How To Fix Annoying Potholes In a Gravel Driveway 

Very aware of it and You can actually get a really good crown on it. I push the material into the center from each side, then run the machine on an angle (sitting the tracks on the high side/center. I always have to cut the crown down as its to high. You need to have enough existing material on the road to make it work well. The video doesn't show the crowning process at all and its one of the most common questions. THanks for watching and commenting!

surprisingly it's holding up very well. plowing and the winter us really hard on gravel so its almost a once per year deal. thanks for watching!

That's good to hear. If I had a dollar for every time a customer didn't want to go the extra foot or have the additional step, I'd probably have about $7. If you don't mind me asking, how long have you been in business for yourself?

+rkbrauercsllc this is year #2 on my own and I have about 14 years of experience from shovel boy to truck driver, to foreman, supervisor and straight operator. 😀😀

I shot you a message via IG so I don't clutter up your youtube page.

THanks for watching!

or rent.. lol

bigbluegpr or try lol $100,000

what a great idea this guy has lol

Or you could just hire someone who has the equipment already to do it for you🙄

We can buy all that for under 65,000 dollars for caseih

It came with the machine. I honestly never really use it I always turn my head. Thanks for watchin!

Yea it works awesome. You don't need a ton of weight as the tiller/drum can rotate "up" and pull the gravel up and out. Once you get it broke up I go over it 3 times or so and till it all up. The gravel looks just like its been processed out of the pit again and then regrade/crown as needed. Big KEY to it is doing driveways after a good rain - otherwise, if its dry it takes a lot longer to till it up and the clay will simply float or blow away and you're left with a sandy rock mixture. This rake has been awesome. Only had to replace pumps and bearings first time last year and its about 5-6 year old rake.

have you ever used a grader attachment for the front of a skid steer after the power rake to give the road a crown? I've been looking to do a similar project as shown in your video. The grader attachments move a bit more and would offer the flexibility of a nice crown. Just not sure if it would be worth the extra rental fee.

I think I saw adapters on Skidsteer solutions website before. Good luck!

@@AveryExcavating Okey Thank you Kyle, I will find it. Because in France we are to late on the skid, I would come to work in America 😀. Good luck in you're great job

You don't need to but you'll have standing water if you don't which will cause potholes faster again. the Box blade should angle and you can crown it by pulling material to the center and regrading from the center.

You're rhetorical answer is to crown them. LOL

It can definitely work but there are plenty of times where the extra weight and power makes the project go more efficiently

Andrew Klein hey Andrew thanks for watching. I absolutely love the Kubota. great visibility in cab. roomy. easy maintenance. strong and durable so far - currently has just over 300 hrs on it. tracks seem to be holding up well. pins are all tight as new. I would buy another Kubota over cat w out hesitation.

Check out this site which offers several options for road grading and lanscaping equipment solutions www.grademax.net . Thanks and god bless...

TSCBroken wasn't much material to work with. I did it again a few weeks ago and put a bit of a crown on. it has held up pretty well. winter's are hard on gravel

how did you do a crown? The bucket cant tilt left/right can it?

The bucket is fixed. I push material from each side of the drive into the center and get a pad or pitch/angle for the machine to sit/work from. easy as pie.

Not to be another know it all but it just will not last regardless of your superb efforts without a good crown. Crowning is difficult with a power rake.

@@shanegurney5843 Depend on the power rake setup. I have a Harley Rake that I use on a tractor with a three-point hitch. The hitch has a hydraulic top/tilt kit. I adjust the trailing wheels so I can tilt the right side of the rake down, and then I angle the rake to the center of the road. That picks material from the side of the road and directs it to the center. When you've moved enough material from the edge of the road to the center, you level the rake and go down the center of the road and that flattens the material out into a crown. Not at all "difficult" if you're using a rake on a three-point hitch.

Barely noticed any wear in teeth on it over the 1500hrs or so I put on that one. It ended up getting run over by dump truck and bent the whole frame. Only replaced pumps at around 2500hrs on it as they were leaking.

It really didn't need it. We did put two loads down this year for them.

Yes there was a very bad straight line wind storm there!

THey have lasted about 1500-2000 running hours on the rake itself. they are the original teeth and no significant signs of wear.

Kyle Riegle 1500-2000 hours only doin gravel road?

gravel roads, crushed stone, topsoil/s, woods/debris/ect, hit many a large boulders with it that cant see whole boulder in ground, all kinds of stuff. Not even a broken tooth yet. Only thing I have done to this attachment is had the pumps rebuilt last year as they were starting to leak.

Hard to remember it was about 3 years ago. I think I spent 4-6 hours on it and charged around a grand.

Oh gosh sorry I didn't know it was so long ago. I have watched so many of your videos. I enjoy them lol. When I get to work I kick my feet up on the desk and watch them. I do dirt work on the side. You have given me some good ideas. Thank you.

@@Jacob-zd4gjAre you in Cnmore Albert r in the Stats?

absolutely yes. Actually had to get a new one this spring - I'll try to get a video of why but it definitely wasn't the harley rakes fault! To this day if I could only have 2 things it would be the harley rake and the skid. Be careful though on used....Make sure its a hydraulic drive on both ends of the drum. Do not get a chain driven one. Thanks for watchinG!

Kyle Riegle Awesome, thanks. Can you tell me the brand/model you got? I’m looking online and only see chain drive types...

@@AveryExcavating What brand are you currently running?

@@doubleeranch169 FFC is the brand. I think paladine owns FFC

Avraam davidyan about 400 and up depending on how long and it's existing condition.

Kyle Riegle thank you

$400! Damn that’s a deal! Especially for as many homeowners that share that road. I’d kick it up so each one of those homeowners are paying at least $100 a piece!

That equipment doesn’t repair itself!

Love it. Would recommend a Kubota CTL to anyone. Great roomy cab, good visibility, plenty of power, simple to grease. Great machine. I saw one in the shop a week ago getting a new DPF filter on it, evidently they never let it regen. The new svl 95s have a different regen system on them but either way I think anyone would be happy with the kubota.

maybe, I think it would depend on if there is a flat bar/edge on the backing plate of the teeth.

I own a lawncare business and would like to get into excavating. I enjoy running equipment but I’m not an expert at it. I just do what I can and learn along the way.

Nice job sounding like a total moron. Kubota builds about half of all engines put in skid steers, and they are the world's largest diesel engine manufacturer under 100 hp. Everyone that has an SVL loves them, and swears by them.