Two secrets to handling potholes: 1, cut down to the bottom of the potholes, 2, aggressive crown so that the water runs off, or the same potholes will be right back. A full mix crusher run is needed because stone by itself doesn't pack, it just keeps rolling. Crusher run will pack like pavement.
I agree. That SR3 does tear up potholes which is why I like using it. I agree on the crusher run also. Those fines packs the stones in well. My drive has had so many types of stone I figure a little stone will mix with the fines and hopefully tighten up. Thanks for the input.
I agree. Our local stone yard sells something that they call “driveway mix”. It is 1” max crushed stone plus all of the fines. Pretty easy to spread and packs down nicely. I have a steep driveway (9 degree pitch) here in Vermont that had washed out on the prior owners. I re-graded it to have a healthy crown with drainage ditches on both sides, then spread a couple 10 wheeler loads of the driveway mix on top. Did all of the work with a compact tractor just with the front end loader and a 6’ grader blade on the 3 point hitch. Did this 5 years ago and it’s still in good shape. Will probably drop another few inches on top again this year as I lose some gravel into the woods every winter when clearing snow (snowblower on the tractor).
@@1wheeldrive751 Did you build in a few water bars so that the water will cross from the high to the low side without running down the driveway and washing it out?
Agree with the pot hole repair, but the same pothole will soon be back. Proper repair includes breaking up the hard bottom of the pot hole which will allow the new gravel to be the same consistency as the rest of the road. 2:42 2:42
I have the TR3 and Love It! Best All around attachment I have! It stays on the back of my tractor 90% of the time By the way I just found your channel. PLEASE Post more SR3 & TR3 videos!
Thanks. I just started my channel a month and a half ago. I have lots of toys and things to show farming and tool related. I have lots of attachments. So stay tuned. I have 1 SR3 and two TR3s. I use them for lots of things. I will definitely show more of them in action.
Have you ever used a power rake on your driveway? My driveway is about 845ft and the base is crushed concrete with a 89 and 57 stone top. When I get pot holes I run the power rake over it a few times and it really does a nice job. I run tandem axle trucks up and down this driveway all the time so it stays packed.
I don’t own one. I bought the SR3 and TR3 to get similar results and can go deeper. TR3 works on tractor. Just need to make trips back and forth. I have lots of driveway also. I do pretty much the same thing with stone and trucks to pack it down. Just have different equipment that gets the same results. My buddy uses his power rake.
It has many uses beyond driveways. That's why I like them a lot. The TR3 and SR3 both can do so much. Better to have a tool that can do many things than many tools limited to only a few things. Just my opinion from many years of trial and error.
@@BradKemp62 I'm getting around to watching all your videos so over time I'll see what you do with it I'm from the UK and I use a swing shovel for everything so I think I can learn alot from you
I have a woods GSS60P for my little massey! I repair a lot of driveways and I have learned if you do not rip a hole all the way to the bottom it will come back! So now the problem I have is that I fix them too good and never have to go back. lol
@@BradKemp62 - In my experience, potholes are a problem only on relatively flat roads. The water doesn’t drain, so it settles into the softest roadway, then when you drive through it the mud splashes out. You fill the holes, but they are still the softest part of the road. On sloped roads the problems are far worse. Every time it rains the water erodes the road even without traffic. Where I live in rural VT we only have 3 paved roads in the entire town. So, you would think that they would know how to grade roads, but they don’t. They run the big grader down the roads and leave them flat, with no crown to allow drainage. The same damn potholes reappear in the same spots constantly. And they throw down lots of gravel, but never set the road bed up for proper drainage. It’s highly frustrating, and a waste of my tax money.
@ My property is dead flat with very little fall. I can see benefits when you have some uneven ground. Sometimes that is also a negative depending on your layout.
I use crush asphalt on my roadways going back to my woods as a top. May not get pot holes but still have grass growing up in it. I usually don’t spray. I use a similar tool called a TR3 on the tractor and hit the roadway several times a year. I have a video on that. Thanks for the input. I appreciate it.
