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Your pipe holder /brass knuckles thing is a Roller bearing cage that holds the ball bearings in a roller bearing assembly. Nice work on your driveway

Damn EE….lookin fresh with that new driveway of yours!

Can’t wait to see the update

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

I’ll be doing one in the next week or two! Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss it!

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

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I have a large farm driveway that was in huge disrepair. I bought 10 truck loads (about 20 tons each) of millings. I got about 1/3 of my driveway fixed. Now two years later it's hard as a rock. I never had it sealed and the only problems we've had is when we plow the tractor sometimes takes a chuck out. Other than that just about 4-6 inches of millings on top of an old gravel driveway has worked out really well. Now i just need more millings to do the rest, but I'll wait until they are resurfacing nearby to get those millings cheap.

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear they worked out for you! I hope I end up with the same result. Having hot laid asphalt put in where I live is just unreasonably expensive.

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

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@nickm.1238

11 ай бұрын

Same! Brought in 12 trucks of re grind Millings. Grind the road then take it to have it re ground to make it nicer then we spread it about 6” deep. Two years later we just groomed I t off washed it and kids used leaf blowers to finish it off. Solid, non coated, super durable money well spent! Considering a seal on top but not sure how that will work out. That’s why I’m on here again watching videos on sealing it lol!

On our road , they sprayed the sealer first, and then they spread the millings. And then roll it. . your driveway looks great!

@EverythingElliott

Жыл бұрын

That’s common around here, it’s stone chips and oil I believe

@sethwalston6734

2 ай бұрын

That’s almost like a construction method called chip seal.

I'm going to try this small yard

Great video about how much feet length & width did each load cover? Also during the raining days is it muddy? Does it stick to your shoes? Does it stain light colored shoes such as tan, white etc??? I would appreciate the feedback. Thanks & great video again. If you had to do it all over again would you have laid down clean limestone instead? Asking bc my pad is 30ft wide x 50ft long

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

The distance it covers is greatly dependent on how thick you lay it. In my case it was about 4” thick and probably covered a 10’x50’ area. It is not muddy at all on rainy days, that’s why we did it, my last driveway was constantly muddy. It does not stick to the shoes after it’s packed down. And it didn’t stain anything. My previous driveway was crushed limestone and that constantly Let mud through! I have an updated video that I just posted a week or two ago how it held up after winter, check it out in my channel!

I was watching another video where someone put down calcium on the asphalt millings which helped re-activate the tar and get it to look a lot more like conventional / fresh asphalt. He then did the sealer after some time to let the calcium do it’s thing and it looks 90% as good as a fresh asphalt driveway.

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve never heard of using calcium. That’s an interesting idea!

Your brass knuckles, pipe holder is a cage from a roller bearing assembly it holds the ball bearings in place. Nice work on your driveway.

@EverythingElliott

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@Asphaltrejuvenator

3 жыл бұрын

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@blktop

2 жыл бұрын

hey you should check out my seal coating videos, tell me what you think! thanks!

Your driveway looks great! Can I put millings on a steep driveway? Would it work particularly in the winter time when the heavy oil truck will be coming? What about the snow? Would I have to have it plawed or can I use snow blower?

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

You certainly can put them on a steep driveway. Just make sure they are rolled out on a nice hot day. As far as snow removal, you can do it however you please. Just make sure your skid shoes are set up higher than your cutting edge so you don't end up plowing the millings all over the place. I havent had any issues with the millings with heavy trucks. I've had concrete trucks on it without issue.

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

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Good video, driveway looks great! About how much did the whole job cost if you don’t mind me asking? including the prep, millings, delivery, labor and sealcoating. I have a similar size area and driveway that is asphalt now but in really bad shape. I have been considering going this route.

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

Total cost start to finish was around $6,000

@bigbuck807

2 жыл бұрын

U were proably better off getting it paved

@ridgezold7309

2 жыл бұрын

@@bigbuck807 He wasn’t getting that square footage of concrete for 6k anywhere.He got a good deal overall.

@fonsecarichard

Жыл бұрын

6k is a super great price!!

In the process, we have millings going down today. Rolling Saturday. Did you have a separate company spray? What kind of company does this, Sealcoating I assume it’s called?

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I had a separate company do it. It is normally called seal coating on hot laid asphalt, you should ask the company if they have a spray coating machine. Some companies will only brush it on, it will need to be sprayed

Wonder if you could use a garden sprayer to do this?

