tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post1778367870954097163..comments2024-03-28T08:40:23.164-05:00Comments on Guitar Ted Productions: Chunky GoodnessGuitar Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-8650511533510568682017-07-11T12:04:51.896-05:002017-07-11T12:04:51.896-05:00That's cool! Try to load some live footage on ...That's cool! Try to load some live footage on the blog.blooddoc23https://www.blogger.com/profile/04100867181336267718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-59120435690810435832017-07-10T07:34:49.645-05:002017-07-10T07:34:49.645-05:00@phillip Cowan- You know, I am pretty sure someone...@phillip Cowan- You know, I am pretty sure someone asked this in a comment earlier this year. <br /><br />In my opinion, much of the limestone rock that is crushed up into gravel in Iowa turns to dust. It literally gets ground up. The evidence of this is in the plume of dust every vehicle kicks up when they travel down a dry gravel road. Some of it naturally decays off as the limestone weathers and gets washed away by rain and snow melt. Then a smaller percentage gets simply knocked off the roadway, primarily by snow removal, but some of it is also scraped away by graders which run over roads at least once a month if not more often. Lots of times gravel gets pushed back into the road bed by vehicles traveling over the road when it is wet. <br /><br />Roadways don't get "piled higher" or "graded lower" since maintainers try to keep current road elevations and grades constant. They do an amazingly great job of that here. Of course, not all gravel roads get fresh gravel at the same rates as others. Traffic count plays a big role in that, as does weather. <br /><br />There may be other reasons gravel "goes away", but I think those above account for the majority of them. Guitar Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-85217845484680294252017-07-10T05:50:37.693-05:002017-07-10T05:50:37.693-05:00I always wonder where does the gravel go when it g...I always wonder where does the gravel go when it goes away? You know they are laying down tons and tons, yet one day it will need it again.Phillip Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553979458131339924noreply@blogger.com