BarneyS
S.E. Lower Michigan
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LouLawrence wrote:BarneyS wrote:I am wondering why you need to do the repair since it looks like you are at a State Park. Seems to me the State Park should repair it and then, if necessary, bill you.
Barney
He says he was stuck in his front yard, leaving for a 5 day trip to a State Park.
Yep, I misread it. I have deleted my post so if you wish you can delete yours or let me know and I will do it for you. Thanks for the reply.![[emoticon]](https://forums.goodsamclub.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/smile.gif "smile")
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RickLight
Washington
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I did a half solution.
My parking area is sandy and dry so got rutted easily. A yard or so of gravel and a bag of straight cement (not mix) spread out and mixed into the top few inches. A little water and compaction turned it into "dirtcrete". More curing happened with rain.
3 years later it's stable and doesn't rut. The surface looks like a thin layer of gravel. It won't, last as long as full concrete or gravel, but cost a tiny fraction and some digging.
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SCADAMAN29325
Clinton, SC
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I did it, rather had it done. Scraped the grass off the top, put down driveway cloth, had 6 tons of crusher run spread and compacted, then another 6 tons. It is SOLID!
Forgot to take pics of the entire process, but here's a couple after the first dump and compaction, and then done. Will soon be anchoring the landscaping timbers.
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THANKS! Phil and LuAnn
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theoldwizard1
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SCADAMAN29325 wrote:I did it, rather had it done. Scraped the grass off the top, put down driveway cloth, had 6 tons of crusher run spread and compacted, then another 6 tons. It is SOLID!
Very nice !
Probably not cheap, but MUCH CHEAPER than asphalt or concrete
Every 5-10 years, you probably need to compact it. Maybe add a bit of gravel.
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SCADAMAN29325
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I was going to mention the cost, but forgot to. It was initially $650, but after developing a blister on my palm, I asked about how much to scrape the grass off the top. So $680 was the final price. I rounded it to $700 and had him fill in a few low spots with the scrapings.
BTW, his dually got stuck dumping the load and had to use his bobcat to pull it out.
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spoon059
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That is money WELL spent! Luckily my trailer is parked just behind my asphalt paved driveway, under a Carolina Carport. I had a load of asphalt millings delivered and borrowed my dad's tractor and spread it out myself. Its been 8 years and working out great!
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SJ-Chris
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I park in a field and years ago got stuck in much the same way as you. I also needed a tow truck to get me out! After that, I had a truck load of base rock dropped off and I spread it in 2 strips (where the wheels drove). Haven't had a problem since. Did this for 3 RVs that I have and it required two $250 truckloads of base rock.
Good luck!
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Golden_HVAC
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SCADAMAN29325 wrote:I was going to mention the cost, but forgot to. It was initially $650, but after developing a blister on my palm, I asked about how much to scrape the grass off the top. So $680 was the final price. I rounded it to $700 and had him fill in a few low spots with the scrapings.
BTW, his dually got stuck dumping the load and had to use his bobcat to pull it out.
The price of labor and rock in South Carolina must be a lot less than most areas of the Country! You got a wonderful deal. In my area, a HVAC guy will cost about $150 per hour, and you got this guy, his truck, crush and run material, bobcat, all for $650 for a entire day! Even renting a bobcat for 1/2 day here is $450 including delivery, and $650 for a full day.
Looks like you got two loads of crush and run? At 6 tons each? Overall the project looks great. I am glad you paid the extra $30 to avoid moving the dirt by hand with a shovel!
Putting down the screen under the rock was a great idea, and will prevent the rock from disappearing in the soft clay.
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Nice job for a great price ! !
I started that way and when we had to lengthen the run ( for a larger RV ) I decided to splurge with asphalt and LOVE it when laying on it or sitting on it doing maintenance ..
Living Large ! !
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