Great job, we used the fabric on our road years ago, and it made a huge difference. The next road up from ours is maintained by the town, has no fabric, and looks like shit during mud season.
Wish we had soil like you guys that doesn’t expand and contract...all of our roads are cored out and rocked with 4” then 3/4. 2-3’ of rock opposed to 6-8”. Good old Oregon black sticky for us...
Nice job. My kind of project. Love having a dozer blade on the front of the maintainer on projects like that. Makes it real easy to spread the stone or unroll the fabric. Also, Chris, if you do a lot of these go to TSC or someplace similar and buy you a big disc blade, axle and bearing and build you a sod cutter or coulter to bolt on the end of your blade. Sure makes for a neat and pretty edge.,If you can drive straight, for less than a $100 bucks and an hours work. :)
Once you get some seat time in that grader you'll be signing your jobs with the edge of that blade lol. What I used to do was angle blade towards front tire, raise whole blade then drop one end down and dig a nice v-ditch where my edge was going to be, final pass fill it in.
Curious as to how this is holding up 3 years later? It looks like you just used 3/4" minus for the entire driveway? Looking at a property, and we would need to build a 1/4 mile long driveway similar to this to reach the house location.
Question from a fellow road builder. Got a private dirt road behind my house which is about 6” below grade on each side. I would just cut out a ditch on both sides but the one side is not my property and it’s lined with trees. Only other option I can come up with is just to build up the road at this point. Before I do I didn’t know if you could think of any other options. FYI: I have access to any type of equipment I could possibly need. Love the videos and thanks for any input. Jone Sing
What type of stone were you guys putting down and what type of fabric?, putting in my driveway in 2 weeks and I was planning on using a W200 woven geotextile for it, curious if you guys were using something similar or a stronger fabric. I have to remove about a foot of topsoil, looks like you guys didn't have quite as much.
Loving the new style man. Got a question for you, how would you suggest a 17/18 year old go about getting into running equipment? Not necessarily as a career but just a job to keep me going util I can start my own company in another field. I've run a fair number of machines in the past, so I know pretty well how to run some stuff.
I'm not an operator myself, but I would suggest just going into places with equipment and handing in your resume. Even if you start out as a labourer you might get a spot running equipment if you're a good worker.
Have you ever hung out with any of the lizard lick crew? Mainly I'm referring to Bobby Brantley or the other main cat that the show was based on the wrecker owner I just thought I would ask since you were from lizard lick
Nice work Chris, building a driveway, i like to see you working, very professional 👋✌👍
Great job, we used the fabric on our road years ago, and it made a huge difference. The next road up from ours is maintained by the town, has no fabric, and looks like shit during mud season.
that's a professional truck driver right there. spreading in reverse is not done by many
+Justin Hood i have seen that driver on this channel before, i dont think its a mistake that he gets used a lot.
Wish we had soil like you guys that doesn’t expand and contract...all of our roads are cored out and rocked with 4” then 3/4. 2-3’ of rock opposed to 6-8”. Good old Oregon black sticky for us...
Nice job. My kind of project. Love having a dozer blade on the front of the maintainer on projects like that. Makes it real easy to spread the stone or unroll the fabric. Also, Chris, if you do a lot of these go to TSC or someplace similar and buy you a big disc blade, axle and bearing and build you a sod cutter or coulter to bolt on the end of your blade. Sure makes for a neat and pretty edge.,If you can drive straight, for less than a $100 bucks and an hours work. :)
That is a really nice small road patrol, gotta be very handy in your line of work!
you make it look easy with the right tools
Once you get some seat time in that grader you'll be signing your jobs with the edge of that blade lol. What I used to do was angle blade towards front tire, raise whole blade then drop one end down and dig a nice v-ditch where my edge was going to be, final pass fill it in.
As Borat would say, VERY NICE!👌
Y'all do good work!
Great job! How do you like your tl 12? I have the tl 250 and I love it. Just wasn't sure how the 12 does with the tier 4 diesel
Curious as to how this is holding up 3 years later? It looks like you just used 3/4" minus for the entire driveway? Looking at a property, and we would need to build a 1/4 mile long driveway similar to this to reach the house location.
