You shush! There’s an absolutely gorgeous ~36 mile multi-use trail near me that’s closed to ATV’s annually from January through April. Literally every rut and torn up bog can be easily walked around. The trail is always clear and easy to navigate. It meanders through lowland swamps and mixed hardwoods, and has some sections made up of long leaf pine (a species of tree that was nearly harvested to extinction).
But people think it’s “torn up” from motorized use. I’ve been there dozens of times and can count the number of other hikers I’ve seen on one hand. I’ve seen more people illegally riding ATV’s down it than people hiking. It’s garnered a reputation as an ATV trail only and somehow unfit for hiking.
If you strung a steel wire across the trail at waist height, that’s not a booby trap. It’s more like a barrier. Even if they see it, ATV riders will be horribly inconvenienced by having to take it down (or go around).
With JB Weld there’s a better chance they won’t be able to remove it, and with careful placement there’s a chance they won’t be able to go around. People on foot can just step over it or go under.
Are you trying to give legal advice? Because it sounds like you just pulled random words out of your ass and applied it to a long time fantasy of fricking with ATV riders.
If you strung a steel wire across the trail at waist height, that’s not a booby trap. It’s more like a barrier. Even if they see it, ATV riders will be horribly inconvenienced by having to take it down (or go around).
With JB Weld there’s a better chance they won’t be able to remove it, and with careful placement there’s a chance they won’t be able to go around. People on foot can just step over it or go under.
Booby traps are illegal in every state in the US :^)
For me it's the local horse riders. Horses are not allowed on the trail, and they simply don't care.
I wouldn't mind them using the trails if it wasn't because the hooves completely ruin it as soon as it's even slightly wet outside.
Who are you kidding you've never done anything violent in your life and never will
Are you trying to give legal advice? Because it sounds like you just pulled random words out of your ass and applied it to a long time fantasy of fricking with ATV riders.
Okay, deathmatch between a weedcuck who smokes for his "anxiety" but doesn't have cash to buy any, and a vapeshit who can't get his custom fog machine to work. Who wins and why?
I normally ask to have a go, then when they pass it to me, put it on the floor or lean it up against a tree behind me and carry on with my conversation.
Normally works.
This bait thread is probably the closest I can see in the catalog to relevant for my question, so I'd might as well ask here instead of shitting up the board with another inane question thread.
I'm in the market for an ATV like in OP for work on the ranch. Is there any that fills these criteria you anons can think of? >4 wheel drive >Can go up a 35 degree incline with a load >Can carry up to 600 lbs, (including driver), "carry", not "tow"
And the only thing that might be a bit tricky- >Can be used as a mobile generator for power tools, with a standard US electrical plug on it
And, relevant to the OP, >Live in Northern Idaho >The soil is basically sand and every single surface is at least at a 25 degree incline, so puddles cease to exist .5 seconds after the rain stops
lmao get fricked lowlanders
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I kind of hate ATVs, especially recreationally. They do have their place in industry though, and it's likely i'll have one before too much longer for my business.
On the road next week teaching an ATV operator/safety course.
>4WD
pretty easy, most utility machines have that, sometimes it's an option. >35° incline
depends a lot on the machine and how it's loaded. More shit usually means higher center of gravity, which decreases the angle it can climb.
Honestly, for the whole "600lbs of shit" and "35deg incline", i'd seriously consider a small trailer to keep CoG of the machine as low as possible. >carry 600lbs
also shouldn't be an issue for a utility-type atv or utv. Again, how it's loaded changes handling and performance characteristics. Dynamic/liquid loads can be real dangerous. >mobile generator
bring one with you, don't use the machine for that.
A "utility trailer" with a generator+toolbox etc seems like the obvious solution. I'm just not so sure about going downhill on some of the inclines around here with a trailer that doesn't have it's own brakes. The ranch already has a side-by-side, truck, and a few tractors or I'd just get one of those John Deer Gator-type things* and make a tool rig for the trunk that can carry a generator+tools etc, but I specifically want an ATV because it can fit in areas those aren't practical to drive. If I had the proper tools to do so I'd convert a snowmobile to have wheels on the front simply because those are cool, not practical. But driving a snowmobile outside winter will FRICK the ground/driveway/pasture up, and I assume wear the track down super fast.
*I wouldn't get an actual John Deere simply because of the company's dogshit consumer practices.
The kubotas with the enclosed cabs are freakin breasts. I use them on most of my job sites. They have a spot for a cb or ham radio and some have a/c. Tilt beds, all the amenities. Same size as the gators but much nicer and not as israeliteey.
