First time I've seen one of your videos, Neil. You did a great job, both on the editing and story, as well as on the project. Tough to do both the project AND the video smoothly. Looks like that pull-type box scraper is perfect for final grading!

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim I really appreciate it! Yeah, sometimes it's really tough to figure out what I'm concentrating on more; the video or the actual project! That pull type box is great for finish work and hands down my favorite toy, er I mean "tool" in the shed. Glad you found the video and thanks for the comment. I thoroughly enjoy your channel for sure so pleasantly surprised to see you here. Take care!

@TractorsNStuff

3 жыл бұрын

@@digdrivediy I also just found your channel. Subscribed. As a budding KZreadr, I find it really difficult to focus more on the filming aspect. Seems like I'd rather get the work done, and the video is secondary. But I do enjoy making them! I find your content, your editing, shot placement, everything, as something to strive for in my videos! Good work!! And thank you.

@kbliss9229

3 жыл бұрын

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@kbliss9229

3 жыл бұрын

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3 жыл бұрын

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This is the first gravel driveway I've seen that looks clean and decent. The homeowner is smart..edges matter to the overall look, for real.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

It did look nice with those edges done. Appreciate the comment!

Whenever i need my driveway additction to be taken care, i ALWAYS come to your channel and content. You are hands down rhe best, hall famer, the goat! I need to come and learn!

Pro tip: put a cb radio in your bobtail and look for a sign when you’re coming in to a quarry. It’ll say loaders on channel such and such. It makes it a lot easier when you haven’t been to a particular quarry or building supply. Things change an awful lot around those places and the scale lady may not always know what’s going on. Be safe and good job 👍

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

I have a handheld CB for this very reason! Just didn't have it with me dang it 😂 Great tip Philip and thanks so much for watching and commenting!

@dagarnertn

4 ай бұрын

Redneck tip, put a CB radio and big ol whip on your John Deer garden tractor, just because.

I continue to rewatch your videos especially when you are using your infamous box blade process! You do driveways so well! I love watching and learning!

Rewatch! What's so impressive about this video is that Neil work so clearly and efficiently! And he's doing this project by himself! 😊

Hello, sent over by Neil. Glad to be here.

Every day. I have lived in Montana for the last 22 years but am from Harlan, In. Great video!

@digdrivediy

Жыл бұрын

That's cool. Great to hear from you Chuck!

You think it "turned out pretty good"? No, it turned out perfect. Great job. BRAVO

I love spreading gravel. Instantly gratifying. Nice job.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

I love it too!

"Every day" 😂 since I made a muddy incline into a gravel drive I watch videos on it afterwards. 14 tonnes shovelled and raked alone no machines. I love watching the machines do the work. Gauging 30 mins of my work to 3 seconds of machine.

I am ready for some new content in 2024! Love your channel and content! My absolute favorite channel!

@digdrivediy

5 ай бұрын

Working on it!

Your attention to detail is on another level!

Love the battery powered wireless innovation. Definitely looking into one of these in the future (if I don’t win it🤣)

captain Kleeman sent me here- good video thanks

The aireal shots with the drone (?) are wonderful. It gives a real overview of what you are accomplishing. These videos are very interesting. Thank for sharing.

Excellent video!

@digdrivediy

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Duke.

Another great video from a great channel! I always love driveway repair and refreshes, and you sir have the best in the US. So watching you work on others is a pleasure and a great teachable moment. Thanks for sharing your wisdom and expertise...... make more of these videos!

Another Master class on driveway care and upkeep by the McGyver of KZread! You are the best sir! Love this video, content and channel!

Pro tip: to help ease the issue of not having an air tailgate, buy yourself a long dog leash. Loop it around the handle, raise the bed up about halfway or so (enough to load the tailgate) start rolling just a little and give that dog leash a swift tug. You’ll hear the stone coming out then you’ll know it’s time to shoot the fuel and raise the bed up a little more. Just a friendly tip from a guy who can tail gait with a tractor trailer. 👍🏽

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome and great advice! I've tried it before but never perfected yet. I'm looking forward to more practice though! Thanks for watching!

Great job !!

Everyday 👍 Nice work.

Haha... I like the pro tip👍

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

😁 Seems obvious but so many people don't consider it!

Great job

Another amazing job. I have a large gravel driveway and I love watching your work. Gives me ideas

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

This stuff is so fun to me. Hope you enjoy it like I do. Thanks Verle!

Good job. Like to watch differed methods of doing things. Makes me want to go out and buy a pull type grader!

