
Cutting edge machinery for building recreational trails.
by Tony Boone, COO, Timberline TrailCraft, Zachi Anderson
Innovative, cutting edge machinery for building recreational trails has revolutionized the trail industry over the past 30 years, from specialized trail dozers and miniature excavators to crawler carriers and ATV/AWD moto harrows. The advantages of small earthmovers are unrivaled, allowing significantly faster rates of construction, increasing profit and productivity by requiring less hand work by laborers or volunteers, and sculpting a more consistent tread and compaction.
Off-Highway Vehicle Trail and Road Grading Equipment
posted Jun 11, 2018
The Missoula Technology and Development Center (MTDC) was asked to find a good way to maintain a 40-mile (64-k) motorcycle and all-terrain-vehicle (ATV) trail on the Francis Marion National Forest in coastal South Carolina. Heavy use leaves a washboard surface that progresses to mounds and gullies several feet across. These are called "whoop-de-doos," and trail users find them both unpleasant and unsafe.
Stock-Drawn Equipment for Trail Work
posted Jan 24, 2018
Locating replacement parts for the stock-drawn hillside plows of yesteryear.