Ride/work day in Clover, SC

[99NCXJ]

I've been working on the trails some and will be having around 30 loads of large rocks delivered sometime in the next few weeks. I'd like to see who of the local guys would like to schedule a ride/work day sometime in October. Anyone who has any equipment that can be brought out would be awesome. I still have around 50 large tires that i want to set up as an obstical course and would like to do some widening and completion of some of the newer trails. Who would like to come help?

I'm also planning on a large weekend ride (Friday and Saturday) sometime in November with a cookout and such for Grace members.

Lets see who can make it for the ride/work day and post up what dates work for you so we can get something scheduled.

[sgtbriangreen]

Ill look at my calendar when I get to work on Monday!

[Rtaylor]

I think that I will be busy that day....

[The Tonka Toy]

any weekend would be good for me, id be glad to come out there.

[ParadisePWoffrD]

November is open for me.

Weekends of Oct 15 & halloween are out for me.

[sgtbriangreen]

I know I am out 3 weekends in October. Work weekend, beach weekend with the wife, Harlan weekend with NCTTORA.

[ChrisAyers]

I'm up for it, we have a trip planned for Uhwarrie the first weekend in November but other than that I'm free

[sgtbriangreen]

The only weekend that I dont have to work in November is the 26th

[jeepinmatt]

I think I'm free the first 3 weekends in November. If I could borrow a truck, theres a good chance you could get a Komatsu D21 Dozer down there...

[99NCXJ]

how big of a dozer is that? What does it weigh? Will my 350 pull it ok?

[jeepinmatt]

9000lb, you've seen it, its mine. I've pulled it with our 6.9NA diesel, so I'm sure your 350 will pull it great.

[99NCXJ]

Ok. My trailer won't hold it, but I'm sure you have one that will. That would be great to have out there.

Does anyone have a back hoe or a track hoe that we can dig trenches to build the tire course?

[jeepinmatt]

Yeah, our dual axle will hold it. Not sure exactly what it will be useful for, but it will push around rocks at least half as big as a jeep, and has no problem with traction on a hill or mud.

[99NCXJ]

I talked to the road construction supervisor today and showed him where I wanted the rocks dumped. He said there would be between 30 and 40 tandem dump truck loads! I cleared a nice big area for them next to where the tire course will be set up.

[jeepinmatt]

Awe. Some. When are the farm proprietors going to buy a big crawler loader to move all this around with?

[99NCXJ]

I was hoping you were going to donate one for unlimited riding rights.

[Camjeep3]

The only weekend Im not available is Oct 15th. anything else ill come home. I could possibly get a Cat skid steer... not sure if that will be of much help or not. Ill look into getting a back hoe

[jeepinmatt]

A skidsteer with 4in1 bucket will be much more useful for moving reasonable sized rocks. The dozer is good for pushing big stuff around and grading/reworking trail beds.

[Hadfield4WD]

I used to own a skid loader and can operate one pretty good. If you want to rent one I'll come down if I'm available. The rental companies are hurting. So you could get a deal. Also a trackhoe with a fixed thumb would work good. Doesn't need to be all that big, just not a "mini" one. You would need the smallest big one they have.

I can call a buddy of mine who has a backhoe in Charlotte. I don't know if he still has it, he moved it from Jersey and it was old 15 years ago. Just set a date. I'll try.

[Rtaylor]

I don't know which days I will be around. Decide when you want to do it and I will do my best to make it. I can also do pre-workday workdays...

[Hadfield4WD]

Justin,

Did you pick a weekend yet? Are you renting equipment? When are the rocks showing up?

[99NCXJ]

Still waiting for the rocks. Once they get there I'll get some equipment lined up and set a date.

[jeepinmatt]

Is this going to be another Doughboy thing like on NC4x4?

[99NCXJ]

What's that?

[jeepinmatt]

I think this is about the 3rd or 4th thread, can't find the others:
http://www.nc4x4.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14118

[99NCXJ]

Here is some proof that rocks are actually being delivered. Two loads today and from what i've seen piled up at the construction trailer, there should be about 15 or so more to come.

