Another great video. I’m retired, but still do small jobs like your driveway project. I’m also a firm believer in using recycled asphalt (millings). My go-to setup is the L-Series Kubota in front of a rear blade and box scraper. Hard to beat in tight places and where the border needs to be spot on. That product also stays in place much longer than compacted base or shale on steep driveway applications.
This still remains one of my favorite videos to watch. Love the attention to detail, the sounds of the machines, the grading and scraping of topsoil, and the overall look of the driveway... great job!
You have mad skills on that skid steer. Everyone of your movements results in work being done, but yet you seem to be a very patient operator. Ive seen hasty operators over dig and cause themselves more work in the long run. Really enjoy your work productions here. Comcast is pretty lame for this poor installation of cable and conduit.Shame on that. Steve
thanks for the video. i have very long driveway on rural acreage. the quotes for are almost what it would cost me to just buy a small tractor, so im going to buy one and do it myself.
The job looks really great! - and you've perfected the bucketfull-of-dirt-flip-up-and-back action on the skid steer, like an omelet in the pan! haha ha
I used to be a contractor for Comcast. That conduit was buried way to shallow. It was also to big. 2" conduit isn't used for coax pulls under yards. 2" conduit is used for pulls going from the tap on the distribution line to the ped. That was a very lazy and unprofessional install. But, I also didn't see any locate marks. Should have called 811. Even though you weren't digging that deep it's your responsibility as a contractor to get the locates done.
Looks good, it’s too bad it don’t last. Many people in our little had their driveways done and packed with a big paving roller and it just moves, if you turn too sharp it pulls up and created marks, holes. ATV’s and Side by sides rip it all up. But still good work and nice clean job you did.
For those of us that completely inexperienced. What are the recommended options. For the material you excavate? I would like to avoid having “piles” of dirt/grass everywhere.
How come you didn't start at the end of the new driveway, because of the exposed cable, our Comcast here in pa would dig up that whole apron area, got a make the job last one hole day for them
Renting a commercial roller would have been well worth it for the homeowner. Would have left a very nice consistent smooth service down the entire drive. But it looks great. If I was you I would invest in a pair of extremely comfortable tennis shoes. I stopped wearing boots many years ago . Much better on the feet.👣
Dude any tips on grading with a tractor. You were so smooth under that car port. Every time i try and grade with the bucket in my tractor. I make waves or somehow keep digging deeper. And my front wheels always come up.
tracked machines do a lot better job of grading compared to anything with wheels. It just how they move across the ground that helps get that smooth finish.
Do you find it difficult to push dirt with the bucket of the sub compact tractor and make the ground level? Every time I try it I feel like my tractor just starts digging in and lifts up, creating a wide hole basically
It can be pretty tough to level hard or rocky ground with the bucket. Takes a lot of practice and manipulation of the bucket edge to make sure you don't under/over dig. I have definitely gotten better at it, but as you say, there will still be times where the bucket will dive into the ground.
Are the millings adequate for going right over the dirt with no stone base? I'm working on a additional parking pad next to my driveway and considering millings vs gravel. I'm in western NY and wondering what material will be best.
It depends on your subsoils and drainage. On this job, the base below the top soil was very hard (as can be seen in the video) and there was no standing or moving water in the areas the path was being placed. If the subsoils are hard and dry, then it should be fine to layer on millings.
As I dig the area it's definitely a bit wet at the top, dryer as I get down...I'll have to evaluate it more once I'm done clearing the area. Thank you for such a fast response! If I decide to put gravel down now then I will likely add millings to the top later on. That driveway in your video looked great!
I had to wait till the end to decide on this one before commenting. You definitely need to work on your operating skills but your persistence persevered and the end product was nice looking.
Helps them bind together. Even though the asphalt is cold, there are what we call "fines" in it. The fines is like the dust of the product, be it gravel or asphalt. If you want something to bind, you want fines in it. getting the fines moist will help them adhere and lock in the product thereby making a solid surface. Make no mistake, asphalt millings aren't a replacement for a properly paved road surface, but they can provide a solid and stable surface that holds up better than just gravel. I work for a county road dept and we used asphalt millings to "pave" a road in our pit. We drive dump trucks, vactors, loaders, etc on it and it holds up great. We give our millings away to county residents free of charge, so if it's something you want check with your municipality. I'll bet you can get them for free from them or paving companies.
So would the millings be ok for additional parking area for residential driveway, even with no gravel beneath the millings? I am going to be borrowing my friends plate compactor and will spray it down like in this video.
