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Re: question about gravel for new lodge...help appreciated

Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 11:08 am
by torch
It was 300 a load. The fragments are 1/2 rebar and I only picked up a 5 gallon bucket out of 4 loads. The rebar comes to the top and is no big deal.

Re: question about gravel for new lodge...help appreciated

Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 1:43 pm
by msbigdawg1234
Mudhog you had bad 610 to start with IMO ...been doin this stuff all my life and I can promise you if ya got good 610 there aint nothing better unless u form it up and pour concrete.....#57 has no binder and it will move on ya and you will be maintaining it as much or more than gravel.....

Re: question about gravel for new lodge...help appreciated

Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 2:11 pm
by MudHog
Granted this stuff is hard as concrete now, but I have nothing at the surface in the form of rocks. Seems all the big stuff settled down and the small stuff is at the top. I got a friend who this is happening to as well and he put way more limestone down than me and his driveway is much older.

Re: question about gravel for new lodge...help appreciated

Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 2:16 pm
by happyhollowchopper
we have one made of wash out and it is the best thimg if its gone get any water one it

Re: question about gravel for new lodge...help appreciated

Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 2:29 pm
by ransco33
We build all of our construction roads out of crushed concrete after we do the demo on a job, and they set up just as hard as concrete after you put them down and roll it with a smooth drum roller. That 35.75 a ton for 610 seems kinda steep to me. I was thinking more along the lines of about $18/ton is what I was buying it for delivered around Memphis a couple years ago. I would definitely stay away from regular ole road gravel though. Hard to find any worth a chit that's actually got some rock.

Re: question about gravel for new lodge...help appreciated

Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 2:44 pm
by msbigdawg1234
That $35 is delivered 62 miles one way to the site....$18 a ton was awhile back ..

Re: question about gravel for new lodge...help appreciated

Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 3:58 pm
by ransco33
msbigdawg1234 wrote:That $35 is delivered 62 miles one way to the site....$18 a ton was awhile back ..


Oh ok. I knew that was kinda high, but 62 miles is also a long way to be hauling it. We were only hauling about 10-15 miles and getting it for less than 20/ton.

Re: question about gravel for new lodge...help appreciated

Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 7:17 pm
by msbigdawg1234
Also afew yrs ago it was cheaper per ton but that stuff has gone up with the demand......