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The joys of a gravel driveway

Post by GunnyGene » Sat Jun 19, 2021 1:28 pm

21 years of going out and back on our 1/4mile gravel drive every day, sometimes several trips per day, and no problems (various vehicles). So this morning I hear this terrible racket coming from one of the wheels on the wife's 2014 Jeep Cherokee as I backed out of the garage. Have 64k on the odo, so figured time for new pads. Got back home after the short trip to the PO, pulled a front wheel and found a tiny rock stuck between the disc and the shield. Fished it out with my pocket knife and all is good. I reckon the odds caught up with me. :roll:
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Re: The joys of a gravel driveway

Post by Headhog » Sat Jun 19, 2021 9:27 pm

Great job Gunny. I just love it when what you think will be a headache turns out to be just a small rock in the wrong place. :)

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Post by BigAl52 » Sat Jun 19, 2021 10:56 pm

Every time I get a rock in the wrong place its usually in a new windshield I just had replaced from previous rock
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Post by Hatchdog » Sun Jun 20, 2021 9:24 am

Gotta love it when a fix is both simple and no cost!

Understand all about gravel driveways as I have one too. Lots of maintenance and upkeep, especially after winter snow plowing. I looked into having it paved and just doing less than half of it only to my garage pad was north of 11K. And that was a couple of years ago when oil was still cheap. Yikes!
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Post by North Country Gal » Sun Jun 20, 2021 10:48 am

Our gravel driveway is right at one-tenth of a mile, basically 500 feet plus. Yeah, winter snow plowing is not fun. On the other hand, I love riding up and down the driveway on my mountain bikes. :)
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Post by GunnyGene » Sun Jun 20, 2021 11:12 am

What is this "snow" thing y'all are talking about? :lol:
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Post by BrokenolMarine » Sun Jun 20, 2021 11:56 am

Our gravel drive in VA was 250 yards, up to the ridge the house was on. The gravel drive here is probably fifty. I prefer a gravel drive. Gets oily, stained, etc. Drop a dump load of new gravel, pull it out. New driveway. :D I too like it when a pending problem turns out to be a simple fix. 8-)
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Post by Cowboy Gun Fan » Sun Jun 20, 2021 12:45 pm

Although we haven't gotten much snow lately, when I do plow it with the Grader Blade on my Tractor, I plow it backwards. This way it clears most of the snow, but basically leaves the gravel in place.

I would like to step up to an old 4 X 4 with a plow and if I do, I have plans to have the blade modified. I want to weld a metal plate on the bottom 2 or 3 Inches sweeping backwards. This should give me the same effect as with my grader blade backwards.

I never heard of anyone doing this before, but I'm going to give it a try, lol.
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Post by North Country Gal » Sun Jun 20, 2021 12:57 pm

This isn't or driveway; it's actually our roof. In heavy snow years, we have to climb up on the roof to remove snow. Everyone does. Roofs sustain damage under heavy snow loads and sometimes even collapse. Part of life in snow country.

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Post by cooperhawk » Sun Jun 20, 2021 1:11 pm

I have my old 1983 Bronco for a snow plow. What I do is use small skid feet on the blade that holds the edge an inch or two off the surface. That saves the gravel. Once it freezes hard the snow packs down and I remove the skid feet and plow the snow smooth.
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