We have a two mile driveway into the ranch we have scorio for the bace. A lift of gravel. And then we have the ashfult We did that 3 years ago have not touched it since before. We were always having to have somebody come out and bleed it for or five times a year
I am originally from PA. Good people, TRUST is hard to find in todays world. That is how things should be. Is refreshing to see and hear it does still exist!! Good catch.
I've been using asphalt grindings/millings for 50 years. The stuff rolls down well, binds well, doesn't wash out and we run 40 ton trucks over the stuff. Happy New Year!
I love any visit with Wild Bill! I like the asphalt millings for our parking lots at work. It packs down and takes snowplows well. Another great video, Mike!
Put 6 bomber loads of double ground asphalt millings on my lane. It is like a paved road after a summer. We went from dragging the potholes every month to a full year without even a puddle! No dust and no splatter too! Big time game changer!
Hi Mike! Ive been using millings for 15 years both at work and at home. It’s going to be a total game changer for you and I don’t think you’ll ever stop using them!
Millings are a great pavement material. Here in Texas we lay them down in the hottest part of the summer when we can: heat does wonders in making them set up and if a person can roll them in with a smooth roller the surface will get rock solid.4" layer is best here and will last decades.2" will last several years.
Our driveway is on an incline, and we hoped this stuff would hold better than the other stuff on that section. Unfortunately, rain is undefeated. Admittedly I don't know how many inches were applied, but I doubt it was 4-6". The problem with TX rain is it's either feast or famine, so when it rains, it often pours--and it carves up our driveway fairly quickly. If our driveway wasn't so long, it might be possible to have it redone so that it lasts...I need to start a GoFundMe for a project of that magnitude lol.
@@countreekidd Just a suggestion but make sure the driveway has ditches on both sides so the runoff doesn't run down the driveway as its watercourse. Driveway should be crowned (elevated in the middle and sloped toward the sides) to get the water off quickly too. Re-directing the run-off can be a bear to do correctly.
@@amossnowdaharleyman9179 We had that work done a couple of years ago, and maybe it helped some, but it's the runoff from hard rain that cuts into it regardless. If we had the equipment, we could do upkeep ourselves, but that's not currently in the budget.
I had 100 ton hauled home from a job and put it down over an area of the drive three years ago and it's still holding up. They don't put the AC ( asphaltic concrete ) content in the limestone sand mix like they use , but it holds up well once the sun bonds it back together. We also put 4" down in the garage, after we screened it level we heated it up with a propane weed burner we used a walk behind compactor on it. After it cold down we covered it with a gray paint, and I have know complaints!. They wanted $6,000 to concrete the garage, we saved a bunch of money!. That Wild Bill is a master wood carver!.
Milling we used worked out great. Apply Diesel with a garden sprayer on a hot day then roll or compact. Holds much better than gravel. Wild Bill is very talented.
Great advise all around! If Wild Bill doesn't have a YT channel yet for his carvings, he should DEFINITELY make one!! Much like your channel, He's got a wealth of knowledge that both new and experienced carvers will subscribe too & benefit from!!
After years of watching your videos from Israel and dreaming of living where you live, a year and a half after i moved to Hampton township, living 15min from Alder and sons and seeing you driving on the same roads i drive every day. I wish you could understand what an impact you made on my life. Thanks for everything.
I LOVE it! We, my wife, my kid and myself, have never been so happy. We honestly think that it's the best place on planet earth. And i traveled the whole world for 5 years so I've seen some stuff and I've been all over the globe - from Europe to Australia. Nothing like Western PA.
I would love to use asphalt millings for the 1/2 mile road from our gate to our cabin, especially because half of it is going up a hill. However, asphalt millings have become more and more popular....to the point it is almost the same price as stone and the truck drivers pretty much don't want to tailgate it. I understand it won't go down nearly as well as stone, but it still cuts way down on the amount of spreading you have to do. As far as a roller goes, I can see Mike renting one for that road. IMO, those roads thru the woods are best done with #3 stone rolled down into and locked into the soil, with 57"s rolled on top of that, then about 4" of asphalt millings. Getting the #3's locked into the soil makes a HUGE difference....especially if the ground had roots, stumps, soft spots in it originally.
I have this in my trailer parking area and absolutely love it. I put it in 5-6” thick and I rolled it in with a smooth steal drum roller and it has been the ticket. Had it for 2.5 years and no regrets.
I live in Eastern Butler county and when we built our home in the mid 90's my excavator recommended "reclaimed asphalt" for our driveway. Our driveway is rather steep and the asphalt millings held up very well for a number of years. I eventually had a virgin asphalt driveway put down, and the millings were a great base for it. Sounds like a great solution for your needs
Wild Bill is full of energy. He does some beautiful work. Chainsaw carvers are amazing. Very nice of him to offer to leave the key for you. I think you'll need a bigger wagon next time.
