Rutgers Ecological Preserve Conditions

[VanDbtRiver]

has anyone stomped this place down yet?

 

[w_b]

has anyone stomped this place down yet?

Not me. Stomping some work down.

 

[Steve Vai]

Anyone have a plastic sled that want to donate?

 

[Piston Honda]

Anyone have a plastic sled that want to donate?

No, but I'll volunteer to sit in it to help with the trail grooming.

 

[RideOnTime]

I heard Rutgers is the new Six Mile...

 

[onetracker]

I heard Rutgers is the new Six Mile...

Please explain?

 

[Steve Vai]

Went in this morning to break trail but the rain made a crust layer and it was poop. I made a groomer so I'll try to cut in a loop tonight...

 

[pygmypony]

Went in this morning to break trail but the rain made a crust layer and it was poop. I made a groomer so I'll try to cut in a loop tonight...View attachment 150998

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are you gonna walk / snowshoe with the groomer or drag on the bike? i've tried that method in the past, and the one thing i found was that sled gets squirrelly on anything remotely off camber!

if you have any interest, come by the local Edison woods tomorrow AM in the midst of the freeze...i have about a 3.5 mile loop groomed that should be pretty nice tomorrow AM...park at the John Adams Middle School on New Dover road...

 

[Steve Vai]

Walk. I want to try to open this up because it's supposed to snow again.

 

[Steve Vai]

Poop. Dragging 100 pounds in a sled does poop. Like, doesn't even make a dent in the snow kinda poop. Maybe this will work when it's warm and the snow is squishy.

 

[Patrick]

Poop. Dragging 100 pounds in a sled does poop. Like, doesn't even make a dent in the snow kinda poop. Maybe this will work when it's warm and the snow is squishy.

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100 lbs spread out over 24x16 = 4psi.

put 4 of those plates on an axle, and roll them around,
be careful on the downhills.

 

[mattybfat]

Had to go look for the groomer they use at gurney lane. Saw them running it last year and thought it was cool AF

 

[onetracker]

Had to go look for the groomer they use at gurney lane. Saw them running it last year and thought it was cool AF

That is way cool. Like Gurney up near New Paltz, NY?

 

[VanDbtRiver]

Had to go look for the groomer they use at gurney lane. Saw them running it last year and thought it was cool AF

was thinking of bringing the plate compactor

 

[Patrick]

That is way cool. Like Gurney up near New Paltz, NY?

Up by Lake George -

 

[onetracker]

Up by Lake George -

Oh right, my bad. Thx for clearing up for me! Hope all is well!

 

[Patrick]

was thinking of bringing the plate compactor

better going dh than up! almost seems like it should be a combo compactor/track vehicle.
maybe the snowdog works well because the weight is focused on the rollers???
there is also an accessory to stand on.

seems they have a couple older models left for $2,100

let's put a ski on the front of an e-fatbike?

might be more expensive tho!

 

[VanDbtRiver]

better going dh than up! almost seems like it should be a combo compactor/track vehicle.
maybe the snowdog works well because the weight is focused on the rollers???
there is also an accessory to stand on.

seems they have a couple older models left for $2,100

let's put a ski on the front of an e-fatbike?

might be more expensive tho!

yeah, up hill and plate compactor would be bad news. will be checking it out later to see how the weekend hiking activities are packing the trail down

 

[Steve Vai]

yeah, up hill and plate compactor would be bad news. will be checking it out later to see how the weekend hiking activities are packing the trail down

Don't. It's a frozen poop mess.

Homemade groomer 2.0, also a failure. Or right now it is, in squishy snow this will work. Maybe.

 

[Patrick]

Don't. It's a frozen poop mess.

Homemade groomer 2.0, also a failure. Or right now it is, in squishy snow this will work. Maybe.

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i think you are def onto something here.
might want to tie rope to bottom?
and remove half of the front?
i think the snow will clog the input - so might need to add a "ramp" to the half way point of the plates.