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z249/99ncxj/Clover%20Farm/farmwork3.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z249/99ncxj/Clover%20Farm/farmwork2.jpg

Already had about 30 loads of dirt brought out.

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z249/99ncxj/Clover%20Farm/farmwork1.jpg

And this weekend i'm getting a track hoe and building the tire course out of these:
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z249/99ncxj/Clover%20Farm/farmwork.jpg

[Hadfield4WD]

Nice!!!!

[The Tonka Toy]

When we build the course, is it going to be only for bigger, better built rigs, or will smaller trucks with open differentials be able to do the course?

[99NCXJ]

It will have something for everyone.

[The Tonka Toy]

Awesome, have you scheduled a day or weekend to work on it?

[jeepinmatt]

Will it have anything for TJ's with a stroker and a D35?

[99NCXJ]

Will it have anything for TJ's with a stroker and a D35?


Yea, I've got a pretty mean gravel road you can play on.

[ParadisePWoffrD]

if they continue to be random sizes, you may not have to move too many rocks... depending on how they dump and where else you way want them

[sgtbriangreen]

Looking like fun!! Hey Justin and Matt, do yall know anybody in the Belmont/Mt Holly area that wants to join the National Guard?

[99NCXJ]

Not that I know of Brian. I keep meaning to stop by and see you but havnt yet. Maybe I'll remember tomorrow.

[99NCXJ]

if they continue to be random sizes, you may not have to move too many rocks... depending on how they dump and where else you way want them

Yea. I shouldn't have to move too many around. Now I'm trying to figure out how I want the tire course to be setup. It will get built Friday.

[ParadisePWoffrD]

heres a couple pics from the farm if it helps thought....

http://bigdixieboggers.com/images/tour/ukegarden.jpg
http://bigdixieboggers.com/images/tour/rpmtires.jpg

here are some from the pile they had in mtn city race:

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-xm0UU8XucPQ/SSzxQO7h2-I/AAAAAAAAAaQ/hAclMPEJ-y8/s720/IMG_1810.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9pgdfpErkkA/SSzxVciQZSI/AAAAAAAAAbk/r373_BZwk3A/s720/IMG_1820.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FeWGXxOHQn0/SS0MFFY9LCI/AAAAAAAAEZA/7-z0HehaCwE/s720/IMG_3905.jpg

[Hadfield4WD]

Yea, I've got a pretty mean gravel road you can play on.


ZING.:tongue3:

[99NCXJ]

Thanks Ben. It will be something similar to the first pic you posted.

[99NCXJ]

Built the tire course today. Obviously there is still alot of shovel work to do filling in tires and packing the dirt around them nice and tight. I dumped alot of dirt on top of some while digging more holes so some of the tires are completely covered up right now. There are several very difficult lines and several easier lines. You can pretty much hit it from any angle you like.

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z249/99ncxj/Clover%20Farm/phonepics10-22-11019.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z249/99ncxj/Clover%20Farm/phonepics10-22-11018.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z249/99ncxj/Clover%20Farm/phonepics10-22-11017.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z249/99ncxj/Clover%20Farm/phonepics10-22-11016.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z249/99ncxj/Clover%20Farm/phonepics10-22-11015.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z249/99ncxj/Clover%20Farm/phonepics10-22-11014.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z249/99ncxj/Clover%20Farm/phonepics10-22-11013.jpg

[99NCXJ]

To put it into perspective, the 3 or 4 largest tires in the pics are about 6 feet tall. about two thirds of them are sticking up above ground level.

I'm guessing these larger ones weigh somewhere around 1500 lbs. My tractor wouldn't pick them up and the 7500lb track hoe would only pick them up enough to drag them around.

[ParadisePWoffrD]

from experience with ours... they get super slick when wet/muddy and create a good challenge...

also I recommend spraying them with something or filling them in... if they hold water, they breed mosquitoes

[99NCXJ]

They will all be filled in.

