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ENG18LT
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There are a few spots where it can get quite soft, if not downright wet.
Geotextile carrier
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12 ft wide will probably be in the neighborhood of $8-900 but may be worth it to use in that case.
If you have any left over, it's quite versatile stuff, It makes excellent equipment covers. I have them made from leftovers for almost every tractor, boat, etc that I own. We also wired it on machines for windbreaks around the operators. Although designed to let water through, when it's draped over something it sheds it like a duck. You just fold the edges over to double it and put in grommets or be real fancy and hem it first. We also used it to stabilize a pond dam made mostly out of pushed up topsoil. Once it silts in, the water stops going through. One thing not to use it for is covers for blacktop trucks. Some of our truckers learned that the hard way, when they arrived at the job and found it melted right into the load.
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ENG18LT
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I picked up a 12/6 x 432' roll of woven fabric for less then $500.00 here in Syracuse and took it out to the farm already. I doubt that there will be any left over material, at least from this roll. I will get some pictures up when I get to doing the driveway later this spring.
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Sounds like you got a good deal on that because I pulled up the list price on the woven that we used and it was $600 + for a 300 ft roll. We'll be waiting for the pics and by the looks of the weather up there, you may get started on it sooner than you thought.
Ledge End
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How does one decide when subgrade is too soft?
How long will the textile last before it breaks down and is useless?
I would like to setup an area to park 8 tractor trailers side by side. Should I put this down lengthwise (with direction of trailer) or crosswise?
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ENG18LT
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Here is the final product. I am pleased with the way it came out.
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Skills! I like it, definitely going to beat rolling it manually.
The only thing I don't like is the thought of how much shipping is going to cost to get that sucker out here to do my driveway once you're done with it.
The only thing I don't like is the thought of how much shipping is going to cost to get that sucker out here to do my driveway once you're done with it.
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ENG18LT
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Deezler where you at?
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When required we had a proof roller, which is a large steel box on 2 large tractor turf type tires that we'd load to about 50 tons and pull it down the road. Any good heavily loaded 6 wheeled dump truck will give you a good indication just running it over the area. Spring time would be best but not when the ground is sloppy wet because naturally you'll sink then. If you have places that you drop out of sight, that area should be dug out at least 2-3 ft or to good bottom and filled with large stone. If the whole area is bad. underdrains should be used. if you just have some rutted spots, excavate a foot or more and lay in the geotextile, lapped at least 16 - 18 inches and fill it up with gravel. I would say lay it in legnthways so if soft spot developed you can stay away so you don't pump mud up from underneath and blow the textile apart. If you do develop one, it can be repaired by taking the gravel off a large area around it dig out the slop and replace with stone, Lay new textile on top and cover back up with gravel.
As far as how long it lasts. It'll out last all of us. As mentioned, I have several equipment covers that have been exposed to the elements for at least 20 years and just show some fading.
I'm on the road in S Carolina right now so have been offline and will be for a couple more days at least.
Lookin good Lee
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ENG18LT
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Thank you sir. 
