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New Shoulders for Paved Driveway

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Warren

07-01-2004 10:21:11

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I thought I would pose this challenge on this board to see if anyone has a clever idea or two. I recently paved our 400' driveway with asphalt. The paving company suggests a gravel or dirt shoulder along the side of the pavement to protect the edges. I plan to use 3/4" crushed limestone (driveway gravel). I would normally just use my bucket tractor - Ford 5000, to carry and spread the gravel along the edge of the driveway. The problem with this idea is that the loader tractor along with even a partial load of gravel will tear up the new asphalt. I cannot drive alongside the driveway because it is through a fairly thick woods. I only have access from one end of the driveway.
How do I do this quickly and easily? I don't look forward to using a shovel and wheelbarrow during July. I do not have access to a skidsteer and besides, I think that would tear up the asphalt also.
I was thinking of something along the lines of one of those powered wheelbarrows that you see the contractors use for concrete or for hauling gravel on flat roofs. Any other good ideas out there?

Warren

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Warren

07-04-2004 19:55:18

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Re: New Shoulders for Paved Driveway in reply to Warren, 07-01-2004 10:21:11

Thanks guys for all the great ideas. I'll wait a few weeks for the pavement to set up and then I will pick my poison.

Warren

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Rogman

07-02-2004 16:57:04

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Re: New Shoulders for Paved Driveway in reply to Warren, 07-01-2004 10:21:11

Not wanttin to be smart, but if the contractor properly compacted your asphalt, and your base is ok, you wouldn=t have to worry much, except if you use Rice and Cane tires.

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Joel Harman

07-03-2004 11:19:35

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Re: Re: New Shoulders for Paved Driveway in reply to Rogman, 07-02-2004 16:57:04

but 1st time someone runs off the driveway you in world of hurt

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Joel Harman

07-02-2004 16:42:38

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Re: New Shoulders for Paved Driveway in reply to Warren, 07-01-2004 10:21:11

wait til it sets up a little. Have a load of gravel spread near shoulders. Make sure trucker puts block against tailgate before loading. HAve him spread gravel on driveway. Come along behind with backblade on tractor angled. scrape gravel off the asphalt onto shoulders.

Bloock in bed before loading will make 2 lines of gravel alnog edge of drive.

Clear as mud?

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Jake

07-01-2004 21:28:51

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Re: New Shoulders for Paved Driveway in reply to Warren, 07-01-2004 10:21:11

You do not have to do this immediatley. Wait until the asphalt sets up. Do not drive off the edge of the pavement in the meantime.

Everytime they repave a county road around here they add gravel to the shoulders afterwards. I'm not sure how they do it.

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mike

07-01-2004 20:41:55

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Re: New Shoulders for Paved Driveway in reply to Warren, 07-01-2004 10:21:11

Get a old worn out gravity wagon, load a little gravel in it, have someone to drive and one to operate the gate, you should be able to dump it rite where you want it. use your ford to load it in wagon, but dont load to much at once because you might break down your asphault.

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Phil in co

07-01-2004 20:07:02

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Re: New Shoulders for Paved Driveway in reply to Warren, 07-01-2004 10:21:11

Warren, Have a cement truck deliver gravel spread with chute. Philip

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Dave

07-01-2004 17:32:30

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Re: New Shoulders for Paved Driveway in reply to Warren, 07-01-2004 10:21:11

Hello If you have the material in a dump truck,lay the tailgate down ALMOST flat then,, Raise the bed PART WAY UP ,,just enough to get the material on the Tailgate then you shovel it right off the tailgate .I work for a paving co and we have moved alot of material this way.shovel right off tailgate and carry to edge ,you can put it right where u want it . I would use dirt and make it level with asphalt that way the grass with make a nice berm and you can mow it.maybe lay a piece of tarp down ,this will keep the asphalt clean when you are shoveling off the tailgate.If you have nice dry dirt this goes fairly easy. Hope this helps

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Larry (MO)

07-01-2004 10:56:41

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Re: New Shoulders for Paved Driveway in reply to Warren, 07-01-2004 10:21:11

If you have a lawn tractor get a tilting cart to pull behind it (about $130 for a decent new one). That way you can drive the tractor on the asphalt, the turf tires wont tear it up, and tilt up the bed of the cart while you drive along ... kind of like a miniature version of a full blown loaderr.

You can use your bucket to fill the cart too.

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david - OR

07-02-2004 06:55:52

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Re: Re: New Shoulders for Paved Driveway in reply to Larry (MO), 07-01-2004 10:56:41

Look in the phone book under "Conveyor Trucks", or call the local quarry and ask for a reference to someone that runs them.

These guys can throw dirt or crushed rock up to 60 feet (without moving the truck), and can guide the stream with +/- one inch accuaracy. You just point where you want it and the operator does the rest. The trucks are fairly large -- about 20 yards at a time -- might be heavy for a new driveway.

The cost is only about double what you would pay for the rock dumped in a pile, and sure makes the job easy.

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