how to apply dust control on a gravel road

[@coolhanddruid]

Clicked on this to try and learn something, looking for options on our township roads. We lost a lot due to winds this year. For $7,000 I can have material brought in, still have money money left, then its not corroding vehicles. I dunno if its cost effective where you are, but seems a little nutty.

[@graderman140m]

We did this mile and it preformed very well there’s a lot of traffic on it and it protected our gravel investment of 25,000 for 3 inches of gravel and I’ve only bladed this mile 3 times since we applied it so I think it’s well worth the investment for us anyway hopefully that gives you some insight thanks for watching

[@coolhanddruid]

@@graderman140m Thank you for that perspective/information, and thank you for your videos. You've been at this a lot longer than me, definitely know things better.

[@davidjackson4112]

Excellent job! Thanks!

[@hintoflimetostitochip7978]

Looks like a really good coat. Why no compaction effort before applying?

[@graderman140m]

@@hintoflimetostitochip7978 you do not want to compact before you apply dust control you want at least and inch of loose material so the chloride can soak in and absorb if you pack it before you spray it won’t soak in and it will run off and not get a good product hope this explains why no compaction thanks for watching!

[@rollingcoal9500]

Does this spray help melt the snow/ice in the winter? Or is it pretty much washed away by then? Thanks loved the vid

[@graderman140m]

It will melt the first little snow we get in the fall depending on temperature and how hard it snows and your welcome thanks for watching.

[@iffyally]

Will this process work on recycled asphalt crushed material?

[@jtark9341]

I live in south dakota as well and recently moved to the country and now have a half mile or longer driveway off a black top. Did you have to pay for this or did the county? With this dry year it is impossible to keep a clean vehicle and was looking for a solution, thanks

[@graderman140m]

That’s awesome I’m in SE South Dakota in the Hartford area what area are you in in this great state of South Dakota? As far as the dust control goes the township paid for this application there’s a lot of people who pay for it them selves and put it on the road in front of there place I will just caution you that when this calcium chloride gets wet it will splatter on your vehicle and rust everything really bad if it’s not washed off really good this stuff is very corrosive.

[@jtark9341]

@@graderman140m thanks for the reply! My family moved from sioux falls to Mclaughlin sd on my wife's family farm. I have heard it is quite corrosive

[@graderman140m]

@@jtark9341 your welcome and I gotcha your out west river now definitely a nice peaceful wide open country out there and yeah there’s pros and cons to the dust control I’d recommend you check in to a soybean oil that will keep the dust down and won’t be corrosive on your vehicles thanks for watching and have a great day.

[@stevevoyles3462]

Do you have to do any blading of the road the rest of the year or can you get by without touching it. Here in central Missouri we use something similar and it generally stays packed enough that we don't have to touch it.

[@graderman140m]

If we get a good application done we shouldn’t have to blade it the rest of the year..

[@graderman140m]

If we get a good application done we shouldn’t have to blade it the rest of the year. about the only time I will blade it is if it’s wet and it really needs it

[@franciscobarrosodapatrol7275]

E uma pena que não compreenda nada do que vc esta falando kkkk mais entendo a máquina é isto me basta like meu amigo

[@mikethoennes6205]

I’m having a hard time finding a distributor that carries the product

[@graderman140m]

That’s unfortunate it can be challenging to find the magnesium chloride for dust control thanks for watching!

[@willrine8614]

If you use this grader to plow snow, what depth do you drop the blade? Or, do you float the blade? Thanks. I REALLY hope you reply!! Thanks in advance.

[@graderman140m]

I do plow snow with the grader and I plow on gravel all the time so I never use float I generally carry my moldboard up 2 to 3 inches leaving that snow on the road if you get to close you will throw all your gravel in the ditch thanks for the comment and thanks for watching.

[@bryanbrooks4005]

Do you all put sand down if needed as well as dust control?

[@graderman140m]

We don’t put any sand down we normally just put the calcium chloride done for the dust control and that’s all we do in the winter time if we do get ice I got a set of serrated edge I use to cut ice otherwise once we get a snow pack built up on the roads we leave them until it starts warming up then I will go cut the hard pack off.

[@michaelalan1546]

You keep the traffic off until it cures on the road?

[@graderman140m]

Yep we keep traffic off until the road has cured

[@briangraham540]

Do you pack the calcium after and what tonnage does he run ,we run 4 ton gear and about 3500 gal. per mile ! ( from Canada )

[@graderman140m]

We don’t pack it afterwards and I honestly don’t know what kind of tonnage they put down I would guess it’s pretty close to your numbers though thanks for watching.

[@puretexan.9268]

What's a ren ro

[@graderman140m]

I’m talking about a maintenance windrow that I would normally leave on the shoulder but since we’re applying the dust control I laid everything down.

[@Dunlap-uj5zl]

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[@endsina1270]

My 9620R could do it