Thanks for that Chris, you did a great job spreading and levelling the millings. I did some recently with my front end loader. Nowhere near as neat as what you did though. Thank you so much for the video and your reply.
@kamdenimran13133 жыл бұрын
@Carmelo Josue It did the trick and I finally got access to my account again. Im so happy:D Thank you so much you saved my ass !
@aaronburford570110 ай бұрын
Watched, Liked, Shared, Commented, Subscribed..... love the millings and the way it looks on the ground.
@chrisward40510 ай бұрын
They are nice. I have them in my driveway as well and haven't had any issues
@intromaster Жыл бұрын
great video. learned a lot
@callatucker85683 жыл бұрын
Hello Chris, did you have your bucket in float mode when you spread the millings by reversing your tractor?
@chrisward4053 жыл бұрын
Actually the bucket is tilted forward a little and I have a little pressure on the ground
@gravideephotography19314 жыл бұрын
Do you have a video of the final driveway after you rolled it? Looking into doing same thing and see how others spread it out and finish it off. Thanks!
@chrisward4054 жыл бұрын
I have not rolled the driveway yet. I did the driveway job for my neighbor and she hasn't come up with the money needed to rent a roller yet. I'd say with it being cold out now it will have to wait until spring.
@chrisward4054 жыл бұрын
Best time to roll them will be when it's sunny and warm out. If you do the millings you won't be disappointed
@gravideephotography19314 жыл бұрын
Once you roll it how hard is the surface?
@chrisward4054 жыл бұрын
@@gravideephotography1931 It's just shy of a paved driveway. What happens is the heat from the sun reactivates the A/C ( sticky additive in the asphalt) and starts to bond together. This is where the roller comes into play. So on a good hot sunny day is when you would want to roll it. Now if you want to get a better looking surface, you can get a hand held chemical sprayer, fill it up with diesel fuel and spray the millings right before you roll them. The diesel fuel helps soften the A/C. Just get them wet with the diesel fuel don't soak them. My main driveway is as hard as asphalt and this is the way I did it
@gravideephotography19314 жыл бұрын
This is great thanks so much!
@bryanlarmore18573 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. I didn’t catch if you said where you go to pick up the material. Do you call around to paving companies ?
@chrisward4053 жыл бұрын
As far as the material goes I have 3 different local paving companies I buy my millings from. The larger chunks I get for $5 a ton, medium grinding are $10 a ton, and the great fine millings I get for $13 a ton.
@roybrazeau34862 жыл бұрын
I’m having all my gravel roads done with asphalt milling and having the existing asphalt driveway removed and replaced with asphalt milling. I too am sick of the plow truck scattering gravel all over the yard…this should be the last time I have to deal with this.
@plainsroamer4054 жыл бұрын
Chris, I enjoyed your content. The volume of the music was really loud when compared to the volume of your voice when you were talking.
@Saxaphonesolo114 жыл бұрын
Hello josh, I full heatedly agree with your statement on Chris's volume to mouth speak ratio. However, to those five people that think it is OK to dislike this video because of that. i will eat you.
@plainsroamer4054 жыл бұрын
@@Saxaphonesolo11 I liked the video. Please don't eat me. 😬
@Saxaphonesolo114 жыл бұрын
Josh P I’m watching you. Don’t be a nincompoop!!!
@philipirwin52865 жыл бұрын
When hauling the fine millings, do you spray your trailer with something first to make them release a little better?
@chrisward4055 жыл бұрын
No I do not. Great question. Spraying something like diesel fuel on the bed floor should allow them to slide out easily. That's what we used years ago when I was hauling asphalt.
@MB-te4ic Жыл бұрын
No after u unload u should immediately to clean out!
@Bannonjr Жыл бұрын
hey man, thanks for posting, 3 years later have you had any issues with tracking it into the garage/shop? im thinking of using this in front of my shop and concerned a bit with vehicles bringing it in. let me know bud thanks
@chrisward405 Жыл бұрын
Haven't had any excessive material come in the shop. Just have to keep in mind that you get some of the material in the garage because it's not pavement or concrete. I just take 5 minutes and sweep it out the door if and when I notice it. Again I don't have to sweep it out every day. Maybe once a week
@Bannonjr Жыл бұрын
@chrisward405 great man thanks..ill do the same..use the back hoe and dig a "trench" in front if the shop and go from there. Cheers mate
@HughTexJudd4 жыл бұрын
thanks for the video, and appreciate you sharing your work. the soundtrack =/
@Just_Chuck_It3 жыл бұрын
Hey Chris, have you ever used a box blade. I am new to tractor use and have found that box blade blows away the front end loader when it comes to spreading material. I have never spread asphalt millings, planning on doing my driveway this summer. But the box blade spreads gravel like a dream.
@chrisward4053 жыл бұрын
I'd say a box blade will do a fantastic job on the millings. I do have a box blade myself that I purchased a couple years ago but I haven't used it enough yet lol
@salscavo31104 жыл бұрын
Great video! You make it look easy but I am sure it's not. I am doing to do a driveway soon and I hope it goes this easy....lol. Can you just put it on top of grass?
@chrisward4054 жыл бұрын
Lol it's not hard to do just takes a little time and finesse toward the end to smooth out the bumps. I have several videos of doing asphalt millings in driveways. Thanks for checking out the video
@chrisward4054 жыл бұрын
Forgot to answer your question. The best way to do it would be to cut down about 4 inches ( get rid of the grass) because you will loose the material when the ground gets soft from the rain. You would definitely have a muddy mess. If you are not adding the millings to an existing driveway you will want to have them at least 6 inches thick. Hope this helps you out
@salscavo31104 жыл бұрын
@@chrisward405 Thanks for the info.
@adrianm61562 жыл бұрын
What about grading? You put a crown? Or a slope for water to drop to one side?
@chrisward4052 жыл бұрын
Typically slope it to one side for drainage
@Q009742 жыл бұрын
how many days? and how big is the area to do so?
@chrisward4052 жыл бұрын
Took about a day. It was a flag shaped driveway. So the pole was 12 ft wide and about 100 foot long. The flag part was 50 ft x 50 ft
@anthonytyler86273 жыл бұрын
How do you think the millings will work on an incline driveway?
@chrisward4053 жыл бұрын
Just saw your comment and sorry it took so long to get back with you. They should hold up a lot better than limestone. Just have to make sure to use a roller on them when they are applied to compact them. I'd recommend using the roller in the sun on a hot day as well.
@adrianm61562 жыл бұрын
Where did you get the sunshade for tractor?
@chrisward4052 жыл бұрын
The wife ordered it off ebay for me. Around $125
@untonioevans52184 жыл бұрын
Will Diesl fuel make the millings hars
@chrisward4054 жыл бұрын
Diesel fuel will help reactivate the AC in the millings. If it's a hot day in direct sunlight you shouldn't have to spray it diesel fuel
@tthoy73383 жыл бұрын
Ditch the stupid music !
@MB-te4ic Жыл бұрын
Doing lot of extra I'm my opinion . Not trying be rude or anything! Just speaking from my standpoint.