Unusual Use For Attachments

K7147 · Nov 1, 2006

I saw an interesting thread in the “Power Trac” section and was wondering if it might provide some interesting/helpful information if introduced here. Following their excellent example….. we might tend to provide “safe” unusual use suggestions.

Here’s mine:

After the first decent snowfall I use our rear mounted 72” snow blower to “drag” all the property trails to set a nice base for cross country skiing, snow shoeing, and snowmobiling. All the woods trails on our eighty acres were constructed in a “loop” fashion. When a few inches of snow has fallen I simply drop the rear blower till it is about two inches above the ground level and drive forward on the trails with the tractor. The resulting smooth base makes an excellent trail surface for winter leisure activities as well as firm access for maple sugaring or tree recovery. With each successive snowfall I re-groom the trails. It also makes for a very pretty ride amongst mom natures snow laden evergreens.

Ken

BlacknTan · Nov 1, 2006

It certainly makes a beautiful scene.

I've never been through the NEK. I thought it was hillier than that pic appears..

MrJimi · Nov 1, 2006

Here is mine, I won't double post but here is the link to it

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/1006422-post47.html

Thanks
Jim

pat32rf · Nov 1, 2006

The deer hunt is coming...When/if I go to our remote hunt camp I take my ATV but I am getting kinda old for some of our camp activities so I often hunt in my back 40.. Then I take John D. Gets me up the hills real easy, then when I invite some young buck back for suppers I let him ride in the FEL til we get back to the barn....

K7147 · Nov 1, 2006

BlacknTan said:
It certainly makes a beautiful scene.

I've never been through the NEK. I thought it was hillier than that pic appears..

You are correct. Most of it very hilly such that after living here some years one developes a "tilt". It's rumored that the "tilt" is progressive such that after many years of living here if a NEK person tries to stand on a flat surface such as a parking lot....they go KERPLOP!

53gravely · Nov 3, 2006

Great idea and looks like it grooms a nice cross-country trail. You boys in the NEK get real, consistant snow unlike where my country place is in Rutland Co. (aka "the bananna belt" of VT--only hits 30 below)

My neighbor, a Dairy farmer and one of my best friends, and I consistantly bust on each other "Flatlander", "Woodchuck", "Flatlander", "Woodchuck"
I tell him he's got one leg shorther than the other from walkin' across all the hills, etc...all good fun. I'm the only non-family allowed to hunt his farm AND I'm a stinkin' Flatlander...boy, does that tick off a lot of people in the neighborhood!

Anyway, here are some cool links to groomers that tow behind a Snowmobile or ATV for groomoing personal trails for X-C skiing, Dogsledding, etc. These look EASILY duplicated....a project fit for the "Do-it-yourself forum"

LaCross Groomer, LaCross Enterprises, East Jordan, Michigan, Snowmobile, Forest Trail Groomer
Cross country track setting implements, track setting equipment
Dog Sled Trail Grooming Equipment - Sled Dog Trail Groomer.

JimParker · Nov 6, 2006

K7147 said:
You are correct. Most of it very hilly such that after living here some years one developes a "tilt". It's rumored that the "tilt" is progressive such that after many years of living here if a NEK person tries to stand on a flat surface such as a parking lot....they go KERPLOP!

Reminds me of the story my grandpa told me. In the Eastern Tennessee mountains, they grow some deer that are darn near as big as the milk cows. My grandpa told me that they live on the side of the mountains so long that they grow one pair of legs longer than the other, to make it easier to walk around the mountains. However, it causes problem 'cause they can only walk on the slopes. They have a real hard time crossing the valleys, and of course, a right-side uphill doe can only mate with a right-side uphill buck...

As an 8-year-old kid, he had me going until he tried to convince me that there were "right-handed" and "left-handed" cougars, wolves, etc., and that this was where the terms "right-handed" and "left-handed" came from...