It took me so many trips to the quarry to be comfortable lol. Now they are all pretty cool.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Haha! Glad I'm not the only one :)

Excellent result!

Great video. I like the pull type grader box you used The pro tip at the 10:45 second mark was straight fire

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks Brock! That pull type grader box is the best implement I have. Hoping to build a bigger one this fall or winter for the bigger tractors. Yeah, that pro tip is a throw back to my excavating days. My boss would say stuff like that all the time and he hated moving dirt or stone twice!

Looks great. Love those JD sub compacts👍🏼

Good job sir.

I love what your doing. The way think is just the way I think. I believe God is blessing the work of your hands. Jim Zona west babylon ny

Love your videos keep up the good work I learn something new every time I watch.

I like this video! I operate the same way. Full time job with side jobs like this, grabbing stone on lunch and running to jobs after work or the weekends to stay on top. I remember my first drive way job was a lot of trial and error. Done enough now to get some food technique as well as how to bill. Great video.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ryan! Sounds like we would get along just fine. I'm always trying to take advantage of any spare time in the day it seems. Just had another lunch time job on my most recent video today. Appreciate you watching.

That was really really good

Nice job, and I loved the comment at the end about the free grazing mini excavator!

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks Randy! And I appreciate hearing that someone caught that at the end! 😋 Thanks for watching.

I wish I had a clone almost everyday! Another nice job Neil.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. Appreciate you watching!

I remember a product dumped on my street that looked like bluestone but it compacted down to a new road surface with no roller, just car traffic. Nice job

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds like good stuff. Thanks for watching!

Interesting process at the gravel pit. Here in Oregon we go straight up the hills to a quarry and pay by the yard, simply state rip rap, 3", 3/4 minus, etc.

So satisfying.

Excellent work on the drive, looks great!! Love to see you use the old-skool Deere's, I'm a fan of those.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm a big fan of them too! Appreciate you watching and commenting!

Commenting for good luck

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Best of luck Nate!

Great work!!! Thanks for the video!

Having done a few driveways myself, you sure do make it look easy.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike. I appreciate that. I've worked on a few as well :)

Great job neil. You made it look easy.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kory! I've had a few opportunities to practice is all!

👍👍👍great job

Everyday, so i don't have to go to work! Love the channel!

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Josh! Yeah, that would be a great use of a clone! Appreciate the comment!

Those little Deere’s are nice. I have a 322 gas and 430 diesel. They’re fun little toys. Nice job!

Everyday - to the clone question. Great camera work and editing as usual!

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words sir and thanks for contributing with your comments. Always much appreciated.

I get the same feeling at the gravel pit you do. You want to make it easy for the loader but because you are not there a lot, you are unsure. I did have a bad experience once where (it was my fault) in that I misjudged my surroundings behind me, did not get the truck where he wanted and got "beeped" a few times until I did. The next time I was there, same loader and operator, I could tell there was no "grudge" held. It never happened that bad again, but I always remember that time when I go to get loaded. I like your channel a lot! I relate to every thing you do.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, I appreciate you saying all that very much. That quarry that I go to has had the same loader operator there since my first trip that I can remember back in 1995. His name is Tommy. You're spot in with your description though still! Thanks for sharing your story and for checking out the video Richard.

Great job Neil !!

This is a very labor intensive video, lots of editing involved and it shows.....some great camera work with different angles and drone shots.....really enjoyable and the gravel work looks good too! 😁 Thanks for posting

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

I am very grateful for the kind words. It is a fair bit of work and it is rewarding to read a comment like this. I really enjoy making the videos as well as doing the projects and I'm humbled that folks are willing to watch. Thanks as always MrmikeyD for your support of the channel.

@KingsOutdoorLife

3 жыл бұрын

I’m new to the KZread videos but I’ve learned it’s harder to edit the videos than do the work! This guy is a talented pro!

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

You're right, the edit can be very time consuming. I'm hardly a pro yet but I appreciate the compliment and really enjoy trying to keep it interesting. Thanks for watching!

Grzat video, grear work being done. Love yojr attenrion to dtails!

@aaronburford5701

8 ай бұрын

I continue to marvel at your attention to details and your organizing skills!

Looks really good.

Nice job Neil, I had the same problem with my old dumper, I put a rope attached to my tailgate release, so I could pull it from the cab when I was ready, worked great.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

I should have known to bring a rope along. I've played that trick before but wasn't prepared I guess and didn't plan very well. That is a great idea. Thanks for the tip and as always, appreciate you watching John.