You will be sold on the millings. I loved the weather of knowledge from Wild Bill. You should do more in depth vedios with him on the tricks of the chain saw trade. Great vedio.
ASPHALT MILLINGS for the win! Here in Florida, we have virtually no rock and what we do have is expensive and messy so we use asphalt millings...from driveways to crane roads for Triple 9 Manitowoc cranes counter weighted for 300 tons. Run it in, grade it properly, add some heat and viola, you have a killer road/driveway. You'll figure out in time what mix works best...the ultimate key is keeping properly graded for that first summer so it sets properly.
Mike you will love it. Have had it on my driveway for about18 years and it is still very nice. put it on when it is warm and drive it down good and it will be like a poor mans blacktop. Terry
Hi Mike. Asphalt Millings, been using them for many years in our horse yard, 30 plus stables and the horses don't complin. Dose not hold water not to hard for the horses and easy to clean. Keep up the videos, enjoy watching then in the U.K. Ray.
Morning, millings are great over number 3 stones, needs a solid base wont wash out on hills. If you pack it with skid steer it will be like little speed bumps , mower with smooth drum works good,no deep treads. Happy new year!!
Stuff works great! Have worked with it in the past and holds up over time. Get some heat in it and roll it and new driveway time! We did my grandma's driveway about 15 years ago and still looks great.
I think you will like the millings have a drive 300 ft long and starts out at 12 ft and opens up to 60 ft wide with a turn around put it down 17 years ago at aprox 5 in deep and this fall dusted it for the first time get a couple hot summers on it and it gets like asphalt its great
I used for my driveway from my house drive to the barn but I used recycled concrete for my base $6.00 a ton, (I haul with my F450) It's held up great for the past 6 + years and we have a triaxle manure truck that comes in once a month. You are going to love it after it get's hot in the summer and rebonds.
We used the millings on the golf course for some of the roads and cart paths. The only downside was is was dirty. It would get on the equipment, cars, and golf carts. They eventually tarred everything but only because they had the money. They are good and solid no doubt.
I got a large load of road millings a few years ago to top my gravel road, from my paved driveway to my garden shed. It’s like a paved road now. I’m thinking of getting another load in 2024 to dress it up some more.
I have a few videos of my driveway we put millings on this summer if you wanna check them out to see how it will turn out. I posted a comment with the link to the video but it must get filtered out because I don’t see it now. Also if you don’t have a drum roller your truck will work. I have got a smooth finish by tracking it in with the machine then roll it in with the truck.
I love using millings for driveway. Our township uses for road top dressing to keep dust down on our dirt roads. Dark color melts off the ice and snow faster too.
Perhaps it has already been said, but around where I live they take asphalt millings, add a little more asphalt, heat it up, and apply it back to making roads
Mike I think you will like the millings we use them but they're getting hard to find They started using them for berm material so if you can get them I would get them. Another thing I never seen you use is 2RC or quarry waste is it available in your area.
My daughters and son-in-law‘s driveway was a mud pit every spring, and since he put Millings down, it has solve the problem. But summertime in the hot weather. Best time to put it down.
We are leaving the Villages Florida on the 4th and heading to our Florida Keys home for three months. Looking forward to getting back to the Island life! 🙌
In NE Ohio, i got some really fine millings, about the consistency of sand. Little more pricey but great for locking or filling in between larger base stone.
Mike, the first video where I saw milling used for a drive was on Dirt Perfects channel. Several years ago now but his shop is at his home so we see it all the time and looks to still be in good shape. It’s quite long so he has many truck loads brought in but he spread it. Anyway, I believe his title is that video is the same as yours, A Poor Man’s Driveway.” It was a good watch. Funny, his name is Mike too.
I put millings about 4” thick in 1998 on my driveway. It worked great with no problems. My driveway is about 16’ wide by about 200’ long. Best thing I ever did.
Here in the north west of England, we use a lot of Asphalt scrapings. Most of the farmers and small business people use them on the tracks and work areas, mainly because they are half the price of Lime stone, but also tighten up more when you run on them. All the best for the new year to you all. Mark.
Yes Mike I have used the millings a lot and sold a lot of it. Anytime the State highway is milling the roads I get on the list to get some. Also when I worked a Sand and gravel pit we also recycled concrete and asphalt. we crushed pan screened it, Made base 3” and Top Coat 1” minus to dust. Definitely packs good , Its quieter to drive on, and the snow melts off faster . If there’s a asphalt recycling near you I would see if the make the #3 base size and use it as your base
Mike: my neighbour put this over his dirt driveway. It is a steep driveway down to his house. Once he used it and flattened it he poured the asphalt sealer on it. It has been in place for 3 years now and just needs to be graded once in a while. Winter does not seem to hurt it. We live in Eastern Ontario beside the Ottawa river. That should tell you about the weather here. The driveway is holding up very well. Take care and stay safe.
