WE BOUGHT 8 ACRES OF ABANDONED LAND NOW ITS TIME TO BUILD A MASSIVE DRIVEWAY!

Get a 7-day free trial and 25% off Blinkist Annual Premium by clicking:
bit.ly/Sailing...
Want Real-Time Updates?! Support our channel!
/ goodbadandugly
Would you like to buy us a beer or one time gift
paypal.me/good...
Check out our amazon store front to see products from our refit, camera gear we use, and favorite boat gear.
www.amazon.com...
Merch! Support our channel and get something Awesome in return!
teespring.com/...
We upload a new video every week!
Dont forget to subscribe and share the video
You can also find and contact us here
-Instagram @Kristen.r.davis @Neptunes_reaper
/ kristen.r.davis
/ neptunes_reaper
-Facebook
/ sailinggoodbadandugly
-Tiktok
www.tiktok.com...
Here is a referral code to get a $20 credit when you join GOOGLE FI
USE CODE K18F80
g.co/fi/r/K18F80
This is our international phone plan
OUR SAILMAKER
Precision Sails
www.precisions...
For buisness inquries
[e-mail]
Music for our videos
-Epidemic Sound its worth it...
www.epidemicso...
-ARTLIST
artlist.io/Kri...

[@SailingGoodBadandUgly]

Get a 7-day free trial and 25% off Blinkist Annual Premium by clicking: bit.ly/SailingGoodBadAndUglyMar24

[@curtbutts8734]

If they have limestone probably not on the island

[@JohnJohn-cu7nk]

I feel for you bud . I'm a builder.Before you do anything else just ask and I'll tell you 34 years experience

[@ramondejesus6151]

Guys, I'm a Navy retired Senior Chief (E8) residing in Puerto Rico. I am bilingual. If you ever need someone to translate for you, I would be more that happy to do so. Been following you guys for a while and you are an inspiration and fun to watch. Please reach out any time day or night if you need a translator. Lots of positive energy and stay strong. You are a beautiful team.

[@wurbangroupcredit833]

Good man. B.rgds

[@oyedeb4614]

❤❤❤

[@angelgutierrez3069]

Necesita poner tosca en el camino. Por favor oriéntalos

[@DBowen-os2cv]

Great work in the face of adversity!

[@JDSpartan2007]

@ramondejesus6151 You're a very nice dude to reach out like that to these awesome folks.

[@Dag12324]

your property project is a lifetime project so don't sweat the individual hours or days just enjoy the adventure. every sunrise holds new hope and possibilities.

[@oyedeb4614]

I agree. Everything you do makes it better and better. 👍🏽

[@hookednrolling2009]

Jump wire the seat sensor and try that see if it shuts down still

[@oyedeb4614]

Also was wondering if you've already considered providing a grove along side the road in order to give the water a direction. In traveling we noticed tropical places have these grooves where the water runs to and away from the road or sidewalks. Just a thought. 🤔

[@ronbuckner8179]

I’d think you might want to work on getting a drain solution down at the bottom of the hill. If the water will run off you need to open up that port and let it go. That little bobcat can do more then move gravel. Get rid of the water first.

[@BM-uk3sh]

@@oyedeb4614 - That was exactly my thought. He needs to take ground from any side that is higher than the road and make the road itself more of a dome with water been able to drain on either side. In some areas if it rains heavily the water is going to run across the road and take the gravel with it. He needs to follow how the water will flow if it rain heavily and adjust the side of the road to prevent cross-road water flow.

[@josephfaison1815]

Yeah, you need a road base rock…..which is a bigger rock and you build the road up and then lock it together with the smaller rocks

[@PBoss0]

#2 - #4 SIZE ROCK (4" DEPTH) AS A BASE WITH 3/4" (2" DEPTH) CRUSHED ROCK ON TOP !!!

[@anthonyporter6576]

You need a geotextile membrane over the ground after you planed it off level and then spread stone over the top. The geotextile spreads the load and stops stone sinking in to road bed. ‘Terram ‘ is a trade name.

[@GeorgesPapadopoulo]

100%

[@rogerfast2618]

Absolutely. This gravel will just keep sinking and you then buy more. Home Depot probably has it there. Amazon has a 13.5' wide x 115' long roll for around $100. Much cheaper than gravel. Driveway/road fabric.

[@nevillebroadbent1601]

I was about to write the same. Shame no one told them beforehand

[@HessianAssociator]

ditto, yeah!!!

