Box Scraper How do you crush rock a New Road?

[jayste]

Along with all of the above good information you might tell them you are putting in your driveway and not just adding to an existing one. They can recommend a type of rock for the job. Preferably with some sort of "binder" which is what they call it around here. Basically, binder is a powder that is created when crushing the stone. It helps "cement" the stone in place when your drive gets rained on or wet down. Around here I've used what they call "Harjo gravel" or "native gravel" which is a gravel with a high clay content which makes for a great base for a driveway. My experience with putting down gravel without the binder as a base is that the gravel will eventually "sink" into the softened ground when the rainy season comes. After a good base is set you can always come back with some "clean" gravel and spread over that say in a year or so if you want to make it look a little better but sometimes it's not necessary. Happy Tractorin'!:thumbsup:

 

[FxdGrMind]

If it's a "NEW" road, you might want 2 layers, a large CRUSH 2"+ for the base, then a 3/4" - (minus gives you all the Fines for locking the gravel).

Just thinking long term for ya.

Cheers and happy road building!

 

[Flatheadyoungin]

i'm going to have right at a 1/4 mile driveway, not couting around the buildings, turn arounds, etc

i'm gonna use this US200 fabric- unless i find a different company that fills the bill better...

even if you don't use their product, their site has some decent info. on it...

Driveway Fabric - US Fabrics Geotextile Company

 

[Starbucket]

Thanks to all the help from all. I think renting a small dump truck or hiring one will be the way to go as there are rock yards within 15-20 miles of the house. The box scraper can be tilted side to side with the rear lift arm adjustments and do the same as the blade but just take longer (I'm retired and have all the time in the world), so I gather using the truck to spread the rock the length of the road and the tractor to even it out is the process that all agree on.
Thanks again and I'll try to post pic's of the project if I can figgure out how.
Pat

 

[teg]

....I'll try to post pic's of the project if I can figure out how... Pat

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[catfishdaddyengineering]

i'm going to have right at a 1/4 mile driveway, not couting around the buildings, turn arounds, etc

i'm gonna use this US200 fabric- unless i find a different company that fills the bill better...

even if you don't use their product, their site has some decent info. on it...

Driveway Fabric - US Fabrics Geotextile Company

Do you know what another name for "high tenacity polyester woven or knitted into a stable network allowing the yarns to retain their relative positions." is pretty close to?

Old carpet that you can get from the carpet installers after they pull it up when installing new. I stopped by the carpet and tile place that I bought some tile from a few years ago. They have a roll-on dumpster with steps built that the installers put the old carpet. Put the backing facing up with the carpet down and pour the gravel to it. Works great.

 

[BeeferMan]

The trick to spreading with a dump truck is to chain the tail gate so it only opens a couple inches, then you can drive at slow speed and get a fairly even spread of material.

The trickiest part is to keep lifting the bed enough to not starve the spreading process, but not so far that you spill over the tailgate or cause the bed to tip back all the way.

Like most of these jobs, you'll get real good at it just about the time you're all done...

 

[Gordon Gould]

The way I do it with my 1 Ton dump is as follows:
My truck can carry 3 to 4 ton of material, Ive had more on but it is scarey.
3.5 Ton is a good load and carries comfortably. Thats about 2.5 yards. (100 lb per cubic foot is a good rule of thumb to use for estimating.)
Stone flows fairly freely, so as said before chain your tailgate so it only
opens a couple inches. This may seem small but it is plenty.
With the tailgate latched tie a rope on the release handle and pass it through
the driver side window (I use an old web type dog leash because I can
get a good grip on it). Raise the dump body as high as you dare without
losing stuff over the top of the tailgate. Get in the truck, grab the rope
and start driving. Get going about 10 mph steady. When you get to the spread zone pull the rope to release the tail gate, maintain speed and
start raising the body the rest of the way. Keep going forward til empty.
Ajust your speed to get a heavier or lighter spread the next time.
This is my method. Hope it helps. Good luck.

 

[cisco]

Well, if you don't have the appropriately equipped dump truck, or can obtain a driver from the gravel supply company reasonably competent in laying out gravel, you're stuck with a large pile of gravel in one place, and a driveway to surface. If so, scoop up gravel with the FEL, and place loads at whatever distance you deem appropriate down along the center of the dirt road......I hope the road has some "crown" to it....if not water accumulation (and pot holes) are going be a much more a part of your future. Anyhow, with periodic piles of gravel along a crowned road, run over such with your box blade just above the crown, and the tractor wheels in the usual tire tracks. That'll knock most of the gravel from the crown into the (usually) slightly depressed tire tracks. On subsequent passes along the road, crank up one side of the box blade so that it will just clear the crown, and the other side of the box the ground just to the side of the relevent tire track. It takes awhile, but what you'll get is gravel mostly in the tire tracks, with a bit left on the crown and on the far side of the tire tracks.
Pain in butt, but it works for my 1000 foot driveway (dump truck driver was incapable of walking and chewing gum simultaneously), which I "freshen" with a modest amount of new gravel every few years.

 

[Aquaman]

When you're done with all the spreading, rent a plate compactor to smooth it all out and pack the gravel down. It'll be money well spent and you won't believe how great it works.