BUDGET MASTER! How To Repair A Severely Potholed 400' Driveway With A Mini-Excavator!

[@aaronburford5701]

The bucket scraping the ground is so relaxing to both hear and watch!

[@aaronburford5701]

I absolutely love the sound of the bucket scraping the ground moving rhe material.... it is so relaxing and soothing to both watch and see!

[@aaronburford5701]

I can not explain why I'm so fascinated lately with watching excavators work! I absolutely love the sound they make and the scraping of material and the ground is so relaxing to me.. this video I enjoy tremendously!

[@aaronburford5701]

Love the sounds of the scraping during the grading process, love the camera view of the job being done.

[@chipper841]

As a pot hole corrector, I think your services would be in even higher demand!!!👍👍

[@idigit4967]

Thank you Chipper!

[@dougdinsmore9751]

Although you did a fantastic job using the mini, my equipment of choice for a little job like this would be the box blade. Scarifiers to rip the entire road and the box to smooth and crown it. May not have needed to add any rock either. Just one man's opinion. Good video, keep them coming.

[@idigit4967]

Hey Doug! Yea I totally agree that would have been a great option too! We have a tractor with a box blade and rippers but we just got the box blade fixed (it had been bent crooked after my dad caught it on a stump a few years back) and I just have never used it and wasn't familiar yet with how to do a driveway with one.

[@randywilson6869]

It would been cool Tripp the whole drive up

[@swampgatorulm]

Harley rake Would've worked on this also they do amazing jobs for potholes . But great channel

[@tristardiggin]

Looking Good! Scratch and pack. You got er done...

[@adavazquez6912]

Good morning from Westchester County NY, have a great and blessed day🙏

[@idigit4967]

Good morning Ada!

[@satan2133]

Spreading gravel going forward and in reverse impressive looks good

[@idigit4967]

Thank you!

[@donnaflanagan6612]

Wow, the original road was packed down pretty hard. I noticed the front of the mini was lifting up at times as you did the scratching. Like you said at the end, it would have been nice to take it all back & use the cloth, however at times you just have to work within the client’s budget. Good job Gavin. Take care & cheers🐨🦘🥰

[@vashon100]

Davin vs Gavin

[@edwardgarea7650]

You did a great job, especially considering your budget. Glad to see you getting jobs like this. You made it look like a million dollars on a budget of $100. Sorry to hear about your Deere, but as Intold you before, you should’ve gotten a Cat.

[@billfeldman3234]

Very Good JOB Looks Nice!!!

[@jdub229r]

I’d rip the whole thing with a bunch of passes with my box blade scarifiers down all the way. Lay it back down flat, then top coat it with C&R. Looks good 👍🏼!

[@vashon100]

9:25 That'd make a great back scratcher.

[@johnkemp4370]

You have that grader scraper ready with a small tractor for several years

[@jtlawnstoneconstruction9923]

You're doing it right I do it the same way in northeast Pennsylvania and in Northwest Arkansas

[@idigit4967]

Awesome, thanks JT!

[@thirdhandearthworks]

Nice work on a tight budget!

[@idigit4967]

Thank you!

[@chuckroelofsphotography]

Awesome precision

[@idigit4967]

Thanks Chuck!

[@gayle4804]

Wonderful job!

[@idigit4967]

Thank you Gayle!

[@JamesLeatherman]

Yeah man, that is some kind of skill to get that done inexpensively. Bucket 10/10, and was that your tailgating? Because I could even tell from the shaky shot how buttery smooth that was.

[@idigit4967]

Thanks James! Yeah that was me tailgating! I've gotten pretty good at it over the last few years LOL!

[@AllstarVentures]

👍🏼gotta break the crust out of those potholes. Otherwise they’ll just keep coming back. Like pushing your fist into a bowl of cereal. Good job

[@idigit4967]

Exactly! They can be tough to get rid of sometimes!

[@judyphillips3832]

Looks great!

[@idigit4967]

Thanks Judy!

[@joshdeutscher5972]

My personal opinion with the equipment you have i probably would've just scratched everything up with the bucket to fluff the driveway up then regraded it with your blade. That would've filled in all the potholes, fluffed the driveway up and you wouldn't have necessarily needed more gravel. Might have taken a bit longer but would've been a savings on the customers end. OH and remember driveways always need a crown to shed water. Like i said just my opinion. Enjoy the videos especially when you branch out and try new things such as this. Keep them coming!

[@idigit4967]

Thanks Josh! That is definitely one way this driveway could have been redone for sure!

[@edwardgarea7650]

To put a crown on that driveway would have really driven the cost through the roof.

[@jeffbailey7765]

Good job and good video brother.

[@idigit4967]

Thanks Jeff I really appreciate it! Glad you enjoyed watching!

[@randywilson6869]

A lot of people don’t know that u need to rip a pot whole out. They think u can just boxblade it and b done

[@vashon100]

hole

[@autocompletellc9906]

You can just box blade it and be done with it because box blades rip up holes.

[@AnomadAlaska]

I would have used a tractor and box blade and crusher run. But that's just because it's all I have a lot of experience with for driveways.

[@idigit4967]

Yeah that's a great option too for this driveway! Thanks for commenting!

[@kennyfloyd4801]

Damn fine job

[@idigit4967]

Thank you Kenny!

[@jwcletcherii7896]

Power rake or box blade with scarifiers would have been a better choice of equipment--probably would not have needed additional gravel.

[@gilbertahsam643]

Why didn't you use the roller machine

[@idigit4967]

I don't own one. Too expensive to rent.

[@allstardeliveries3232]

You can do those with your hands bro

[@saudagartebu8846]

Ok semangat mantap sukses mampir

[@idigit4967]

👍

[@santanaurias3112]

What did you charge for this type of budget job?

[@vashon100]

He never discloses costs

[@douglaspeck8535]

box blade on tractor would have done a faster better job

[@idigit4967]

True. Just not familiar enough with one to be comfortable doing it that way.

[@vinnyhern]

I CRINGED, the saying "you get what you paid for" comes to mind. thats one way to get repeat customers, not sure if thats good or bad though. the contour of the road surface goes along way to reduce maintenance, just saying.