When I worked for a municipality, I brought home cans of asphalt grindings for the driveway. They did a great job filling in the old limestone driveway that needed more stone. Also if you spray it with diesel fuel, it kind of reconstitutes and rebonds itself almost like a pavement.
we used pavement millings for our parks, but having a pile of it can be a problem. Later that pile will get harder, where you have to break it up and smash the chunks. The rakes for trackers work ok but a land plane or the boxes work better.
Millings are definitely the way to go! I have used them to top my base stone on my driveway and parking area. Hit it with a smooth drum roller for the skid loader and that was it. If you can get a connection to obtain it cheap, that's the way to go!
Mike, we used ground millings to backfill our trenches for years. Packs great and is a great way to use them up. About 6 years ago we were told we couldn’t use them anymore. DEP didn’t like it. Republic of Massachusetts!
Good morning Mike, good to see Wild Bill and his operations with the groundup Asphalt and his Log Carvings. Great to see you venturing into the asphalt for your driveways. Sure hope it works out well for you all. Stay safe and Happy New Year to you and all your families and crews around there. Fred.
A few years ago the Turnpike was doing a project. There is a service entrance between Hershey and Elizabethtown. The company doing the work had mountains of the stuff. I knew folks that hired tri ax driver to haul that stuff like there was no tomorrow. Cheap and if you have a good base....Makes a heck of a driveway.
Several years ago I worked for a road building company here in Florida. We would stockpile the millings, and reuse them in the mill. Great stuff. Always better to use a smooth drum roller to pack it.
I need some of those millings. I got shafted when the County paved the road by my house. They gave me a one foot apron. All the water shed off the road washes a nice trench on my side of the one foot apron.
Hello Mike, I used around 4 tons of millings on my driveway I just spread it out then ran over it with my pickup truck and with the summer heat it just solidified together and it was perfect I never had any problems with it.
You're going to really like the asphalt millings once you get more of it down and it will help save your stone over the long haul. When my dad was a contractor we put a lot of it down for people in rural areas. It also helps keep things cleaner and not have mud puddles where the stone gets thin. Looks great, keep going!!
Holy moly! Wild Bill seems like a GREAT guy, seriously but I feel like I need a nap after listening to him for 5 minutes 😂… man he is go go….squirrel 🤣😂 Thanks for the videos Mike, hope you and the family had a great Christmas and Happy New Year! ❤️
Love your connection and patience with Bill. That's how one treats others. He may be on the spectrum (other commenters are saying "wild Bill") but he is a friend and colleague worth loving!
Road Plaining's are used a lot over here in UK especially on farm roads. Sometimes they can be mixed with dry Portland cement for inside barn or storage spaces that don't need planning permission.
The city use the milling to pave the road out to the Cargill mill it's held up real well over the last 6 years with 200 trucks a day with loads of 105500.
Mike, you probably know all this already but from my experience, these millings make an awesome driveway. after spreading them on the road bed and rolling it flat, spread a film of diesel on the millings ( don't tell any one } and you'll have a permanent drive that wont hold water but remains firm in all weather.
Mike, asphalt milling are great. I own 3 asphalt milling machines and people are always asking for the millings I could be a millionaire if I was able to sell them to the public. 90% of the time if the road has been oil and chipped on top of the asphalt they will give it all away. Best way to get some is find a job local to you and offer up an area to dump or park equipment. We will generally give milling away to the land owner as rent to park our equipment. Great video!
Asphalt millings is good road base. Wash out concrete from a ready mix concrete company is good road base as well. 4 to 6 inches deep is good too. Have a great day be safe.
Yes, where i work, we have a lot of highway truck traffic and our gravel parking area kept getting pounded out and full of holes. When they resurfaced the highway, the crew used our parking lot to keep equipment. They dumped and left a large amount of millings so we spread them out and it hasn't moved since thats over two years ago. We wish we had more.
I’ve used asphalt millings a lot and I find that using a power rake and then a smooth drum packer works the best. If you do it when it is a hot sunny day you get the best results.
Load the dump truck and use it to compact the millings. I have put in dozens of driveways, and parking lots. All of my customers love them, even 20 years later.
Millings are a great product. I think you will be very pleased. Bill is a very knowledgeable guy and a talker, and very talented. Have a happy new year Mike and family. Thanks for the great videos. BTW you have influence my retirement plans. I know own a wood processor and a sawmill and have a firewood business. Thanks fir the great ideas.
