Repairing a Gravel Driveway with the Ventrac Power Rake

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My name's Aaron Graber, and today we are power raking a gravel driveway. This driveway leads back to an auto repair shop and towing operation, so they get a lot of traffic in and out and a lot of heavy traffic as well from tow trucks. It's also coming out of winter time, and the freeze-thaw effect does not go well for driveways like this. The Ventrac Power Rake will be able to go through here and renovate these areas. To deconstruct and re-level to not be so hard on cars going in and out. After about an hour with the Ventrac Power Rake, you can see there are no potholes left, and we were able to fracture the surface, get underneath and really break apart all the gravel and loose stone around those potholes. This leveled everything back off and put everything on the same plane. Aside from the potholes this driveway had, there were a couple very low spots out by the road. That's to be expected because as cars drive in, they move that gravel up the driveway. With the Ventrac Power Rake, we were able to level the whole thing off and move some of that gravel back to get those areas filled in so the water can go away and it can be a smoother transition from the road to the driveway. Long term, this will keep the driveway in better condition and from further deteriorating as people drive on it.

[Toolsinaction]

You could make some serious money with this!

[aaronburford]

I need a Ventrac experience in my life! They are rhe best ever!

[aaronburford]

I have become a fan of the rake process and how the ground looks!

[dillon-james]

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[roynelson]

For anybody on here that is looking for an awesome tractor with everything you need this is the one this thing is badass y'all

[dumbcat]

how does it handle larger rocks that you can't really see until you hit them?

[katiejo]

How deep does it cut. I used my box scraper and tomorrow a harley heavy hitch. I'm kind afraid I cut too deep with the scarifiers.... I'm a little worried.

[thevirginianpatriot]

Would it be worthwhile for Ventrac to create a compactor attachment for projects like this to solidify the gravel in place after resurfacing the area?

[AaronWerner]

What would somebody charge to do a driveway? Say per foot?

[paintballer]

I bought a john deer and have nothing but issues with the hydro, deck, and countless other things. I should have bought this Machine!! Live and learn. Anybody wanna buy a John deere?

[TermiteBenny]

Only way to fix potholes is to rough up the surface. Only filling them never works, but if you fluff up all of the area around the pothole and level out the gravel then you will fix them much better. They will come back but if you continue to do this eventually they will not come back as quickly.

[zachwatson]

u guys should make a big mower for large lawns

[jimmcknight]

There is another company that makes their attachments in America that can do driveways and has the ability to do crowns for driveways that needed due to the uphill nature of them. Can the power rake be adjusted to do a crown?

[rogerl]

Is a power rake on a skid better thank this?

[steiger]

Be a nice attachment to have. This freeze and thaw kills a gravel driveway.

[jessicachanning]

Does this work for driveways that have huge holes in them?

[niclashansch]

How is the availability here in Germany?

[rogerl]

If I did this as a business what is a fair price to charge to do this?

[jimfarris]

I live in Oklahoma are they any dealers

[darrengranniss]

Would you do a demo at my place of business?