@EverythingElliott

Жыл бұрын

I think the sealer would be a little thick for that

@cbr600rrturbo

Жыл бұрын

@@EverythingElliott ok thanks

How did your sealant hold up? I just had a driveway put down and was thinking about having them do the sealer. A friend asked a good question about tires spinning and turning on the millings. Mostly where you would back in a trailer or do a 3 point turn. He was thinking that would rip up the sealant and maybe cause some issues in those sections?

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! It’s currently winter so everything is nice and frozen, but in fall it seemed to be doing well. In the Super fine millings the sealant bonded it all together and looks like asphalt. In the coarser areas it didn’t hold it together as much, but it’s not tore up. We started with a gravel driveway so there’s always been a rule at my house of no turning the wheels without the vehicle in motion. You do see marks from when UPS or Amazon comes in the driveway where they spin their wheels. Those are just pushed right back down the first time you drive over them. I’ll be posting a update video this spring to see what the plow damage looks like so be sure to subscribe!

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

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Nice project! How did the driveway hold up during the winter?

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

Driveway held up great! I was going to make a video showcasing it after winter but we just got another 6” of snow. Make sure you’re subscribed so you get that video when it comes out in the next week or two!

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

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I just did my driveway…for the areas with more gravel on top I swept in the asphalt “fines”….which I screened in my plant ( my screening plant consists of a shovel, garbage pail, some random wire cage and an office trash can with a fine mesh 🗑 )….I am hoping the fines will bond with the coarse gravel in the hot sun….with my luck it will just blow away with a light breeze.

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

I would say that’s completely possible. I do have some area where there are some fine/dust particles that I could for sure sweep into the coarser areas. Most of the driveway has bonded just from sun, heat, and driving on it. I’m planning on having it sealed again before winter and it’s my intention to do exactly that.

Have to ask if it held up after 1 year? I put millings down and some hardened some broke threw after 5 months or so. Looking to seal it now

@EverythingElliott

Жыл бұрын

I’m very happy with it, I have a video on my channel showing the driveway after the first winter of me snow plowing on it, check it out!

i wonder is the fines used as a top dress like chip and tar how that would do?

@EverythingElliott

Жыл бұрын

I was told by a state DOT guy that they do a lot of public park parking lots with millings and use the tar for chips on top and it bonds it together like hot laid asphalt. Wish I knew that at the time when I put my driveway down

How has it held up? Can you snow plow it without taking big chunks out of it? Any other pros or cons now that you have had some time with it?

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

It held up very well over winter! I use a snow pusher on it, with the cutting edge about 1/2” up from being on the surface. Make sure you’re subscribed, I’m gunna be doing an update video in the next week or two!

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

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Was the asfault seal coating worth the additional expense? Did it do a good job of holding everything together as time went on? I just put milling down on my driveway a couple days ago and was thinking the same thing with seal coating it.

@EverythingElliott

Жыл бұрын

Meh. That’s tough to say because I haven’t had it without the coating so I can’t compare, would I do it the same again, yes

@ryguy151

3 ай бұрын

Waste of money spraying sealcoat on millings lol.

Nice

@Asphaltrejuvenator

3 жыл бұрын

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@blktop

2 жыл бұрын

hey you should check out my seal coating videos, tell me what you think! thanks!

After the sprayed seal. Can you go over it with a Squeegee seal ??

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

Not with just one coat sprayed on. Maybe a couple coats of spray, but I can’t say for certain

How does it look after 2 years of use ? It looks really good when this was done.

@EverythingElliott

8 ай бұрын

It certainly has lost its glisten, but its still there. The millings did a pretty good job of bonding, even after snowplowing I didn't have to do any grading come spring.

@bobhunt3197

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the reply, you have a good one.@@EverythingElliott

I just had a new driveway put in. When should I seal coat it?

@EverythingElliott

Жыл бұрын

I had mine done a couple days after it was put down, that’s your discretion

Been a while since you posted this. How’s it held up? Any regrets?

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

Well, I’m in the middle of winter right now so it’s all frozen. I plan on putting an update this spring to show how it held up through the plowing season.

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

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Hey neighbor, how's this holding up at this point? When we built we ended up with close to 500' of driveway. Couldn't sacrifice the kids next 3 Christmas's to get it blacktopped, but I'm pretty tired of hitting loose millings and busting shear bolts on my snowblower. Not sure if getting it sealed could be a band-aid until we can afford a good blacktop. Had a few blacktop quotes from around here but that's a lotta driveway to cover.

