DIY poor man gravel road dust control

[Scott in IN]

I have a 600' gravel drive and dust has killed me over the years. I've tried 53s, crushed concrete, recycled asphalt and they all sucked. Now I used washed #8 limestone, it is by far the best material I've ever used. Almost no dust.

No way I'd use old oil are calcium. One year I had a guy come out and spray a commercial dust control product. It worked well for the season but it would have to be applied every year at $600 a year. I forget the product name, maybe DuStop or something, it was black and left a thin crust on top of the gravel.

 

[Mrsig]

I just put down a thin layer of much every 2 years to keep the dust down.

 

[Kubota Kid]

We have a road that has 2B modified that’s very dusty, I have a water tank that sprays water keeping dust down in dry times.

 

[JeepHead]

Having worked in the limestone quarries for years, nothing works as well for keeping dust down as frequent wetting does.

 

[Gord Baker]

Hey guys, would like a few moments of your time. I'm the only person on my gravel road that gives a crap about taking care of the road, so I'm trying to set up a semi-portable system to control dust, and hopefully help keep the ground hard packed during the dry months. The weather here is comparable to the southwest states in general, from may on until october rain is extremely sparse to non-existent, humidity does hover around 60% most of the time with average daytime temps usually in the 90ｰF.

A little bit of research shows that calcium chloride is probably the most well rounded and economically feasible substrate, is this true, or did I miss out on something? Is there anything I can be pointed at to read online?

I currently have (2) 300 gallon poly totes, I was going to use a few feet of 2" hose to hook up the cam and groove fittings on the bottom of those totes together. I figure a little bit of PVC fittings, pipe, and a cheap 12v pump (harbor freight?) should get me a few years of service, any recommendations on how to approach this part? I do plan on hand loading this into the bed of my 71 f6 dump body.

It is better to ask forgiveness than permission. Put down the Calcium on the travelled portion of the road in front of your place and see who complains. Use only 1 tote the first time. It takes a considerable amount. Back in the Day, Salt Stabilization was a 'thing' and worked well. Brine from shallow oil wells was used. Corrosion factor is negligible.

 

[areid]

My rural municipality spray calcium for me each year. 300 feet for $200. This year it was done in early July and is still visible and operational in Mid October. Snow will soon keep the dust down for the next 6 months, yuck! I like the calcium for travel on my Goldwing. It packs way better than the loose gravel making my 500' of travel to the paved road a bit safer. Never noticed any corrosion issues.

 

[Dennis Mohn]

Hey guys, would like a few moments of your time. I'm the only person on my gravel road that gives a crap about taking care of the road, so I'm trying to set up a semi-portable system to control dust, and hopefully help keep the ground hard packed during the dry months. The weather here is comparable to the southwest states in general, from may on until october rain is extremely sparse to non-existent, humidity does hover around 60% most of the time with average daytime temps usually in the 90ｰF.

A little bit of research shows that calcium chloride is probably the most well rounded and economically feasible substrate, is this true, or did I miss out on something? Is there anything I can be pointed at to read online?

I currently have (2) 300 gallon poly totes, I was going to use a few feet of 2" hose to hook up the cam and groove fittings on the bottom of those totes together. I figure a little bit of PVC fittings, pipe, and a cheap 12v pump (harbor freight?) should get me a few years of service, any recommendations on how to approach this part? I do plan on hand loading this into the bed of my 71 f6 dump body.

you don't mention how long your drive is.

 

[Dennis Mohn]

I the south and a few other areas ,I'm familiar with, They use grey water from treatment plants to irrigate median strips and berm plantings. Why not check with you local water authority and see about tapping the grey water from your septic system, set up a hose system and spray heads .

 

[scootr]

We had a DG road and community insisted on recycled conc for refurbishing. The Dust was terrible. A year ago I put recycled asphalt on the section in front of my place and that greatly reduced the dust.

 

[old and tired]

Between the grass that grows in the road and the cow paddies, we don't have any dust on our road.