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tadams(OH) 
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 Posted: 04 Mar 2022 at 3:00pm |
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When I put my driveway in I had #4 limestone for base and 5" to ^' of asphalt grindings then a double layer of Chip and seal limestone and it has held up great, that was 15 years ago
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Ed (Ont)
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Posted: 04 Mar 2022 at 7:31pm |
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Excavate 2-3 ft. Fill with stone. Cover with gravel. Will not move ever.
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DonDittmar
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Posted: 05 Mar 2022 at 7:46am |
 Tbone95 wrote:
DonDittmar wrote:
Tbone95 wrote:
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FYI, If you google map Rogers City MI and switch to satellite view you can see the quarry. The primary crusher was installed back in the 40's (I think) and was built by non other than Allis-Chalmers |
Don, didn't realize that's where Millersburg was. Been near there many times, but not quite right there. You aren't all that far away from me. |
Where are you located? If you ever through the 'burg just let me know. |
I'm down toward Tawas / West Branch sorta. Used to be up your way a LOT when the kids were younger. Hockey and Softball took me all over the place. I miss those days for the most part........but I can remember $750 per month in gasoline too, can't imagine what it would cost now the way things are going. |
I used to run parts in that area many times. 55 out of West Branch into Tawas to Bolen Asphalt. Not to mention all my stops in and around the WB area. Stopped and drove through the back lot of Willard's many times
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Experience is a fancy name for past mistakes. "Great moments are born from great opportunity"
1968 D15D,1962 D19D
Also 1965 Cub Loboy and 1958 JD 720 Diesel Pony Start
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Tbone95
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Posted: 05 Mar 2022 at 7:57am |
DonDittmar wrote:
Tbone95 wrote:
DonDittmar wrote:
Tbone95 wrote:
DonDittmar wrote:
FYI, If you google map Rogers City MI and switch to satellite view you can see the quarry. The primary crusher was installed back in the 40's (I think) and was built by non other than Allis-Chalmers |
Don, didn't realize that's where Millersburg was. Been near there many times, but not quite right there. You aren't all that far away from me. |
Where are you located? If you ever through the 'burg just let me know. |
I'm down toward Tawas / West Branch sorta. Used to be up your way a LOT when the kids were younger. Hockey and Softball took me all over the place. I miss those days for the most part........but I can remember $750 per month in gasoline too, can't imagine what it would cost now the way things are going. |
I used to run parts in that area many times. 55 out of West Branch into Tawas to Bolen Asphalt. Not to mention all my stops in and around the WB area. Stopped and drove through the back lot of Willard's many times
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“Old” Mr Bolen’s wife was a classmate of my dad’s. That place has supplied a LOT of pavement in this half of the state for sure. Not sure what’s up with Willard’s. I’ve heard it’s for sale. I’ve heard they aren’t really a New Holland dealership anymore, but yet they had new units when I was looking for a mower, so…???
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FREEDGUY
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Posted: 05 Mar 2022 at 7:46pm |
Well, I'm glad that "according to some" that my BS/whining questions can bring "some of you" together  !!
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klinemar
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Posted: 05 Mar 2022 at 7:58pm |
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You asked a question and many of us were civil enough to give you an honest answer and then you respond with a snarky post! As my dear father used to say about certain individuals of a category I now associate you with who couldn't pour water out of a boot if the directions were on the heel!
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DiyDave
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Posted: 05 Mar 2022 at 8:41pm |
FREEDGUY wrote:
Well, I'm glad that "according to some" that my BS/whining questions can bring "some of you" together !! |
Brings us all together, like, say a fish sandwich? 
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200Tom1
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Posted: 06 Mar 2022 at 9:27pm |
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I got the black fabric put down and then put 3-4" of 3/4" road stone over it. We've had loaded semi's, loaded feed trucks, farm tractors, loaded farm trailers on it. Its held up just fine.
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DonDittmar
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Posted: 07 Mar 2022 at 5:56am |
Tbone95 wrote:
DonDittmar wrote:
Tbone95 wrote:
DonDittmar wrote:
Tbone95 wrote:
DonDittmar wrote:
FYI, If you google map Rogers City MI and switch to satellite view you can see the quarry. The primary crusher was installed back in the 40's (I think) and was built by non other than Allis-Chalmers |
Don, didn't realize that's where Millersburg was. Been near there many times, but not quite right there. You aren't all that far away from me. |
Where are you located? If you ever through the 'burg just let me know. |
I'm down toward Tawas / West Branch sorta. Used to be up your way a LOT when the kids were younger. Hockey and Softball took me all over the place. I miss those days for the most part........but I can remember $750 per month in gasoline too, can't imagine what it would cost now the way things are going. |
I used to run parts in that area many times. 55 out of West Branch into Tawas to Bolen Asphalt. Not to mention all my stops in and around the WB area. Stopped and drove through the back lot of Willard's many times
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“Old” Mr Bolen’s wife was a classmate of my dad’s. That place has supplied a LOT of pavement in this half of the state for sure. Not sure what’s up with Willard’s. I’ve heard it’s for sale. I’ve heard they aren’t really a New Holland dealership anymore, but yet they had new units when I was looking for a mower, so…??? |
I still sell them parts as their fleet is still Kenworth, However the last "Bolen" I ever dealt with was Jerry and he retired.