[@HessianAssociator]

the gravel needs to be rolled out with a vibratory road roller compactor. 30 ton roller is nice. but you need to find an operator who someone who has one. That only take a few hours of rolling

[@kaydog2008]

Tip Matt if you put a layer of stone driveway fabric on top of the first layer of rock this will stop the clay from pumping up through to second layer of rock. This also allows water to drain WITH the second layer or rocks instead of soaking into the soil.🧐🧐👍👍

[@TimTimTomTom]

Won't work. You have to start with the correct base material. And you put that fabric under the base, not on top of it.

[@slinkyneal]

This may sound strange but typar fabric is common but...we tried something unusual...i collected old carpet from installs and stores for free they just give it to you.. layed it down with overlaps and gravel on top now 20 years with no problems..but i dont think epa alows this use of old carpet..but it works amazing..just a tip may help in you trouble areas

[@kaydog2008]

@@TimTimTomTom Normaly up here in the 48's yes, but in wet climates and jungles the base first to lockup the clay after removing the top soil.

[@reelmatthewswinslow]

​@@kaydog2008 even better if compacted then geomat

[@kaydog2008]

@@reelmatthewswinslow Right on👍👍 I still can't believe some poeple who even do this for a living DON"T know what works in thier area doesn't work for the REST of the world.😢😢The one sighted DUMB mind. That THEIR WAY is the ONLY WAY. Is all situations. WRONG. Example the military building the first ALASKIN HIGHWAY.

[@mikekares-b8q]

I'll tell you an Old saying from my Uncle in the Construction Business . Anyone can work with brand new tools ,But when you can work with Junk thats when you know your good , That's for you Matt.Your Good

[@mr.vancouver007]

Let's not get carried away dude 🤨 as much as I admire Matt's work ethic he definitely is going to end up paying for the 💩 paving job

[@mikekares-b8q]

@@mr.vancouver007 We' ll see .are you a betting man?

[@KeithChegwin24]

An old saying that has always lived with me and helped me through the hard times. "When you see a man walking sideways through an airport, he is going to Bangkok".

[@donnarocchio936]

You two are brave tackling the road down. In your fashion you are doing a great start to being able to traverse the way down to the bottom and your home. Before you know it, you will be moving the chicken enclosure down the mountain. Hang in there, you have proven in the past that you are resilient and know how to pivot when you hit a snag. You got this....🥰

[@josephterracina1120]

Matt Not sure what gravel you got, but in the US we call it SB-2. it has lots of powder mix with crushed gravel, which solidifies better and makes a better road. Unfortunately, you should’ve put filter cloth underneath the rock as it will continue to sink into the ground and it will cost you a fortune over the long-haul.

[@eugenetorkelson7859]

In North Central Kansas we use AB-3 (Shoulder Rock). Also use something we call Road stone , has some sand in it to compact and hold together.

[@user-ne6gm8zq2k]

Road fabric would have been good !

[@muskyful]

Many of us who have done all this building work and have plenty of helpful knowledge & actual experience (including building in the tropics) have commented & made recommendations....but ol' Matty boy just doesn't get it....and pushes on with his trial & error technique. Its ok for content creation....but just a hard & expensive way to do it! ..but wait till they have to battle the weeds in the poorly prep landscape stone work, etc.

[@lanetatom2701]

You are probably going to need gravel trucks forever. It will get a little better in time, but my parent's 300 feet of flat driveway needs a truck load every year or so.

[@jasongrinnell1986]

That is far from S B-2.

[@captainsalty9022]

You will need to form a camber to the road to encourage runoff to the sides where you will need to put in a gutter or narrow trench to guide the runoff away. Every twenty yards or so, put a cutout to divert the water away from the road. You two have an enviable work ethic.

[@hughdickson4816]

I would add some cross cut french drains as well - otherwise yu are going to get a lot of gravel wash off if there is any amount of grade on that road.

[@geraldmiller6679]

I hope he listens to what you are telling him. I he doesn’t then he will just watch those gravel wash down the sides of the hill!

[@evinwhiteson4902]

I lived on a road exactly like it in Hawaii. It's a constant battle to keep rock on the road. It's like quicksand, but after a bunch if loads and a few years it starts to get better and better

[@tuberNunya]

Rain doesn't run off of rock. It flows between them.