EVERY DAY!!! Another nice looking project. I did get the Paul Baughman reference from the Pro Tip ;)

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Haha! I knew someone had to know where that came from. It is so simple but true. Thanks as always for watching Tony. Feels like I haven't seen you in forever.

Using that old equipment is what drives me to continue to watch your channel. Awesome!

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Well you're in luck! I like making the old stuff keep going. Plus I can't afford anything with shiny paint!! Thanks for joining in on the fun.

@enduser1982

3 жыл бұрын

@@digdrivediy wouldn't be here if it were new equipment

Neil, great to watch how to do it. I’m in middle of doing my own power grader per your plans on KZread. It’s a great project and looking forward to getting it completed and working with it.

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome Doug! Best of luck to you.

Great job. Like your dump truck.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ron. I really like this truck too!

Slidin rock with the best of them

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah!

Everybody forgets wheel pack. I use my pickup because PSI is higher than any tractor but would do it like you if needed. Great work. Dealing with those culverts wasn't easy especially without transition ends.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Great catch Tom! I usually try to wheel pack everything. When available I usually fill the bucket with material to increase that PSI on the tractor. Thanks for the kind words and appreciate you watching!

Great Job Neil ! I subbed & liked your channel. Those little sub-compact tractors are the way to go. They are very nimble and can get into these smaller driveways with ease. Keep putting out the videos too! Great Job!

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Larry! I appreciate the sub and having you take the time to watch some videos of mine. I love these little tractors. Plenty more to do with them this summer so stay tuned!

Great job. Very professional

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony! I love projects like this!

I’d take a few clones ever day!

Does look good.

Great job keep up the great work love your videos thank you

Cool video 😎

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thumbs up for the JD 755. Love mine

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Boy, they sure are handy little tractors. Did you see my other 755 blowing snow? Just great little tractors.

Come out to Cali you'd be making bank, out here Mostly all done by hand tools, Awesome video Man !

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate it! Cali sounds really nice about now as we start to look for our winter coats and snow shovels! Thanks for watching.

Good morning Neil, you're up early. Thanks for the video, I was in need of some quality entertainment this morning.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Dang, I replied to this first thing this morning too but it must not have posted. You're more than welcome on the video. I'm grateful that you're here to watch and comment. Thanks for the support of the channel!

Thanks for telling about checking your tailgate my boss always told us it does not take but a second to walk back and check your tailgate and the tail board. Take a rag and wipe tour tail lights off from gravel yard and road. He said to do it after filling and dumping . And get in a habit turning your flasher to make sure lights work. He wanted his trucks to b safe

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

That is great advice! I always try to check for loose stones. Thanks for watching!

Nice job looks great

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Just wish we had kit like that in the U.K. for this type of job. Have sub to the Chanel great video.

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!!!

Perfection!❤

Very nice finished job mate👍

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it! Thanks for watching!

Nice work

Top notch work Neil! Thanks for the shoutout too! I’m the same way when I spread with the truck I think about you lol. Your videos are fantastic, love the editing and everything you do. Keep up the great work and this channel will definitely keep growing. 👍🏻 oh yes everyday I wish I had a clone lol

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton Brandon. I appreciate the kind words and glad that you caught this bit in the video. I'm thankful for you supporting my efforts here and hope we run into each other some day. See you over on your channel!

@eliteearthworksllc

3 жыл бұрын

@@digdrivediy you bet and I appreciate your kind words. It would be great to meet some day

@KingsOutdoorLife

3 жыл бұрын

Nice shout out. Two top notch guys!

Nice work!

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Greg!

Pro tip for your tailgate, I use a short rope I keep behind my seat, I use to singe it to my handle and pull the tailgate from the seat using the rope, while the bed is in the air... works quite well!

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Had a few other pros suggest that tip as well. I've got a nice piece of rope all picked out and ready to try on my next opportunity. Don't know why I didn't think of that! :) Appreciate you watching and commenting Adam. Take care!

I’m dying to have a clone to work with at my job right now lol awesome job btw, thanks for sharing. Have a blessed day ❤️🙏❤️

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks so much for watching. Good luck with that clone. I'll take one too!

Looks great 👍

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

First time on your channel. Enjoyed watching your attention to detail and neatness. Might need one of those graders for my PT-30!

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words. Those types of graders are great in my opinion so I bet you'd love it. Thanks for giving the channel a chance!

Well done, thanks for sharing. :)

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris. Really appreciate it.

Real nice job.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Todd!

