Trail Maintenance - don't do this

[JimN]

If possible, you should try to get the branch the hangers are coming from (typically perpendicular to the hanger) and better yet, the mother vine. It is somewhat amazing how an entire “bush” grows from a single vine.

Back in March I went in to a place I like in order to annihilate all these fuckers. My strategy is to just go to town on them with the hedge trimmer until I can reach the base and cut all the main trunks. It's amazing how big they get and how far they spread when nobody does anything about it for years.

 

[MuniMan]

Sticks in the trail trying to keep wet weather muddy areas passable.

Can’t wait to see the sticks backup the water and multiply the problems.

 

[KenS]

Sticks in the trail trying to keep wet weather muddy areas passable.

Can’t wait to see the sticks backup the water and multiply the problems.

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Acceptable temporary fix per USFS if built right, which these are not. The top one is better than the bottom. This is likely crowdsourced work by someone with good intentions; maybe they'd be a good addition to the trained crew.

 

[snashters]

Don't use your saw as a machete to clear overgrown trails. It works, but it seems the teeth aren't designed for that - who'd of thought😞?

 

[JDurk]

Don't use your saw as a machete to clear overgrown trails. It works, but it seems the teeth aren't designed for that - who'd of thought😞?

Kinda like the time my wife decided to use my 1/2" wood chisel as a screw driver.

 

[stb222]

Don't use your saw as a machete to clear overgrown trails. It works, but it seems the teeth aren't designed for that - who'd of thought😞?

It’s honestly the best hand tool for the job tho. The replacement blades aren’t that expensive.

 

[stb222]

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Another attempt at arrow removal, this one I went to aggro on the scrubbing and you can see the bark is extra clean around the arrow. This was one of the darkest arrows so satisfied it is mostly removed

So I was successful in getting MASS/Guys to not mark with paint for this years race and I removed a number of the vintage ones. And now the highschool cross country team, who has some kind of summer race, mark at least 15 trees with yellow paint. Some are 6” and some are 2’ like the picture. DOH!

It boggles my mind that they think it is good to spray paint trees.

 

[SAM]

This belongs in the "Trail Maintenance - do do this" thread. Maybe the tree painters should see this alternative to defacing the trees.

 

[teabagger11]

It's nice and all but I don't think I can pedal my bike up a tree

 

[SAM]

Have you tried?

 

[stb222]

My Stihl trimmer jammed the last week at waterco. I cleaned everything up real nice, lubed it, go back out to waterco and both blades we moving together 🙄. DONT do that, lol.

 

[mtn]

No idea if there is a trail maintenance forum, so here it goes… anyone have experience with the m18 and/or ego hedge trimmer attachment? Needing opinions.

 

[stb222]

Don’t spray paint roots

Pretty sure the white is chalk, however it looks like the orange is spray paint. Took a rock to see if it just washes off.

 

[stb222]

Don’t spray paint roots
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Pretty sure the white is chalk, however it looks like the orange is spray paint. Took a rock to see if it just washes off.
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It is chalk, guess we will see how long it take to come off when you do scrub it.

 

[02camaro]

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It is chalk, guess we will see how long it take to come off when you do scrub it.

there was alot of roots and stuff done like this at allaire in the beginning of the summer. it washed off in 2-3wks but i guess depends on the weather.

 

[stb222]

Thanks for the rec @Patrick

 

[snashters]

When you see a new puddle starting to form, don't wait too long to address it.
Rember - a nick in time saves nine!
This one was left too long :

A start, no tools required :

 

[gmb3]

Don't leave that ick.

Grab a stick and make a nick!

 

[Ian F]

No idea if there is a trail maintenance forum, so here it goes… anyone have experience with the m18 and/or ego hedge trimmer attachment? Needing opinions.

I'm not entirely sure what attachment you're asking about, but I have one of these from Lowes that I use on my Kobalt 80V trimmer (that takes universal trimmer accessories) and it works pretty well.

 

[Patrick]

I'm not entirely sure what attachment you're asking about, but I have one of these from Lowes that I use on my Kobalt 80V trimmer (that takes universal trimmer accessories) and it works pretty well.

That's what I'm using. Works on the sides and ground.