I got several loads of asphalt millings in 2015 and used it as a driveway extender, I am extremely satisfied and it is as hard as the asphalt in the road in front of my house. I rented a tow behind my lawn tractor roller and that little roller did a fantastic job, i spread the stuff over a light base of shell (very popular here for roads a driveways)
Absolutely love millings, I’m here in Michigan and it is well used around the state. I’ve used it both in two different setups on my driveway. With crush concrete base and without. Both hood up considerably well. Most of it by now has hardened back to a solid state after 6 years. My only dislike about it I used it on my main driveway and when I pull up onto my cement approach it tracks tiny pebbles. Not a huge deal it get blown off but it’s a extra step. Overall I think you’ll like it. Nice video
WOW Mike, That is like the condensed version of an old Reader's Digest. You really packed a lot of very useful information into a 30 minute video. There was a lot of great technical tidbits that you cannot find anywhere else without trial and error over a long period of time. Thanks Mike. You are a true treasure indeed.
Road planings are an awesome surface, if you roll them in the heat the seal back up nicely and give a smooth running surface. You can reactivate the binder if you spray it with diesel. Around here all the farmers do it
I keep a stock pile in our yard for filling holes and dressing up spots that need it. We got most of ours when they were milling and paving the street next door. I approached the company and asked if they needed a place to park their equipment in exchange for millings, and we got the entire road minus maybe 4 loads. The way you did it in the test area is the way to go. If you can roll it like you said it will become as hard as if it was laid with a paver. We get some run off of fines... very fine... if you use it on a hill, that may clog a ditch or swale. For your other path to the clearing, look into recycled concrete. We use a "RC 2" about a 2 inch. It is cheaper than new clean stone, tho some will warn against it because there can be wire in it. If you top dress it with the millings... we have never had a problem with it.
I did most of my driveway with millings, probably 100 feet. Just from driving back and forth over it there are places you would swear it is a paved road. My neighborhood does road construction and says if you spray it with diesel it will lock up just like blacktop.
The other thing you might think of is a mix of asphault millings and used tire millings. I know a few trucking companies that would use it to pave their drop lots because it is SO much cheaper than any other option... plus it's a good use for used tire millings. The mix in the hot sun sort of melts everything together. Problem is with super heavy stuff you get ruts after a while... but a trucking company is going to get ruts in their drop lot on asphault too... and if the concrete isn't done right, it won't last long under that sort of weight either. Still... the tire and asphault millings together seems to work the best... according to people at trucking companies who have tried a variety of stuff.
Granted I'm an old man but it has been years since I've heard, "I'll leave the key!" That speaks volumes about you both! Enjoy the videos--thanks.
We have a two mile driveway into the ranch we have scorio for the bace. A lift of gravel.
And then we have the ashfult We did that 3 years ago have not touched it since before. We were always having to have somebody come out and bleed it for or five times a year
Great show. Who did the carving and how do you get something carved 👍
That was solid gold!!!
Wow, he's a talker😮
I am originally from PA. Good people, TRUST is hard to find in todays world. That is how things should be. Is refreshing to see and hear it does still exist!! Good catch.
I've been using asphalt grindings/millings for 50 years. The stuff rolls down well, binds well, doesn't wash out and we run 40 ton trucks over the stuff.
Happy New Year!
I love any visit with Wild Bill! I like the asphalt millings for our parking lots at work. It packs down and takes snowplows well.
Another great video, Mike!
Put 6 bomber loads of double ground asphalt millings on my lane. It is like a paved road after a summer. We went from dragging the potholes every month to a full year without even a puddle! No dust and no splatter too! Big time game changer!
Hi Mike! Ive been using millings for 15 years both at work and at home. It’s going to be a total game changer for you and I don’t think you’ll ever stop using them!
Millings are a great pavement material. Here in Texas we lay them down in the hottest part of the summer when we can: heat does wonders in making them set up and if a person can roll them in with a smooth roller the surface will get rock solid.4" layer is best here and will last decades.2" will last several years.
We are using them in both driveways and when they spread them we do use a smooth vibratory roller and it works great.
Our driveway is on an incline, and we hoped this stuff would hold better than the other stuff on that section. Unfortunately, rain is undefeated. Admittedly I don't know how many inches were applied, but I doubt it was 4-6". The problem with TX rain is it's either feast or famine, so when it rains, it often pours--and it carves up our driveway fairly quickly. If our driveway wasn't so long, it might be possible to have it redone so that it lasts...I need to start a GoFundMe for a project of that magnitude lol.