It will come back. You didnt dig out the pot hole. You went right to the finish step. That hard packed bottom is just going to deflect all that gravel back out.
Your probably right. I added gravel after I leveled it off. But so far it’s holding up. I have lots of traffic. Plus I was overdue for gravel. It’s been many years. That’s the nice part about having equipment. Just do it when I need it.
That skid steer version of that attachment rips backwards. Tractor version works forward. I have both. The skid steer model has hydraulic scarfier rippers. So it’s easier for me to use that one to rip the potholes. Actually, I prefer the tractor for the driveway. I have other videos with the tractor. Just wanted to show both.
I agree. Anything angled can make a nice crown with loose gravel. That includes landscape rakes, box scrapers, back blades, etc. I actually added gravel to that drive and crowned it after I made the video. Gravel was overdue.
@ yeah imo, there’s nothing wrong with adding a truckload of gravel every once in a while. Inevitably, the driveway will sink some through time and need some to fresh it up
You’re exactly right. There is a skid steer and a tractor version. It’s a very versatile tool. I like it. I use it a lot not only on driveways but leveling ground and land clearing.
That is true. I got my CDL a few years ago and have my own dump truck. It sure makes a difference. But it comes with a lot of headaches and costs for that savings if you know what I mean.
I am not opposed to a landplane. I just happen use both the SR3 and TR3 due to their versatility. I use them on many other situations than gravel driveways. Thanks for the feedback.
Two secrets to handling potholes: 1, cut down to the bottom of the potholes, 2, aggressive crown so that the water runs off, or the same potholes will be right back. A full mix crusher run is needed because stone by itself doesn't pack, it just keeps rolling. Crusher run will pack like pavement.
I agree. That SR3 does tear up potholes which is why I like using it. I agree on the crusher run also. Those fines packs the stones in well. My drive has had so many types of stone I figure a little stone will mix with the fines and hopefully tighten up. Thanks for the input.
You’re spot on! Retired civil engineer and project superintendent here.
I agree. Our local stone yard sells something that they call “driveway mix”. It is 1” max crushed stone plus all of the fines. Pretty easy to spread and packs down nicely. I have a steep driveway (9 degree pitch) here in Vermont that had washed out on the prior owners. I re-graded it to have a healthy crown with drainage ditches on both sides, then spread a couple 10 wheeler loads of the driveway mix on top. Did all of the work with a compact tractor just with the front end loader and a 6’ grader blade on the 3 point hitch. Did this 5 years ago and it’s still in good shape. Will probably drop another few inches on top again this year as I lose some gravel into the woods every winter when clearing snow (snowblower on the tractor).
@@1wheeldrive751 Did you build in a few water bars so that the water will cross from the high to the low side without running down the driveway and washing it out?
Agree with the pot hole repair, but the same pothole will soon be back. Proper repair includes breaking up the hard bottom of the pot hole which will allow the new gravel to be the same consistency as the rest of the road. 2:42 2:42
I have the TR3 and Love It! Best All around attachment I have! It stays on the back of my tractor 90% of the time
By the way I just found your channel. PLEASE Post more SR3 & TR3 videos!
Thanks. I just started my channel a month and a half ago. I have lots of toys and things to show farming and tool related. I have lots of attachments. So stay tuned. I have 1 SR3 and two TR3s. I use them for lots of things. I will definitely show more of them in action.
Nice little informative video!
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Thanks
Have you ever used a power rake on your driveway? My driveway is about 845ft and the base is crushed concrete with a 89 and 57 stone top. When I get pot holes I run the power rake over it a few times and it really does a nice job. I run tandem axle trucks up and down this driveway all the time so it stays packed.
I don’t own one. I bought the SR3 and TR3 to get similar results and can go deeper. TR3 works on tractor. Just need to make trips back and forth. I have lots of driveway also. I do pretty much the same thing with stone and trucks to pack it down. Just have different equipment that gets the same results. My buddy uses his power rake.
I like watching how things are done in the U.S. we use alot of tarmac planings for driveways the TR3 would be perfect for us
It has many uses beyond driveways. That's why I like them a lot. The TR3 and SR3 both can do so much. Better to have a tool that can do many things than many tools limited to only a few things. Just my opinion from many years of trial and error.