Thanks for asking but I dont share pricing in the comments. Pricing can vary greatly per many factors, so what it cost this customer, it might cost another customer a state over twice as much for the same thing.
Client said they were able to re-pull the line and patch the conduit all fine. Though they had to fight around another broken part of the conduit further down the line under the driveway that got damaged when that was done.
Kind of refreshing seeing an operator get off the machine and working by hand. Makes a huge difference and less apt to cause damage. Nice job!
Ha thanks! Sometimes the handwork is necessary and gets a better finish. That and I'm a one man crew so I gotta do it all!
Another great video. I’m retired, but still do small jobs like your driveway project. I’m also a firm believer in using recycled asphalt (millings). My go-to setup is the L-Series Kubota in front of a rear blade and box scraper. Hard to beat in tight places and where the border needs to be spot on. That product also stays in place much longer than compacted base or shale on steep driveway applications.
Rewatched once again! This is one of my all time favorites to watch and review love it.
I'd hire this guy in a New York minute, what great work!!!!
Thanks!
This still remains one of my favorite videos to watch. Love the attention to detail, the sounds of the machines, the grading and scraping of topsoil, and the overall look of the driveway... great job!
Back again! One of my favorites!
Property looks amazing, rarely to see property all around 360 nice.
This is the client of the month!
I love my subcompact tractor. I should have bought the backhoe attachment with the loader and mower. Thats my next purchase
You are so meticulous I like that, good job 💪
Rewatched, Subscribed, Commented, Liked, Shared... love tjks video and attention to details!
You have mad skills on that skid steer. Everyone of your movements results in work being done, but yet you seem to be a very patient operator. Ive seen hasty operators over dig and cause themselves more work in the long run. Really enjoy your work productions here. Comcast is pretty lame for this poor installation of cable and conduit.Shame on that. Steve
One of the best videos on RUclips for me!. Great job!.
Thanks!
thanks for the video. i have very long driveway on rural acreage. the quotes for are almost what it would cost me to just buy a small tractor, so im going to buy one and do it myself.
One of the best videos on RUclips for me!
This has been a favorite of mine to watch... very relaxing!
Awesome, thanks!
The job looks really great! - and you've perfected the bucketfull-of-dirt-flip-up-and-back action on the skid steer, like an omelet in the pan! haha ha
Ha yea, I have been getting that wrist flick motion down
This content has quality you should be doing this every work day you’re RUclips would skyrocket
Impressive bucket skills. Especially on the bota.
I used to be a contractor for Comcast. That conduit was buried way to shallow. It was also to big. 2" conduit isn't used for coax pulls under yards. 2" conduit is used for pulls going from the tap on the distribution line to the ped. That was a very lazy and unprofessional install. But, I also didn't see any locate marks. Should have called 811. Even though you weren't digging that deep it's your responsibility as a contractor to get the locates done.
Great job!
Thanks!
Nothing like waiting for that asphalt to grow💧
Wow, it really looks good!
Thanks!
Good work, solo!
very nice operating skills my friend. keep it up
Thanks!
Very nice work 👍
Looks really great.
Great job
I absolutely enjoy this video.... listening to the equipment, the music is great, and watching the details! This is probably my 10th time watching!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Looks good, it’s too bad it don’t last. Many people in our little had their driveways done and packed with a big paving roller and it just moves, if you turn too sharp it pulls up and created marks, holes. ATV’s and Side by sides rip it all up. But still good work and nice clean job you did.
For those of us that completely inexperienced. What are the recommended options. For the material you excavate? I would like to avoid having “piles” of dirt/grass everywhere.
Did they give you a hard time with the no locate? Total bs for it to be ontop of the ground either way tbh
How come you didn't start at the end of the new driveway, because of the exposed cable, our Comcast here in pa would dig up that whole apron area, got a make the job last one hole day for them
3:53 and oops! Big thanks to the home owners for letting you that was there.
Renting a commercial roller would have been well worth it for the homeowner. Would have left a very nice consistent smooth service down the entire drive. But it looks great. If I was you I would invest in a pair of extremely comfortable tennis shoes. I stopped wearing boots many years ago . Much better on the feet.👣
Dude any tips on grading with a tractor. You were so smooth under that car port. Every time i try and grade with the bucket in my tractor. I make waves or somehow keep digging deeper. And my front wheels always come up.
tracked machines do a lot better job of grading compared to anything with wheels. It just how they move across the ground that helps get that smooth finish.
Your work would play in Peoria.
