I have a pile of leftover driveway gravel (about a pickup bed full) that I'm planning on recycling for french drain filler, but it's very dirty and full of sediment. I spent most of the afternoon trying to spray it clean with a garden hose, but I wasted a massive amount of water, and I didn't get very far.
I eventually began raking out about a third of a wheelbarrow load at a time and washing just that, which seemed to go faster than trying to tackle large amounts at once, but it's still going to take a while at this rate.
I think the best solution would be to build a washing frame out of 2x4s and some fine wire mesh to hold the gravel while allowing the sediment to be flushed out through the bottom, but I'm not really dealing with such a large pile that it warrants taking the time to make a trip to the store, buy a roll of mesh, and build the frame.
I've also read where some people used composter drums or concrete mixers to roll and wash their gravel, but neiter of those are at my disposal.
Anybody know of faster way of getting it done?