I maintain a quarter mile gravel lane at our mountain cabin with a John Deere 2305, a landscape rake, and a box blade. Every time I watch your videos I learn something new. God bless you.
41 minutes of the Dirt Monkey on a Monday?!?!?! I'll take it! Always brightens my day after a long one at work! Keep up the great work Stan! Hope you have a great, safe, and profitable week!
I have bought several pieces of equipment from reviews you have done and others. I like to stick to stuff I can get around me or from locals because they treat me a little better. And besides when I see them at another store I feel good at saying hi and talking with them.
I had no experience with building a road when I bought my property and built my house on it. It was swampy loamy soil. I got it leveled and then dumped tons and tons of 3 1/2 minus down. After a couple of years and a few more layers worked in the base was stable and we didn't sink into the ground. Topped with road gravel it's now very smooth and level and never muddy. I use a rake on my M5 Kubota for maintenance. I enjoyed watching you have fun!
That was fun watching you work and having fun. Love the smiley face at the entrance. Lucy is one happy pup. You are so entertaining. I always end up laughing with you. Thank you for making my day happier. 😊🙏
Thank you for giving us these 40min relaxing videos. (No sarcasm genuinely) It’s like the good ole days watching The FREAK mow. Something about it just helps wind down a long long day. Thank you Stan. Go get em!!
I'm glad I watched to the very end because I was going to ask about crowning , wish you could have shown how you do that important step. As always, thanks for sharing.
@@Dirtmonkey Stan can't thank you enough for your outstanding videos and nice selection of music! There seems to be some chatter about crowning and that was wondering if the machine could be adjusted just a little bit on one side to create that lift in the middle? I imagine you too, have a lot of freeze thaw cycles so work should be plentiful and we can expect to see more videos of your success! I wish we were closer I'd come work with you
I have a rake on my tractor and the bearing went. He is right, it’s difficult to tell that the bearing is gone. That is a cool design and if I ever get a skid I’ll be looking at this.
You're right. Sometimes the only way to tell when it first goes out is to have it running and get out and look at it. With a skid steer I wouldn't do that by myself since the only way out is right over the top of it. So if you're on a job site by yourself it can be tricky or almost impossible. I've worked in agriculture for most of my life and I'm very familiar with those bearings. If an employee isn't greasing them like they're supposed to the dirt will start building up in there which will destroy them. Some implements it easy to tell when they go out just from sight and sound others you don't know until you tear it apart or when it causes more damage. Pretty cool they thought about that and didn't just do it the way everyone else does. Seems like they're truly keeping customers in mind.
Great work, as always the details & voiceover makes all the difference, The Job is over there, Not laying down...LOL.. The attachments keep getting fancier
When I was about 13 my father decided to get an Irish Wolfhound. That dog was the biggest baby. It was before power windows in cars. He'd come running up to arriving cars. Those people would be trying to power up their windows with the tiny little handles and he just wanted to shove his head in for pets and adoration from the visitors. 😆
I like how you show the camera set up as well. My buddy and I are starting an excavator business. We just bought our first machine. Kubota 65. Thanks for the knowledge download.
Hey Stanley I grew up the same way! Dirt. Poor son of a contractor. Most kids played with Tonka toys I grew up running dozers and other heavy equipment since eight years old . On most ranch roads once finished we rolled the roads with a 6 yard dump loaded. We found neumatic rubber tires compacted better than steel rollers . They were also faster than a conventional steel roller on long ranch roads! Thank you for the candid honesty and non- biast review of the machine! I see the potential for yard work . But I prefer a small dozer or motor grader for road finishing. Overall for that job the power rake did a good job on the job. Without bringing in additional larger equipment! Adding to the job cost! Great review!
The angle will do that pretty well but tractors have the tilt link. We have a power rake on 3 different types of equipment. Tractor only does roads and the biggest of properties. The others are nice because bi directional.
thats what the power angle is for. windrow it to the center slightly then knock the top off and dress with a bucket-no more ponding and no more wasted material
Stan ......... if that is the worst gravel road you have ever seen - you would be shocked to see some of the roads I've seen out in my neck of the woods. Literally 8" minus pit run, onto solid rock (Canadian Shield), then into mud, muskeg and back to sections of pit run ......... and that is provincial secondary highway!!!! ......had lots of fun over the years building and fixing roads. Tool looks pretty good for the application you used it in ..... nice to tune up a driveway with some base for sure .. love the videos - keep them coming. Always cool to see other guys just like me doing our thing in their neck of the woods.
