Anbody know Where to get a stone sledge?

[LGP Eddie]

You may get someone with a Mini Paver to put the stone through it at a fixed rate per tonne.

This used to be very common on large footpaths when they actually replaced them instead of trying to paint over the cracks with slurry sealer and hope it lasts 10 years.

 

A mini paver will lay the stone extremely accurately to whatever width required within it's range and can obviously alter the width hydraulically to get around most obstacles.

 

We used to feed them with either JCB or Dumper tipping directly into the hopper and with good operator produce brilliant results.

 

I've not seen it in action but a local guy had a big hopper setup built to fit onto the back of a tractor that did 'twin tracks'. Apparently it does brilliant job of placing stone in the wheel tracks whilst leaving the grass strip in the centre.

 

I would say you could easily knock something up, but paver and operator shouldn't be crazy expensive and inaccuracy will cost some money on 3km of 20mm to dust.

 

Eddie.

[Nick H]

Thanks eddie, Paths are already created just over laying onto them. Looked into paver to start with but a couple of companies were asking daft money for man and machine, a couple of companies offered a cheap rate but made up for it on transport.

[j warwick]

AP pavers there from Derby area. They have loads of gear

[Nick H]

When I spoke to them they were not keen on putting limestone through. but thanks for the thought

[LGP Eddie]

Have you a rough location as I know 2 guys in Stoke with Mini Pavers and if it's Derby way, handy enough down the A50.

 

Hard without any pictures of the paths, but you could get an excellent finish with a straightforward Mini Excavator and some blade mods.

You basically need to get it out to the required with with some side skids of the required depth and some extra height to prevent material going over the top.

A couple of side wings to retain material better and it would shock you what a good finish you will get.

Try to use a decent size machine, as the weight will prevent riding up onto the material, a Tracked Skidsteer would be a good carrier too.

 

It shouldn't take much fabricating and easily removed after.

 

These are an type of Asphalt float so offset from the machine to do the pavement from the road, but similar idea.

 

Eddie.

[garth mc garth]

did a job at bedgebury forest for the FC years ago laying the roads and cycle tracks. Rather than a sledge we used a trailed dispenser, it held about 6-8 ton at a time

[Nick H]

thats cracking thanks LGPeddie, job is in leicester but will probably just get the welder out and have a bash at something a bit similar to your picture but on skids. cant to be to hard and there is a bit of scrap around the yard that the caravan club haven't seen.

[Nick H]

Any pictures Garth Mc Garth? It would help with the design process.

[garth mc garth]

[Lee Winger]

how about a Harley Rake