Miles of smiles

[RAW]

Well, I'm not sure where to start.
My wife and I are trying to build a house in the WNC mountains.
The process has been plagued with problems.

And getting my tractor up there to open up our miles of trails (leftover from logging on the property before we purchased it) . . . has also been quite the ordeal.

But I was finally able to get things moving again.

I only got to spend a couple of hours behind the wheel, but the results were very gratifying.

There's one system of trails that I have been unable to access before. The tree and briar growth was just too thick to get my ATV through it all.

These pics are from about an hour's worth or work: one mulching trip up and then mulching on the trip back down. I covered about 200 yards of trail.

Next time I'm up there with more fuel, I'll widen the path some more.

Basically what it looked like before:

With bigger trees here and there.

What it looks like now:

Getting used to this tractor on uneven terrain, especially with such a heavy implement, is keeping my pace pretty slow. But this setup is gonna ROCK for opening the trails back up. I'll need my neighbor to help out with his excavator every now and again, but . . . . this is gonna be great!

 

[texasjohn]

Goodness, you DO have MILES of trails!!! And, looks like you've got the beast to put them back into use.... great photos!

 

[yeagisyeag]

Hi RAW,

Please excuse my ignorance, but what is that type of implement called? Looks like it would be ideal for trails on my property!

Thanks,
Jim

 

[RAW]

Hi RAW,

Please excuse my ignorance, but what is that type of implement called? Looks like it would be ideal for trails on my property!

Thanks,
Jim

It's commonly referred to as a mulcher.
You'll see LOTS of info about them in the Construction Equipment section of this forum. Many different manufacturers: Fecon, FAE, Loftness, Denis-Cimaf, etc.

 

[EddieWalker]

Interesting. It the first time I've seen somebody do this on here. I take it that you are backing into everything and it's powered from your PTO?

Does your seat rotate so that you can sit sideways?

How about some action pics?

Sure would love to try something like that some day. The before and after pics are very impressive.

Eddie

 

[Egon]

Now that implement is surely doing a nice job!

 

[RAW]

Interesting. It the first time I've seen somebody do this on here. I take it that you are backing into everything and it's powered from your PTO?

Does your seat rotate so that you can sit sideways?

How about some action pics?

Sure would love to try something like that some day. The before and after pics are very impressive.

Eddie

The AC tractor has a reversible cockpit.
So, I can drive with the 3ph/PTO ahead of me.

I've got a couple of action pics from a long time ago. Let me dig 'em up.

There are also some Youtube videos of my tractor being driven by the dealer (when I went to demo the setup).

 

[RAW]

Older pics

 

[sandman2234]

Nice job!!!
Are you going to plant any type of anti-errosion plants, such as grass in the trails?
With one of those at my disposal, the end result would be NO TREES, because I would be having so much fun, I wouldn't know when to STOP!!!
David from jax

 

[RAW]

Nice job!!!
Are you going to plant any type of anti-errosion plants, such as grass in the trails?
With one of those at my disposal, the end result would be NO TREES, because I would be having so much fun, I wouldn't know when to STOP!!!
David from jax

Luckily, the incredibly steep terrain on most of the property will keep me confined to the trails that are already there.

And I do think I will buy a spreader for my ATV or tractor for dropping grass seed on the trails from time to time.