trail clearing technique and tools

[kenmbz]

Or wait until after the next wind event?

Wind takes parts of the trees down, but Ash is pretty tough and breaks in really weird ways.

When these were in their last death throws I took dozens down from 20-100 feet tall (talk about a lot of firewood). I still have at least a dozen or so large ones deep in the woods, but being so large, hitting the trail is a very real possibility.

We hear tree drops all the time, so they are slowly dropping, hoping this winter finished them off.

Typical break, trail is at the end of this tree top about 60 feet away.

The above tree fell nicely along the trail

Three below all in various states of falling.

 

[ArlyA]

We just picked up a 20ft trailer and as some of you know, looking at used JD and Kubota tractors for trail work. Should I be posting those things here?

 

[ArlyA]

Wind takes parts of the trees down, but Ash is pretty tough and breaks in really weird ways.

When these were in their last death throws I took dozens down from 20-100 feet tall (talk about a lot of firewood). I still have at least a dozen or so large ones deep in the woods, but being so large, hitting the trail is a very real possibility.

We hear tree drops all the time, so they are slowly dropping, hoping this winter finished them off.

Typical break, trail is at the end of this tree top about 60 feet away.
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The above tree fell nicely along the trail
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Three below all in various states of falling.
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Dead and breaking trees are so, so dangerous and difficult to bring down......

 

[LittleBittyBigJohn]

We just picked up a 20ft trailer and as some of you know, looking at used JD and Kubota tractors for trail work. Should I be posting those things here?

It's your post. You get to make the rules! Bring it on!

 

[Runner]

We just picked up a 20ft trailer and as some of you know, looking at used JD and Kubota tractors for trail work. Should I be posting those things here?

Now, you will be in the same boat with the rest of us tractor/atv/utv owners - having to figure out how to properly split up your postings based on the equipment you happen to be using on a given day. But it is a good problem to have...

 

[MossRoad]

We just picked up a 20ft trailer and as some of you know, looking at used JD and Kubota tractors for trail work. Should I be posting those things here?

Yes... unless there is a train or boat in the background!

 

[Runner]

Yes... unless there is a train or boat in the background!

Then, he'll have to cross-post.

 

[Rockbadchild]

We just picked up a 20ft trailer and as some of you know, looking at used JD and Kubota tractors for trail work. Should I be posting those things here?

Its your thread Arly we are simply along for the ride

 

[ArlyA]

Here is the trailer and on Friday I plan to grab this tractor again (lower photo) and move it to trails as I did 2 years ago.

 

[Rockbadchild]

Here is the trailer and on Friday I plan to grab this tractor again (lower photo) and move it to trails as I did 2 years ago. View attachment 3747203View attachment 3747204

nice trailer !! how's that truck handling this load ?

 

[ArlyA]

nice trailer !! how's that truck handling this load ?

Haven't used it yet.

 

[Rockbadchild]

Haven't used it yet.

ho sorry, I got confuse since its the same truck in both picture.

 

[Zork]

We just picked up a 20ft trailer and as some of you know, looking at used JD and Kubota tractors for trail work. Should I be posting those things here?

I would say yes; post here if you have a nifty trick, specific tool, technique or method that works well, especially if holding your breath, closing your eyes and scooting to the rear of the tractor seat can get us more traction.
I posted my use of a box blade here and how I thought it worked efficiently, plus some photos of the decades old results. But if I was going to do “I am making a path, come follow me”-type of documentation, I would make my own thread.

 

[dodge man]

Nice trailer!

 

[ArlyA]

Did get machines moved today.

 

[ArlyA]

I see a JOHN DEERE TRACTOR 3039R $29,900 with farily low hours FS near us. Do you guys think its loader lift capacity is enough for tail work??

 

[airbiscuit]

If a pole saw is big enough for the trail work, a Deere 3039 is big enough

 

[ArlyA]

Created a ditch so the parking lot drains and moved the dirt to a equipment turn-around trail that was full of holes. Win, win situation.

 

[airbiscuit]

Are you getting Tractor Fever yet?

 

[dodge man]

Arly no matter what tractor you get it seems you will run into something that you wish it would lift but won’t. A 3033r had pretty decent lift capacity so yes it will do trail work.