Making a new trail drag...

JerryK · Jul 24, 2018

For years I have been using an old trailer gate for a trail drag. But it was a little narrow, and decided to make a new one...keeping the old one for roughing in a new trail. The old one is mostly made with 2" 3/8" wall angle, with some thinner angle for the tread area. Brush/sticks/etc stuck in it from time to time. The new one is the same length, 75"... but is a foot wider at 4'. Made of 3" 1/4" wall sides and 48" 2-1/2" 3/8" wall angle for the cutting blades/plow parts. The thing acts like a grader, knocking off the high parts and filling in the low parts of my woods trails. I could do a similar thing with my Land Plane, but the LP is a little too aggressive for what I want to do. I just drive my trails on nice days and looksee while I am doing it.
Some of the trails I have put in are getting wide and it takes to long to drag them with the old 3' drag. I keep all my trails grass free and do them often enough to look for tracks when I walk them. The new one is upside down and needs to be squared up some yet for welding tomorrow....

Gordon Gould · Jul 24, 2018

Looks good and it sound like that works good for you from your description. You must have worked hard to get some nice clean trails. My trails are pretty rough and are full of low cut stumps, roots, rocks, ledge, and water bars to control drainage. I wouldn't get very far with a drag. They are hilly too, so I like it when there is enough light to grow vegetation - helps hold everything together. But I have to mow.

gg