I was driving in, not sure, maybe far western maryland, somewhere rural, and I saw a massive kubota super store with rows of orange work vehicles
never seen anything that large for vehicles like that
you are looking for either a six wheeler or four wheeler plus trailer combo
you simply will not be able to run power tools off of a four wheeler (no alternator, tiny battery) so expect to carry an inverter generator like an eu2200i, adding to the weight.
you can put weight on four wheelers but you will start running into serious problems with handling and stability when you start stacking hundreds of pounds on the racks. there is a reason why people tow trailers. a six wheeler with bed can easily carry that weight, has a smoother ride, and will handle terrain better. if buying new get can am and don't be afraid of displacement. If buying used get one that is shaft driven with a full suspension in the rear. I personally use a newish six wheeler plus trailer since i haul a lot of stuff through terrible terrain
i despise ignorant people like you. I have a bad knee and back that limits me, evening walking hurts especially on terrian like that. i have the rigjt to still enjoy nature just as much as you. i need a vehicle to get me there. so frick off and stop being poor, if you want privacy and a "perfect" place to hike buy your own land moron.
ATVs are too fricking loud, if I could afford an electric one with decent range that might be fun but most interesting sites don't allow atvs and some you couldn't really get to with one anyways.
its more about how noisy and disruptive they are as well as how dangerous they are to have in places where hikers and bikers could be present
people tend to speed and drive aggressively
Nothin’ personal kid
Oh look a perfect path carved out on the left, now I won't get as wet. Thanks machine rider person
You shush! There’s an absolutely gorgeous ~36 mile multi-use trail near me that’s closed to ATV’s annually from January through April. Literally every rut and torn up bog can be easily walked around. The trail is always clear and easy to navigate. It meanders through lowland swamps and mixed hardwoods, and has some sections made up of long leaf pine (a species of tree that was nearly harvested to extinction).
But people think it’s “torn up” from motorized use. I’ve been there dozens of times and can count the number of other hikers I’ve seen on one hand. I’ve seen more people illegally riding ATV’s down it than people hiking. It’s garnered a reputation as an ATV trail only and somehow unfit for hiking.
Yes yes very nice.
HOWEVER
>trail
what do you need a trail for? theres a whole forest around where you can go wherever you want to. just take a gps
It would have all been passable without the ruts to gather and hold water instead of it being absorbed by non packed loamy soil
Be safe out there 🙂
Booby traps are illegal in every US state regardless of the circumstances :^)
Fencing isn't :>)
If you strung a steel wire across the trail at waist height, that’s not a booby trap. It’s more like a barrier. Even if they see it, ATV riders will be horribly inconvenienced by having to take it down (or go around).
With JB Weld there’s a better chance they won’t be able to remove it, and with careful placement there’s a chance they won’t be able to go around. People on foot can just step over it or go under.
Are you trying to give legal advice? Because it sounds like you just pulled random words out of your ass and applied it to a long time fantasy of fricking with ATV riders.
>butthurt
>t. upset that he had to go around a barrier once
Who are you kidding you've never done anything violent in your life and never will
Saaaaamegay
Booby traps are illegal in every state in the US :^)
Anon, installing a barrier isn’t a booby trap. It’s not designed to harm people, it’s designed to prevent access. Mark it with ribbon if you want.
Instead of JB Weld, use breakaway nuts. It’s what they’re made for. The cable can be cut of course, but it will take some work.
Good lucking finding a culprit
Found him
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SEETHE cuck
For me it's the local horse riders. Horses are not allowed on the trail, and they simply don't care.
I wouldn't mind them using the trails if it wasn't because the hooves completely ruin it as soon as it's even slightly wet outside.
String fishing line across the trail roughly 7’ high. The only people who will even notice will be on horseback, and they won’t be able to complain.
t. poorgay peasant cope
>shits in your rut
these douchecanoes made an illegal road right through my parents property and fricking turned it into a mud pit.
>trespassers
>shoot em
>???
>free ATV
There's already a thread b***hing about atvs up. Quit shitting up the catalog you fricking virgin
Samegay
That mid will ruin your trailrunners.
>ruins the campsite
>ruins the woods/park/beach
when people fly these things around birds i call them homosexual morons and tell them to frick off
>ruins fricking everything
How did you know he had weed in that pipe
Fair enough although if we're going that route then vapetwinks are even worse.
