything smaller than about 1/8".
Where I am now, they start the process by blasting ledge, so there is no "pit run", it all starts with "crusher run" but otherwise seems the same. I know we can also get river rock and rip-rap (about 6" sharp chunks).
Since anything smaller than a full 20 yd. truck is hauled by a subcontractor (truck owner or landscaper), I am would not be surprised if there is a layer of translation between what the customers tell the subcontractor they want and what they then order from the pit, and some of these other numeric road base designations are being used here too, it is just that I don't usually hear them.
Streetcar
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The smaller numbers are sieve size, the larger numbers are from state specifications.
57 is two sieve sizes
The smaller numbers are sieve size, the larger numbers are from state specifications.
57 is two sieve sizes
tjkubota93
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I don't know who's names make more sense, just seems asinine that it is not the same everywhere.
I guess the gov't can't regulate everything! The people that want gravel buy it, the people that have gravel sell it. So why would they care what its called until they get on the internets and talk to other people that do the same.
I guess the gov't can't regulate everything! The people that want gravel buy it, the people that have gravel sell it. So why would they care what its called until they get on the internets and talk to other people that do the same.
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tjkubota93
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Heck no, I'd rather they go away. I was being sarcastic.
Around here gravel, crushed asphalt, crushed concrete etc is sold by the ton. Ranges from 10-15$ per ton at the source. Figure about 1.2 tons per yard as a guesstimate as it will vary with the product.
Most hauling is done by belly dumps. Most of them charge $85 an hour and we can figure at least two hours per load as the quarries are far. The haul around 21 tons.
So roughly $400 a semi load.
Most hauling is done by belly dumps. Most of them charge $85 an hour and we can figure at least two hours per load as the quarries are far. The haul around 21 tons.
So roughly $400 a semi load.