Implements for motocross track maintenance?

   / Implements for motocross track maintenance? #11  
I wouldnt waste my money on a tiller.They dont like hard ground at all and just bounce off.A three point hitch disc will be very maneuverable and you can add wight to it to help it sink in.
 
   / Implements for motocross track maintenance? #12  
I forgot the most important thing.Get a water tank.The biggest you can get with a pump.I use a 100 gal boomless on mine in the summer.
 
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plumboy,
Good point about water. I had some serious dust in the summer. Can you tell me more about your 100gal setup? What is "boomless"? Is that enough to keep dust down? I have a line on a 210 gal tank that fits in my pickup truck for power washing. Think there's a good way to water from that? I also have two 35gal tanks.

I'd also like to hear more from anyone about good ways to weight a disc harrow & what size to get for my 4WD KUB M5400.

Thanks again guys.
 
   / Implements for motocross track maintenance? #14  
If the disk won't cut the hardpack, you may need to get a chisel plow, aka subsoiler, to break it up. The good news is that they are relatively cheap, as implements go.
 
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I borrowed a 250 gal tank for my truck for a weekend when it was really dusty. I went to the hardware store and got some PVC pipe, T fitting, and 2 end caps. I drilled holes about every 2". The setup was gravity fed so all I had to do was opened the valve and drive around the track. Of course you can't do the jumps that well using this method, but it worked well on the places I could get my truck and in the corners, plus it was cheap.
 
   / Implements for motocross track maintenance? #16  
Let's see... Helmet, leathers(although I have not seen any made of leather for dirt biking), chest protector...

Oh, the tractor! Load your tires so you have the weight to get traction. I have a small Kubota, and lots of clay. For all around ripping, a Gannon roll-over scraper really lets you dig in. The teeth work independant of the scraper, so a second pass is needed to smooth. But, the scraper is built like a tank, and is heavy so it digs in to clay better.

I have a regular box scraper. It is lighter, and works for most stuff. But to really scarcify, the long teeth on the roll-over box along with the weight really dig in.

Get T&T too. That way, you can angle you turns and berms so you can turn and burn when you ride. Although the adjustability is there with the mechanical links, it is sooo fast to tweak as you go with Top and Tilt.

Another thing is to check Ebay. See if there is an old fire engine available in your area. Would work great for watering the track, especially were a regular water truck can not get clos(use a hose line or the deck gun).

Is your track already built? If not, you might get a dozer in to make the basic shape, and then finish with the Kubota. As much as I like regular tractors, it is really hard to beat a large skid steer or the hybrid tracked "all terrain loader" like the ASV-RC50, Cat-247, or Bobcat-T190 for this kind of earth moving.

Interestingly enough, for my times at Prairie City OHV, where they run the "Hangtown Classic" AMA-Pro races, I have never seen a tractor out or near the track. I have no idea how they maintain that track.
 
   / Implements for motocross track maintenance? #17  
What about a 5 foot pulveriser, looks like that would work very well on a MX track.
Sherpa
 
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Thanks to all for the replies!
- Jay ch28: that's a great watering idea, I'll use it.
- Currmudgeon: The subsoiler might be the ticket for tough sections.
- Can anyone educate me on RobertN's Gannon roll-over scraper idea. That may be the ultimate weapon. I have one remote hydraulic in the back. I suspect it's like a box blade that lets the dirt flow freely out the back(?)
- Same for sherpa's pulverizer idea. I attached a pic of one found in a search.
 

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   / Implements for motocross track maintenance? #19  
Here is a web page with a small roll-over box on a Kubota BX.
www.geocities.com/runnernest/BX22.html

www.landpride.com/cgi-bin/byteserver/manuals/lp/pdf/303-082p.pdf

I will take some pictures of mine this weekend.

To give you a rough idea, the scraper is set on a bar/pivot. It has three positions. In the first position, the ripper face down. This allows deep ripping(mine could go about 12-14" if I had the wieght and power to pull it.

If you pull the trip lever, you can flip it to position two. this would place the ripper to the rear, up out of the way. The scraper blade and box are no facing forward, allowing you to scrape going forward.

Again tripping the lever, the whole thing rotates, for the scraper is facing backwards. this is great for pushing stuff backwards, or for smoothing.

I will have to take pictures, because it is hard to "picture" with words...
 
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For more box blade configurations and maintence tools checkout Tufline by clicking Here If you see anything you like email us at sweet@scrtc.com for a price quote--Ken Sweet
 
 
 
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