Property line trail/ track

[NS Gearhead]

Well, spring is in full swing here in NS, and it's time to start up on the trail again! The Jeep and dump trailer sold recently... but I've been busy building a new atv dump trailer... and shopping for an atv, although I do have a loaner in the mean time.

With the sale of the Jeep I've been looking at renting a tracked skid steer and getting a giant leap forward in trail building. It'll be for one week. 50 hrs. 3/4 yard bucket.

Here's the trailer




In selling the dump trailer, I lost my hi lift jack... so I picked one up today... and promptly pulled four stumps in the "connector" trail.




Even split a couple






Wow I'm not used to this. Some advil and beers are in this evening's plan. LOL

 

[NS Gearhead]

Oh yeah, and pick axes are not pry bars

 

[NS Gearhead]

The bridge has been along time coming. 2x8 framing & 2x6 decking. 6' wide, 12' long.

Put the new bike to work




Not a big fan of the small hitch and having to use this addapter


but being able to pack a snack is nice... notice the radio I took from the shower. LOL


before


after digging rocks and roots






MUCH better. Just need to drive a couple more nails into the decking and fill in the ends with gravel
at.

It is wide enough for the Tracker too. I made sure of that!

 

[SCOOBY14B]

Looks good. Only thing I see is that your foundation (paver bricks) are not going to be good enough. I'd dig down a little, put some base and then relay the bricks with at least one course under grade level.

 

[GolfAddict]

You mentioned you were using a borrowed ATV, but now you mentioned "put the new bike to work". Did you already find one?

 

[aczlan]

Not a big fan of the small hitch and having to use this addapter

Why not use a 1.25" insert instead of the adapter and a 2" one?

Aaron Z

 

[Happy Gilmore]

Just read through your thread, pretty cool.

 

[NS Gearhead]

Ideally yes, you'd dig down, pour two slabs... etc. It was incredibly hard digging... all roots and rocks... one rock was 3' across. I rolled it off to the left. For this purpose I can hilift the corners later and shim as needed. No big deal.

Yes, I bought a new wheeler. 2014 Polaris Sportsman 570 EPS. So far I'm quite pleased with it. While I was at it I bought my daughter a 2013 (new) Outlaw 50.




I never thought of the hitch that way. I had a mental block that said all my stuff is 2", I better get an adapter. I guess I'll be getting one. Tks.

Thanks for reading through the entire thing Happy!

 

[rd_macgregor]

I presume that the bottom of the bridge is above highest high water level? Also, did you use PT lumber? My first bridge was built from recycled beams from a collapsed barn; a few years out in the weather and the beams just collapsed (under snow load).
Bob

 

[FreshRouteFarm]

Looks like a nice machine. Nice work on the bridge as well.