Question from a fellow road builder.
Got a private dirt road behind my house which is about 6” below grade on each side. I would just cut out a ditch on both sides but the one side is not my property and it’s lined with trees. Only other option I can come up with is just to build up the road at this point. Before I do I didn’t know if you could think of any other options. FYI: I have access to any type of equipment I could possibly need.
Love the videos and thanks for any input.
Jone Sing
Looks nice!
Kuddos to that truck driver. Got some skills.
Chris can you do a vid on all the controls on the grader and a basic explanation of how to operate one?
very good. an excellent couple of days productivity. how many passes with the roller?
What type of stone were you guys putting down and what type of fabric?, putting in my driveway in 2 weeks and I was planning on using a W200 woven geotextile for it, curious if you guys were using something similar or a stronger fabric.
I have to remove about a foot of topsoil, looks like you guys didn't have quite as much.
nice job and vud aw usual. p.s whatever that truck driver gets paid it ain't enough.
i wish the truck drivers were as switched on in the uk as that guy
Nice work
So, no longer using AB3, ( I think that's what it's called), and or 3inch stone as a base, just use a liner now days? Just curious.
nice....👍
How much do you charge for a job like that and what were the expenses for materials
Loving the new style man. Got a question for you, how would you suggest a 17/18 year old go about getting into running equipment? Not necessarily as a career but just a job to keep me going util I can start my own company in another field. I've run a fair number of machines in the past, so I know pretty well how to run some stuff.
+trevt99 hard to say, get a job with a grading company?
I'm not an operator myself, but I would suggest just going into places with equipment and handing in your resume. Even if you start out as a labourer you might get a spot running equipment if you're a good worker.
I'm still learning would you have cut a v ditch on this ?
Hey chris, what does that grader weigh? Also what model is it?
Wow that looks nice !!! In n out that's how ya make money
Could you provide a link to the type fabric you use?
about what was the cost for you to do that driveway? Labor material and all?
Nicely done Chris. So much for taking time off and opening up the T-shirt store huh?
LOL !
+CumminsDslPwr yeah that's not going to happen LOL
+letsdig18 is that dually a sterling bullet? if so my stepdad has one he got off of my grandpa
Looooookin Goooood !
What make ad model is that grader?
Is that the Bossman showing his trucking skills off?
Looks good. Your dump truck sounds saweet! Is she strait piped?
+Betts Pools no shes factory just has a bigger motor lol
That is pretty narrow for that size driveway. Its one thing to spread rock nice like that going forward. Takes a little talent to do it backwards
That driver spread the hell out of that stone
+5 for road fabric!
Why do you put the tarp/plastic under there?
What's the approximate cost per foot of making a long driveway like that? I'm looking some properties that'll need a seriously long one.
+Nicholls & Sense it can range so much depending on the stone cost and how much it cost to get there it can easily be $15-20 a linear foot 10-12' wide
+letsdig18 thanks man, just wanted a rough guess.
You could do with a GoPro and a head mount for these types of videos!
I don't think he likes the audio quality from the gopro
He should buy a gopro and motorcycle microphone for the gopro then
Hey Chris that's the driveway? How come it did not go near the house either in front or on either side? does the house have a garage?
+John M. Evangelis its for a new house being built in the back
Now that makes sense, for a minute I thought it was a southern thing.LOL
Have you ever hung out with any of the lizard lick crew? Mainly I'm referring to Bobby Brantley or the other main cat that the show was based on the wrecker owner I just thought I would ask since you were from lizard lick
at the farm are you going to do a hay field
do you do any work in pa
another good shot (now all u need is a dog w/ ur videos).
Chris, do you own your own business or do you work for someone else?
Why remove the grass put fabric down lay gravel and be done.
Scott Foster Because topsoil and sod are not loadbearing.
i didnt see the end of the video
+jack cotten If you watched until the end of the video then you saw the end of the video. See how that works?
I'm assuming everybody that watches this channel is for Trump, right?
Um no!!!
You ASSume incorrectly.
Leave politics out of this
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Turn that thumb around and sit on it!