Clearing a Camp Site with a Grapple and Box Blade 

Just trying to figure out a way to make sure nobody falls down it. It’s probably a good 100 foot drop. That ravine was cut out by glaciers

find some old dead trees and line the edge. or maybe a fence from some smaller stuff?

@@HometownAcres a friend of mine has a similar setup on his property. He did a split rail fence which looks pretty nice. Once it weathers it will blend in with the trees.

My place has a very similar terrain feature around 75% of it. The views are fantastic with sounds of water way down below. However, falling at any of these places spells either a bad day or the end of your days. The property is gentle until you reach its borders. We don't have any kids so we've not considered fencing the area. However if family ever camps with us then it might be a good idea. We are working on clearing a similar spot minus the help of a tractor. My back hurts though.

Thanks for watching. Glad you find them enjoyable!

Thanks Kevin. We will definitely enjoy it

Yeah we wanted to get that done and be able to camp atleast once without having to cover ourselves in bug spray. Bugs aren’t too bad yet but I can tell it’s gonna be a bad year for bugs with such a mild winter

Hometown Acres - I agree, there’s nothing that can ruin an enjoyable camping trip more than bugs. Do you have black flies and deer flies in your area ? I didn’t mention mosquitoes as those things are everywhere !!!

We have deer flies but not black flies. And yes mosquitos and ticks

Hometown Acres My previous house was on 2 acres in the middle of the woods and deer flies were a huge nuisance. My second year there, in the spring once it warmed, I went to the dollar store and bought a bunch of the sticky fly strips and put them in the trees around my perimeter for about 2 weeks and swapping them out when needed. It was a bit unsightly but for the most part they wiped out the deer flies so that the outdoors could be enjoyable.

Not a bad idea Fred. An once of prevention is worth a pound of cure. As always thanks for watching and commenting! Stay safe and healthy!

That’s pretty awesome. I thought about putting a composting toilet in the cabin if we end up doing that

@@HometownAcres I'll send uou a couple of pictures

Thanks Buddy, glad you enjoyed it. Stay safe!

Thanks!

Thanks Wendell, it was a fun little project to switch things up a bit. Always good to take a break from firewood for a bit and do something different. Won’t be long til we’re back into firewood though haha

I think we’ll have to do a video when we get it up and running!

It’ll definitely do. We’ll probably still go on a camping trip or 2 during the year but it will be nice to have the option of just camping at home

It’ll change your life. Grapples really shine doing firewood work

Yeah that was my only concern with that ravine is somebody falling down it. It’s probably a solid 100ft drop almost straight down

I spent about 6 hours running it today. I will definitely make a review video once I’ve had a chance to fully test it and get to know it

If I’m in low gear I can usually spin the tires if I have some good resistance. I am rarely on solid enough ground that the tires stick and the engine bogs down. I would be real interested to drive a shuttle just to see what the actual difference is. I’ve only ever operated hydro

@@HometownAcres I need to have a dealer to check mine out then it will only bog the engine a little in low gear and stops just like a clutch is slipping but it doesn't have a clutch.

@@leroywilson6681 yeah I would get it checked out. I had a little 30hp hst and it would spin the tires all day long if I had the 2 bottom plow buried. I recently bought a new 5310 se hst 50hp) and I REALLY love it.

I think I know a guy haha

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Stephens attachment root rake grapple.