@EverythingElliott

6 ай бұрын

I highly recommend you watch one of my most recent videos about adding wheels to my blower to solve that exact problem!

@zachslaybaugh2691

6 ай бұрын

@@EverythingElliott Thanks, I’ll look for it. I set my skis as low as I could and it doesnt seem to matter if I run it in float or just manually play with the hydraulic based on my feel for the driveway topography, always catching some chunks of millings that are sticking up.

@EverythingElliott

6 ай бұрын

@@zachslaybaugh2691 the wheels gave me a lot more adjustability, and they roll over the driveway opposed to scraping across them like the skids so they dont dig it up

Did the seal coat bind the millings enough to be a hard surface? Thanks

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

It did in the nice spots where there were a lot of fine millings. In some of the areas where there more were coarse millings it didn’t bind them as well.

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

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Does it get hard like asphalt or is it loose like gravel? Have you noticed it getting tar all over your vehicles?

@EverythingElliott

3 жыл бұрын

It goes down loose like gravel and once it’s rolled out it seems to lock together. And no I haven’t gotten anything on my vehicles from the driveway.

@blktop

2 жыл бұрын

hey you should check out my seal coating videos, tell me what you think! thanks!

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

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What is the sealant called that was sprayed on the millings

@EverythingElliott

6 ай бұрын

I’m unsure, I hired a company to do that and wasn’t home when they sprayed so I didn’t get that info.

Did you use a geo textile fabric?

@EverythingElliott

Жыл бұрын

I assume you mean under the millings? No because my original driveway is under the millings, we just laid these overtop to not have a stone driveway. It's unknown to me if there is fabric under the original driveway as the previous owner put it in.

Really enjoyed the video. Not sure why you put sealcoat on your grindings though. Cant see a seal coat layer really doing anything for your driveway but giving it dark appearance. If you are looking for a better bonding agent that will harden your driveway SC-250/topien-C or something similar would do much better. Apply SC-250 at a spread rate of .1 gal per square yard and you should be sitting golden. Approx $600 for a ton of SC

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Guess I put it on there for science…and thanks for the product suggestion

@roseabbott4205

2 жыл бұрын

Where do you get sc 250

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

@@roseabbott4205 I believe you can order it online direct from the manufacturer

How long before you can drive on the killings?

@EverythingElliott

Жыл бұрын

I let it sit 2 days before driving on it

Could you flame seal the killings?

@EverythingElliott

9 ай бұрын

Diesel fuel in a weed sprayer while rolling. EPA: if you’re reading this, that was a joke.

How many tons or yards of millings was that?

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

Each truck holds approximately 20-22 ton

Hey man. So is it holding up?

@EverythingElliott

Жыл бұрын

We’re mid way through winter #2 with them and the driveway is still solid but the sealcoating has pretty much worn away in all the high traffic areas.

How much did that end up costing you? I have a asphalt drive about your size.

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

It was $500-$600 I don’t remember the exact number

@darktoadone5068

2 жыл бұрын

@@EverythingElliott That's for the milling, labor, machines used and seal coating?

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

Oh sorry I thought you meant just for the seal coating. Total cost was around $6,000. That includes the concrete blocks I used to terrace the driveway next to the shop as well

What was the name of the sealer/ top coat? THANKS!!

@EverythingElliott

Жыл бұрын

I’m unsure, I hired a company to do it

@smigletat9634

Жыл бұрын

@@EverythingElliott Thanks SO much for the lightning response man! Man Literally responded in less than 10 min.😎

@EverythingElliott

Жыл бұрын

@@smigletat9634 gotta help the viewers out, what’s the point of having a channel if you don’t respond to comments!

How is the driveway holding up now?

