trail clearing technique and tools

[ArlyA]

The tools along while blazing.

And the help.

 

[MossRoad]

Nice!

 

[ning]

Try wrapping your hand/wrist when using the brush cutter.

And, wear a wrist brace at night. I too will wake at night from carpel tunnel pains in my hands but sleeping with a simple loose "wrist brace" is all it takes to get through the night.

I've found that the combination of land work (amateur/hobbyist) and computer work (professional) can wreak havoc on the hands and wrists.

Don't forget the muscles that open/unclench your fingers and the ones that pull the wrist back away from the grip - usually when I have wrist pain I can do some light wrist reverse curls, with a small dumbell or other weight, and this helps the wrist greatly.

Even if you look like those muscles are heavy duty on your arm, you can probably use a bit more concentrated strength there to balance - if when you stand with your arms relaxed at your sides, if your wrists automatically curl in a bit you're probably out of balance.

Basically put your arm, palm down, across a bench or counter so that the forearm is supported; grasp a weight in the hand, gently lower your wrist down with gravity, pull back up - only flexing the wrist. Repeat. Make sure you use a light weight, I'm serious, most of us other don't use these muscles much.

 

[ArlyA]

I've found that the combination of land work (amateur/hobbyist) and computer work (professional) can wreak havoc on the hands and wrists.

Don't forget the muscles that open/unclench your fingers and the ones that pull the wrist back away from the grip - usually when I have wrist pain I can do some light wrist reverse curls, with a small dumbell or other weight, and this helps the wrist greatly.

Even if you look like those muscles are heavy duty on your arm, you can probably use a bit more concentrated strength there to balance - if when you stand with your arms relaxed at your sides, if your wrists automatically curl in a bit you're probably out of balance.

Basically put your arm, palm down, across a bench or counter so that the forearm is supported; grasp a weight in the hand, gently lower your wrist down with gravity, pull back up - only flexing the wrist. Repeat. Make sure you use a light weight, I'm serious, most of us other don't use these muscles much.

The fellow with the wrist grief has not responded since.

 

[dodge man]

Is that spider man driving the 4 wheeler?

 

[ArlyA]

While on a hike over the 4th, in northern MN, we passed a power line grade that had been freshly brushed. All I ever seen doing this job is a skidsteer with a carbide toothed spinning thing. What are they called? I'd like to know how they miss the rocks!

 

[ArlyA]

Today I picked up a kubota tractor owned by a good Samaritan who likes our trails. With it today I smoothed out some lumps of dirt left by a logging company to improve drainage for our parking lot and snow removal. Plus I knocked out some old stumps I hit while plowing. On Saturday i will be mowing with it.

 

[airbiscuit]

Pretty trusting of a guy to lend his cabbed tractor for work in the woods.

 

[dodge man]

Arly, I believe they are called forestry mulchers. They are quite the machines and are expensive. I know they also take a lot of hydraulic flow to run them to. I suspect they start out with the head held high and work their way lower with it to avoid rocks but I’m not sure. Like everything I suspect they get skilled.

Looks like your solidly in the tractor shopping mode after borrowing that bad boy. Nice of him to lend it to you.

 

[2manyrocks]

Working a trail from the comfort of an AC cab.