[@geraldmiller6679]

Tuber, what size rock are you speaking about? Driveway rock called gravel are easily washed away on a slight grade. If you are speaking of larger rocks say 4” and larger used as base then you are correct. They don’t wash normally and water does flow between them.

[@davidkettell1073]

It looks like landscaping rock to me ,certainly nothing to build a road out of ,it will disappear into the mud very quickly.

[@gpl422sda]

It's a little too late now

[@johndarwen2845]

The bobcat is one of the best machines ever invented. I have 30 years of experience and it is one of the most fun things to drive. It can take a bit to get good at it.

[@jerry8986]

I will mention again. I built a lot of construction haul roads, mainline roads and fair amount of freeway reconstruction (46 years in construction). Geo textile fabric material (required for most civil project in my area) if available placed on the soil and rock placed on the fabric. It keeps the soil from penetrating into the rock and bridge the weight of traffic. The fabric if not exposed to sunlight will last a lifetime so you only place it one time. Soil in my area is various clay depending on elevation and layers of different clays in the Willamette valley in Oregon.

[@castinn]

Listen to Jerry, he knows what is true and the right way to do this road one time.

[@beastofhumble]

Just a word of advise, you need to start with a 2-3" size crushed rock first then fines small mix after to lock int the big rock and then your gavel as a smoother.

[@johnlennon335]

I think this is correct. It is similar in concrete. You have your aggregate in a balance. Big with the medium and the small. They all fit together much tighter this way.

[@TimTimTomTom]

Been saying this for a month. Oy.

[@sailingsvcabo450]

Crushed is key otherwise it just doesn’t interlock well.

[@charlesdefrancisco5056]

Few suggestions. Using small stone is a mistake because the small stones just push into the mud Possibly too late now but road fabric and larger crushed stone as the base is needed to not redo the stone frequently

[@Steven-Doc-Troxel]

There is a thing called "road cloth." One roll is about 300 feet long and 12 feet wide. You put it down UNDER the rock to keep the rock from sinking into the mud. It also helps keep weeds from growing up in your road. When it comes time to put down another layer over the rock that you've already laid, just put the cloth on top of the existing rock and put another layer on top. It works great on the road I built at my farm. It will do you much better than just putting rock on the ground.

[@1hexymofo648]

Just another day in paradise Guys...... Hang in there.... You are making great progress.....

[@gregstrickland3307]

Prep road. Lay ground filter cloth. Apply base course(larger rock). Apply one or two smaller rock grades. Go over entire road with a vibrating compactor. Now’s the time to Cut your losses. Spread out your base and start again with your ground cloth over your base. As it is now, your two tracks will sink quickly and you’ll have a big hump in the middle of your road. Trial and error but not too late to save your road project. Good luck.

[@Greg-pt7ur]

Having built a driveway on dirt/mud, I can advise you used the wrong base layer of gravel. Use 3" or 75mm or a bit bigger. Smaller gravel, as you found out, will simply push down into the mud. Use the one inch (25mm) for a top layer once the 3" quits sinking. Also, at least 12' width is minumum. 16' is better, especially with a trailer. Also, you didn't explain the time crunch...

[@Thereminator101]

Matt...your time line for building up your property is the rest of your life...relax, it will get done. Enjoy the trip...

[@famshof]

If you use a woven driveway fabric it will prevent your gravel from being pushed down into the mud also use a vibro plate to pack down the gravel so the fines in it will lock it together. Keep up the good work🤙

[@cascadesouthernmodeltrains7547]

Large fist sized jagged stones, followed by medium and then the small stuff. That will make a more stable base in the clay.

[@spudrubble]

I posted weeks ago you needed large base rock 3"4" or even up to 6" rock then you go over with the small rock. The large rock builds the base. It is how logging roads are built.

[@ironhorse3497]

Thats exactly what I said. begin with #1's at least.

[@goboyz8016]

WOW so amazed at the kindness and support for this project. Love this world when people help people keep going day after day. It's wonderful to see. Now if we can just get more people to just do the simple things and be kind to one another always this world would be a wonderful place. Keep it going!

