The best gravel roads are made in layers. The largest stone first then
layer progressively smaller sizes and compact each layer. Put a lot of
tailings (the grit that is washed from the other stone, cheaper than
dirt) as the last layer before your top stones and work them into the
gaps of the gravel and it will set up almost like hard pavement. 8-12
inches should stand up to whatever load a pickup can deliver.
Jon
Mark Andy wrote:
>
> Howdy,
>
> Ok, some questions for the ever-knowledgable folks here about
> gravel/dirt driveways.
>
> I've got some area that I want to make into a parking/turn around area
> for my truck/trailer, along with widening out the existing asphalt
> driveway. I'm planning on doing this with gravel vs. asphalt due to cost
> and the ability for me to do the work myself.
>
> I've got an older Kubota L185dt with a rear blade, dirt scoop, and
> landscape rake, along with a small 36" roller for our lawn tractor. I'm
> also willing to buy other equipment up to a point.
>
> Whats involved with creating a decent gravel driveway? I'd been
> figuring on roto-tiling the existing lawn in those areas and removing
> much of the topsoil (which we can use in other areas), then getting
> truckloads of limestone or some other material to spread around, then
> compacting it with the roller and possibly just by driving on it.
>
> Is that way too simplistic? What sorta depth should the driveway
> typically be? How about if I want to pave it later? Anything special I
> need to do to keep stuff from growing in the driveway?
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