Keep your awesome videos coming! Love your way of testing tools, equipment, anything and everything, by using and abusing them to help discover the performance and quality!
I just watched this and I know this is the best video of all construction videos ever made. I am a subscriber and that was the best , I love riding 4wheelers but since being married that is a rarity. I am a subscriber to other construction videos but you are the best I have seen yet.
Nice work. Great video as always. My only thought is if that’s the worst road ever don’t come out west. I’ve got paved roads around me in Northern California that are way way rougher then that was
@@Dirtmonkey to each their own if it works for them and they are happy then awesome. I like been able to open the bucket to grab the last of the pile. Or to pick things up. I haven’t seen a claw like the monkey claw here. Not to say they don’t exist here just I haven’t seen one
Bud I really like your videos, keep it up the way you do your videos keep me intrigued, the work you and your crew do looks amazing, don't know what else to say but I really enjoy watching.
Great video as always! But come on, Stan, 'the worst gravel road that I've ever seen?" You've got some great gravel roads up north, then! If it doesn't have six-inch ruts, a decades old grass ridge down the middle and several wash-outs per mile, it's not even borderline! :-)
Don’t think you will ever work a day in your life! You have to much fun! I also love the way you look out for your crew. To bad your not in Georgia, my backyard could use your expertise.
Been watching your videos and really learning a lot + I enjoy your videos. So my question if you were going to buy one attachment would it be the Roadrunner or the hydro-rake? Thanks! Keep the videos coming!
Ours is similar ( DIGGA BRAND) I’ve smashed up hot mix around 30 mm thick with it ,it has hydraulic motors both ends of the drum Love your vids Stan Cheers from Aus
I have the smaller version of the Bobcat soil conditioner 48” that I use on my Ditch Witch SK1050 and it’s awesome. It works so well and so quick. Just put your machine in float and adjust the depth with the curl lever and only go in forward direction
Great video. That road has less rocks in it than soil in northern VT. I have a 8’ Harley Rake. Makes crowing the road pretty easy. The steeper the road the more aggressive the crown.
Like I said before, I like all the videos you put out. Retaining wall, tool/product reviews utter nonsense, etc. Even pushing mowers or other products beyond normal use. I like them all. Keep it up Stan.
i graded my staynat driveway a couple weeks ago. had some galleys forming in the middle and sides of the road due to rain erosion. i tried to back drag with the bucket (i have a 1026R John Deere tractor) but it just wasn't cooperating, as a wheel woudl go into a rut and the bucket would scrape at a beard angle. so instead i opted for the dig, drop, and smooth operations, where i pushed the bucket into the road to dig it up, then set the dug up material at the top and then back drag it smooth. i woudl LOVE a power rake like you have though, but, it turned out great with plenty of compaction and bucket smoothing. i just Wish there was a way to dynamically tilt the bucket side to side to account for the crown one needs to make in the road. ahh, well, i can't dream at least. i try and re-grade one a year or so or as needed. i woudl prefer pavement, but got to solve the drainage issues first. haha. but, that's what one gets living in Vermont surrounded by mountains, and living on its slopes lol. that's why im building terraces. makes things that much easier lol...
now all you need is a couple loads on 2"--minus and pack it down and your good for a year other than snow plowing. that look really nice I bet it a smooth ride on that stretch of road.
Am I the only one that uses a vibratory roller on a customers driveway ?? I see other contractors in my area they just grade and walk away. Also most of my driveways are on hills and have sharp corners. Keep up the great videos Stan.
Crowning is something you do from the get go not just at the end. Water also helps keep the fines, which is mostly clay (your binder), from blowing away as dust. BTW, most drive in the middle of a road creating a two track which essentially makes a crown. This will aid in keeping a crown as long as you don’t kill it by cutting that middle hump down. Grade, with some water keeping your crown, then rolling with more water to compact. You need a water truck and a small grader with a roller attachment. Graders do wonderful work for making ditches to aid in drainage of a crowned road.
On the gravel roads around here I have never seen that done. I know its the right way but not practical for many situations. It requires to many steps and takes to long to be efficient for the long stretches I have sen done. On those back water country roads they typically run over it with a road grader and thats its.
