Loretta, There are plenty of slinger trucks around MI. They hauled stone about 45 miles to my place. The slinger trucks do little to no damage to your turf and can place the material much further out than most other equipment. The largest stone they can throw is #2 (about the size of your fist). Angular aggregate (like #2 limestone) is much less likely to slide down than round stone. It's pretty uncomfortable to walk on stone larger than #2. The geotextile fabric helps with weeds but it's primary purpose is to separate the stone from the underlying soil. I've had #2 limestone installed for about 5 years now. I get a few weeds growing in the stone, mainly when the water recedes in warm weather, exposing stone where some silt has accumulated. I think I had approx. 850LF and put it about 5' wide and 5" deep. It ended up taking about 90 tons.
You've probably already seen these but I repost.
Recent picture. You can see the weeds that are typical.
Slinger truck video. The drivers spent more time driving to the pond than placing the stone.
It took two days to haul all the stone. This is how it looked when they left. I only kicked two stray stone out of the yard.
Here's another view with the pond near full.