Used to stop at Jefferson Trucking at the Gypsum plant in National City (the metropolis that it is LOL). Plant is still there but the trucking company has long since been bankrupt.
Last I knew Willards was still NH, but its been years since I walked in the door. Not even sure if the Wangler family is still involved??
Edited by DonDittmar - 07 Mar 2022 at 5:59am
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Experience is a fancy name for past mistakes. "Great moments are born from great opportunity"
1968 D15D,1962 D19D
Also 1965 Cub Loboy and 1958 JD 720 Diesel Pony Start
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Tbone95
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Posted: 07 Mar 2022 at 8:49am |
DonDittmar wrote:
Tbone95 wrote:
DonDittmar wrote:
Tbone95 wrote:
DonDittmar wrote:
Tbone95 wrote:
DonDittmar wrote:
FYI, If you google map Rogers City MI and switch to satellite view you can see the quarry. The primary crusher was installed back in the 40's (I think) and was built by non other than Allis-Chalmers |
Don, didn't realize that's where Millersburg was. Been near there many times, but not quite right there. You aren't all that far away from me. |
Where are you located? If you ever through the 'burg just let me know. |
I'm down toward Tawas / West Branch sorta. Used to be up your way a LOT when the kids were younger. Hockey and Softball took me all over the place. I miss those days for the most part........but I can remember $750 per month in gasoline too, can't imagine what it would cost now the way things are going. |
I used to run parts in that area many times. 55 out of West Branch into Tawas to Bolen Asphalt. Not to mention all my stops in and around the WB area. Stopped and drove through the back lot of Willard's many times
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“Old” Mr Bolen’s wife was a classmate of my dad’s. That place has supplied a LOT of pavement in this half of the state for sure. Not sure what’s up with Willard’s. I’ve heard it’s for sale. I’ve heard they aren’t really a New Holland dealership anymore, but yet they had new units when I was looking for a mower, so…??? |
I still sell them parts as their fleet is still Kenworth, However the last "Bolen" I ever dealt with was Jerry and he retired.
Used to stop at Jefferson Trucking at the Gypsum plant in National City (the metropolis that it is LOL). Plant is still there but the trucking company has long since been bankrupt.
Last I knew Willards was still NH, but its been years since I walked in the door. Not even sure if the Wangler family is still involved??
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Willard's so, this is some of what I hear, some of what I know!  A rather large dairy nearby to me bought a New Holland self propelled chopper. And Willard's isn't able to service it because something about they aren't a certified dealer. Around the same time, the scuttle butt was that New Holland was doing the same thing as Deere was, if you weren't a "big enough" dealership, the pulled your dealership agreement. A neighbor of mine took a tractor in for service, and they wouldn't work on it, saying they were for sale and didn't want to take in any projects like that. Which, I found extremely hard to believe. Yeah, it was an old POS tractor, but still, I couldn't believe they would say that to anyone and treat somebody like that. Never verified this. Jerry Wangler is still involved, at least a couple weeks ago when I talked with him on the phone. The story goes he is retirement age and the next generations aren't interested. He said he could still sell me a brand new NH discbine. I don't ever see new New Holland tractors, just Kubotas. But I don't drive up that way unless I really need to because it isn't on the way to anywhere I go anymore! I really wish I knew the whole true story. Oh well.
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BroseVino
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Posted: 11 Feb 2026 at 6:09am |
I’ve had the same headache with soft spots, and what helped me most was digging down a bit, laying geotextile, then adding a mix of larger base rock topped with smaller gravel so it packs tight instead of churning. Good drainage on the sides makes a huge difference too. Kinda like how air duct and dryer vent cleaning in Dallas kept my place running smoother, the right base work keeps the driveway from turning into soup every spring.
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Gerry D17
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Posted: Yesterday at 2:27pm |
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A good driveway is when you remove 12 inches of soil and replace with B-Gravel. Let this settle for three or four months and top off with 3/4 inch crushed stone.
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DMiller
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Posted: 22 hours 46 minutes ago at 4:02pm |
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Here we use 2”- or Minus, loads of smaller and fines. Build and pack that base, cover and form crown wit 1”- or State Grade. Crown should remain 2-3” above edges.
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Clay
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Posted: 7 hours 20 minutes ago at 7:28am |
Geotextile [GEOTEX] is a line of woven and nonwoven geotextile fabrics that are used for filtration, separation, soil and slope reinforcement, and soil stabilization applications. Geotex fabrics meet AASHTO/NTPEP standards and are often used in the construction, and landscaping industries for projects such as road paving, drainage systems, and erosion control.When installing our tire tank, Geotex was required by NRCS. The Geotex help keeps the rock from disappearing into the dirt under the area the cattle stand around the water tank.
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