Thanks for that Chris, you did a great job spreading and levelling the millings. I did some recently with my front end loader. Nowhere near as neat as what you did though. Thank you so much for the video and your reply.
I’m having all my gravel roads done with asphalt milling and having the existing asphalt driveway removed and replaced with asphalt milling. I too am sick of the plow truck scattering gravel all over the yard…this should be the last time I have to deal with this.
Do you have a video of the final driveway after you rolled it? Looking into doing same thing and see how others spread it out and finish it off. Thanks!
I have not rolled the driveway yet. I did the driveway job for my neighbor and she hasn't come up with the money needed to rent a roller yet. I'd say with it being cold out now it will have to wait until spring.
@@gravideephotography1931 It's just shy of a paved driveway. What happens is the heat from the sun reactivates the A/C ( sticky additive in the asphalt) and starts to bond together. This is where the roller comes into play. So on a good hot sunny day is when you would want to roll it. Now if you want to get a better looking surface, you can get a hand held chemical sprayer, fill it up with diesel fuel and spray the millings right before you roll them. The diesel fuel helps soften the A/C. Just get them wet with the diesel fuel don't soak them. My main driveway is as hard as asphalt and this is the way I did it
No I do not. Great question. Spraying something like diesel fuel on the bed floor should allow them to slide out easily. That's what we used years ago when I was hauling asphalt.
As far as the material goes I have 3 different local paving companies I buy my millings from. The larger chunks I get for $5 a ton, medium grinding are $10 a ton, and the great fine millings I get for $13 a ton.
hey man, thanks for posting, 3 years later have you had any issues with tracking it into the garage/shop? im thinking of using this in front of my shop and concerned a bit with vehicles bringing it in. let me know bud thanks
Haven't had any excessive material come in the shop. Just have to keep in mind that you get some of the material in the garage because it's not pavement or concrete. I just take 5 minutes and sweep it out the door if and when I notice it. Again I don't have to sweep it out every day. Maybe once a week
Hello josh, I full heatedly agree with your statement on Chris's volume to mouth speak ratio. However, to those five people that think it is OK to dislike this video because of that. i will eat you.
Hey Chris, have you ever used a box blade. I am new to tractor use and have found that box blade blows away the front end loader when it comes to spreading material. I have never spread asphalt millings, planning on doing my driveway this summer. But the box blade spreads gravel like a dream.
I'd say a box blade will do a fantastic job on the millings. I do have a box blade myself that I purchased a couple years ago but I haven't used it enough yet lol
Great video! You make it look easy but I am sure it's not. I am doing to do a driveway soon and I hope it goes this easy....lol. Can you just put it on top of grass?
Lol it's not hard to do just takes a little time and finesse toward the end to smooth out the bumps. I have several videos of doing asphalt millings in driveways. Thanks for checking out the video
Forgot to answer your question. The best way to do it would be to cut down about 4 inches ( get rid of the grass) because you will loose the material when the ground gets soft from the rain. You would definitely have a muddy mess. If you are not adding the millings to an existing driveway you will want to have them at least 6 inches thick. Hope this helps you out
Just saw your comment and sorry it took so long to get back with you. They should hold up a lot better than limestone. Just have to make sure to use a roller on them when they are applied to compact them. I'd recommend using the roller in the sun on a hot day as well.