[@MICHAELMEREDITHSR]

"Kristien"! Thanks for the segue from Mighty Matt's hard work, to show us 'yer' little 'fartskinners'. You 2 have given some animals a *very* special home. 🙏🦉 🏞️

[@karenwilliams3882]

Wow, seeing the goats 🐐 and chickens 🐓 at the beginning of the video made me smile. I love all of the critters on your property.. How are all of the cats doing? How's Bear doing?? ❤ I can't thank you both enough for sharing your life adventures with us all. It's my favorite part of the morning. I'm five days post op from a total knee replacement surgery and being able to follow your progress is a lot of fun. Take it easy, stay safe. Hugs 😊❤

[@TheJeffrey575]

Over 2 or 3 acres ( 1.2 hectares) you need a tractor (John Deere 300 series). You will wear it out if you stay there. Great work indeed! Get a box blade to keep the road neat and tidy. Good luck on the wedding planning too!

[@seanmullin9655]

Guy keep the positive attitude! You are doing great and as usual you guys are impressive by your "can do" attitude. You are willing to learn and try stuff that you have not done before. You are building a life for yourselves and its not being handed to you on a plate. As you build your homestead you are building character. Good character is like fine gold! Keep up the good work!

[@1972xlh]

It IS going to be OK guys!! We are rooting for you !! GO SBGU!!!!

[@williamjones3359]

I have been spreading 12 Yards of 5/8s minus for the last 4 days and this 69 year old dude is whooped. Being young makes a big difference your doing great

[@santyfigue8892]

Good Job guys, Lots of fun watching. My girlfriend is hook with the videos. She made me buy property near that area. She loves you guys. I was born and raised in Texas, moved to Florida in 99 now ending my contract with Disney and she is from the Island so moving there this summer don't know is I can work that hard. Matt make it look easy and Kris is the hardest working woman ever. I hope my "GF" can imitate Kristin work skills. Lots of Love, Santy

[@DLBard-bv2nd]

Matt, love you guys & your new projects. I had to do this to my driveway when I bought my little farm. I asked to see the gravel in person and picked up the sample put it in a little plastic ziplock bag and showed the clerk my sample to place my order. I had them to write out on a piece of paper the type of rock in the bag, with their name & date & price per ton/truck load and put that paper in the bag. No way to misunderstand what I ordered. As a female I have learned to be certain about what I am paying for. 😉⛵🌴 It's gonna be O-K. Love you both. 💖

[@hookednrolling2009]

DL,you should get a old GoPro you can edit from your iPhone. I have 4 GoPros. Then show them to us I will watch what your doing. I’ve been following Matt and Kristen since they were in key west and the rudder drop to bottom. I. Think that I was watching this channel like six yrs now. I’m doing a vid today I hope. JT HOOKED N ROLLING OFFSHORE 2009 🇺🇸🇺🇸🐟🎣🐠🎣🛥🌴

[@brianwright874]

Kristian you need that book. You are always Suzie Skeptical and Matt always comes through. trust your man. lol+

[@chuckhillier4153]

I have a 100 ft driveway with exactly the same treatment here in Maine. It has worked great with an additional application after a few years. Pro tip: When snow blowing, expect to pick up and throw rocks across your lawn for the wife to find in her gardens when spring comes. So, be careful with all of that Puerto Rican Snow.

[@thomasgraham5842]

hahahahaha yeah .

[@michelbedos9371]

I would have bet there was no snow to be found in Puerto Rico! Then again, you might know something the rest of the world doen't.

[@glenbrown579]

That's a good one. Puerto Rican Snow . . . 🤣🤣🤣

[@mikefox1332]

Matt, I'm an old man that base done any of this stuff for years. BUT, when you said gravel, I truly believed you meant crushed rock !!!!! I am no expert but I live in West Virginia, all hills. You need rock for your drive! Cloth under layment, large rock ( size depends on slope, soil , moisture etc. Rock, sharp edges, that will lock in place. Gravel is akin to marbles. Large rock first layer, smaller second layer, even smaller , third layer. The top layer should lock in the first two layers. Then compact. Otherwise, distaster!!!! I have been following you guys from the beginning and want you to succeed. I have refrained myself from comenting, but ......... 😍

[@eugenetorkelson7859]

Check seatbelt connections. If it starts to unlatch or doesn’t get completely clicked in it will set the park brake. Seen it a lot when I used to work on skid steers. Especially seemed to be a problem with bigger operators. 🤷‍♂️

[@petegilbert6886]

don't beat yourself up Matt. Machinery has a mind of it's own. Both of you are doing a great job. I'm watching from the UK.

