Country Living
Some mud started to show through on the driveway. Time to get some gravel.
I had to go to the quarry. He loaded up 1,200 pounds in about 8 seconds.
Cost $8.80
It is pretty simple. Shovel gravel onto the mud.
I have to do this about every 3 years. Country living.
Actually, I enjoy this work, it is hard work, it is simple, hard to screw it up you can put your brain
into neutral and just shovel gravel.
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Allen its a hot day for that.
Its about 92 and 100% humidity here. I filled the baby pool for the dogs and commenced to cutting grass(I have about 3 ac of grass. The dogs stayed cool while Dad was out in the sun for 3 hrs.
I am enjoying a cold brew right now.
BTW that is a load on the little truck were the front wheels feeling light0 -
used to have to do that myself, I would tie a rope to an old tire, throw it in front of bed let rope hang over tailgate, once you got the gravel and got home would tie it to the tractor and drive off. the tire would pull 80-90% of the gravel out, only had to shovel the corners, then would smooth it with tractor blade. Only shoveling I do now is with a spoon and bowl of ice cream, good luck allen............. 0 -
hillbille wrote:used to have to do that myself, I would tie a rope to an old tire, throw it in front of bed let rope hang over tailgate, once you got the gravel and got home would tie it to the tractor and drive off. the tire would pull 80-90% of the gravel out, only had to shovel the corners, then would smooth it with tractor blade. Only shoveling I do now is with a spoon and bowl of ice cream, good luck allen.............
I have a friend with a dump trailer but I used to do the same thing. I learned that trick from my dad.0 -
Drape some heavy mill plastic or a tarp over the box before filling, keeps the truck from getting all scratched up, unloads easier and cleaner too 0 -
That's a good idea about the old tire and the rope. I may have to give that a try.
However, I am just shoveling some here and some there. There will be a 20 foot stretch of mud, then I drive 200 feet away to add gravel to a 10 foot stretch of mud.
But I will keep that tire idea in mind.0 -
I did that one time in my Ranger, up North. (DA,) Dude on the bucket, pretty much dumped it in all at once. (Not gentle like.) Blew my rear shocks, looked like my tailgate (upright,) had been sandblasted/gravel blasted.
DA.
"Oh, Sorry." :?0 -
Have you ever thought about getting crushed asphalt. When it gets compacted it becomes as hard as a road and you won't have to do it for years and years. And it's about the same price or maybe a little more expensive than gravel 0 -
Have you ever thought about getting crushed asphalt. When it gets compacted it becomes as hard as a road and you won't have to do it for years and years. And it's about the same price or maybe a little more expensive than gravel 0 -
I'd rather haul in enough at one time to take care of the problem for many years to come and not mess up my truck. But that's just my opinion. And you know what they say about opinions. 0 -
Smitty, Allen doesn't know how to drive a truck that big. 0 -
This is only one reason I splurged on a dump trailer. Many others including hauling & dumping dirt, debris, brush, logs, etc. in a fraction of the time with no effort. And yes, I have friends & neighbors like Sam. 0 -
nice job and trusting the in-loader operator
many years ago ( when I worked construction ) a old smart ass operator ( good guy but could care less about most anyone ) we got along just because he liked guns
he was running a huge bucket loader , a fellow ask him to put a bucket full on his truck ( clean back fill ) being stripped off for the site
he ask ? you sure a bucket full , yep most would took it as a nice load on the truck
well he completely covered the back of the pick up , poor fellow spent hours shoveling out his truck and unloading enough to drive it
but he did say a bucket full and Frank was a smart ass so he did ( he knew better but was too much of a AH to do it right )0 -
What type of gravel do you use?
IF you use 3/4" crushed granite, it will 'lock in' and provide a hard surface like an asphalt roadway for years.
That is what I did in the farmyard and drive years ago and didn't have to add gravel every few years.0 -
crushed granite is either hard to come by or damned expensive in some areas. Missouri is mostly limestone. 0
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