Repairing tracks

[Banana Bar]

We have several tracks that we repair regularly with road planings. These wash out far too easily and I am wondering about using crushed limestone. If you use this what grade do you ask for ?

BB

 

[tomlad]

We used to use limestone on the farm drive
Washed out
Used plainings last 10 year , plainings better for use , most of road is near tarmac now .
Neighbour has deap pot holes, he uses plainings, his last about 3 weeks.
Obviously more to it then, i blow holes clean, then patch, use 'emulsion ' it has bin mentioned on here b4 , i use wacker on each hole b4 ride on roller.
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Water is the killer , a puddle will make a hole, so my patches move hole up hill.
We have done lengths in summer full width, they last longer.

 

[Y Fan Wen]

I use 20-40mm graded pebbles on my track which is subject to the beck breaking its bounds and using it as a relief route. The big pebbles are harder for the water to shift and the fine stuff gets washed into the cracks and beds them down. I use pebbles from the sand pit but there is the option of granite from a quarry a bit further away which might wedge together better. I notice most track repairs are done with stuff that is too fine.

 

[czechmate]

Limestone is hopeless for tracks

 

[gmgmgm]

Out of interest, czechmate, what's wrong with limestone?

I've used MOT-type limestone (0-40mm) for tracks. Mostly successful, so long as the holes are grubbed first, and any sitting water is rapidly rectified.

The Forestry Commission have a good leaflet about tracks, which makes the point that drainage is the no. 1 point to focus on.

 

[czechmate]

Out of interest, czechmate, what's wrong with limestone?

I've used MOT-type limestone (0-40mm) for tracks. Mostly successful, so long as the holes are grubbed first, and any sitting water is rapidly rectified.

The Forestry Commission have a good leaflet about tracks, which makes the point that drainage is the no. 1 point to focus on.

It was easily and cheaply available in leics/northants so quite popular, but it’s soft so grinds down to dust (and weathers) far quicker than harder stone