bmac
Veteran Member
I'm not sure if this is the appropriate forum for this question or not, but we'll soon see.
I will soon be moving to our new home that is being built on a heavily wooded 12 acre tract. We have been promising the kids that we would get ATV's once we moved out there. Well, Santa did not get the message right and delivered them Christmas morning instead.
So, now comes the fun part of clearing trails through the woods. I started the layout today, making sure I won't have to cut down any large trees. Just guessing, but the largest trees to be cut will probably be in the area of 6" diameter. Most are smaller.
My plan was to use loppers on the stuff less than about 1"-1.5" in diameter. However, my concern with this small stuff is the possibility of tire puncture from the stumps. Obviously, I'll try to cut them off as clost to ground level as possible. Will tire puncture be a problem? Should I find another way to remove the small trees? Unfortunately, I won't be able to get my tractor over there until we move (probably March) and I would like to get the trails done before then, if possible. Furthermore, I'm not sure I can get the tractor to all areas safely due to the slope.
I'm going to get someone with a chain saw to clear out the the bigger stuff (I'm not comfortable with chainsaws), but I would like to make some progress on the small stuff in the meantime.
So, if anyone has some ideas on this, I'd appreciate hearing your thoughts.
I will soon be moving to our new home that is being built on a heavily wooded 12 acre tract. We have been promising the kids that we would get ATV's once we moved out there. Well, Santa did not get the message right and delivered them Christmas morning instead.
So, now comes the fun part of clearing trails through the woods. I started the layout today, making sure I won't have to cut down any large trees. Just guessing, but the largest trees to be cut will probably be in the area of 6" diameter. Most are smaller.
My plan was to use loppers on the stuff less than about 1"-1.5" in diameter. However, my concern with this small stuff is the possibility of tire puncture from the stumps. Obviously, I'll try to cut them off as clost to ground level as possible. Will tire puncture be a problem? Should I find another way to remove the small trees? Unfortunately, I won't be able to get my tractor over there until we move (probably March) and I would like to get the trails done before then, if possible. Furthermore, I'm not sure I can get the tractor to all areas safely due to the slope.
I'm going to get someone with a chain saw to clear out the the bigger stuff (I'm not comfortable with chainsaws), but I would like to make some progress on the small stuff in the meantime.
So, if anyone has some ideas on this, I'd appreciate hearing your thoughts.