Gravel Driveway Maintenance: From Assessment to Grading with a TR3 Landscape Rake

00:00 Introduction: Assessing Your Gravel Driveway After Winter
01:00 Why Consistent Maintenance is Essential (Twice Per Year)
02:18 Gravel vs. Concrete: Cost and Management Trade-Offs
03:10 Gravel History: The Importance of Stone & Fines Mix
04:29 Pothole Formation Explained & How to Prevent Them
06:20 CRITICAL: The Importance of the "Crown" for Water Shedding
07:48 Inspecting Embedded Stone for a Solid Base
08:30 My Immediate Plan: Weed Control vs. Adding New Stone
11:00 Weed Control Tip: Why Driving on the Center Line Helps
12:50 Quick Fix: Attacking Shallow Weeds with Implements
14:33 Best Tool Recommendation: The TR3 Landscape Rake
21:39 Recommended Upgrade: Hydraulic Top Link for Easy Adjustments
26:17 Using the TR3: Tractor Cab View (Weed Removal Pass)
32:01 Flow Control: How to Manage Gravel with the TR3
32:42 Driveway Assessment: Results of the Weed Removal Pass
34:50 Final Prep: Continued Grading to Redistribute Material
42:47 Setting the TR3 for Crowning the Driveway
48:47 TR3 Setup: Ensuring the Floating Bar and Comb Touch Evenly
50:53 Crowning Pass: Moving Stone to the Center
55:51 Conclusion: Maintenance Keeps Costs Down

This video discusses how to assess and maintain your gravel driveway by using the tr3 by ABI Attachments. We discuss evaluating your current situation and a method to maintain your driveway. We discuss grading methods and how to build a crown. By adding gravel and resurfacing gravel driveways, anyone can have a beautiful, crowned gravel driveway. Having a weed-free gravel driveway is easy to do with basic maintenance practices.

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