Mill pad

[mike_belben]

Yeah, standing water will fully re-slake hardened clay then rut up and just get worse.  Crown and fast runoff are super critical.  It takes a LOT of big rock to replace that geotextile.  Id say 12" of big then medium then fine rock compares to one layer of geotextile with 4" of 3minus on it.  I have areas where the fabric is showing through that are still great. It seems expensive upfront but its cheaper than migrating rock every year.