[@JoseRodriguez-wz1th]

Some small palm trees in the front will look beautiful

[@FDChappy]

Another tip. Make the road wide enough so that when you drive on the edge the wheels on the other side are on the ridge. As you drive on it and work it in this will prevent the tire tracks you're getting now. Glad you got some bigger rock. My experience with clay is that once that rock gets worked in it sets up like concrete. Keep having fun.

[@ottisthedog3544]

look this up. it is what you may need to do in some spots "Corduroy Road" we have them here in michigan some have been around since the 1800s use a 6 to 8 inch logs and dump your rock on top of that. they last for ever because they always stay wet. we find them in swampy spots they were used in the logging days.

[@EpicTyme]

Matt, what did that great Guru Sly Stallone say, it's not about getting knocked down, it's about how you get up and keep moving forward. Your doing well brother and watch Rocky in your spare time.

[@DustyBottoms1021]

You should load up the taco bed with rock and do it that way over the wheelbarrow method

[@budm9982]

Y'all are doing good. Good to see that you were able to get the larger base rock. The 2" stuff will make a much better base for whatever you want to put on top of it after you do a layer a year of the 2". Get that base down and packed to where you don't sink into the soil before pouring any pavement. Its too bad that the dump truck could not back all the way down to the end and do a driveway pour on the way out. That would be tons faster and smoother than the skid steer. But no matter, what's done is done. Keep on working, don't forget to take little vacations from all the work when you can. Don't be too impatient with yourselves. You'll get it where you want it when it gets there.

[@ricoconnor3351]

Love you guys! PLANT TREES_fruit, nut, timber, etc. Best time to plant a tree was ten years ago,2nd best time is NOW!

[@SuperTruthSeeker4U]

This is excellent advice on something you need to just stop and do because in the future you will be glad you did

[@kennethunce9506]

Come on Matt, don't be too hard on yourself. you're a beast. A one man wrecking crew. I think your kicking butt. I would have hired some help if I were in your position.

[@williamkramer5072]

You two are one of the hardest working couple. I’m amazed at the amount of work you accomplish in those conditions. Look forward to each week episode.

[@atle30]

you need a geotextile for road use to prevent the roks sinking in clay then use large roks in one 20 cm layer and then a layer with finer roks with chamfer to the sides for drain the water

[@prowan6294]

Make sure you ditch, add necessary culverts for drainage. Do that and a road is easy!

[@richardw.landau6278]

Hey Matt I admire your persistence. One of the things you might want to consider with your road is putting the big stuff down first and then choking it in with the small stuff. That's the way they normally do paving at least in Pennsylvania. The big stuff will give you a good base and then the small stuff will choke it off so that you'll get less mud pumping through

[@nicholasr7987]

Brother Matt! As much work you have been doing, you deserve that machine! You will find 1000 ways to use a skidder.skidded. Gravel is cheap enough, that more is always better. If I had to do your project, I would gravel it...build what I want for the next year or so, keep adding gravel as needed, then when everything is finished concrete over it. Time and rain will compact that solid. Exactly what you are doing.

[@Steeger007]

get a steel girder with a chain attached to each end and pull that behind you and itll level out your road. we do that at work with a tractor after the snow melts

[@313barrygmail]

The A-frame off the front of a mobile home works excellent to drag behind!!!!

[@sergey_sovetsky]

Should use 3 inch minus (bigger type of gravel) for bottom layer and then smaller gravel on top. It would be very smooth and strong long term.

[@gnsmk357]

Matt. You have changed DIY to mean. D _m, Did, it. You guys are kicking the Sh_T out of issues that would have alot of folks bent over in the dark crying it cant be dpne. We only get one life, make worth living. Super Great team work. Great Video!

[@MrGilly5]

The sub soil looks clay(ish) as it’s holding water. Consider inserting a drainage ditch down the lower side (track slopes a little left to right). Perforated plastic pipe, covered by gravel, draining to a pond at the bottom.

[@dodgecoronet7544]

Without putting something under the gravel when it rains the rocks will go down and the mud will come up . This happened all around our house . Love your videos!!!!!

[@edwinsokoloff8771]

It's all going to work out!!! Matt is a fighter!!!!

[@sscheyer]

Put down road fabric next to prevent the next layer from pushing down.

[@Minecraft-gw1jv]

Hey Guys, there is Plastic Netting that you put down before you put in your Gravel. It keeps the Gravel in one spot and it will not wash away on the slope… I don’t know why no one told you this before, but that is what you need… I’ve laid Miles of it down in the Everglades over 17 years ago and the road is still there today.