There are a few lines through it that I don't think are possible without a big buggy.

Who wants to come out and help fill them in and take a shot at it?

[ParadisePWoffrD]

Id be game, might get a few others from here too... let me know when...

[99NCXJ]

I'll see what my work schedule looks like for the next week or two and try to schedule a work/play day. I talked to the guy bringing me all the rocks and he said it would be a few more weeks before the rest of them would be brought out. There are some nice ones already on the ground that I've already moved around that we can play on for now. I'm working on getting a dozer out there in the next couple of weeks to do some trail widening and try to finish cutting in the newest loop that RTaylor and a few others helped start a few months back. This new section will be fun. No big rocks, but some really deep ravines similar to the Lincolnton farm.

[ParadisePWoffrD]

cool... After this upcoming weekend, my schedule is fairly open on the weekends...

[99NCXJ]

Ok. Is your bronco ready?

[The Tonka Toy]

Justin, you reckon theres a good bit of stuff out there for me to play on out there in my yellow toyota?

[ParadisePWoffrD]

Ok. Is your bronco ready?

Yeah, its together.... i havent got a chance to get the 60 in, so hopefully the 44 will hold up for a little while longer...

[99NCXJ]

Justin, you reckon theres a good bit of stuff out there for me to play on out there in my yellow toyota?
There are plenty of trails that you can do and bypasses for the really hard stuff.

[Hadfield4WD]

This weekend may work for me. It all depends on whether my son make the school bball team.

[Camjeep3]

Give me a shout if you are out there on a weekend. Im home alot of weekends now for hunting season, So Im free to help

[99NCXJ]

The horse people are having an event at the farm this weekend so they will be on the trails. If I get any work done this weekend it will just be packing dirt in around the tires.

[99NCXJ]

Jeepinmatt and i spent all day working on cutting in the new trail. Its amazing how much work you can get done with a bull dozer. Too bad it started leaking fluid from one of the hydraulic rams on the blade. We had to park it at the shop and pull the ram off so we can fix it. Hopefully we will get it finished up soon. Once we get this loop finished we need to have a few people come out and run the trail to help pack the soft spots down and make sure there arent any sink holes before the horses use it.

If any of the local guys want to come ride sometime in the next week or two let me know.

[jeepinmatt]

Pictures?

[The Tonka Toy]

I wouldn't mind coming out and helping. Just let me know when.

[Camjeep3]

gimme a shout. Im game to ride. The old jeep needs to stretch her legs

[Hadfield4WD]

hmmm

[99NCXJ]

Here are a few pics of me "crawling" in the track hoe. This really made me think about changing the jeep over to tracks instead of tires. This thing would climb a tree if you were stupid enough to try.

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z249/99ncxj/Clover%20Farm/016.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z249/99ncxj/Clover%20Farm/017.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z249/99ncxj/Clover%20Farm/018.jpg

I only took a couple pics of the trail work.

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z249/99ncxj/Clover%20Farm/030.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z249/99ncxj/Clover%20Farm/031.jpg

Matt thought it would be fun to go "muddin" on the dozer. Didn't work out too well.

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z249/99ncxj/Clover%20Farm/035.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z249/99ncxj/Clover%20Farm/036.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z249/99ncxj/Clover%20Farm/038.jpg

After Matt left I made a hill for my mom and sister to ride the horses up and over. I tell you, these horse people are strange.

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z249/99ncxj/Clover%20Farm/040.jpg

[jeepinmatt]

Here are a few pics of me "crawling" in the track hoe. This really made me think about changing the jeep over to tracks instead of tires. This thing would climb a tree if you were stupid enough to try.
Matt thought it would be fun to go "muddin" on the dozer. Didn't work out too well.