@@Dirtmonkey That's because back country roads are done cheep and most have 4 wheel drive that run though the mud and bumps yelling "YE HA". lol David is completely right about crowning the road. I was wondering what part of the country this road is in that you graded flat. The side vegetation is also pretty think right up to the road. Even though it looked like there was some slope past the vegetation with out some type of gully on either side heavy rains will not run past all that vegetation fast enough. As David also said most drive down the middle on back roads. That road is going to rut out rather quickly if that ground gets too saturated. Depending what part of the country and the amount of rain fall you should have a 3 to 5 degree crown on the straits with 4 to 6 in. gully on both sides and 1 to 2 on a curve and double the depth of gully on the low side as it has to handle all the run off through the curves embankment. If the road is on a hill that creates a hole norther problem as you don't want run off going strait down your road as it will wash out the bottom of either side. If it moves to fast depending on length and slope it can carry off what ever the road surface is and will cut a gouge right down the road way. I'm sure every one that's ever been 4wheeling has seen this effect going down trails. Sorry about the lengthy post but my Civil Engineer side as opposed to my heavy equipment and learning the engineering of proper techniques of hardscaping side got a little carried away their. lol
How i smoothed my field out. 14ft disk with a drag behind it after using a chisel plow. Pass after pass, hour after hour. Gone from rough to smooth. After that, used a heavy roller and compacted it all back down. Looks like a park. My driveway i had to crown. Easy to do if you know what you're doing. Trick is, using a farm tractor for it all.
Nice. I use our Harley Rake to do the same, then roll it with our water cart 9500lbs dually truck (same effect as using the bobcat bucket) We have very rocky country where we are in Aus so actually use the Rake to make gravel. Much cheaper than buying it.
If I had that piece of equipment right now that you have and the attachment and more I would be so helpful for my uncle because his equipment sold ants I wish his mower be better to it’s all too and I just love your show that you do on UA-cam you’re the best I live on his 250 acre ranch wish we had the attachment confusion this video and a brush hog attachment and you’re a Kabota I try to use his equipment all the time and it just breaks down I wish I had the money to go buy stuff like this I love watching your videos
40 yrs of experience. Win row all materials to the center of the road. Cut the gravel to remove all ruts and holes. Spread the material from the center to the sides to build a slight crown. That way you have material to work with to shape the profile. Grading in sections is preferred as you can push material into low spots or cut high areas. I would invest in a roller attachment for the skid loader and roll first to find the soft areas then rake again to fine grade. Same principle is used running a moto grader to grade a dirt road.
great video I enjoy seeing you test equipment and attachments. I cringe at some because being a heavy duty mechanic I see repairs coming from abuse. I certainly see a use for an attachment like that power rake. I’m guessing the tines till the top 1 1/2-2 inches allowing it to be smoothed and evened out. A steel drum roller on that would compact it nicely. That looked easy enough with no rocks to deal with. Out here in California the eastern Sierra mountains I don’t see that attachment being usable to fix up a road due to to much granite rock. But in the part of the country you reside in y’all have fewer rocky roads to deal with.
Just got the 1000th thumbs up! Thanks Dirt Monkey, I finally got my 60” bucket for the L28 today, and have a drag too, so I will put your advice to work!
I heard of a lot of people say a chain link fence works great , well it seems to work nice for sure. But if you really want to see something work great, try dragging around a steel cable blasting mat. Incredible. Sized accordingly to your pulling equipment of course.
Nice job and great for proximity. If you did many of these road service jobs, a vibratory compactor for the skid steer really improves durability, especially is the road base has some moisture content. I give customers the option, as I need to rent a unit. I'd own one if I could keep it moving daily. Most folks will opt for compaction the second time around.
@@Dirtmonkey it goes on the front stanley so when your stone raking a lawn the stones and roots go into the bucket i first used 1 in 2006 so there here in ireland and uk a long time
Stan, you ever try a rake with a solid bar? I bought one just to get into a cheap rake. I definitely find that a solid bar roller or a spiked roller have there places. The solid bar does really good with driveways and anything you want to get the rocks out of. I think it combs the rock out better than a spiked but can’t chew up hard ground like a spiked tooth unit as well.
Hey Stan. I just had a great three day no work weekend and it was fabulous. But today on the dairy we had 12 cows escape because someone(lucky it wasn’t me) forgot to lock a gate. My boss was pissed and the one who forgot to close the gate just stood there while me and the boss ran around trying to get the cows back in the barn. Needless to say I wish we could fire that kid but we don’t have enough workers to take up his half ass work. So I’m stuck working with him. End of rant. Lol. Also that gravel road got nothing on my mile long road from hell. How was your weekend?