[@buffalo241]

Looking good guys. Yes, big rock first then smaller on top to smooth it out.

[@donwright7156]

Always enjoy your vids. Remember there are no bullets being fired over your heads, explosions around you and buddies pinned down that you can not get to. So your having a Pretty good day after all. I think of this sometimes to keep me going, keep up the good work. THE OLD SGT FROM NAM.

[@rodneyross5282]

Matt there is an attachment for a tractor called "land plane", it is awesome for leveling out out roads and land. If you purchase a tractor (Kubota hint hint) I suggest you get one of these to maintain that road. Kristin as usual your smiling face makes my week. Wishing you two awesome luck on the road. God bless in all things. Love from The Great State of Texas.❤

[@raytheron]

Fingers crossed! You CAN do it! When someone has the guts and determination you two have, things are boud to go your way!

[@stanfordbanks3399]

Hay guys, it's been a while since I dropped you a note. You guys are hard at work as always. Your army of viewers are still here cheering you on as always... But this project needed to be done by folks with the right materials and equipment... I still like the gravel road, but this is one thing you can't do without the know-how, my friend... First of all, you really needed to remove 3 to 4 inches of Topsoil, then roll it well, then start with the big rock 4 inches thick, then roll it again. Make good drainage points to help keep it dry after rain... Then start on the 4 inches of smaller rock to seal the large rock, then roll it well over and over again.. remember when we talked about cutting out the road 4 inches that was very important to hold the road in place... Brother, I know you are the man and will attempt anything, but road building is an art form, and when done right, it is your fairway to success on all the other work you will need going forward.. God bless, get help before you spend more money with possible poor out come... Love you guys

[@nomandatoryvaxing7433]

Never seen your channel before but what you need to do is lay a geotextile fabric down over that small rock. That’s better than the clay so that improves what you had. After that have a 2” rock dumped and have the truck drive over it a few times. Then get a smaller stone on top of it after a few days or week and that will fill in the gaps and lock it all together. Again drive over it a bunch to compact it down. But without the fabric the rocks will continue to just push down into the clay and you will have to keep adding and adding until forever. Just do the geotextile and that will fix things then do a big stone and then a small stone and compact compact compact. Don’t worry you will figure it out. Just watch a bunch of KZbin videos on gravel driveways.

[@wayneanderson1641]

Matt has had a lot of good advice on building the road, I think Matt is the kind of guy that just does it his way.

[@eppfcire]

Relax ! Take a look around where you are living . So beautiful where you are ! It will all come together .

[@foreignflava9666]

Matty as soon as you're half way established get yourself a skid-steer loader bro that's an excellent start into the heavy equipment world without going too crazy all at once it's compact and a workhorse it'll save your very important back and get the job done around the property...Kristin it's your job to convince him so go ahead with that signature back-of-hand-palm slap and get it done💯

[@nicholasr7987]

Yeap...we need more people telling him this. He can even farm with it when he is done building.

[@foreignflava9666]

@nicholasr7987 for sure man..the plus side of that machine is every attachment imaginable is available for it

[@chuckfountain620]

Patience is the ability to finish the job, under any circumstance. Along with patience one must have a good work ethic. You have BOTH! So don’t fret. You got this! ❤

[@wesleymisener162]

Hey you 2 I'm a fan....I'm a experienced road builder. If you put porous landscaping cloth down first to separate the mud from the gravel things will go better for you. Hersh from Canada

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

You need a serious ditch. ALOT of water will come from that road towards your property once raining season hits.

[@reginanjus]

Oh my! Totally understand! My driveway when I grew up was about a 1/2 Mile of red clay! My parents had a company come in and put gravel down twice! The red clay just swallowed the gravel! They must have put 100 loads of gravel down! Took two weeks each time!

[@size-matters]

If you use that machine again… a very useful function is the “float” function. Push the toe of the left pedal hard until it moves into a sort of detent. This allows the arms to float and is very useful for back blading. Also, there are two panels on the front of the machine (you have to lift the arms up. Make sure to use the support) that when removed allow you to clean out debris from under the pedals.

[@kellybasham3113]

It's gonna be OK. Everything's gonna work out. Y'all will be spending the rest of your lives together. Taking an extra hour, taking an extra day ain't no biggie because it's all part of the wonderful adventure. Y'all are doing great.