@EverythingElliott

7 ай бұрын

It’s held up surprisingly well. I haven’t touched it since the day it was put in and it looks perfect still. No pot holes, no low spots

a few months have passed and I am wondering if you are still happy with the seal they used. I have not sealed mine because neighbours have told me it is a waste of money. How do you feel thank you

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Ron, I am happy with spending the money still. In the areas with very fine material it held it all together, however in the areas with coarser material it didnt do much. I hope this helps

@jimgorman6506

2 жыл бұрын

Where do you live

@ronclark1203

2 жыл бұрын

@@jimgorman6506 mildmay, Ontario

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

@@jimgorman6506 Western NY

@jessecole7663

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a waste. Here in Florida it will not last more then a week. It may last in freezing conditions until it’s hot out. There in nothing in millings to actually hold it together. It hardens but the top layer will always be loose. Driving on it loosens it up even if you only turn while the car is moving. 2 months tops and it’s gonna flake up. When sealer is applied right the asphalt surface is cleaned and all loose rocks, dust and dirt are blown off to ensure bonding. If you spray sealer on millings your doing the total opposite. In this video you can see where he calls it “a little light” well it’s not light it’s just dustier in that area. They were spraying it from side to side and over lapping just say it was light then the light spots would be from side to side in a pattern the way it was sprayed. Those “light spots” are areas that really fine and will come unraveled the fastest. IMO sealing does not work and I’ve been doing asphalt and sealcoating for 15 years in Florida

Was it sticky or gooey after you had it sealed?

@EverythingElliott

3 ай бұрын

No it was not

Mine didn’t hold the millings together

@EverythingElliott

Жыл бұрын

There’s a lot of factors that go into this. I’d say prep before spraying is the most important, compaction being the best prep

This makes me sad. In the fact that any rebuttal asphalt and sealing company would be honest with you in that sealer is 100% not a binder for millings. The only one who wins on that is the sealing company that drove off with the check. But good video sir.

@EverythingElliott

8 ай бұрын

we will chalk this one up to an experiment...however it looked nice!

@grahamkennedy7221

6 ай бұрын

I do asphalt work. We clean our sealant tank out completely every so often. We spray leftover material over asphalt millings at our equipment yard. It’s highly diluted and sets up deep and hard. Price and expectations are important. I don’t see anything wrong here as long as those were met.

@kevinhawkinberry3654

6 ай бұрын

I was going to say at least all the limestone was painted lol thanks for the video ​@@EverythingElliott

@dustinjohnson3463

3 ай бұрын

​@@grahamkennedy7221what material do you spray on the millings oil based or emulsion is it a slurry sealcoating or a ss1, or maybe crs 2 ???

@grahamkennedy7221

3 ай бұрын

@@dustinjohnson3463 coal tar

How much did this cost you? Ours is about the same size.

@EverythingElliott

3 жыл бұрын

Start to finish it was $6,000

@Asphaltrejuvenator

3 жыл бұрын

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@xxxxxxxx183

2 жыл бұрын

@@EverythingElliott coulda have had stone spread much cheaper then that!. Typically you use milling when trying to save money.

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

@@xxxxxxxx183 millings is cheaper than stone. stone would probably have cost me 10,000 to have the driveway tore out and regraveled like I had done with this. I had nothing but gravel and mud prior to this so I went with millings so it would lock together and keep the mud out.

That could def. use another coat of Seal. Dunno what they priced you out @, but I would get it down to .16-.18 cents sq ft. Millings are hard to just spray n Go like you said, it’s never all the same consistency/size ever.

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! It’s my intention to see what happens with this winter and possibly get them sprayed this spring again.

@danieltrail6823

2 жыл бұрын

@@EverythingElliott the driveway looks great and the loader man knows what he’s doing. You got a great job!

@danieltrail6823

2 жыл бұрын

You’re wanting this man to put more sealer down but also wanting him to haggle the contractor down on his prices to .16-.18 cents per sq. ft. People with that mindset are why the self employed contractors out there are starving. At those rates I would have to question the quality and consistency of the material I’m getting especially if it’s over Millings. Milling is permeable. Meaning that it could use twice or more than the amount of material a hot mix asphalt driveway could use. Pay a man his price and you’ll get the job done that was promised. If not then you have every right to complain.

@O.G.BFrmDaWstSd

2 жыл бұрын

@@danieltrail6823 I’ve been in business since 2002 you 🤡. Sure NOW prices are way up this year considerably almost another +\- .10 on that 16-18 for 2022.. Save your stupid rant I assure you I’ve been in this business Longer than you.

The kid cant wait to ridehis skateboard on it! Post a video of that

@EverythingElliott

9 ай бұрын

Gunna be waiting about 10 years…he’s a little young

Never seen anyone seal over millings like that. Seems like a waste. What did that cost you to have sprayed if you dont mind sharing?

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

Someone had to do it! We will call it the science experiment. I’m pretty happy with the seal coating to be honest. It held it all together during the winter. Seal coating is still looking strong this spring. Cost me $500 to have it sprayed if I remember correctly. Thanks for watching and consider subscribing for the spring time driveway update!