@@countreekidd Just a suggestion but make sure the driveway has ditches on both sides so the runoff doesn't run down the driveway as its watercourse. Driveway should be crowned (elevated in the middle and sloped toward the sides) to get the water off quickly too. Re-directing the run-off can be a bear to do correctly.
@@amossnowdaharleyman9179 We had that work done a couple of years ago, and maybe it helped some, but it's the runoff from hard rain that cuts into it regardless. If we had the equipment, we could do upkeep ourselves, but that's not currently in the budget.
@@countreekidd Budget: completely understand that partner.
I had 100 ton hauled home from a job and put it down over an area of the drive three years ago and it's still holding up. They don't put the AC ( asphaltic concrete ) content in the limestone sand mix like they use , but it holds up well once the sun bonds it back together. We also put 4" down in the garage, after we screened it level we heated it up with a propane weed burner we used a walk behind compactor on it. After it cold down we covered it with a gray paint, and I have know complaints!. They wanted $6,000 to concrete the garage, we saved a bunch of money!.
That Wild Bill is a master wood carver!.
Mike, you and bill could pass for brothers. Thinks for taking us along I really enjoyed it
Milling we used worked out great. Apply Diesel with a garden sprayer on a hot day then roll or compact. Holds much better than gravel. Wild Bill is very talented.
I had heard about putting some diesel on it to lock it in also not too much though otherwise it will detar the mixture
Yep the diesel melts it back into Asphalt 👍
Great advise all around! If Wild Bill doesn't have a YT channel yet for his carvings, he should DEFINITELY make one!! Much like your channel, He's got a wealth of knowledge that both new and experienced carvers will subscribe too & benefit from!!
That was very interesting hearing Bill talk about his saws and carving. Thanks for sharing that. Now I’m anxious to see how the asphalt turns out.
After years of watching your videos from Israel and dreaming of living where you live, a year and a half after i moved to Hampton township, living 15min from Alder and sons and seeing you driving on the same roads i drive every day.
I wish you could understand what an impact you made on my life.
Thanks for everything.
How do you like the area and living here?
Kid in a candy store…have a safe healthy productive week N .Happy New Year.
I LOVE it! We, my wife, my kid and myself, have never been so happy. We honestly think that it's the best place on planet earth. And i traveled the whole world for 5 years so I've seen some stuff and I've been all over the globe - from Europe to Australia.
Nothing like Western PA.
Good morning Mike, we use dawn dish soap/water dispersed with our large water tanker to rebind. GOTTA BE DAWN. small double drum helps too.
I would love to use asphalt millings for the 1/2 mile road from our gate to our cabin, especially because half of it is going up a hill. However, asphalt millings have become more and more popular....to the point it is almost the same price as stone and the truck drivers pretty much don't want to tailgate it. I understand it won't go down nearly as well as stone, but it still cuts way down on the amount of spreading you have to do. As far as a roller goes, I can see Mike renting one for that road. IMO, those roads thru the woods are best done with #3 stone rolled down into and locked into the soil, with 57"s rolled on top of that, then about 4" of asphalt millings. Getting the #3's locked into the soil makes a HUGE difference....especially if the ground had roots, stumps, soft spots in it originally.
I have this in my trailer parking area and absolutely love it. I put it in 5-6” thick and I rolled it in with a smooth steal drum roller and it has been the ticket. Had it for 2.5 years and no regrets.
I live in Eastern Butler county and when we built our home in the mid 90's my excavator recommended "reclaimed asphalt" for our driveway. Our driveway is rather steep and the asphalt millings held up very well for a number of years. I eventually had a virgin asphalt driveway put down, and the millings were a great base for it. Sounds like a great solution for your needs
I’ve seen it used on cart paths at a golf course seemed to work well and not as much weeds growing up through it. And no mud.
Mike, test the compaction with the plate compactor. I think you'll like the results.
Wild Bill is full of energy. He does some beautiful work. Chainsaw carvers are amazing. Very nice of him to offer to leave the key for you. I think you'll need a bigger wagon next time.
Wild Bill should be drinking decaf. He has enough energy for two people 😂
We love asphalt millings in SW Michigan. Use them all the time for driveways and makes a great base for new asphalt or concrete.
You will be sold on the millings. I loved the weather of knowledge from Wild Bill. You should do more in depth vedios with him on the tricks of the chain saw trade. Great vedio.
I ran a asphalt rotomill for several years I would agree that you’ll like it Mike!! Always a good watch!
Good morning Morgans and friends.
Its was nice listening to Bill again. 😊
Have a day! Thanks.
ASPHALT MILLINGS for the win! Here in Florida, we have virtually no rock and what we do have is expensive and messy so we use asphalt millings...from driveways to crane roads for Triple 9 Manitowoc cranes counter weighted for 300 tons.
