BOBCAT 843 - CUTTING IN A DRIVEWAY / REMOVING SOD / SPREADING BASE LAYER OF GRAVEL
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- Using the 843 Bobcat to cut in a driveway. Removing sod and the soft layer of topsoil beneath to prepare for a new access driveway to the garage. Spreading a layer of #1 to #2 gravel as a solid base for the driveway. Breaking things along the way, but making decent progress. I can see a driveway in my future! :)
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Thank you! Welcome to my channel..... Working on the old 843 is how the channel started. Thanks for watching! 👍😁
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Great video, thanks for sharing! I'm about to start a similar project at home and this helps a lot. Cheers!
Thanks! I don't remember if I mentioned it in the video, but you can go one step further by installing a fabric mat. It will help keep the mud from working through the gravel. I am banking on my larger base layer to keep the gravel from sinking. Happy Driveway Building. Thanks for watching 👍😁
Good job those stones are not shovel friendly
Thanks! 👍 I definitely do not want to spread #1's by hand.... All made possible by the old 843. She's a beast! 😁
If some of the ground you are trying to cut out for a gravel driveway has lots of bed rock in it, can u just not cut it out? I am doing research about creating gravel driveways. I have bought a good amount of land in Tennessee and need to basically create a road system. Not too many videos actually discuss cutting the road out or spend any amount of time on that like yours does. Thank you.
Hello! Congratulations that sounds like a fun project and a cool piece of land. I am not an expert, but I will share my thoughts. The bed rock should provide a nice solid base. I would prepare the main grade of drive to set on top of the bed rock. Cutting out large sections would be difficult and expensive. While it provides a nice solid foundation for the drive it also creates a path for water flow. It will be important to create ditches and paths for the water to run off such that it doesn't take your gravel / top surface with it. Without good ditches and drainage pathways the water run off would takeaway the gravel top layer and deposit dirt and topsoil in it's place. Thanks for watching! 👍😁
How many inches deep do you recomend to dig out and how thick should the base layer be.
Ideally the layer of topsoil should be removed. This depends on your soil conditions; ie it changes in different locations but I'm guessing its usually 4 plus inches (probably more like 6-8"). You can tell when you start digging. I laid a layer of #1. They are so heavy and large I think a single layer of #1 spread evenly would make a nice base layer. Then I topped the base layer with 57's crushed stone for more fine grade control that provides good drainage. The final step I top all that with 411 birm mix. It locks everything in place and makes a nice solid surface. Note I needed to raise the grade of my drive. It had some low spots. In the video you might have seen me placing more than a single layer of #1. This was to help fill in the low areas. I hope this was helpful 👍😁
@@FlatThunder Thank you, that's exactly what I wanted to know
You are welcome! Thanks for watching. Happy driveway way excavating / construction 😁
How long do you estimate it takes to spread 20-22 ton of that base stone, it looked like #1 stone? Thanks.
Depends on the machine and how far you have to travel to the position you're spreading. With the site prepped and the pile in or next to the drive it shouldn't take more than 1-2 hours with this machine. 1-2's size gravel, thanks for watching and sharing 👍😁
@@FlatThunder thanks man
Nice project. Looking to do similar with driveway that sunk into ground.
Do you have cost breakdown by chance?
Thanks!
Thanks! Sorry I lost track with all the loads of gravel for an exact number. I also used some of the gravel to fill in other areas / projects. Guessing here: large base #1 about ~ $300 (22 tons), 57's intermediate about ~$600 (40 tons), 411 birm mix topper about ~$500 (40 tons). Maybe ~$1000 - $1400 in gravel delivery. Thanks for watching! 👍😁
Good job
Thanks 😁👍
Is the drive pump whine normal? I just got my 843b running but I haven't moved it very far, it sounds like pump aeration or cavitation and don t want to cause damage thanks!
Heck yeah! Congrats on getting her operational. The hydro motors on mine whine a little at slow idle. It turns almost into a hum when it's throttled up. That's only when moving forward or reverse. It's not overly noisy in neutral. Thanks for watching! 👍😁
@@FlatThunder It took me 3 years to get mine up and running.. And it sounds exactly like this video.. Not sure if it's normal but it's got plenty of power in it..
Good enough for a yard machine at least which is all its doing here. Certainly wouldn't trust it as a tool for paid jobs.
@@FrequencyOfThought I think some whine is normal with hydrostatic drives. I wouldn't use mine as a daily job site machine either, but it sure comes in handy on all my small/odd jobs! Glad you got it up and running. Thanks for watching! 👍😁
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