I'd pay brokeback $200 to just manage the damn project for me
Talk with local farmers/ranchers or maybe the landfill. Another good source is dirt contractors if they don't have it they usually know where to get it. Heck maybe even talk with the township supervisor's they might know someone local.I hadnt thought about fires... Good point! Where would one source good fill clay material?
Heck when i was back in ND i would have been more than happy to help you get it lined up and not charged you one red cent. Are you doing this in or around Bismarck or a different location in ND?I'd pay brokeback $200 to just manage the damn project for me
Township rules and regs first then go from there.
It was like 10 years ago that i quit doing dirt work so prices have really gone up since then. I used to get 10-12 yards of crushed asphalt for less than $3.00 a yard. If the approach is built correctly you should never have to renovate it, but every contractor is different. I can understand him using big rock if he can pack it in. I used 3/4'' crushed rock when i couldn't get the crushed asphalt, and i packed it in while the clay was still wet and that worked good too.I mentioned using other material to him and he said cost is 2x as much and its not as easy to 'renovate' when it needs work. He actually suggested using more like 'rock' than gravel, he said something like 1.5" up to 3" material and then if it needs work, he said all you need to do is get a scarifier (4-5 shallow claws) attached to a box blade or skidder and it will lift the rock back to the surface and allow the dirt to work its way back down. Says hes done a lot of approaches and thats the easiest to maintain... Sound legit?