Run it in, grade it properly, add some heat and viola, you have a killer road/driveway.
You'll figure out in time what mix works best...the ultimate key is keeping properly graded for that first summer so it sets properly.
Great video Bill is a cool guy for sure and honestly you and him could be brothers two great people i could hang out with👍🏻 have a great Saturday!!
Mike you will love it. Have had it on my driveway for about18 years and it is still very nice. put it on when it is warm and drive it down good and it will be like a poor mans blacktop. Terry
Hi Mike. Asphalt Millings, been using them for many years in our horse yard, 30 plus stables and the horses don't complin. Dose not hold water not to hard for the horses and easy to clean. Keep up the videos, enjoy watching then in the U.K. Ray.
Always love hearing Bill’s stories
Morning, millings are great over number 3 stones, needs a solid base wont wash out on hills. If you pack it with skid steer it will be like little speed bumps , mower with smooth drum works good,no deep treads. Happy new year!!
Stuff works great! Have worked with it in the past and holds up over time. Get some heat in it and roll it and new driveway time! We did my grandma's driveway about 15 years ago and still looks great.
Good morning Morgan’s! Millings are a great road base! Have a day!
I think you will like the millings have a drive 300 ft long and starts out at 12 ft and opens up to 60 ft wide with a turn around put it down 17 years ago at aprox 5 in deep and this fall dusted it for the first time get a couple hot summers on it and it gets like asphalt its great
I used for my driveway from my house drive to the barn but I used recycled concrete for my base $6.00 a ton, (I haul with my F450) It's held up great for the past 6 + years and we have a triaxle manure truck that comes in once a month. You are going to love it after it get's hot in the summer and rebonds.
I used to work for a D.P.W. and we used "grindings" for a lot of different applications. It worked extremely well .
We used the millings on the golf course for some of the roads and cart paths. The only downside was is was dirty. It would get on the equipment, cars, and golf carts. They eventually tarred everything but only because they had the money. They are good and solid no doubt.
I got a large load of road millings a few years ago to top my gravel road, from my paved driveway to my garden shed. It’s like a paved road now. I’m thinking of getting another load in 2024 to dress it up some more.
I have a few videos of my driveway we put millings on this summer if you wanna check them out to see how it will turn out. I posted a comment with the link to the video but it must get filtered out because I don’t see it now. Also if you don’t have a drum roller your truck will work. I have got a smooth finish by tracking it in with the machine then roll it in with the truck.
we use millings for driveways, since #57 or #3 rock runs about 20-40 a ton here in southern indiana , we put asphalt sealer over the millings
I love using millings for driveway. Our township uses for road top dressing to keep dust down on our dirt roads. Dark color melts off the ice and snow faster too.
Perhaps it has already been said, but around where I live they take asphalt millings, add a little more asphalt, heat it up, and apply it back to making roads
Wild Bill covers a lot of ground, he has a lot of interesting projects in flight
Mike I think you will like the millings we use them but they're getting hard to find They started using them for berm material so if you can get them I would get them. Another thing I never seen you use is 2RC or quarry waste is it available in your area.
Thanks For The Video Mike!!
Happy Blessed New Year!! To The Morgan Family!!
Keep Smiling On!!
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My daughters and son-in-law‘s driveway was a mud pit every spring, and since he put Millings down, it has solve the problem. But summertime in the hot weather. Best time to put it down.
We are leaving the Villages Florida on the 4th and heading to our Florida Keys home for three months. Looking forward to getting back to the Island life! 🙌
In NE Ohio, i got some really fine millings, about the consistency of sand. Little more pricey but great for locking or filling in between larger base stone.
Happy New Year to you and Melissa & fam! Love both channels! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Mike, the first video where I saw milling used for a drive was on Dirt Perfects channel. Several years ago now but his shop is at his home so we see it all the time and looks to still be in good shape. It’s quite long so he has many truck loads brought in but he spread it. Anyway, I believe his title is that video is the same as yours, A Poor Man’s Driveway.” It was a good watch. Funny, his name is Mike too.
I put millings about 4” thick in 1998 on my driveway. It worked great with no problems. My driveway is about 16’ wide by about 200’ long. Best thing I ever did.
Here in the north west of England, we use a lot of Asphalt scrapings. Most of the farmers and small business people use them on the tracks and work areas, mainly because they are half the price of Lime stone, but also tighten up more when you run on them. All the best for the new year to you all. Mark.
