Farm track, what size of stone?

[Cow_calver]

I have quite a long farm track in to my steading and the stones ive been using to fill in potholes are causing the car damage,

what size of stone do people find works best for filling in potholes? 40mm? 20?

 

[Dry Rot]

It's called scalpings up here and will contain stones of various sizes that should pack together when compressed. Your local quarry should know what's best as this won't be a new request to them.

 

[jd6420s]

I would use MOT type 1 stone

 

[Alchad]

Alternatively use road plannings if you can get them.

 

[Optimus]

We use 40mm then top off with road plannings that's been through a crusher

 

[Kiwi Pete]

Here it's called 'AP40' which is a 0-40mm aggregate with fines in it

 

[onesiedale]

whatever size of stone you put down, the most important thing is to manage rainwater run-off and make it as easy as possible.

 

[devonbeef]

I have quite a long farm track in to my steading and the stones ive been using to fill in potholes are causing the car damage,

what size of stone do people find works best for filling in potholes? 40mm? 20?

i have a track in the same 3/4 mile long , water let off points even if only spade width at regular intervals, I use 40 mm clean stone no dust in , find it pushes in within a day or two, if i use anything with fines included it turns to mud, be doing it a few years now using clean stone, track is getting harder base for it i feel,no expert , my experience only, i have 4 houses using same track and all their nonsense too, joys of neighbours and shared access.

 

[Cow_calver]

We use 40mm then top off with road plannings that's been through a crusher

Not use any type 1?

 

[Cow_calver]

whatever size of stone you put down, the most important thing is to manage rainwater run-off and make it as easy as possible.

Yes i try to keep a slight gradient on it

 

[goldeneagle]

Type 1 40mm down to dust, best stuff is that's been through a crusher as nice and angular and will lock together. Round stones are easier displaced and not as effective.

If you have pot holes best to take digger bucket and break area around it, fill in then compact. don't do it on a wet day and if there is a puddle pump it away first before repairing.

 

[farmerm]

I would use MOT type 1 stone

At todays MOT price why not pave with gold?

 

[Nearly]

At todays MOT price why not pave with gold?

Too soft.
Clive tried it.

 

[BrianV]

Use what we call 803 or sub base which is roughly 3/4 to dust, if you do not have the very fine stuff to pack in with it the water will accumulate in any low patches making the stone loose & potholes emerge.

 

[colhonk]

rough sort of stone with black sticky stuff,,,,, think its called something like Tarmacadam.

 

[Dry Rot]

Puddles are the worst. Get filled with water, then the speed merchants tank through causing the water to be splashed up taking your fill with it. Trees, especially, will concentrate drips to specific spots making the damage worse.

 

[nick...]

Mot type 1 granit is the best but around £30 ton in my area.crushed concrete to same size is ok too but lots of dust.road plannings are brilliant if you can get hold of them and if soaked in diesel and set fire too,will go back to how it was on road,(so I'm told)crushed asphalt is good too.just depends what you can get in your area.a ride on vib roll is worth its weight in gold too.
Nick...

 

[DrWazzock]

We had spare 2” down limestone in the yard. Then topped it with road planings. Seems alright. Hot weather kind of melted the road planings into a solid surface.

 

[suffolksmallholder]

Any metalled track requires the ‘little and often’ input. Providing it has a good camber and rainwater run off is not allowed to pool then you are onto a winner.
Scalpings or type one. 40mm down is best.
I have made forest roads with road planings as well but only if they were cheap.
Off the M4 at Reading, they were tops basically just the haulage and night time deliveries.
SS

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Large stone without fines to bind it is useless unless its soft ground and you can role it it , i normaly just drive down with the digger and grade it , rip the pott holes out and use whats there