Fixing another gravel drive

[oosik]

I have a mile long driveway. The surface is a mix of gravel, sand, silt and volcanic ash. After the spring rains it becomes just like concrete. I use my HD rear blade to bring material out of the driveway ditches and spread across the driving surface.

Driveway was built in 1982. Still just fine without any additions.

 

[Buggs67]

Hmm. How about concrete millings, illegal too?

Nope. I used to get that (he called it 3/4 Minus) with the dust for $8/ton delivered w/in town (15 miles). Worked great for an elevated parking spot for the Winne. Packed like concrete.

 

[3 Horse Ranch]

We have started having some rain to wet things down. Last week we had close to an inch one day so I went out the next day while it was still raining and drizzling and reworked the entire road with just the box blade. My neighbor worked a small section near the county road while I spent about 4 hours on the rest of the road. I got rid of the most of the washboard but I can see that maintaining the road will be a regular maintenance chore. I fixed the hill that was the major problem (Three weeks ago I had to put my pickup in 4 wheel drive to haul a load of hay up the hill), the worst of the washboards are gone and with it being wet, everything packed fairly hard.

I drove out to get the mail and it was much better, but I saw the UPS driver had used too much throttle climbing the hill and did a little damage to it. I would put a sign out there, but I think it would be ignored.