Yes Mike I have used the millings a lot and sold a lot of it. Anytime the State highway is milling the roads I get on the list to get some. Also when I worked a Sand and gravel pit we also recycled concrete and asphalt. we crushed pan screened it, Made base 3” and Top Coat 1” minus to dust. Definitely packs good , Its quieter to drive on, and the snow melts off faster . If there’s a asphalt recycling near you I would see if the make the #3 base size and use it as your base
Mike: my neighbour put this over his dirt driveway. It is a steep driveway down to his house. Once he used it and flattened it he poured the asphalt sealer on it. It has been in place for 3 years now and just needs to be graded once in a while. Winter does not seem to hurt it. We live in Eastern Ontario beside the Ottawa river. That should tell you about the weather here. The driveway is holding up very well. Take care and stay safe.
When I worked for a municipality, I brought home cans of asphalt grindings for the driveway. They did a great job filling in the old limestone driveway that needed more stone. Also if you spray it with diesel fuel, it kind of reconstitutes and rebonds itself almost like a pavement.
we used pavement millings for our parks, but having a pile of it can be a problem. Later that pile will get harder, where you have to break it up and smash the chunks. The rakes for trackers work ok but a land plane or the boxes work better.
Man, this guy Bill knows his stuff and is very passionate about it.
My neighbor put down some Millings last year, holding up well, and looks good.
Millings are definitely the way to go! I have used them to top my base stone on my driveway and parking area. Hit it with a smooth drum roller for the skid loader and that was it. If you can get a connection to obtain it cheap, that's the way to go!
When I was in the service I had a part time job doing a tar and chip driveways It was a woundelful drive way at 4 or 5 layers.
Happy new year to you and your family 🙏🙏 I hope you have a blessed year !! 😎
Mike, we used ground millings to backfill our trenches for years. Packs great and is a great way to use them up. About 6 years ago we were told we couldn’t use them anymore. DEP didn’t like it. Republic of Massachusetts!
Luv millings. When I first started using it was free. They just had so much and needed to get rid of it. Now it's $30/T delivered.
Good morning Mike, good to see Wild Bill and his operations with the groundup Asphalt and his Log Carvings. Great to see you venturing into the asphalt for your driveways. Sure hope it works out well for you all. Stay safe and Happy New Year to you and all your families and crews around there. Fred.
Good morning, Fred!✨️🖖🕯🐈⬛🕊📚🫖
I ll say get it while the getting is good cuz that stuff is a game changer goes fast nice video
be grateful at opening of firewood opening too.
A few years ago the Turnpike was doing a project. There is a service entrance between Hershey and Elizabethtown. The company doing the work had mountains of the stuff. I knew folks that hired tri ax driver to haul that stuff like there was no tomorrow. Cheap and if you have a good base....Makes a heck of a driveway.
Several years ago I worked for a road building company here in Florida. We would stockpile the millings, and reuse them in the mill. Great stuff. Always better to use a smooth drum roller to pack it.
I need some of those millings. I got shafted when the County paved the road by my house. They gave me a one foot apron. All the water shed off the road washes a nice trench on my side of the one foot apron.
Hello Mike, I used around 4 tons of millings on my driveway I just spread it out then ran over it with my pickup truck and with the summer heat it just solidified together and it was perfect I never had any problems with it.
You're going to really like the asphalt millings once you get more of it down and it will help save your stone over the long haul. When my dad was a contractor we put a lot of it down for people in rural areas. It also helps keep things cleaner and not have mud puddles where the stone gets thin. Looks great, keep going!!
Nice. I love millings and work with them a lot.
Holy moly! Wild Bill seems like a GREAT guy, seriously but I feel like I need a nap after listening to him for 5 minutes 😂… man he is go go….squirrel 🤣😂
Thanks for the videos Mike, hope you and the family had a great Christmas and Happy New Year! ❤️
Wild Bill gave out lots of tips and certainly is a fast talker. Great guy to have as a friend !!
Love your connection and patience with Bill. That's how one treats others. He may be on the spectrum (other commenters are saying "wild Bill") but he is a friend and colleague worth loving!
Happy New Year Mike, Melissa and the whole Morgan family, see you in 2024
Road Plaining's are used a lot over here in UK especially on farm roads. Sometimes they can be mixed with dry Portland cement for inside barn or storage spaces that don't need planning permission.
What a great and interesting video. Wild Bill was very informative and so talented. Thanks for sharing!
The city use the milling to pave the road out to the Cargill mill it's held up real well over the last 6 years with 200 trucks a day with loads of 105500.
Mike, you probably know all this already but from my experience, these millings make an awesome driveway. after spreading them on the road bed and rolling
it flat, spread a film of diesel on the millings ( don't tell any one } and you'll have a permanent drive that wont hold water but remains firm in all weather.
Perfect timing Mike. I just finished smoothing out a crusher run surface in my shed, and have been told about asphalt millings. Thumbs up.