Sealer prevents asphalt from raveling, but compacted millings come pre-raveled, so why would someone seal millings?

@EverythingElliott

Жыл бұрын

For science

@MichaelJeffers75

Жыл бұрын

@@EverythingElliott I hope KZread reimbursed you for the experiment.

That tunred out OK considering the really low quality of millings

@EverythingElliott

Жыл бұрын

They certainly wernt fine ground. Oh well, you win some, you lose some…

If you spray Diesel fuel on that reclaim on a super hot day and roll it out it will harden up like asphalt just saying then seal it

@EverythingElliott

3 ай бұрын

The epa would be all over me if I posted that on the internet….

@jbbref5564

Ай бұрын

Diesel brakes it down. You need hawk seal

What type of sealer was used?

@EverythingElliott

Жыл бұрын

I’m not sure, sorry, I hired a company to do it

@JustinCrouse-qb6gm

Жыл бұрын

Most likely an asphalt emulsion water-based sealer

How do you expect it to hold up?

@EverythingElliott

3 жыл бұрын

I hope it holds up well. Time will be the judge of that though. I will post up an update video before winter and after plowing on it in winter

@drewmurphy2796

3 жыл бұрын

@@EverythingElliott a lot of people do it, I’m just curious to see how well it holds up to rain and vehicles driving over it. I’m hoping to do my driveway at some point

@jeffreydavid813

3 жыл бұрын

@@drewmurphy2796 I did a 25ft by 50 ft area in front of pole barn last July. So far its held up nicely. Only issue i have is the top 1/8 layer is loose millings. I never seal coated the millings. Elliott, does your driveway have loose gravel to it after sealing it?

@mdubbleu88

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffreydavid813 wondering same thing. We have millings and I'm annoyed with tracking them everywhere.

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

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that is a bearing cage

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info!

This might last 5 years and then will just look like gravel rd

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the heads up. Hopefully with some maintenance it will last a little longer than that.

gsb 78

actually- it looks like a bearing cage.

@EverythingElliott

Жыл бұрын

I believe you are correct!

Seal coat will not work very well. You need a cutback emulsion like sc-250.

@EverythingElliott

2 ай бұрын

I have since learned that…

Dammmm………

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

It was a big project

If you spray it with diesel the whole thing will get as hard as asphalt

@EverythingElliott

Жыл бұрын

I also heard that, breaks down the tar and helps it “re-glue” itself

acting is an art and you are getting better but you still talk at the camera instead of to me.

Hammond indiana I put asphalt millings on my yard but inspector wants me to get an environmental impact study to test the millings are safe. Anyone had idea if millings are dangerous or I have a inspector that is just talk bs.

@EverythingElliott

Жыл бұрын

They aren’t any more dangerous than they are on the road leading up to your driveway. Unless he’s not concerned about the millings as much as he is if you live in a federally protected wetland

@scottberry5266

9 ай бұрын

Just read your post, these township inspectors are the same people who become cops for the wrong reason. They just want to harass and throw their weight around. I had one years ago that I literally jumped off a ladder and chased him to his car and he never returned.

Sealant aka black stuff that does nothing and doesn't last. Been there done that.

@EverythingElliott

4 ай бұрын

Had to do it, for science

nice video! I got seal coating videos as well! check em out

Unless that costs zero dollars to do I would not touch it.

@EverythingElliott

5 ай бұрын

Nothing in life is free…

Is millings what people do if they are broke?

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

I suppose that's what you could tell yourself if that makes you feel like you're a better person than me.

@scottberry5266

9 ай бұрын

What a dick. I put down 450 tons of millings on my driveway, I have loaded semis coming in and out. Much cheaper that blacktop.

Seal coating millings is a waiste of time... want last two weeks....

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

Check out my updated video I posted 2 weeks ago to see if you’re right or not.

Spray seal coat is the biggest scam ever

@EverythingElliott

2 жыл бұрын

Snake oil of the driveway business?

@JustinCrouse-qb6gm

Жыл бұрын

Its not if you hire a reputable company

That looks like shit

Looks like they sealed it with gypsee juice. Very risky most likely being on well water as they cut it 50/50 with everything from gas to kerosene to paint thinner.

@EverythingElliott

3 ай бұрын

gypsee juice...that can't be the actual name of the product...right? Please tell me thats a slang term for the product used for fly by night companies.