New Construction Driveway Build

[@elroysuggen9821]

Should of used the base gravel with the fines and powder mixed in then rolled it in. Once it gets wet and dries out it will be hard as concrete. That loose stuff you put in will sink and rutt up.

[@georgea6403]

Geo textile fabric. #3’s. Then the #2’s with the fines

[@jenniferleffel2960]

In the video he said it's what the contractor ordered... I thought the same thing... 2&3s after built up then come in with 1s then fines mixed with mortar powder it will set up like concrete

[@reidbutler3606]

Learned a lot. New to the industry and love to watch videos to learn from experienced operators. One of my biggest take aways from your video is different scales to the work. Its not always perfect finish. It comes down to what the job is, customers intention, and of course budget. I also learned a lot about the application of different types of material. Look forward to future videos!

[@aaronburford5701]

Rewatched! I absolutely love this video!

[@skidco]

Thanks

[@aaronburford5701]

The spreading of gravel! I love the skid steer usage abd the gravel being spread! Watched, Liked, Subscribed, Shared, Commented!

[@aaronburford5701]

Love the skid steer. Great camerq view..

[@aaronburford5701]

Rewatched! One of my favorites as it pertains to spreading gravel and the grading process! Great camera view tooo.

[@skidco]

Thanks

[@freqenc]

If you're your franchise, no use. Only hard working Americans will get my bid now. Starting your own business, American love. No more cooperate contracts, I'm solely going Americana! Mom & Pops store will be the focal point in my community!

[@aaronburford5701]

ThiS is a masterpeice...love the gravel work beinf done!

[@aaronburford5701]

This is pleasing to the eyes!

[@snakeplisken4119]

Very nice job.Sure great to see a talented operator who really knows his machine.😊

[@aaronburford5701]

Here is another video that is one of my favorites. Driveway work, spreading of gravel, grading with the skid steer, instant satisfaction! Viewed, Liked, Subscribed, Shared!

[@skidco]

thanks.

[@aaronburford5701]

One of my favorites to watch and rewatch, like and Subscribed!

[@skidco]

Thanks

[@aaronburford5701]

Love the camera view!

[@skidco]

Thanks

[@aaronburford5701]

@@skidco this is a great video to watch to see the grading process and/or spreading of gravel!

[@garybritt1209]

Nice job buddy!

[@skidco]

Thank You

[@woldridgefencing9021]

Need you a 4 in 1 bucket. I love mine for spreading rock.

[@ddssmith09]

Why didn’t you smooth out the clumps before spreading the rock?

[@skidco]

Its been muddy for 3 months. We have had at least 2-3 days of rain every week. The builder had to get contractors into the house. If you track through the mud you make it worse. Its better to just go right over the top of it. I put about 8" of rock over everything, it turned out really good. They had sheetrock truck and insulation trucks on it since.

[@freedomuniversity]

This is like ASMR

[@leonman3516]

Love the videos bro.

[@skidco]

Thanks.

[@MrBigblock3272]

💪💪💪👌👌👌 looking good brother

[@skidco]

Thanks.

[@JLWFlorida-rn4mp]

Very helpful

[@rvadventures]

We always use road fabric to hold the gravel or asphalt from getting pushed into the ground.

[@skidco]

500x road fabric does the trick. it gets hard quickly.

[@jamesoncross7494]

You can just rent a roller. I would have rolled the subgrade as well.

[@Dr.KennethNoisewater]

Why didn’t you start with 2-3” clear for a base? Most projects I’ve seen they usually do 4-6” of large stone first

[@skidco]

Budget job and we had the rock off another job site. Customer requested it that way

[@rayrayslawnlandscape2008]

Is there an advantage to doing it this way? I always grade it and let the truck spread the gravel.

[@TheAcenightcreeper]

How many tons of gravel is that?

[@stevepedrotti4195]

Id be looking at drainage first and wheres the roller, thats just my opinion

[@ShaneRoot-k2s]

Why didn't u clean up the mud first? You know it's gonna resurface.

[@Paulo-g6p]

Well nice skills bud ....but no filter fabric ???? And not crusher run ?????...57 rock not very well for a draway 😂

[@Baldeagle_Burk]

How long will it take a beginner to get this good?

[@skidco]

Depends on how you run a machine. Ive been running machine most my life.

[@bxx7666]

Is there any point of putting larger 3" rock as the base layer?

[@skidco]

Yes. the bigger the rock the stronger the base. Rule of thumb is every layer of rock you put on needs to be about half the size of the last layer so it will bridge the previous layer.

[@the_atomic_punk487]

How long did that take to spread those 5 loads of stone?

[@johnkemp4370]

Those mud tracks were made by someone trying to steal gravel

[@BurlesonPropertySolutions]

question, do u charge hourly plus rock?

[@skidco]

It always depends on the job. sometimes I do most times I just bid the job im doing for a complete cost.

[@blownbelttv7231]

What would you charge for a job like this? I’m getting in to the same kind of work and want to be sure I’m in the right ballpark price wise. Thanks man

[@icekilla126]

Each 1 of those tri axles cost about $1000 per load around me.

[@jenniferleffel2960]

Going rate in my area for operator (experienced) $50/hr to $80/hr I'm in Kentucky

[@shane7133]

I'm $125/hr in Central Illinois for grade work , $150/hr for clearing with grinder head.

[@aaronburford5701]

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[@cameronlacey4523]

How come you didn't cut out the top soil?

[@skidco]

Budget. The customer couldn't afford enough rock to cut it out. I do fabric in almost all my driveways. But it held up to all the construction traffic really well.

[@adams3780]

Blows my mind that people pay for a brand new house but can't spend the little extra money to properly dig out for proper driveway base. Also first time I've ever seen a house build done before gravel driveway is installed. Driveway gravel rough grade is always done here first by me. Plus if they ever want a concrete apron in front of garage now you have to do twice as much work. Will have to remove 90% of gravel to get proper concrete thickness which then means concrete won't last long at all without proper base

[@robertgaines8051]

If he was a good driver he could've spreaded that stone hooked chains up and went backwards spreading them less work for bobcat got more use of stone some people don't think we do this all the time

[@skidco]

The area was soaked. Very muddy. couldn't get the truck in there.

[@TheOMEGANOX]

Just wondered why not a smooth bucket?

[@skidco]

I don't hardly ever use a smooth bucket. I like teeth as long as the bottom is flush. That way I can rake material then smooth out. Works really good for me. I do have a serrated edge bucket now as well. I like it.

[@TheOMEGANOX]

@@skidco I’m just getting started in this game so I’ll take that as gospel, a tooth bucket comes with the machine so I’m good there.

[@mikel9567]

@@TheOMEGANOX If you're just starting, I wouldn't recommend a toothed bucket for grading. Toothed buckets are for digging. You can use a toothed bucket for grading as long as the bottom is level but it takes a lot of skill. If most of your work is rough stuff then stick with the tooth. But if you plan on doing a lot of fine work then consider adding a cutting edge bucket. If grading will be a big part of what you do, I'd look into a box blade, land plane, or even a dozer blade. It takes a lot of practice

[@dougyoak9078]

Awfully small stone for a base

[@terrymercer3642]

why dont you use road fabric when you make your driveways. you waste to much gravel with out it.