Like the videos. You remind me of early andrew camarata. But with newer nicer machines lol
Do you find it difficult to push dirt with the bucket of the sub compact tractor and make the ground level? Every time I try it I feel like my tractor just starts digging in and lifts up, creating a wide hole basically
It can be pretty tough to level hard or rocky ground with the bucket. Takes a lot of practice and manipulation of the bucket edge to make sure you don't under/over dig. I have definitely gotten better at it, but as you say, there will still be times where the bucket will dive into the ground.
Great work, I'd say you would greatly benefit from a roller one day.!! Lol cool videos bro
Are the millings adequate for going right over the dirt with no stone base? I'm working on a additional parking pad next to my driveway and considering millings vs gravel. I'm in western NY and wondering what material will be best.
It depends on your subsoils and drainage. On this job, the base below the top soil was very hard (as can be seen in the video) and there was no standing or moving water in the areas the path was being placed. If the subsoils are hard and dry, then it should be fine to layer on millings.
As I dig the area it's definitely a bit wet at the top, dryer as I get down...I'll have to evaluate it more once I'm done clearing the area. Thank you for such a fast response! If I decide to put gravel down now then I will likely add millings to the top later on. That driveway in your video looked great!
Depends on what you are planning to park on this parking area. Anything with weight you will need a better base with gravel.
Can you put the millings right on dirt or should there be a base layer?
I had to wait till the end to decide on this one before commenting.
You definitely need to work on your operating skills but your persistence persevered and the end product was nice looking.
Where did you get the asphalt millings material? I cant find any company that will sell it
nice work. who the hell would bury electrical not even a foot below the surface?
It was a comcast comm line and they have no standard or requirement for depth like electrical or gas
чем засыпаете? Крошка асфальта или гравий?
Just curious, what was the purpose of watering the millings?
Helps them bind together. Even though the asphalt is cold, there are what we call "fines" in it. The fines is like the dust of the product, be it gravel or asphalt. If you want something to bind, you want fines in it. getting the fines moist will help them adhere and lock in the product thereby making a solid surface. Make no mistake, asphalt millings aren't a replacement for a properly paved road surface, but they can provide a solid and stable surface that holds up better than just gravel. I work for a county road dept and we used asphalt millings to "pave" a road in our pit. We drive dump trucks, vactors, loaders, etc on it and it holds up great. We give our millings away to county residents free of charge, so if it's something you want check with your municipality. I'll bet you can get them for free from them or paving companies.
So would the millings be ok for additional parking area for residential driveway, even with no gravel beneath the millings? I am going to be borrowing my friends plate compactor and will spray it down like in this video.
33:51 was that guy walking a deer!?
Haha it was an Alpaca. They have a small petting farm in the back of that path I made.
@CarlsonSonLandscapingLLC thanks for the reply! I just started watching your channel. Been looking into starting up landscaping again.
charge by the hour?
I bid by the job
Hell yeah
good job 👌👍
Where I live the internet/phone people don’t locate those lines because it’s cheaper to fix them then to locate them 😮
Been there with hitting them
Where is this driveway located?
This is in Southern NH
@@CarlsonSonLandscapingLLC Thanks for sharing! This video and your work on that driveway is one my favorites to watch! Great Job!
I saw another video you did a great job didn't realize you had done this one as well! Love them both!
@@CarlsonSonLandscapingLLCYou got some of the best videos to watch. Love your skid steer operation and attention to details!
@@CarlsonSonLandscapingLLCWhat type of material are using and how long did it take for you to complete this?
Hmmm 811 , still a good video
Any chance you'd share what this cost the customer?
Thanks for asking but I dont share pricing in the comments. Pricing can vary greatly per many factors, so what it cost this customer, it might cost another customer a state over twice as much for the same thing.
When the real deal shows up.
Cowboy work no levels taken...plenty of pools of water going to surface
Does that homeowner have a pet deer?
Ha, its a llama in the background of when im working in the carport. They have a variety of farm animals.
Nice
that music drives me nuts - otherwise great video
Im sure you know your machine but the tracks seem a little lose!!!! Maybe check that....
Wow vibortorie plate lol
Like👍👍👍
Lift your boom tracks should always stay flat
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Can’t find 5 minutes to set up tri pod press record??? Excuses we see through bud.
You done double your work with the Bob cat....teeth no good for scraping
Poor cable guy. Hopin he just had to splice that ug drop. Use a gel cap. No high speed internet until that gets repaired.
Client said they were able to re-pull the line and patch the conduit all fine. Though they had to fight around another broken part of the conduit further down the line under the driveway that got damaged when that was done.
I love you
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Not nice to cover over the grass, must be saling lawnmower with his job, remove the vegetation wow
That bucket was not made for grading
What did I just watch?