The only question I have is where would the water drain off , in certain areas its completely not drainage, I thought to take the bucket every 20ft n run it into the woods , Anyway that's what I would've done , GREAT JOB BOSS 👏👍
Hello Stan, 4 in 1 bucket's are rare in Europe.. at least in the Netherlands. p.s. I do have one for my front loader but even I had to buy a prototype as they didn't go into production (not enough demand) I mainly use it to clear shrubs and convert manure heaps. Thanks for the nice video!
I maintain a quarter mile gravel lane at our mountain cabin with a John Deere 2305, a landscape rake, and a box blade. Every time I watch your videos I learn something new. God bless you.
Very nice! Thanks , God Bless & go get em👍👊
@@Dirtmonkey Thanks, I try.
41 minutes of the Dirt Monkey on a Monday?!?!?! I'll take it! Always brightens my day after a long one at work! Keep up the great work Stan! Hope you have a great, safe, and profitable week!
This video was just fun and satisfying to me. let me know what you think. Have a great rest of your week!
I have bought several pieces of equipment from reviews you have done and others. I like to stick to stuff I can get around me or from locals because they treat me a little better. And besides when I see them at another store I feel good at saying hi and talking with them.
Right on
I had no experience with building a road when I bought my property and built my house on it. It was swampy loamy soil. I got it leveled and then dumped tons and tons of 3 1/2 minus down. After a couple of years and a few more layers worked in the base was stable and we didn't sink into the ground. Topped with road gravel it's now very smooth and level and never muddy. I use a rake on my M5 Kubota for maintenance. I enjoyed watching you have fun!
That sounds like the best way to get through a swampy area.
That was fun watching you work and having fun. Love the smiley face at the entrance. Lucy is one happy pup. You are so entertaining. I always end up laughing with you. Thank you for making my day happier. 😊🙏
Thank you so much! 🙏😃
Stan! You were 5 min from my farm! I wish I knew you were in town, been dying to meet with you! Keep up them great testing videos!
We used to use box springs from beds for ball fields back in the day. Thank you for the memories. Great job man
Cool, thanks👍😀
I love that these guys know you so well, yet still give you equipment to test.
Looking good, the power rake worked outstanding. The neighbors should be delighted with the new and improved road.
for sure!
I can't believe I just watched 41 minutes of Stan grading. I think it's safe to say I'm addicted to good grading videos. Nice work, Stan!
Thank you for giving us these 40min relaxing videos. (No sarcasm genuinely)
It’s like the good ole days watching The FREAK mow. Something about it just helps wind down a long long day. Thank you Stan. Go get em!!
I'm glad I watched to the very end because I was going to ask about crowning , wish you could have shown how you do that important step. As always, thanks for sharing.
I need more materials to do it right
@@Dirtmonkey Stan can't thank you enough for your outstanding videos and nice selection of music!
There seems to be some chatter about crowning and that was wondering if the machine could be adjusted just a little bit on one side to create that lift in the middle?
I imagine you too, have a lot of freeze thaw cycles so work should be plentiful and we can expect to see more videos of your success! I wish we were closer I'd come work with you
Great video. I just got my first skid steer with a Harley rake. Awesome tool
Nice project, Stan! Looks like you were able to get her all tuned-up and looking good in a few hours. Congratulations, and I’m happy for you!!
Thanks 👍 Ron😃
I have a rake on my tractor and the bearing went. He is right, it’s difficult to tell that the bearing is gone. That is a cool design and if I ever get a skid I’ll be looking at this.
Their hydra rake worked even better than I imagined.
You're right. Sometimes the only way to tell when it first goes out is to have it running and get out and look at it. With a skid steer I wouldn't do that by myself since the only way out is right over the top of it. So if you're on a job site by yourself it can be tricky or almost impossible. I've worked in agriculture for most of my life and I'm very familiar with those bearings. If an employee isn't greasing them like they're supposed to the dirt will start building up in there which will destroy them. Some implements it easy to tell when they go out just from sight and sound others you don't know until you tear it apart or when it causes more damage. Pretty cool they thought about that and didn't just do it the way everyone else does. Seems like they're truly keeping customers in mind.
What kind of flow does it require? Could you put it on a tractor with front auxiliary?