I had Miller Quarry from nearby pour gravel mixed with lime (packs down great) and he overlapped the center area while dumping gravel and after driving over it in time it is firm and the driveway has a crown in the middle that moves rain away. No puddles and lasts years without adding new gravel. I used to use my skid steer to spread it out, but Miller does such a precise job of pouring I don't need it any more other than some touch up areas near buildings.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Nice having a bit of crown. This driveway has a nice crown although it doesn't show up well in the video. Appreciate you watching 👍🏻

Wow, not only does it look like a real nice job, that is a nice job i would like to do nothing better than looking back at something that you like to do.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate it. This was a nice looking job when finished.

Nice driveway work Came over from My Cluttered Garage Live Stream And subbed up to my fellow Hoosier !

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks so much! Glad to have you on board. Always room for another Hoosier!

It looks great Neil. Both the driveway and the video. My clone would be grading the edges before I get to them with the tractor. Grade 18 inches out from all edges and it makes the tractor guys job much easier. This comes from nearly 3 decades of concrete work....15 years full time. The angle you set your box blade when you hook it up has a impact on how aggressive it scrapes or floats. Don't be afraid to experiment.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! That would be a smart way to do this too, to treat it kinda like pouring concrete. If my clone had been on this job I would have had him on the rake the entire time! Always appreciate anytime there is experience talking and providing feedback so I think you much for the box blade advice. I don't play around with the top link action as much as I should so that is a good thing to keep in mind. That would be a great topic for a video and I bet someone has done it. I would probably get impatient though and hop on the other tractor and finish! 😄 Thanks for watching and the helpful tips and ideas. I should experiment a bit more for sure. Take care.

I like this channel. good stuff

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it Jessi! Thanks for stopping by 👍

nice work

Great video.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim!

Every Day, cool show, the music cut ins too. Loved the edits because most shows about this are 45min long and a no no for me 10-15min is perfect. Thumbs up and sub-ed. Thanks!

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate that feedback Jim! Glad to have you watching and thanks for the sub.

@qjimq

3 жыл бұрын

@@digdrivediy I bet those granite? edges the owner put in could transition nicely to the inlet and outlet of the pipe near the main road. Use them like pavers where the most erosion would occur then back up to the main road. Maybe suggest it to the owner and offer a price if he isn't able to do it. Nice weekend job for you! Good Luck and thanks for the reply.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

@@qjimq That would look really nice. Nice idea for them!

Great job. I have to hand it to the KZread creators. I find there’s more work in the editing of videos than the project sometimes.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Patrick. So very true! I spend longer on each video than I do the actual job it seems. I think some people might feel I have a screw loose! It's good fun though as i enjoy the video process!

if you are curious the big boy JD is using a sub-soiler to loosen the compaction from the fall harvest.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Spot on! I keep meaning to ask him if he saw the drone buzzing him that day. Or hope that he sees this.

Great job on that driveway! I know that grading a driveway like that isn't as easy as it looks on video. I've been helping a neighbor with his dirt driveway and it takes a lot of patience.

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Luke!

My neighbor was a firefighter for 30 years and u know those guys. He had a electrical license plumbing license and god only knows what else and he was so humble of a person. After he retired from the fire department the county commissioner ask him if he would come to work for the as a safety guy. He was all ready the emergency manigment and the only paid officer but had close to 100 volunteers. He accepted the job and the insurance dropped immediately over a 100 grand a year. He kinda knew what was going on with each 3 district and he would drive different vehicles all the time so we never knew what he would b in. Every month at r meetings he would say I found 37 no blinkers and 14 dirty tailboard and 17 dusty as where u couldn’t see them brake lights. On and on. But he would always say we pay u to be safe so after u dump just walk around your truck and take a rag and tidy things up befor u get out on the road

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Makes a lot of sense. I always try to look before and after a load when hauling with the dump truck so that I don't have a loose stone makes it's way into someone else's windshield. I learned that lesson the hard way about 25 years ago! Retired firefighters always seem like good guys that have a good handle on how things should be. Your neighbor sounds like he fits the description. Thanks for watching Randy!

Looks good.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

nice Job...

@digdrivediy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

I wish I had this job

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

This was a fun one!

Great job on your videos. I’ve got the same PJ tilt trailer and have experienced the same issue with loading two tractors. I’ve been considering integrating a manual hand pump into the hydraulics on mine that would allow me to extend the hydraulic cylinder further. I don’t load two things very often, though. It’s a great trailer.

@digdrivediy

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I'm not the only one. This trailer has frustrated me many times when trying to either load two items, or when loading a car and the front starts to go down and the tail raises up in front of the rear wheels. The valve lock doesn't hold it in place! Have you had any luck with that? I love the trailer otherwise but it just tips too much when I don't want it to!