@@BradKemp62 I'm getting around to watching all your videos so over time I'll see what you do with it I'm from the UK and I use a swing shovel for everything so I think I can learn alot from you
Dang I remember not too long ago gravel was 18 dollars a ton in my area it has doubled!
It all depends what you get but it’s pretty pricey anymore. Thanks for watching.
I have a woods GSS60P for my little massey! I repair a lot of driveways and I have learned if you do not rip a hole all the way to the bottom it will come back! So now the problem I have is that I fix them too good and never have to go back. lol
That is true. Congrats on doing a solid job fixing your potholes. They are a pain in the ass and it’s nice to knock them out.
@@BradKemp62 - In my experience, potholes are a problem only on relatively flat roads. The water doesn’t drain, so it settles into the softest roadway, then when you drive through it the mud splashes out. You fill the holes, but they are still the softest part of the road. On sloped roads the problems are far worse. Every time it rains the water erodes the road even without traffic.
Where I live in rural VT we only have 3 paved roads in the entire town. So, you would think that they would know how to grade roads, but they don’t. They run the big grader down the roads and leave them flat, with no crown to allow drainage. The same damn potholes reappear in the same spots constantly. And they throw down lots of gravel, but never set the road bed up for proper drainage. It’s highly frustrating, and a waste of my tax money.
@ My property is dead flat with very little fall. I can see benefits when you have some uneven ground. Sometimes that is also a negative depending on your layout.
You might want to consider recycled asphalt products for your topping on your driveway packs in hard, probably not have a problem for years
I use crush asphalt on my roadways going back to my woods as a top. May not get pot holes but still have grass growing up in it. I usually don’t spray. I use a similar tool called a TR3 on the tractor and hit the roadway several times a year. I have a video on that. Thanks for the input. I appreciate it.
It will come back. You didnt dig out the pot hole. You went right to the finish step. That hard packed bottom is just going to deflect all that gravel back out.
Your probably right. I added gravel after I leveled it off. But so far it’s holding up. I have lots of traffic. Plus I was overdue for gravel. It’s been many years. That’s the nice part about having equipment. Just do it when I need it.
why work backwards and not forward?
That skid steer version of that attachment rips backwards. Tractor version works forward. I have both. The skid steer model has hydraulic scarfier rippers. So it’s easier for me to use that one to rip the potholes. Actually, I prefer the tractor for the driveway. I have other videos with the tractor. Just wanted to show both.
Most potholes come from old stump holes if you don’t get the bottom or if the stump was cut off and left they will come back for a lifetime…
That’s is true. Poor stump removal can cause pot holes along with poor root removal. That’s a good point. Thank you.
A grader box that’s got angled blades would apply a crown to shed water better
I agree. Anything angled can make a nice crown with loose gravel. That includes landscape rakes, box scrapers, back blades, etc. I actually added gravel to that drive and crowned it after I made the video. Gravel was overdue.
@ yeah imo, there’s nothing wrong with adding a truckload of gravel every once in a while. Inevitably, the driveway will sink some through time and need some to fresh it up
You know it. I try to hold off as long as possible but when I do add a load it makes a big difference. Thanks for the feedback.
This things strikes me as a non mechanical Harley rake
You’re exactly right. There is a skid steer and a tractor version. It’s a very versatile tool. I like it. I use it a lot not only on driveways but leveling ground and land clearing.
It's not the cost of the rock that gets you its the delivery. I was quoted 275.00 to deliver 12 yards 10 miles 💩
That is true. I got my CDL a few years ago and have my own dump truck. It sure makes a difference. But it comes with a lot of headaches and costs for that savings if you know what I mean.
Poor kitty looks like a bobcat!
LOL. That's one of the socialites of the barn. Of 30 cats, that one and a black one love to be in my videos.
get a landplane, you wont regret it
I am not opposed to a landplane. I just happen use both the SR3 and TR3 due to their versatility. I use them on many other situations than gravel driveways. Thanks for the feedback.