Great work, as always the details & voiceover makes all the difference, The Job is over there, Not laying down...LOL.. The attachments keep getting fancier
🙏much appreciated. thanks for tuning in
When I was about 13 my father decided to get an Irish Wolfhound. That dog was the biggest baby. It was before power windows in cars. He'd come running up to arriving cars. Those people would be trying to power up their windows with the tiny little handles and he just wanted to shove his head in for pets and adoration from the visitors. 😆
I like how you show the camera set up as well. My buddy and I are starting an excavator business. We just bought our first machine. Kubota 65. Thanks for the knowledge download.
Hey Stanley I grew up the same way! Dirt. Poor son of a contractor. Most kids played with Tonka toys I grew up running dozers and other heavy equipment since eight years old . On most ranch roads once finished we rolled the roads with a 6 yard dump loaded. We found neumatic rubber tires compacted better than steel rollers . They were also faster than a conventional steel roller on long ranch roads! Thank you for the candid honesty and non- biast review of the machine! I see the potential for yard work . But I prefer a small dozer or motor grader for road finishing. Overall for that job the power rake did a good job on the job. Without bringing in additional larger equipment! Adding to the job cost! Great review!
Be nice to have a Hydraulic "Crown Adjustment" for driveways with this.
Just a -5° Adjustment would take care of the "Wash"!
So true!
I always wondered why they all don’t have that option
The angle will do that pretty well but tractors have the tilt link. We have a power rake on 3 different types of equipment. Tractor only does roads and the biggest of properties. The others are nice because bi directional.
thats what the power angle is for. windrow it to the center slightly then knock the top off and dress with a bucket-no more ponding and no more wasted material
Love these power rakes, ever since you have been sharing them on your UA-cam channel. Im sold! Thanks for sharing Stan.
Stan ......... if that is the worst gravel road you have ever seen - you would be shocked to see some of the roads I've seen out in my neck of the woods. Literally 8" minus pit run, onto solid rock (Canadian Shield), then into mud, muskeg and back to sections of pit run ......... and that is provincial secondary highway!!!! ......had lots of fun over the years building and fixing roads. Tool looks pretty good for the application you used it in ..... nice to tune up a driveway with some base for sure .. love the videos - keep them coming. Always cool to see other guys just like me doing our thing in their neck of the woods.
Taco salad the other day, now its andouille sausage and jambalaya. Keep putting these up at dinner time. 😁👌
oh that sounds really good. Jambalya is one of my favorite dishes.
Keep your awesome videos coming! Love your way of testing tools, equipment, anything and everything, by using and abusing them to help discover the performance and quality!
will do!
I just watched this and I know this is the best video of all construction videos ever made. I am a subscriber and that was the best , I love riding 4wheelers but since being married that is a rarity. I am a subscriber to other construction videos but you are the best I have seen yet.
Wow, thanks!
Great vid Stan.
The top dressing answered my lingering question as I'd have been inclined to do that & glad to know I was on the right track.
Nice work. Great video as always. My only thought is if that’s the worst road ever don’t come out west. I’ve got paved roads around me in Northern California that are way way rougher then that was
I should have shown it up closer.
Hey Stan I’m 11 and I really like your videos have a good week and keep the great videos coming
Hi Jake. Thanks for watching. Hope you have an awesome week bud!
Great great video Stan!!! Love all the hard work that you and the guys do. Keep it up!😃👊🏾
Appreciate it Tyrae! Have an awesome week bud.
Thanks Stan. I’m learning so much watching your vids. I’m in oz and 4 in 1 seems to be the more popular option for buckets
Around my parts you never see those 4 in 1 buckets. Just not very popular for some reason.
@@Dirtmonkey to each their own if it works for them and they are happy then awesome. I like been able to open the bucket to grab the last of the pile. Or to pick things up. I haven’t seen a claw like the monkey claw here. Not to say they don’t exist here just I haven’t seen one
Stan is the outlaw landscaper always pushing the limits if his equipment, he reminds me of whistling diesel
Great video Stan I'm sure the neighbors are thrilled I definitely learned a thing or 2 watching this video thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
Never used a gate for finish work but have used old bed springs good job Thank's for the video.
Thank you Stan for another awesome video thanks again god bless
Thank you for watching and giving me some feedback. it makes it worthwhile. Much appreciated👊
Great vid Stan!
That power rake made real light work. Keep em coming .hope all is well
From Perth Western Australia.
