my gravel is packed down pretty good. use that as a base to spread milling on top of or would you rip gravel out and replace all with millings?well, I am NO expert here, but for yrs the drive way to my hunting amp and another property I had, , I simply used a my skid steer smooth edged bucket to maintain things, one drive way was about 300 yards long and other only about 200 yrds long, so,
so, I coudl manage that without need for any special attachment
BUT after a few yrs of doing that,
I simply got rid of all the gravel and went to road millings(was able to get most for free)
they pack tighter , less up keep, over all than gravel is, WAY less issue's with snow plowing than gravel is!
so, before buying a tool for gravel, I'd look into replacing ti with something better!
and worth looking into IMO!
BUT still in , winter time plowing will still removes some milling's that will need replacing at times,
I keep a bunch of extra millings on hand just fior this!
but normal driving is way less up keep with millings over gravel! or even crushed stone!
However as for a tool/implement for gravel,
when I helped a friend build his driveway which was about 3/4 mile long, with gravel, we used a Skids steer grader attachment, and that was petty handy to to add pitch to things as wanted!, even used it to build base under gravel first, to get pitch to allow drainage under gravel , to help road last longer!
SO, I'd say a grader attachment would be the go to implement if you have a LOT of driveway to up keep or build with gravel or??
but again, all maybe comes down to how large your gravel drive is!
as the attachments(good one's) are not that cheap!
and also consider if you live in a snow belt or not
as if your plowing snow on gravel, its never ending game of rebuilding every spring time!
very nice and I am sure it does an e excellent job, and can make a crown what ever one wants
My attachment is the simplest of all and works so well! Go to a tire store that repairs tractor tires and get the biggest rear tire you can find they are usuallly free! (this last time i found an 18x48". Take the blade of a saber or sawsall saw and sharpen it till its like a knife. Drill a hole in the sidewall just where the lugs begin to start and cut out both sides to remove the beads.....get 3 18" piesces of pipe and weld a big nut on each end....get six bolts and 12 washers to match. then push the centers together and bolt the first pipe at the midpoint with a washer on each side of the rubber the threads into the pipe.....at the 1/4 and 3/4 distance put in the other two pipes. Now add six foot of chain and a loup or clevis to catch the rear hitch on the skidsteer; Pull this rubber hotdog behind the machine and you will find it will pick up material inside the long loup and then drop it again as you pass over low spots.....works really well moving rock and gravel and dirt. Best part is its totally free except for the metal bits. Won't wear out in your lifetime and the two remaining rings you can flip upside down around your trees or flower beds for a edging that wont let weeds grow but won't damage the mower either. If going around existing trees you can't set it over cut the bead and the rubber like a puzzle piece and lay it down then put a small plate and two screws to lock it in place. try it you can use a car/pickup/lawn tractor, 4 wheeler anything with enough pull to move it and drag that road to perfectionWhat is your alls go to for maintaining Gravel driveways.
post some pictures if you can, sounds very interestingMy attachment is the simplest of all and works so well! Go to a tire store that repairs tractor tires and get the biggest rear tire you can find they are usuallly free! (this last time i found an 18x48". Take the blade of a saber or sawsall saw and sharpen it till its like a knife. Drill a hole in the sidewall just where the lugs begin to start and cut out both sides to remove the beads.....get 3 18" piesces of pipe and weld a big nut on each end....get six bolts and 12 washers to match. then push the centers together and bolt the first pipe at the midpoint with a washer on each side of the rubber the threads into the pipe.....at the 1/4 and 3/4 distance put in the other two pipes. Now add six foot of chain and a loup or clevis to catch the rear hitch on the skidsteer; Pull this rubber hotdog behind the machine and you will find it will pick up material inside the long loup and then drop it again as you pass over low spots.....works really well moving rock and gravel and dirt. Best part is its totally free except for the metal bits. Won't wear out in your lifetime and the two remaining rings you can flip upside down around your trees or flower beds for a edging that wont let weeds grow but won't damage the mower either. If going around existing trees you can't set it over cut the bead and the rubber like a puzzle piece and lay it down then put a small plate and two screws to lock it in place. try it you can use a car/pickup/lawn tractor, 4 wheeler anything with enough pull to move it and drag that road to perfection
I got very lucky. Got it from the second owner really cheap. Only problem is that the Trimble laser receivers are no longer supported since everyone has gone GEO and GPS, but it still works great. I can get 1/4" over 700' with my Topcon RL-H4C rotary laser.very nice and I am sure it does an e excellent job, and can make a crown what ever one wants
its similar to the one I used that my buddy had
but for the average home owner, the costs of things like this are way too high, you need to be making money with something like them IMO to justify buying!
or get really lucky finding a good used one for sale really cheap!
Before I painted it.I built mine for about $400 worth of metal and a salvaged grader blade.
A Picture is worth 1000 words!My attachment is the simplest of all and works so well! Go to a tire store that repairs tractor tires and get the biggest rear tire you can find they are usuallly free! (this last time i found an 18x48". Take the blade of a saber or sawsall saw and sharpen it till its like a knife. Drill a hole in the sidewall just where the lugs begin to start and cut out both sides to remove the beads.....get 3 18" piesces of pipe and weld a big nut on each end....get six bolts and 12 washers to match. then push the centers together and bolt the first pipe at the midpoint with a washer on each side of the rubber the threads into the pipe.....at the 1/4 and 3/4 distance put in the other two pipes. Now add six foot of chain and a loup or clevis to catch the rear hitch on the skidsteer; Pull this rubber hotdog behind the machine and you will find it will pick up material inside the long loup and then drop it again as you pass over low spots.....works really well moving rock and gravel and dirt. Best part is its totally free except for the metal bits. Won't wear out in your lifetime and the two remaining rings you can flip upside down around your trees or flower beds for a edging that wont let weeds grow but won't damage the mower either. If going around existing trees you can't set it over cut the bead and the rubber like a puzzle piece and lay it down then put a small plate and two screws to lock it in place. try it you can use a car/pickup/lawn tractor, 4 wheeler anything with enough pull to move it and drag that road to perfection