HOW TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN A GRAVEL DRIVEWAY

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How to install and maintain a gravel driveway with your tractor. In the last few years we've installed nearly a mile of gravel lanes on our properties. We want to share with you what we've done, what we've learned, and encourage you to tackle this type of project yourself. You can save thousands of dollars and have a good time doing it.
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@GoodWorksTractors Месяц назад

Shop for driveway maintenance tools here: www.goodworkstractors.com/product-category/attachments/grading/

@earlyriser8998 Месяц назад

Road fabric is worth it. Cheaper than future gravel buys

@robhoffman510 Месяц назад

Nice video and totally correct. My wife and I turned 1500’ of mountainside virgin aspen and fir into a great 20’ wide driveway for our new build. The contractor bid was 120k. We bought a Kubota L4060, plotted a path and then spent two summers cutting the trees, removing the stumps (I rented a mini x), laying the fabric and then building a french drain and spreading 45 loads of rock and gravel in layers as needed. Total cost close to 70K and we now have a great tractor for snow removal and other chores going forward. This obviously took a lot of time but for us old retired folks that is the one thing we have planty of. 😎

@danholmblad9925 Месяц назад

I was a contractor for 20 years with a tractor. Box blade is great. But the land plan is for everyone easy. Good video keep up the awesome work. God bless you and your family.

@Banc2008 Месяц назад

I completely agree. I maintain my driveway with a box blade and you can scalp it real quick if you're not super careful. Much harder to do that with a land plane

@stephenkellar Месяц назад

Great timing with this video. I'm in the process of freshening up my 400' lane that has a 60'x 150' parking pad at the end. I'm laying the gravel down with my 2005 Hijet mini dump and leveling it out with a small land plan I made up.

@Noah_E Месяц назад

Your property is beautiful. Every time I watch a gravel maintenance video it makes me appreciate asphalt and concrete. After spending far too much time raking gravel we finally bit the bullet and all but ~4k square feet is either stained and stamped concrete or reclaimed asphalt and our trails are dirt. RAP is now hard to find in my area because most crews grind and reuse it on the same project so it doesn't make its way to the general public anymore. Respect to those with the patience to deal with gravel.

@user-tl2ub8cz4v Месяц назад

I purchased a PTO tiller from GWT almost 2 years ago. It stays on my tractor 80% of the time. I have used it to replant grass on my acreage, create planting spaces, making new parking pads, etc. It also acts as extra ballast. I also have an original stump bucket from GWT that comes in handy. Thanks for all you do.

@justanotherviewer52 Месяц назад

A project I enjoyed watching.

@user-lv4nb9bn3b Месяц назад

Great video Courtney! Started a small gravel driveway in front of our barn this spring; eventually going to extend it so will be contacting you for a land plane and dethatcher soon! Love the videos and the passion you bring to working outside with tractors

@RobertBrothersJr-dc7nr Месяц назад

Great video Courtney. Nice to see the various equipment being used and to hear how worked . Thanks

@gregsteiger7829 Месяц назад

1 1/2 inch to 1/2 inch stone with fines would pack in and make it harder (not impossible) for weeds to break through. For your attachment row, maybe a reclaimed asphalt product. Usually from tearing up a road. Sometimes an asphalt company has these seconds. Put it down like stone but it will become like an asphalt driveway (sort of) over a little time.

@Captain-Donut Месяц назад

‼️‼️ Perfect Friday Relaxation ‼️‼️ Much appreciated ❤️🙏 Love from Scotland ❤️🙏

@MoneypitHomestead 14 дней назад

Enjoyed the video. Weeds are the worse! But your place looks really nice! Have a great weekend

@GoodWorksTractors 14 дней назад

Thanks, hope you enjoy your weekend too!

@johnmedlin5894 Месяц назад

Chemical weed killer works great in those thin spots. Driveway looks great. I maintain my 1000 foot gravel driveway with a landplane and it works great.

@PEETY666 Месяц назад

Thanks for ANOTHER great and informative video!!!

@GoodWorksTractors Месяц назад

Thanks for watching!

@dpistone10 Месяц назад

Great video Courtney. Thinking I need a Landscape Rake sooner rather than later.

@jgranga171 28 дней назад

Really digging your videos, brother. Very helpful!

@lyndonhamby7432 Месяц назад

Good job on the driveway. Looks awesome to me 👍🏻

@aaronburford5701 Месяц назад

Did you not realize you hav 22:32 e to thnik about all of that to deal wiht the extra work. Either way, this video is absolutely perfect!

@rodolfoguerrero8345 Месяц назад

Beautiful no matter what you do every body has pro n con I just do it Love your work that's all I have to say Rudy G.

@ronaldharmon9891 Месяц назад

I love the way Chris put "Griveway Drading" on the screen🤣

@GoodWorksTractors Месяц назад

ha. thanks! gotta keep myself entertained while editing...

@jesseregister2435 Месяц назад

Great info. Thanks

@nunyabeeswax8666 Месяц назад

That driveway looks nice

@gw9951 Месяц назад

Courtney, don't know if you're against using a shovel but you could dig up the fiberoptic line to expose it then use machinery to dig a trench and lay 4" drain tile at the proper grade going under the fiberoptic line and drain the water in the direction you desire. Some people might call it a French drain, but at any rate drain tile should do it.

@BobVanBuren-p9y Месяц назад

I have 3” of gravel over road fabric. Weeds grow freely throughout the rock (no topsoil req). Roots are only an inch deep in the rock, but they are very prevalent throughout the driveway.

@danmadden1080 Месяц назад

Great info - thank you!

@tommybounds3220 Месяц назад

Thank you for the video.