Wellsy
all is great and thanks for tuning in! From Minnesota 😃
Bud I really like your videos, keep it up the way you do your videos keep me intrigued, the work you and your crew do looks amazing, don't know what else to say but I really enjoy watching.
Wow super appreciate it brother! Thanks for being around 👊
I've actually seen a worse dirt road; In any case good work!
Stanley you look so happy at beginning of the video I was thinking he gonna test out something and gonna have lot's of fun.😊😊😊😊😊😎
It was a lot of fun!
Rewatched, love the rake, driveway repair, liked, shared, subscribed, great content!
Hi Stan! Long time subscriber , we usually used an 6-8 foot piece of telephone pole wrapped with chain link fence and that worked awesome 👌
Great video as always! But come on, Stan, 'the worst gravel road that I've ever seen?" You've got some great gravel roads up north, then! If it doesn't have six-inch ruts, a decades old grass ridge down the middle and several wash-outs per mile, it's not even borderline! :-)
good point. But thi was bad in a different way- the wash outs were SUPER compacted from years of neglect. That part was hard to show on camera
Just giving you a hard time. Love your channel! Keep doing what you're doing!
Stan, we used the fance gate for our swowmoble trail's too it's fun and ya get things done.see ya next time from south Carolina.
Stan you cant make a bad video if you tried. This is the best edutainment ever. Love you dude
Wow, you want to be "walked thru" a power rake! That could smart! What a man.
Always learning something knew w you Stan keeper coming and thank you!
My pleasure!
That is some of the easiest material to grade I've seen. I don't think I saw one rock. Way different when there's rock and roots involved!
Thanks for another great video Stan. I finally watched on that does not contain snow (which are my favorite).
If that's "the worst" gravel road you've seen you shouldn't ever come to Bulgaria :D Great video. Thank you for it. Keep them coming.
I bet some of those back country roads get harsh.
I love the POV views......and the 🐕!
glad you like it!
nice hydro ponics!! Just started watching this one. I'll have to search and see if you have done any videos on it.
Don’t think you will ever work a day in your life! You have to much fun! I also love the way you look out for your crew. To bad your not in Georgia, my backyard could use your expertise.
Been watching your videos and really learning a lot + I enjoy your videos. So my question if you were going to buy one attachment would it be the Roadrunner or the hydro-rake? Thanks! Keep the videos coming!
Love your dad story. You should do a video of the equipment you started with.
@8:01 Haha must be a subscriber. Took the words right out of my mouth. Great video. keep up the good work Mr. Stan
Much appreciated
Ours is similar ( DIGGA BRAND) I’ve smashed up hot mix around 30 mm thick with it ,it has hydraulic motors both ends of the drum
Love your vids Stan
Cheers from Aus
The road looks great Stan! Great job! 👍🏻
Thanks 👍
I have the smaller version of the Bobcat soil conditioner 48” that I use on my Ditch Witch SK1050 and it’s awesome. It works so well and so quick. Just put your machine in float and adjust the depth with the curl lever and only go in forward direction
The road looks a whole lot better! Seems the new CMP power rake did better than you expected, a real timesaver!
Great video. That road has less rocks in it than soil in northern VT. I have a 8’ Harley Rake. Makes crowing the road pretty easy. The steeper the road the more aggressive the crown.
Awesome video Stan. Demoing new equipment must be fun.
Its a blast but there is always a learning curve to each piece
Wow that is smooth. Camera on quad shows perfectly
so smoooth😎
Like I said before, I like all the videos you put out. Retaining wall, tool/product reviews utter nonsense, etc. Even pushing mowers or other products beyond normal use. I like them all. Keep it up Stan.
i graded my staynat driveway a couple weeks ago. had some galleys forming in the middle and sides of the road due to rain erosion. i tried to back drag with the bucket (i have a 1026R John Deere tractor) but it just wasn't cooperating, as a wheel woudl go into a rut and the bucket would scrape at a beard angle. so instead i opted for the dig, drop, and smooth operations, where i pushed the bucket into the road to dig it up, then set the dug up material at the top and then back drag it smooth. i woudl LOVE a power rake like you have though, but, it turned out great with plenty of compaction and bucket smoothing. i just Wish there was a way to dynamically tilt the bucket side to side to account for the crown one needs to make in the road. ahh, well, i can't dream at least. i try and re-grade one a year or so or as needed. i woudl prefer pavement, but got to solve the drainage issues first. haha. but, that's what one gets living in Vermont surrounded by mountains, and living on its slopes lol. that's why im building terraces. makes things that much easier lol...
