More grass than gravel! Gravel Driveway Repair-Schott Services 

@EricLehner thank you sir!

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@@SchottServices yes indeed! Enjoy your content immensely! You do amazing things with the mini!

Wow, thank you!

Thank you sir!

The MT100 is better in my opinion. I’ve used both and find the bobcat to be better.

One thing I've learned is that you need to find whatever reputable dealer is nearest to you more than just the brand. I've always ran Grasshopper mowers in northern Indiana because the dealer is fantastic. I wanted Exmark, but the dealer had terrible customer service. They all make great machines, but they don't make reliable people.

Glad you enjoy it!

I enjoy both seeing rhe attachment eat up grass on gravel, but also hearing it too!

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It can in the summer if it's been super dry for awhile. But here in Indianapolis we tend to get rain thru the summer which keeps the dust down. But if you are in a drier climate it would be dusty!

I use my power rake mainly on driveways and used same power rake for past 15 years with minimal repairs. Just bought a new power rake last year but old one still works just worn out a bit!

I worked for the highway department and we have strobes, flashing signs, neon vests, signage of work being done in the area....though I get your response, the truth of the matter is people don't care what vest your wearing nor blinking lights. We've had numerous situations where our guys have been hit and the vest didn't save them from their injuries. He's in a driveway, not a highway.

Interesting question (I get this a lot from customers!) Weed block or in the case of gravel driveways you would would want soil separation cloth. It is beneficial to a brand new driveway where it's placed directly on bare soil then you build up from there. With this job and many gravel(crushed stone) driveway jobs I am only resurfacing what's currently there. I would need to dig up up at least 6" of material to get the cloth down deep enough so if ever running a power rake or box rake that the fabric wouldn't be destroyed. Many customers ask why I don't install a weed block. Few reasons, first it's an added cost to excavate the stone, move it/store it away from driveway during fabric install, the cost of the actual fabric is expensive and installing. It would turn a job like this from a half day job into a full day job, possibly 2 days with extra labor. With all that, you are going to be putting the grass/weed filled stone back on top of the fabric. So ultimately you will still need to treat the the weeds/grass with a non-selective herbicide anyhow once all that extra work is performed. Weed fabric and stone alone do not stop weeds/grass from growing. Preventative maintenance stops weeds such as herbicides and regular power raking. I've seen weeds grow thru asphalt/concrete. If left untamed, nature will take back anything mankind throws at it! Look at any vacant parking lot or abandoned building! So weeds/grass would grow right back on top of the fabric. I do offer it to customers but most do not want to spend the extra money. They just want their driveway back to normal for most affordable cost. Every driveway I explain to the customer the preventative measures required to maintain it. It's very simple most times and can even be managed with natural ingredients if not wanting to use products like glyphosate/Roundup. Even though this is what I recommend to people. Every driveway surface requires some sort of maintenance. Concrete/asphalt needs to be sealed. Gravel/crushed stone needs weed/grass prevention/power raking! I apologize for the long reply but always wait for this question! I believe if done properly from the start a separation cloth can make a big difference. As in this driveway I think originally the crushed stone was laid directly on the bare ground and not very deep. Over time people added more stone but never properly. So the weeds/grass just grew right back thru over time. As with job, these options were discussed/quoted but customer didn't want to spend the extra money. And after explaining what I just explained the customer decided it would be better to just maintain it per my suggestions! Hopefully this helps!

Sorry, not quite done! With a driveway like this that's loaded with weeds /grass. As soon as it's completed I suggest to put down a pre-emergent then as soon as you start seeing green growing back start spraying it. Like weeds in your lawn, if properly maintained they stop growing but need to be maintained!

@@SchottServices Thank you so much for taking the time to explain this!!

Yes. Thank you!

5-6 hours

Ha! That's my tripod for camera. I do use it for actual 2 wheel cart purposes but doubles as my tripod!

Unfortunately, I do not give any pricing info through these videos. If you are in Indy and a potential customer, I would be glad to come out and give a free estimate. Thanks for watching!

Many times they do not but the customer likes the fresh look of new stone. I have done many driveways that when I am done the customer does not want stone

If that's my property, I would prefer the 10 ton of added stone since he's already there. Looks better and you'll need it eventually and the price isn't gonna be cheaper in 2 yrs when ya need it done.

57? Indiana have 57's? I know we have 53's and 73's. But with an established driveway like the one in this video, 8's work best because the base already has plenty of fines in it. 8's are best.

I am not sure. I want to say 10-15 range. It's a Harley Rake just has Toro brand on it. My machine is 15.5. U bought it with Dingo many years ago and runs it just fine

@@SchottServices sweet thanks man

It's made by Harley Rake but painted red because it has Toro name on it. I bought with first Toro Dingo. Thanks for watching!