First Ride..................

Yes, I think the lights on my sled are stronger than the lights on her sled. Lots of work coming up this spring/summer/fall, getting more firewood c/s/s, then I have trails that need opening up so we can hit them with the rhino and the sleds next year. At the moment we have close to three miles of trails we're running on, with some hard work, I think that I can double that for next year.

Some of the trails that we're not running this winter just need some dead trees removed that have fallen across, others will need some stump removal.

 

We received just over an inch of snow today, did you get any in your area?

 

Aaaa, when would you be talking about? Yes. We did. In the last 12 hours we have received about 3-4 inches. Just enough that you need to shovel. But I did not break the Bobcat out yet because they say possibly some more tomorrow. I'll wait till it is all done. But I do want to clean it all up and scrap everything down so that when the warm weather comes the driveways and parking areas will be even nicer, quicker.

 

The sleds all set for pulling the moose cargo sled, I just put this hitch on tonight. https://www.denniskirk.com/512393.s...m_medium=cse&gclid=COLy9-3U2bwCFaZAMgod60sApQ

This is the tub, I don't have the extensions, yet.
https://www.denniskirk.com/512380.sku?utm_source=shopzilla&utm_medium=cse

Both items were purchased through our local Yamaha dealer, Blevins in Potsdam New York.

 

With the chance of this area losing it's snow, I decided to take another ride around the property, the track was just getting nice.

The first two pics are from our property, pic 8627 is from the state park,8628 is up on trail 8E, 8630 is the big birch on our property from last years wind event.

 

Just some pictures of some work coming up this spring on some trail clearing, they all will need some stump removal along with clearing some downed wood.

If all of these get done before next winter it should more than double our sledding trail mileage from three to six miles.

The one that's not pictured is down in the ravine, with that trail opened up it will definitely more than double the mileage.

 

With the rain and the warm weather yesterday I was hoping we had some snow left on the trails, if we don't get any rain before the cold wave the trails should be fine.

I finally hauled some equipment back in via the Moose Cargo Tub, it's going to work great. Most of the stuff on the trails was smaller so I never used the saws, if we don't have the wind tomorrow I'll do some cutting.

Since it was windy today we went to the Weller Mountain Pork BBQ for lunch.
http://www.wellermountain.org/Images/WinterBBQ2014.pdf

 

Not into the winter camping but we're thinking about tapping some trees next year, we just need a better setup for cooking down the SAP.

 

Very cool.

 

The big reason we bought the Moose Cargo Tub was that if we have lots of snow and we get a ice storm I still can get back in with the sled with the chainsaws.

I'll see how it hauls wood, tomorrow I hope.

 

It will either be a cement block or barrel type of cooker. Getting the sled ready for some cutting today, I might take that Beech today.

 

I left the Beech alone, the winds picked up pretty good once I got back in the woods. I did fell a topped off Cherry before I headed out.

Once I made it home the wife ask me if I would take her sled for a ride, it's been two weeks since she has taken it out, so back in the woods I went with her sled for a quick ride.

 

That happy wife just informed me about a new trail she wants up the hill in the back, boy a skidder would make that job easier.

 

I'll bet John would like to sell you a 4x4 Mihandra!

 

He tried last Friday, he has some sold already according to his workers.

Maybe one of these days, we'll get a few things paid off before we even think about it.