I know your method- it works but your right- its not easy to use the drag drop and fill method. It takes a bit longer for sure.
Done a darn good job there great watching good comentry telling how it's done right 🇬🇧
first thing i noticed was penske truck coming down the road perfectly level no bounce or anything great job
Ok now I want a 3pt power rake for my tractor. Ok Stan justice having too much fun!!!!
I love my job!
i'd like to see an in depth video about the aquarium. that could be a friday video.
I did one on the aquarium about 2 years ago. Pretty indepth showing how its built.
Come on stan, update on the wishy's.🐟🦈
I'm shocked at how well that power rake worked! Nice video man!
now all you need is a couple loads on 2"--minus and pack it down and your good for a year other than snow plowing. that look really nice I bet it a smooth ride on that stretch of road.
You got that right!
Am I the only one that uses a vibratory roller on a customers driveway ?? I see other contractors in my area they just grade and walk away. Also most of my driveways are on hills and have sharp corners. Keep up the great videos Stan.
if I had a smooth roller I would have used it but didn't. That would have eliminated the need for going over it with the bucket.
Nice neighbor! I have two Irish Wolfhounds myself!
are yours a breeding pair? These are brother and sister
@@Dirtmonkey I wish. I had to spay our female due to some genetic heart issues. Someday though...
Cool implement, worked well.... would love to see it on a road in bad shape and see how it does. That flat land shure makes for easy roads.
Crowning is something you do from the get go not just at the end. Water also helps keep the fines, which is mostly clay (your binder), from blowing away as dust. BTW, most drive in the middle of a road creating a two track which essentially makes a crown. This will aid in keeping a crown as long as you don’t kill it by cutting that middle hump down. Grade, with some water keeping your crown, then rolling with more water to compact. You need a water truck and a small grader with a roller attachment. Graders do wonderful work for making ditches to aid in drainage of a crowned road.
On the gravel roads around here I have never seen that done. I know its the right way but not practical for many situations. It requires to many steps and takes to long to be efficient for the long stretches I have sen done. On those back water country roads they typically run over it with a road grader and thats its.
@@Dirtmonkey That's because back country roads are done cheep and most have 4 wheel drive that run though the mud and bumps yelling "YE HA". lol David is completely right about crowning the road. I was wondering what part of the country this road is in that you graded flat. The side vegetation is also pretty think right up to the road. Even though it looked like there was some slope past the vegetation with out some type of gully on either side heavy rains will not run past all that vegetation fast enough. As David also said most drive down the middle on back roads. That road is going to rut out rather quickly if that ground gets too saturated. Depending what part of the country and the amount of rain fall you should have a 3 to 5 degree crown on the straits with 4 to 6 in. gully on both sides and 1 to 2 on a curve and double the depth of gully on the low side as it has to handle all the run off through the curves embankment. If the road is on a hill that creates a hole norther problem as you don't want run off going strait down your road as it will wash out the bottom of either side. If it moves to fast depending on length and slope it can carry off what ever the road surface is and will cut a gouge right down the road way. I'm sure every one that's ever been 4wheeling has seen this effect going down trails.
Sorry about the lengthy post but my Civil Engineer side as opposed to my heavy equipment and learning the engineering of proper techniques of hardscaping side got a little carried away their. lol
How i smoothed my field out. 14ft disk with a drag behind it after using a chisel plow. Pass after pass, hour after hour. Gone from rough to smooth. After that, used a heavy roller and compacted it all back down. Looks like a park. My driveway i had to crown. Easy to do if you know what you're doing. Trick is, using a farm tractor for it all.
Crazy thing we are heading out to Shakopee women’s prison to install new chillers. Video was great bud I’m kinda jealous haha
Nice. I use our Harley Rake to do the same, then roll it with our water cart 9500lbs dually truck (same effect as using the bobcat bucket) We have very rocky country where we are in Aus so actually use the Rake to make gravel. Much cheaper than buying it.
Yeah- the gravel is down there just mixed in with the subgrade.
If I had that piece of equipment right now that you have and the attachment and more I would be so helpful for my uncle because his equipment sold ants I wish his mower be better to it’s all too and I just love your show that you do on UA-cam you’re the best I live on his 250 acre ranch wish we had the attachment confusion this video and a brush hog attachment and you’re a Kabota I try to use his equipment all the time and it just breaks down I wish I had the money to go buy stuff like this I love watching your videos
You are one cool dude😊👍Must be good to work for. Your energy is contagious.
