Trail Repairs 2016

[arff]

Clearing dead fall (and live fall) is a constant battle!View attachment 197705

Good job.

We saw a few trees last week that went down like that.

 

[arff]

This saw is amazing to keep the trails clear.

 

[Ronaha]

Hand saw like that is a must on any machine, they make nice folding ones too.

 

[rzrgade]

I would say that the message to " clean up" after yourself is getting through....I can't ever remember the trails being so clean ... Rare to see a can or litter in the trails any more in most cases..
Some random camping spots are still a mess , but u would suggest that is more of a kids partying issue than an OHV issue ...
None the less , the areas I have seen most are a lot cleaner than they were 5 years ago ... For example !

 

[Lem Lamb]

My Still Chain saw is a full-time passanger on my quad, it will always go where I go and I will go where it takes me !
Packing a axe and shovle too for the just in-case.

Been a busy bever this year preping trails and enjoying the un-used ones since my quad has little tires and is not mud hole friendly till the ground freezes.

Keep up the good work all as we enjoy the best of the out-door net-work we build for our sport.

Pal Don

 

[arff]

My Still Chain saw is a full-time passanger on my quad, it will always go where I go and I will go where it takes me !
Packing a axe and shovle too for the just in-case.

Been a busy bever this year preping trails and enjoying the un-used ones since my quad has little tires and is not mud hole friendly till the ground freezes.

Keep up the good work all as we enjoy the best of the out-door net-work we build for our sport.

Pal Don

I try travel lite. Used to carry a small gas saw.

This year am carrying 2 of those hand saws.

 

[Kaz Dog]

Yeah a bridge would definitely work here and wouldn't even have to be that long. It's about 3-4' down one side which isn't as steep then 5-6' up the other side which is steeper and has a pretty big root across the top. I'd have no idea how to properly build a safe bridge or how to anchor it on the sides though. My ride with people and gear is easily over 2000 lbs so it would have to be properly built with a good safety factor

Is there an O.H.V. club which frequents this area/can help out? If not, maybe send a note to the A.O.H.V.A. with pictures of the situation and see if they will lend support/funds to properly bridge it.

 

[Ronaha]

My Still Chain saw is a full-time passanger on my quad, it will always go where I go and I will go where it takes me !
Packing a axe and shovle too for the just in-case.

Been a busy bever this year preping trails and enjoying the un-used ones since my quad has little tires and is not mud hole friendly till the ground freezes.

Keep up the good work all as we enjoy the best of the out-door net-work we build for our sport.

Pal Don

I strap a gas axe on quad once and a while if the ride is slow and unknown, but not really option on sleds, but I have thought about it lol.

 

[imdoo'n]

I strap a gas axe on quad once and a while if the ride is slow and unknown, but not really option on sleds, but I have thought about it lol.

on sled I used a home built pocket chain saw. take the rivet out of saw blade, paracord tied on each end, cuts almost as well as chain saw, cheap, can be sharpened. works well on logs.

 

[Ronaha]

on sled I used a home built pocket chain saw. take the rivet out of saw blade, paracord tied on each end, cuts almost as well as chain saw, cheap, can be sharpened. works well on logs.

Dam thanks that's a good idea! I finally just got 300' of paracord in the mail from China it took like 2.5 months, I'm gunna save all my old chains now!

 

[imdoo'n]

I just went to princess auto picked up a cheap saw chain less than $10. 20-30 inches long. works good and fits in shirt pocket, a bit oily though lol.

 

[arff]

Today rzrgade and myself rode from our camp.
Picked up some trash.
Cut some logs on the trail.

Then found a cut fence.

Wow,,,,

We repaired the fence the best we could.

Tyler has given me the farmers number. I am calling him today to let him know we did the best we could fixing the fence

 

[rzrgade]

Please respect fences ... Especially next to a railway line ....!

 

[Sledderglen]

I wonder if that tree made any sound when it fell??

 

[arff]

I wonder if that tree made any sound when it fell??

Yes when hit Tyler. Lol.

It was a good day.

Fixed some trails.

Picked up 1 million jamboree signs.

Also unfortunately we did pick up some trash along the way.

But doing our part.

 

[WarrenG]

Keep up the good work guys! It's surprising how some people disregard fences and gates that are obviously in place for a reason. I'm off next week and hopefully won't have too many trees to clear where I ride after clearing all but 1 of the trails earlier this month. There's a big dirty tree across the trail halfway down a tricky hill that I haven't tried to clear yet and the nasty little ravine I mentioned earlier in this thread so I'll be happy if I can get one of those jobs done on this trip.

 

[arff]

Heading out today

Have tools to get signs and trim logs.

4 of us cleaning up trails

 

[arff]

Cut some trees that could really hurt if hit.

 

[arff]

Moved a few other logs.

 

[arff]

Cleaned up a lot of trails over the last 8 days.

Thanks Joel and Neville