I have an asphalt driveway that has always looked horrible. It was put in when I built the house in 1998. It is uneven, has cracks, crators, etc.

I have an aspalt batch plant 13 miles away where I can purchase hot mix, loaded in my trailer for 70 bucks a ton. My idea would be to "skim coat" the driveway with the small aggregate hot batch.

Obviously, I don't have on eof those several ton rollers that the highway department has. The only thing I have is a concrete roller I made for my yard. (I took one of those concrete form tubes, filled it in concrete with a bar through the center as an axle, and made an angle iron fram to push it with the lawnmower.

I am assuming this would not be adequate. Would renting a vibratory compactor work? Will the hot asphalt "stick" to it just creating a mess?

I was worried about keeping the hot mix hot while traveling 13 miles. The guy at the plant said it would be no problem. Is this true? Is there some way to ensure the stuff stays hot short of purchasing expensive equipment?

I don't have the money to pay someone to tear the driveway out and start over and to be honest, contractors for the most part in my neck of the woods are not known for very good work or being reliable. (not all but most I have ran into)

I appreciate any help as I have not worked with asphault. My idea is to haul it home, shovel it on the driveway, use a rake to spread it out evenly and then compact it.

Is this going to look stupid?????