Liberty Web Gravel Jalbum Output  (18 Slides) [Page 1 of 1]  
9-05 Driveway Gravel day 1 001 * This is where the gravel dumping begins; at the entrance on the county road. Because the aggregate is various sizes, it cannot be tailgated (released and spread evenly by the truck as it drives forward). Instead, the entire load must be dumped into the center core of the driveway and Red will spread it with the dozer. * 640 x 480 * (37KB)
9-05 Driveway Gravel day 1 006 * Still at the entrance. The idea is to have these weighty trucks run across the gravel that was dumped previously, smooshing it into the sub-soil. This will create a permanent base footing. Between this and Red
9-05 Driveway Gravel day 1 010 * Red spreads the load. Surprising, little of it spills outside of the core area. * 640 x 480 * (48KB)
9-05 Driveway Gravel day 1 013 * This is a good shot of how it's supposed to work. The core is nothing more than the trench cut into the soil, the width of the driveway. Ideally, it defines the width of the driveway, gets down to somewhat un-disturbed soil, and provides edges or walls to confine the gravel within the scope of work. * 640 x 480 * (46KB)
9-05 Driveway Gravel day 1 015 * Yep, that's a full load. It may not look like much, but that's a FULL truck-load. * 640 x 480 * (78KB)
9-05 Driveway Gravel day 1 030 * This is pretty much what a perfect job looks like. Nope, it ain't pretty, but it is a perfect base. Remember, this is nothing more than a super foundation. Because our project may take years to complete, we will hold off on finishing it with nice driveway gravel until the last concrete truck and piece of heavy equipment is gone. Until then, the ride into Liberty will be a little bumpy, but accessible. * 480 x 640 * (57KB)
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9-05 Driveway Gravel day 2 001 * a close-up of the product after is has been
9-05 Driveway Gravel day 2 006 * This is the first low spot during the drive into Liberty. It occurs right at the edge of the woods. Before we started, the original grade was at the height of the culvert pipe. The road- bed has been raised with soil (mostly from coring the drive in the meadow leading up to it), and a whole lot of gravel on top of that. * 640 x 480 * (68KB)
9-05 Driveway Gravel day 2 015 * This is the result of a few trucks driving over the first culvert over-pass, at the edge of the woods. This area is more vulnerable to this occurrence because it is not directly supported by un-disturbed soil since it was built up over a culvert. That, combined with some rain last night. This is one of the spots where my
9-05 Driveway Gravel day 2 016 * Got Ruts? No biggie....we can just throw in another truck-load. Brett can explain the tonnage overage to Donna later. This tri-axle truck also carries over 40,000#. * 640 x 480 * (55KB)
9-05 Driveway Gravel day 2 018 * The dozer tracks-in the extra load and the ruts disappear. After the dozer leaves the area, the only sound is
9-05 Driveway Gravel day 2 021 * Red tries to find a spot between trees to allow the trucks to get by and unload the next pile. * 640 x 480 * (79KB)
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9-05 Driveway Gravel day 2 023 * Another load goes in; the dozer waits. After the truck dumps, they run the rest of the driveway to the end. At the end they turn around in the pond excavation area and come back out. While they do this, Red hurries up, spreads out the load, and pulls off between the trees to let the truck continue out. * 640 x 480 * (89KB)
9-05 Driveway Gravel day 2 024 * The dozer digs in quickly; gotta get it spread so the driver can get back out and go get another load. * 640 x 480 * (79KB)
9-05 Driveway Gravel day 2 027 * Here comes the truck; he's already dumped to the right of the frame and the dozer has tracked it in. This is his return trip; he has just turned around in the pond excavation area and is heading back to the quarry pit. * 640 x 480 * (94KB)
9-05 Driveway Gravel day 2 009 * a shot of one of the trucks turning around at the end of the drive as it enters the pond excavation area * 640 x 480 * (80KB)
9-05 Driveway Gravel day 2 011 * the end of the drive and heading back out to get another load * 640 x 480 * (77KB)
9-05 Driveway Gravel day 2 012 * A look at the final product. This is culvert #2, about 400 feet into the woods. * 640 x 480 * (89KB)
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