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Wheat47

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Hello, all. This past summer, I had a local contractor redo my gravel driveway with asphalt millings. They did a great job of leveling the gravel, put the drain swale where I told them, used an asphalt spreader to lay the millings and packed it well. I haven't scarfed it too much this winter pushing snow. I was wondering if it would be worthwhile to have someone put some of that "resealing" tar/asphalt on it this summer.
The idea is to make it a bit harder and not so loose. Anyone do this or have any experience doing something like this? All comments greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Jon
 
Wheat47,

A friend of mine had sprayed diesel ont the millings during summer. Said it took a bit of soaking, but locked things together.

D.
 
Yes, I was thinking about something like that. I blew a small hydraulic hose on a baler, and I noticed the area sprayed by the oil seemed to be sticking together better. I also thought about some nice hot sunny day spraying on some used motor oil on the millings.
Thanks for the reply.
 
All he did was smooth the driveway, spread the chips about 4-5 inches thick and roll them. He actually rolled them at least twice.
 
When we are not real busy we go and haul from the grinder for a local company. I am always coming up with the last load or so. I have some that has been down several years. First of all a lot depends on how fine it is ground and how dry (lack of asphalt) the old pavement was. We always put down 5 to 6 inches and roll it hard several times. Most times that is all I do. After a good hot summer most of it will get pretty hard. I have never tried the diesel spraying but it might make it get tacky but also may track in. Any way you look at the stuff it is better than gravel.
 

I have not heard of applying driveway sealer to millings. I have heard that spraying fuel on helps to bind it.
 
I don't know how long your drive is, but a propane weed burner and a flat vibratory compactor will bind it. Spray a little water over it so it does not stick to the compactor plate. Gain may not be worth the pain. gobble
 
Driveway is about 300 ft x 10 ft including driveway approaches.
might be interesting to try the weed burner thing in a spot or two.
 
(quoted from post at 19:00:02 02/25/18) Yes, I was thinking about something like that. I blew a small hydraulic hose on a baler, and I noticed the area sprayed by the oil seemed to be sticking together better. I also thought about some nice hot sunny day spraying on some used motor oil on the millings.
Thanks for the reply.
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wheat47 I have the millings on my driveway and yard, I mix diesel and used motor oil (diff oil works best) to spay down loose areas, and then pack it down.
 
I obtained mistinted wood stain that I mixed with motor oil to help seal a driveway. Lasted about 15 years. Place was an apartment building ion the country. ten units, lots of traffic. Paid a buck a gallon, cheaper than diesel.
 
About ten years ago our county surfaced a road with road oil and crushed lime stone, grade road smooth, pack good, spray with oil, layer of lime stone, pack, oil, lime stone, repeat. Now it is as good as any hot mix black top road in county, with stripes painted as any hard surface road.

Pete
 
Around here they spray oil on the road, spread stone chips, then take a power broom and sweep all the chips into the ditch. Waste of taxpayer dollars...

My neighbor did the diesel treatment to the millings on his driveway. Worked mint. Like a paved road.
 
(quoted from post at 14:14:30 02/26/18) About ten years ago our county surfaced a road with road oil and crushed lime stone, grade road smooth, pack good, spray with oil, layer of lime stone, pack, oil, lime stone, repeat. Now it is as good as any hot mix black top road in county, with stripes painted as any hard surface road. Pete
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That's how they do my road, we call it "tar and chip". Have broken a couple of windshields from stones getting tossed up by cars in front of me (you'd think I'd learn to stay well back). Good surface when all the loose stone is either packed in or moved off to the side.
 
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