The Next Best Thing To Concrete!
2.4M views · Sep 21, 2025 · Autos & Vehicles
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@digdrivediy · 9 months ago · pinned
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@Coolstuff4all2enjoy · 1 year ago
You should try spraying some water on the driveway before rolling it. Doesn't take a lot of water, but it does help add the finishing touches and cut down on the dust as well.
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@ron.v · 1 year ago (edited)
@<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACn16WQOUvk&t=672">11:12</a> Speaking of the Amish using skid loaders, I'm grateful for their contribution with and without heavy equipment when helping relieve North Carolinians after Hurricane Helene. Those good people have their own rules and we respect them. God bless them for their generosity in helping fellow Americans in distress. It was so nice of you to do the same in helping your neighbor.
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@jasonmaxfield6y312 · 1 year ago
Neil, "I was a bit lazy and didn't pull the loader off the tractor." Me, sit down with a cup of coffee and watch another man do a bunch of work. Great video, don't think I'd ever call you lazy, but I would call you a gravel doctor.
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@larryallen8523 · 1 year ago (edited)
Nothing critical here but from a family of road builders, your missing link for the finish of all finishes is water. Wet and roll until the surface stays wet. The fines will set up and make the surface 10 times for durable. JMO and personal experience
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@jdstan9650 · 1 year ago
Death, Taxes, & Neil needing just ONE more piece of equipment to refine his driveway process...😂. It is a continuous journey. ❤ it.
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@PBoss0 · 1 year ago (edited)
Neil, to get the most STONE COMPACTATION, IT is recommended to SPRAY THE STONE WITH WATER before ROLLING!!! :face-fuchsia-tongue-out:
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@blackdogEarthworxLLC · 1 year ago
DDD doesn't stand for Dig, Drive, DIY anymore, it stands for Da Driveway Dude! Great job, Neil.
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@wk6976 · 1 year ago
My DIY algorithm brought me to you for the first time. I’m happy about that. I’m now following. I really enjoy your attention to detail and calm demeanour.
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@dpeagles · 1 year ago
This channel has some of the best Americana content on Youtube. The best of what America has to offer.
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@powderriver2424 · 1 year ago
Well Neil, I work for a municipality and we patch blacktop all the time, I'm the rollerman, and we drive the roller right down the street, sometimes as far as a mile. We just leap frogging our truck and utility trailer down the street as we go it doesn't hurt the roller to drive on the pavement you just watch out for obstacles that could potentially harm the drum, but rollers are made to drive.
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@sociopathicnarcissist8810 · 1 year ago
Big bunch of Blokes here relaxing while watching another man work. I don't know if this is just a western thing, but there is nothing more satisfying than watching another man work, while I'm sat in my easy chair.
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