RedMF40
Well-known Member
I'm five years into living with a dirt and gravel driveway about a thousand feet long, give or take a few feet. It could use some work. Probably more dirt and more gravel are in order. Or just gravel. I don't know.
Big recent snows, one on top of the other, gave me about 7" of snow that I just drove through. Once the tracks froze in place, it was like one of those theme park cars where you get in and pretend you're driving an old car but it's just put putting around on a track and it doesn't matter if you turn the wheel or not. It'll steer itself. My driveway was like that.
[b:5dd395d9cd]Do you think this approach to driveway non-plowing is going to result in greater wear/ruts?[/b:5dd395d9cd]
(The above is the main question. The rest is just blah blah blah)
I am looking for answers that will support my justification for getting an old plow truck. I have my eye on one, haven't talked price or when the guy wants to sell, but it'll probably be after winter is over and there's no more snow. It's a rust-bucket Ford 4X4 that will never be street legal.
At this point I'm not so worried about not being able to get the car in and out--it's proven more than capable. The problem is actually my ability to WALK on the frozen drive when it's not cleared. Also, now that there's a lot of snow melt with thawing temps, I see two small rivers coursing down the tire tracks. Can't be good.
Thanks for any thoughts.
Gerrit
Big recent snows, one on top of the other, gave me about 7" of snow that I just drove through. Once the tracks froze in place, it was like one of those theme park cars where you get in and pretend you're driving an old car but it's just put putting around on a track and it doesn't matter if you turn the wheel or not. It'll steer itself. My driveway was like that.
[b:5dd395d9cd]Do you think this approach to driveway non-plowing is going to result in greater wear/ruts?[/b:5dd395d9cd]
(The above is the main question. The rest is just blah blah blah)
I am looking for answers that will support my justification for getting an old plow truck. I have my eye on one, haven't talked price or when the guy wants to sell, but it'll probably be after winter is over and there's no more snow. It's a rust-bucket Ford 4X4 that will never be street legal.
At this point I'm not so worried about not being able to get the car in and out--it's proven more than capable. The problem is actually my ability to WALK on the frozen drive when it's not cleared. Also, now that there's a lot of snow melt with thawing temps, I see two small rivers coursing down the tire tracks. Can't be good.
Thanks for any thoughts.
Gerrit