trail clearing technique and tools

[cqaigy2]

Just on my place. Would be pretty boring to see. Loppers and leather gloves for the black berries.

 

[Fixastuff]

Has anyone else been out clearing trails???

I am slowly widening my old rake and ride trails into something wider/smoother/faster that other people can enjoy. I pulled this sidewalk from a customers job last year and took em home

I finally had time to drag them into a low spot that I didn't want to reroute. It's good all summer but is sometimes wet in the winter.

 

[JamesHW]

Came foe the trail clearing tips…stayed for pics of the trail doggo

 

[ArlyA]

I am slowly widening my old rake and ride trails into something wider/smoother/faster that other people can enjoy. I pulled this sidewalk from a customers job last year and took em homeView attachment 706745View attachment 706746View attachment 706748View attachment 706749View attachment 706750View attachment 706751View attachment 706752View attachment 706753View attachment 706754I finally had time to drag them into a low spot that I didn't want to reroute. It's good all summer but is sometimes wet in the winter.

The cement pads are whats called armor but its anything we put down to control or reduce erosion. Do you ride MB? Thanks for posting.

 

[Fixastuff]

The cement pads are whats called armor. Do you ride MB? Thanks for posting.

Yeah, no mountains here though. I also use them for dog walks and hunting.

 

[joecoin]

I finally had time to drag them into a low spot that I didn't want to reroute. It's good all summer but is sometimes wet in the winter.

Now you'll have to shovel them.

 

[jjeff]

I am slowly widening my old rake and ride trails into something wider/smoother/faster that other people can enjoy. I pulled this sidewalk from a customers job last year and took em homeView attachment 706745View attachment 706746View attachment 706748View attachment 706749View attachment 706750View attachment 706751View attachment 706752View attachment 706753View attachment 706754I finally had time to drag them into a low spot that I didn't want to reroute. It's good all summer but is sometimes wet in the winter.

Nice mini, what's the specs on it? can you run a flail or rotary cutter with it?

 

[jjeff]

My mostly one man operation trying to reclaim 5+ acres of an overgrown Christmas tree farm. Before pictures first than after,

 

[Fixastuff]

Nice mini, what's the specs on it? can you run a flail or rotary cutter with it?

TB216 - Takeuchi US

www.takeuchi-us.com

Its a tough machine with a big butt.(part of what makes it so good) I just had a Cat 302 at the house for a month demo even though the Cat weights 1500lbs more had has significant more HP it didn't out perform the 216. The boom swing and slew we're the only things better but the lighter Tak could lift more and dig better because of the counterweight of the tailswing.

From the videos I've seen and people talked to it will spin and handle the weight of the smallest Lipa flail no problem, but like most smaller machines it won't track and cut unless you install a priority valve. I've also seen it running Ghendi flail but haven't seen a source to buy that one in the USA.

As much as I liked the AC in the cat I wasn't impressed with anything else. The 216 could lift more even though the bucket on the Cat was much thinner/weaker and probably weighed half as much and the TAG bucket on the 216 + I have a quick hitch adding even more weight.

 

[ArlyA]

Thanks for posting guys. Mini excavators is what most MB trails are built with in the Midwest anyways.. I hope this thread will assist people to build or maintain there trails.