[@annhysell6064]

"It's going to work out." lol, Probably not on time. Chill Matt, you both will get there. Thanks for the update. This has certainly been trying for you both.

[@Duh_Huh_24]

What you need is a local helper. They would have better luck lining up things than a gringo on facebook marketplace does. They can also help do the dirty work while you do something else or help them. That's how many many people who buy property in areas they aren't familiar with get things done.

[@DarkSevariant]

No..! You turn around at the pile with your bobcat, and stay on the gravel the entire time. This way you can see where you're going, and also use the gravel for traction. You're not putting frosting on a cake. Once you have 10 feet of gravel poured out, you no longer need to be in the mud. Pour out your gravel as you move down the road, always staying on the gravel. Every time your bucket is emptied, just do a 180, and head back to the pile. You don't have to spin, you can do a 3 point turn, because your bucket will be empty. Yes, you'll tear up the ground at the pile, by constantly turning 180 degrees, but you can repair that when you get done with your pile of driveway gravel. With a full bucket, you'll want to spin 180, a 3 point turn with full bucket can be hairy. Good luck!

[@veronicabell6652]

The mastery of the bobcat and the mastery of the editing is just amazing. ❤😊

[@Aphxphotog]

Road fabric down first, and add 6 inches of three-inch rock. Then, add 3 inches of the 1-inch rock you added in this episode. The soil there has too much moisture and clay. Fabric will help stabilize.

[@kennyvanhook5177]

Tennessee Ernie Ford ----16 Tons, what do ya get, another day older and deeper in debt. Check out the song. Good job!!!

[@calbo4051]

Drone shots, stills, attached to Bobcat, 3xspeed with slow pan, amazing editing and music...GBU has it all...LOOKING GOOD.

[@gregseverance8747]

I really like the idea of putting relaxing music as background track to a stressful task... great idea😂

[@bobbykeith1758]

Matt and Christine, I think the gravel company is taking advantage of you. The first layer should be large stone (2-3 inches) and the second layer #57 stone then Crush & Run. Also, the driver could have spread most of the gravel with his dump but was probably afraid of getting stuck.😊

[@KC98561]

Putting a coating of dry concrete powder down before the rock would have been better and provided a stronger base for the rock. All that rock will disappear into the mud when you drive on it several time and you will have to keep buying rock to compensate over time. You can mitigate this by applying the dry cement powder on top of and mix in with the rock. It wont be as good as applying dry concrete powder first to the mud before putting the rock down but here we are. Nice videos and I enjoy watching.

[@Victor.McCann]

This is in a way ok if it wasn't slopped as steep the problem with this is the hard will allow the grave to slide and go off the sides more

[@muskyful]

That's why he should be using the island's stone & shell moro roadbase material for a 6" base over structure roadbase fabric layer with a road crown to shoulder drainage. The roadbase makes a hard concrete like surface base, then followed by his choice of stone toppings.

[@AdamC5013]

Wouldn’t it be better to put down a base of 6 minus rock… then 2and a half inch?

[@KC98561]

@@muskyful That would work too.

[@jamieminton172]

We have been building road in clay on the farms for decades. With out being too technical, large (2" to 3") for the base. Sucks to walk on but binds the clay as it sinks in and it WILL sink in. Once a dump truck can drive on it they can "Tail Gate" a layer of sand and subsequent loads. It will help bind the large gravel and snotty clay. Then progressively smaller after a year or so of use. The next big investment should be a small tractor with a front loader and a grader box as a minimum. That drive WILL need grading every couple of months. Mat or clothe can be put down under the next layer of gravel. You WILL need more layers. This will stabilize the road bed and help prevent veg growth and wash outs (both of which ARE going to happen regardless). "Ditches" on either side to direct drainage. don't fight the water, give it direction. Grade washes to the path of least resistance. You got this. 😎

[@gustafchurn8282]

Try and enjoy the journey? I root for you two and your success ! Make it fun!! Make it fun!! Make it fun!!

[@jamesnguyen9033]

A suggestion: you should put down a road cover sheet before put down the gravel. Over time the gravel will not sink down into the ground. Looking good though

[@davidhakes3884]

Just stopped in to check on you two and Hit the THUMBS UP. Best regards.

[@SailingGoodBadandUgly]

Thank you!!

[@michaelschneider5620]

When covering clay, you should use 1" crushed rock It locks together and makes a mat that won't sink as quickly.