Okay, deathmatch between a weedcuck who smokes for his "anxiety" but doesn't have cash to buy any, and a vapeshit who can't get his custom fog machine to work. Who wins and why?
neither, they both inevitably die from inhaling too much fumes
Checkmate.
Invalid result, as neither one is able to smoke
accurate
Why are you too timid to tell them to knock it off?
I normally ask to have a go, then when they pass it to me, put it on the floor or lean it up against a tree behind me and carry on with my conversation.
Normally works.
why are you people walking on four wheeler trails?
This bait thread is probably the closest I can see in the catalog to relevant for my question, so I'd might as well ask here instead of shitting up the board with another inane question thread.
I'm in the market for an ATV like in OP for work on the ranch. Is there any that fills these criteria you anons can think of?
>4 wheel drive
>Can go up a 35 degree incline with a load
>Can carry up to 600 lbs, (including driver), "carry", not "tow"
And the only thing that might be a bit tricky-
>Can be used as a mobile generator for power tools, with a standard US electrical plug on it
And, relevant to the OP,
>Live in Northern Idaho
>The soil is basically sand and every single surface is at least at a 25 degree incline, so puddles cease to exist .5 seconds after the rain stops
lmao get fricked lowlanders
Kek you won't get legitimate answers here. Look at the thread you're in.
It's either PrepHole or PrepHole and neither seem likely to have actual replies.
The Homesteading thread in particular has been extra shitty lately.
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I kind of hate ATVs, especially recreationally. They do have their place in industry though, and it's likely i'll have one before too much longer for my business.
On the road next week teaching an ATV operator/safety course.
>4WD
pretty easy, most utility machines have that, sometimes it's an option.
>35° incline
depends a lot on the machine and how it's loaded. More shit usually means higher center of gravity, which decreases the angle it can climb.
Honestly, for the whole "600lbs of shit" and "35deg incline", i'd seriously consider a small trailer to keep CoG of the machine as low as possible.
>carry 600lbs
also shouldn't be an issue for a utility-type atv or utv. Again, how it's loaded changes handling and performance characteristics. Dynamic/liquid loads can be real dangerous.
>mobile generator
bring one with you, don't use the machine for that.
And wear a helmet.
A "utility trailer" with a generator+toolbox etc seems like the obvious solution. I'm just not so sure about going downhill on some of the inclines around here with a trailer that doesn't have it's own brakes. The ranch already has a side-by-side, truck, and a few tractors or I'd just get one of those John Deer Gator-type things* and make a tool rig for the trunk that can carry a generator+tools etc, but I specifically want an ATV because it can fit in areas those aren't practical to drive. If I had the proper tools to do so I'd convert a snowmobile to have wheels on the front simply because those are cool, not practical. But driving a snowmobile outside winter will FRICK the ground/driveway/pasture up, and I assume wear the track down super fast.
*I wouldn't get an actual John Deere simply because of the company's dogshit consumer practices.
The kubotas with the enclosed cabs are freakin breasts. I use them on most of my job sites. They have a spot for a cb or ham radio and some have a/c. Tilt beds, all the amenities. Same size as the gators but much nicer and not as israeliteey.
I was driving in, not sure, maybe far western maryland, somewhere rural, and I saw a massive kubota super store with rows of orange work vehicles
never seen anything that large for vehicles like that
you are looking for either a six wheeler or four wheeler plus trailer combo
you simply will not be able to run power tools off of a four wheeler (no alternator, tiny battery) so expect to carry an inverter generator like an eu2200i, adding to the weight.
you can put weight on four wheelers but you will start running into serious problems with handling and stability when you start stacking hundreds of pounds on the racks. there is a reason why people tow trailers. a six wheeler with bed can easily carry that weight, has a smoother ride, and will handle terrain better. if buying new get can am and don't be afraid of displacement. If buying used get one that is shaft driven with a full suspension in the rear. I personally use a newish six wheeler plus trailer since i haul a lot of stuff through terrible terrain
>t. lives 1.5 hours down four wheeler only trail
i despise ignorant people like you. I have a bad knee and back that limits me, evening walking hurts especially on terrian like that. i have the rigjt to still enjoy nature just as much as you. i need a vehicle to get me there. so frick off and stop being poor, if you want privacy and a "perfect" place to hike buy your own land moron.
ATVs are too fricking loud, if I could afford an electric one with decent range that might be fun but most interesting sites don't allow atvs and some you couldn't really get to with one anyways.
its more about how noisy and disruptive they are as well as how dangerous they are to have in places where hikers and bikers could be present
people tend to speed and drive aggressively
>ruins your fishing trip at the river
moronic thread