@gordonplatter9162 Месяц назад

Have you tried crush and run , it gravel with gravel dust it can get almost as hard as concrete

@heyyou8248 Месяц назад

Great video. Do you have attachments that would be good to maintain grassy/weedy paths? I have paths through our field and over time heavy rains create uneven walking areas that I would like to smooth out. Then I just keep the paths mowed for pleasant walking with the dog or friends who visit.

@nelsonsridge Месяц назад

Man, that other property was beautiful. Not to say your current isn’t. Too bad you couldn’t keep them both!

@dougchoate2009 Месяц назад

How about keeping edges nice and clean? I used a ripper on my grading scraper. Worked well, but looking for better ideas. I also thought about spraying with vegetation control.

@BlackAndBlueGarage 9 дней назад

I've got a yt channel building off-road stuff (usually in tolerated pain) if the VBA sees it can that raise questions? Also, I saw a guy following me around town with binoculars. Like I was MI bro, you're not that sneaky lol

@JasonRichardsNPK Месяц назад

is there a good less evasive way to put a gravel driveway through woods to try noy lose trees?

@dukebeach1 Месяц назад

How do you do snow removal on a gravel driveway without damaging it? Looks very nice. Good job.

@DonnieDarko727 Месяц назад

Skid shoes

@gentzrayamcclellan6401 Месяц назад

You have beautiful dirt, but what about soil that is full of big stones?? Can you show how to work that what tools to use please!

@10tenman10 Месяц назад

Road fabric seems l Ike a good idea

@BigstockGamingINC Месяц назад

Dang I was the second comment! Anyhow I’m sure I’ll enjoy the video!

@mrpaul7879 Месяц назад

Great video Courtney. I’m having my old asphalt driveway replaced with gravel. Which attachment would you recommend to maintain the driveway, if I could only have one?

@GoodWorksTractors Месяц назад

The Land Plane is probably my favorite tool to resurface the driveway and it can move a lot of material. So if you have serious gravel to move, it's a good choice. A box blade can do even more outside of driveway work, but you won't find it as easy to resurface your drive compared to the Land Plane. And the Heavy Duty Dethatcher is the best multi-purpose tool, allowing you to 'freshen up' the gravel surface, but not fix any real problems. But then you can use it on your lawn, trails, to collect leaves, etc... So you get a lot of bang for your buck with that. Not a straightforward answer, but figured it all was relevant.

@andrewkirch5920 Месяц назад

Courtney, I'm sorry but I laugh every time I see the B roll of you installing that culvert with your Summit Tractor, and the fiber you murdered along the way :)

@andrewkirch5920 Месяц назад

lol and you just mentioned it 10 seconds after I typed this.

@GoodWorksTractors Месяц назад

yep, smoked it!

@MitchMadruga 13 дней назад

How much a yard did the gravel cost for 4000’?

@dalebargen Месяц назад

If you have a good layer of gravel, most weeds you see later have not come “through” the gravel - they have been seeded into the gravel by wind or birds. IMO landscape fabric is not worth the cost and effort. Use occasional herbicide applications to control any weeds that appear

@henrymorgan3982 Месяц назад

Make Your Driveway Great Again!

@andrewkirch5920 Месяц назад

have you considered vertical drainage for some of your standing water problems? Take an auger dig some vertical holes 6" or so in diameter 1.5-2' apart and backfill that with gravel, then level it with more gravel.

@GoodWorksTractors Месяц назад

Yeah. That's a solution I've thought about. However, as any standing water drains on its own after about 24 hours, I just can't motivate myself to prioritize anything for it right now.

@lennyross2813 Месяц назад

Concrete is the only permanent solution... too bad concrete is so expensive now. I have had the same issues. weeds will eventually grow on top of the rocks as well. I really don't like using round up. so i tried vinegar (25%) with salt and soap. it kills it but doest not remove it.. my limestone driveway has a tar base underneath it... a road crew had extra and put it down for me. Solid base and lime stone does not sink down into ground but weeds and grass grow on top of it.. around by my garage i have an overflow patch of gravel to make it easier to park in garage. i put landscape fabric underneath it.. I snagged it using the box blade it has been a pain since.. I would just not use it again so i can easily re grade that spot.

@paulschimel3572 27 дней назад

Idk. It seems the whole reason for the gravel was the mud. Once the gravel is on I think i would box grad once or twice a year for heavy traffic drive and the rest mow once in a while when gradually moving the equipment around as used. The grass wasn’t bothering anything before you put the gravel in. Seems like a lot of work for something farmers never worry about. And as far as road fabric, I wouldn’t bother it is such a pain if you snag it later.

@thebonestead Месяц назад

We are having to deal with water and driveways on our land too

@elmarty4803 Месяц назад

Someone needs some bandmaster/

@WilliamSMorris-wv4hz Месяц назад

Gravel needs constant attention, your road is somewhat flat and easier to maintain with gravel 😊

@jonathangough118 Месяц назад

Don’t go with the spray and rake method for those weeds in the attachments weed wack it all THEN spray and you will have to find a schedule for spraying and you have to spray before you see any green growing

@jonathangough118 Месяц назад

^spent years fighting that battle that’s my method lol

@inspectr1949 Месяц назад

The follow up will be in the winter for snow removal without plowing up or piling up the stone.

@GoodWorksTractors Месяц назад

we're pretty pleased with the inverted rear blade method: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dzsdtqzcSnI.html

@inspectr1949 Месяц назад

@@GoodWorksTractors Perhaps for light snow falls, last season the 2 biggest storms of over 2' came in late March and early April, they were wet and dense, no back blade would tackle that, my PTO snow thrower struggled and kept throwing the stone all over.