[@mikekares-b8q]

You would be surprised how much that gravel will sink The answer is the big rock and more crushed limestone ,you'll get it eventually Try to get a better machine if possible . Good luck .

[@davidknight1144]

Hello Matt you put Terram's sheet under the crushed rock Great show I've watch since the begining

[@mloret6745]

You need to create some drainage ditches with pipe assistance. That will help a lot.

[@bwfvc7770]

You've got a nice/good intuitive touch on the digger, feeling the blade on the ground.

[@slimjim3229]

I remember mom and dad doing this with a 400 ft driveway when I was a teenager. Yes the rock sinks over time but it builds a road base. Every couple of years they would buy a few more loads and it would sink in too over time. On the 5th or 6th year dad bought this concrete truck wash out material that worked best and put a pretty solid cap on top that stayed hard. It will be okay it's just a process. Your main goal is to get the road base established. After that it's a maintenance issue.

[@sailingarista]

Can’t control what you can’t control! You guys are killing it I still would probably like the SAILING videos more

[@robertbiron]

Positive thinking really helped me at my darkest moment some three decades ago along with smile and fake it till you make it. I realized that life is like a novel, when your down and feel at the end of your chapter, just remember the book of life is long and another chapter awaits.

[@user-qy8ee3cv6q]

Nida panels with that rock is the answer

[@shreksswamp9001]

I think you're going to end up with concrete in the end. Gravel never seems to stay put for long, especially where there is a high rainfall.

[@markv.5962]

I’m so glad you;re both here every Sunday morning.happy ST Patrick’s day. The highway to hell. What a difficult job.cant wait till next week. You’ll get it done

[@radarhouse6443]

Kristen said it exactly right. The clay gets suspended in water [aka rainwater] and it floats. The more clay you get the more it coats everything, in this case, the rock. The rock lets the clay saturated water with the clay travel almost unimpeded like a drain field ,like you'll have for your septic tank[when you get one]. The clay will eventually start filling in between the rocks until no more water passes through except on a small scale. That's when you'll need to build a totally new road to transverse the hill again. Go back and read my previous replies about this and you'll see the term "soil cement" and what I suggested. If I had a way of translating into P.Rican what they call it there that would help. If you and I were talking face to face you would be able to ask questions and I could help you understand the concept of building a drain field, which that's what you're building. Eventually it'll be a giant Slip and Slide 30 feet wide and wet clay. You 2 are the "fighters" but you still need a coach and team behind you with info. ***** Even an Admiral listens to his sailors about things he's not schooled in at the Academy!!!**** SOIL CEMENT !!!!!!! Then put a thin layer of rock onto it before it sets up. If you sit and watch the rain wash the slippery clay off the rocks in your river after the river deposits it while the water is over the rocks, you'll get the same from your road. Love you 2.......From Tampa Bay, RADAR P.S. If you do have good internet you can lookup Bobcat S250 owners manual, service manual, etc online, {I just did}

[@caryallen62]

Y'all are doing a really nice job with your property. You live and learn, don't get discouraged. Love y'all ❤

[@Voxxpopulii]

ATTENTION MATT… I’ve had a lot going myself… Hence I didn’t get around to telling you how we constructed our gravel drive… We lined the drive with railroad ties to hold the gravel in place… 1) Chop out 10” wide, 4” deep troughs on both sides of the drive at 10’ apart… (We used 10’x2x4’s as our measuring sticks for digging and setting Ties in place) 2) Set Railroad Ties in troughs and back fill outside edges with the dirt you just dug out… This is to help hold the ties in place… 3) Dump gravel 4” deep… ~ NOTES: We had to cut the length of several ties in order to make curves… Naturally we cut the ends at the necessary angles… We drilled horizontal holes in each end of Ties that we cut in half and/or thirds… Then we sledged hammered two foot long 3/4” Rebar through each hole and into the ground… This held the Ties in place… Then we hammered in 1x2” wooden stakes up against the outside edge of the Ties where each Tie met end to end… This also helped hold the Ties in placed while spreading gravel… The final touch was pouring tar in the cracks where the Ties met end to end… That was 40 years ago… We’ve only had to do repairs twice at the curves… Those repairs were due large trucks going in and out on occasion… Oh yeah,,, it’s over a quarter mile long… ~ Note: It’s not too late to do this at your driveway… Just Sayin’…