Sure would be nice if you had that new dump truck. I would think that the snow and ice would melt quicker with the black top material.
Mike, asphalt milling are great. I own 3 asphalt milling machines and people are always asking for the millings I could be a millionaire if I was able to sell them to the public. 90% of the time if the road has been oil and chipped on top of the asphalt they will give it all away. Best way to get some is find a job local to you and offer up an area to dump or park equipment. We will generally give milling away to the land owner as rent to park our equipment. Great video!
Asphalt millings is good road base. Wash out concrete from a ready mix concrete company is good road base as well. 4 to 6 inches deep is good too. Have a great day be safe.
Yes, where i work, we have a lot of highway truck traffic and our gravel parking area kept getting pounded out and full of holes. When they resurfaced the highway, the crew used our parking lot to keep equipment. They dumped and left a large amount of millings so we spread them out and it hasn't moved since thats over two years ago. We wish we had more.
Wow. I think this guy has an espresso machine in the cab.
I’ve used asphalt millings a lot and I find that using a power rake and then a smooth drum packer works the best. If you do it when it is a hot sunny day you get the best results.
WILD bill is quite the character 😂 I love how he Frankensteins his tools!
Great discussion about the stone for driveways thanks alot for the content
Good to see Wild Bill, glad you were able to get him out of his shell😅
Good morning Morgan’s. Easing into the weekend here in Ontario Canada.
Good Morning Morgan Family 🌞- Have a Wonderful and Blessed Day 🤠.
Load the dump truck and use it to compact the millings. I have put in dozens of driveways, and parking lots. All of my customers love them, even 20 years later.
My drive way is 300ft., and the milled asphalt is great stuff
Millings are a great product. I think you will be very pleased. Bill is a very knowledgeable guy and a talker, and very talented. Have a happy new year Mike and family. Thanks for the great videos. BTW you have influence my retirement plans. I know own a wood processor and a sawmill and have a firewood business. Thanks fir the great ideas.
heat and compaction is your friend with millings. we did some of our yard and half of it turned into pavement again
I got several loads of asphalt millings in 2015 and used it as a driveway extender, I am extremely satisfied and it is as hard as the asphalt in the road in front of my house. I rented a tow behind my lawn tractor roller and that little roller did a fantastic job, i spread the stuff over a light base of shell (very popular here for roads a driveways)
Absolutely love millings, I’m here in Michigan and it is well used around the state. I’ve used it both in two different setups on my driveway. With crush concrete base and without. Both hood up considerably well. Most of it by now has hardened back to a solid state after 6 years. My only dislike about it I used it on my main driveway and when I pull up onto my cement approach it tracks tiny pebbles. Not a huge deal it get blown off but it’s a extra step. Overall I think you’ll like it. Nice video
Asphalt millings are great Mike!..once they are graded and compacted..just like a paved road..I have used them before 👍
They have double ground millings up here in sharpsville pa they sell them by tri axle load sqp products
WOW Mike, That is like the condensed version of an old Reader's Digest. You really packed a lot of very useful information into a 30 minute video. There was a lot of great technical tidbits that you cannot find anywhere else without trial and error over a long period of time. Thanks Mike. You are a true treasure indeed.
Road planings are an awesome surface, if you roll them in the heat the seal back up nicely and give a smooth running surface. You can reactivate the binder if you spray it with diesel. Around here all the farmers do it
I keep a stock pile in our yard for filling holes and dressing up spots that need it. We got most of ours when they were milling and paving the street next door. I approached the company and asked if they needed a place to park their equipment in exchange for millings, and we got the entire road minus maybe 4 loads.
The way you did it in the test area is the way to go. If you can roll it like you said it will become as hard as if it was laid with a paver. We get some run off of fines... very fine... if you use it on a hill, that may clog a ditch or swale. For your other path to the clearing, look into recycled concrete. We use a "RC 2" about a 2 inch. It is cheaper than new clean stone, tho some will warn against it because there can be wire in it. If you top dress it with the millings... we have never had a problem with it.
I did most of my driveway with millings, probably 100 feet. Just from driving back and forth over it there are places you would swear it is a paved road. My neighborhood does road construction and says if you spray it with diesel it will lock up just like blacktop.
The other thing you might think of is a mix of asphault millings and used tire millings. I know a few trucking companies that would use it to pave their drop lots because it is SO much cheaper than any other option... plus it's a good use for used tire millings. The mix in the hot sun sort of melts everything together. Problem is with super heavy stuff you get ruts after a while... but a trucking company is going to get ruts in their drop lot on asphault too... and if the concrete isn't done right, it won't last long under that sort of weight either. Still... the tire and asphault millings together seems to work the best... according to people at trucking companies who have tried a variety of stuff.