Thanks for another great video!!! Keep up the good work, maybe you could teach the county dirt road crews a thing or two !
God bless
They know you to well, I loved that statement that you where probably going to do something you shouldn't do lol.
I loved this video stan! Gave me another reason why I need a power rake 😊 literally to do my own driveways
You do an amazing view of equipment
40 yrs of experience. Win row all materials to the center of the road. Cut the gravel to remove all ruts and holes. Spread the material from the center to the sides to build a slight crown. That way you have material to work with to shape the profile. Grading in sections is preferred as you can push material into low spots or cut high areas. I would invest in a roller attachment for the skid loader and roll first to find the soft areas then rake again to fine grade. Same principle is used running a moto grader to grade a dirt road.
Brilliant work and thanks for sharing this with us take care
Very Nice.... thank you for all the info on how it's done.
Great video again Stan, except for that guy leaving his tripod in the middle of the road...
great video I enjoy seeing you test equipment and attachments. I cringe at some because being a heavy duty mechanic I see repairs coming from abuse. I certainly see a use for an attachment like that power rake. I’m guessing the tines till the top 1 1/2-2 inches allowing it to be smoothed and evened out. A steel drum roller on that would compact it nicely. That looked easy enough with no rocks to deal with. Out here in California the eastern Sierra mountains I don’t see that attachment being usable to fix up a road due to to much granite rock. But in the part of the country you reside in y’all have fewer rocky roads to deal with.
Your doing good, vids your my main entertainment
You look so pleased does beautiful job, and fast.
What about a compacting roller or just a weighted one.
When I do my driveway I finish up with my lawn roller.
That would have worked excellent
Just got the 1000th thumbs up! Thanks Dirt Monkey, I finally got my 60” bucket for the L28 today, and have a drag too, so I will put your advice to work!
I heard of a lot of people say a chain link fence works great , well it seems to work nice for sure. But if you really want to see something work great, try dragging around a steel cable blasting mat. Incredible. Sized accordingly to your pulling equipment of course.
Nice job and great for proximity. If you did many of these road service jobs, a vibratory compactor for the skid steer really improves durability, especially is the road base has some moisture content.
I give customers the option, as I need to rent a unit. I'd own one if I could keep it moving daily.
Most folks will opt for compaction the second time around.
Now stanley thats how we level a lawn here in ireland we call them stone rakes you can put a bucket on the front and it picks the crap up
I don't think I have seen a power rake with a front catch bucket before
@@Dirtmonkey it goes on the front stanley so when your stone raking a lawn the stones and roots go into the bucket i first used 1 in 2006 so there here in ireland and uk a long time
Stan, you ever try a rake with a solid bar? I bought one just to get into a cheap rake. I definitely find that a solid bar roller or a spiked roller have there places. The solid bar does really good with driveways and anything you want to get the rocks out of. I think it combs the rock out better than a spiked but can’t chew up hard ground like a spiked tooth unit as well.
Hey Stan. I just had a great three day no work weekend and it was fabulous. But today on the dairy we had 12 cows escape because someone(lucky it wasn’t me) forgot to lock a gate. My boss was pissed and the one who forgot to close the gate just stood there while me and the boss ran around trying to get the cows back in the barn. Needless to say I wish we could fire that kid but we don’t have enough workers to take up his half ass work. So I’m stuck working with him.
End of rant. Lol. Also that gravel road got nothing on my mile long road from hell. How was your weekend?
you have a mile long road from hell? can I come and fix it? That sounds like a challenge I would like to tackle.
She was probably starting to wonder if she was in the right driveway...
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The only question I have is where would the water drain off , in certain areas its completely not drainage, I thought to take the bucket every 20ft n run it into the woods , Anyway that's what I would've done , GREAT JOB BOSS 👏👍
Hello Stan, 4 in 1 bucket's are rare in Europe.. at least in the Netherlands. p.s. I do have one for my front loader but even I had to buy a prototype as they didn't go into production (not enough demand) I mainly use it to clear shrubs and convert manure heaps.
Thanks for the nice video!
Do it Stan, top dress it and fix the road for keeps! We won't tell anyone, promise.
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Love the videos
Thanks for watching Ian.