How to Make a Gravel Road
Learn how to make a private gravel road, in this free video series.
Series Summary
Making a gravel road is a very cost effective way to make a road on your own property. Sometimes costing a fraction of a concrete road, making a gravel road is perfect for roads through a pasture to a home or ranch house. The road can be maintained very easily and will not crack under the load of heavy construction trucks, Bobcats, and bulldozers. It is fairly easy to make a gravel road, but as with any construction project, getting some advice prior to beginning is very important. Our gravel road making expert can give you some free tips on how to make a gravel road.In this free gravel road construction video series, learn how to make a gravel road from Ben Ingham. Ben will give you gravel road construction tips such as how to choose a location for a gravel road, how to smooth out the ground before laying the gravel, how to smooth out the gravel, and what equipment is best for making a gravel road. He will give you tips for using a box blade, on your tractor, to smooth out the gravel on a gravel road, and tell you the benefits of using a box blade to make a gravel road.
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Tips for Getting Gravel for a Road
Tips for ordering gravel to make a gravel road, smoothing out humps and lumps, gravel amounts and measurements in this free construction video.
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Reasons Making a Gravel Road is Cost Efficient
Saving money by making a gravel road instead of a concrete road, the cost of gravel vs. concrete and learn about reinforcement in this free construction video.
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Location to Make a Gravel Road
Make a gravel road on your property, smooth out land with a box blade, and bringing in gravel and supplies with a semi truck in this free construction video.
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Smooth over a Gravel Road
Smooth a gravel road with other tools then a box blade and learn about how it works in this free construction video.
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How to Use a Box Blade for a Gravel Road: Part 2
Using a steer panel and cinder blocks to smooth and flatten a gravel road, learn about the length and width and how to even the high and low spots in this free construction video
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Benefits of Making a Gravel Road
Making a gravel road, smoothing the core out, and building it so it's solid for trucks to travel on in this free construction video.
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Use a Tractor to Make a Gravel Road
Using a tractor to make a gravel road, dig up and loosen compact soil, and learn about flipping blades in this free gravel road video.
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How to Use a Box Blade to Make a Gravel Road
Using a box blade on a tractor when making a gravel road, learn about a box blade, a three point hitch, and high and low spots in this free gravel road video.
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Tips for Making a Gravel Road
Learn tips for making a gravel road and the materials needed to do it, use the same materials that are used to make a county road in this free construction video.
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Best Equipment for Making a Gravel Road
Learn about the best Equipment for making a gravel road, learn about a maintainer, and use leftovers to form other roads in this free construction video.