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z249/99ncxj/Clover%20Farm/035.jpg

Worth noting that this picture was taken when I used the blade to lift the front of the dozer out of the mud. The tracks were pretty much below ground level, and the bottom was resting on the mud. Fortunately we were able to use a tree, chain, and hydraulics to pull it out under its own power.

Can we jump that mound of dirt Justin?

[99NCXJ]

Can we jump that mound of dirt Justin?

Yes... Do you think the dozer will go fast enough to get some air time?

[jeepinmatt]

Yes... Do you think the dozer will go fast enough to get some air time?
Not with the blade dragging, hahaha. And that reminds me, I need to get of the netterwebz and get back to work.

[The Tonka Toy]

Are you still going to set up a date to go out and work on the trails and ride a little bit?

[99NCXJ]

Yea, it's looking like the 19th for now but I need to check a few things first.

[The Tonka Toy]

Alright, i actually have a camping trip with the scout troop that weekend.

[ParadisePWoffrD]

we gonna try to push this out to next year?

[99NCXJ]

If the rain doesn't stop, then yea.

[76scout]

have you got anything like some really mild trails out there? ive just got a 4 door tahoe on 33's and should have a torsion key lift on it soon. i just dont really want to tear it up too bad. i just would like to get on some trails but there is no where to go anywhere close.

[99NCXJ]

There are some easy trails but they can get tight. If you aren't afraid to scuff some paint you'll be fine.

[zuki262]

Okay i got 100 on the backhoe rental, to place the rocks were you want them. Who else? backhoe rental is about 400 dollars a day whos in

[99NCXJ]

If I need another track hoe to move rocks I'll get it from my sunbelt rep. The green one that I set the tires in place with worked great and I get it really cheap.

[76scout]

There are some easy trails but they can get tight. If you aren't afraid to scuff some paint you'll be fine.

yeah that doesnt bother me too bad. the paint has a few scratchs in it already.

[99NCXJ]

I finished the new trail yesterday. There are a couple of uphill/off camber spots that are going to give some people a spooky ride. Today I had to go get the dozer out of the woods so instead of walking all the way out there, i figured the 4wheeler would be quicker. It had already been raining for several hours so the trails were nice and soupy. The first steep off camber section I got to stopped the 4wheeler in its tracks, then it slid down to the lowest spot. After about 20 min. of pulling and high reving antics, I finally got it out of the hole it was in. So...of course, instead of turning around and trying another way to get to where the dozer was, I tried it again and actually made it up the hill. Then, I came to the next hill which is not as steep but even more muddy, and well, you can see here how far I made it. Needless to say, I either need a 4x4 4wheeler or a winch...or both. Its still out in the woods. when it dries up I'll go get it.

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z249/99ncxj/Clover%20Farm/photo.jpg

[99NCXJ]

Got the 4wheeler pulled out of the mud last week. Just waiting for the trails to dry up some before doing the last little bit of limb trimming.

Friday I got 8 more loads of rocks delivered. I am waiting to hear back from the construction foreman to see how much more to expect. I took some pics of the massive rocks but lost them when I had apple restore my firmware on my phone this morning. I'll snap some next time I'm out there, but put it this way... There are a lot of really big rocks on the ground. Its going to take some time getting them pushed around to make a nice rock garden. Might even need to borrow Jeepinmatt's dozer again for a day.

[ParadisePWoffrD]

sounds awesome.... If you want some Pan tires, let me know, I know where some are.... You will need a way to haul them though...

[99NCXJ]

I might want some more pan tires. Those seem to be the best for what i'm building.

[jeepinmatt]

I've got the things I needed around here knocked out, so if you need it for a day or three, gimme a call.

[ParadisePWoffrD]

we pulled up all the pan tires at the Farm, so if you can haul and move them, Id bet they would be yours... they are super heavy though...

[99NCXJ]

If they can be loaded on my trailer I'll come get them.

[ParadisePWoffrD]

I know you have been swamped with moving.... but might be nice to get out and ride a little sometime?

[99NCXJ]

Yea. Hopefully soon. Still trying to get settled in and finish all the details.