Clearing Trails with a Compact Tractor

In this video I use a Kubota L2501 equipped with a Land Pride Box Blade and Piranha Tooth Bar on the bucket to clear new trails in the woods and clean up some existing trails.
This tractor is the perfect size for this type of work with enough power and weight to engage the ground, but not overly wide or tall to get into tight places.
Thanks for watching!

[@OurNewLand]

Great job, man. The trails are looking awesome.

[@Academy_Farm]

Thanks!

[@yvescayer2449]

Hello ! Unfortunately, the technique with the box blade digs the trails which become places of discharge of rainwater. I did the same thing at the beginning of the year, some places of the trails being lower, they became full of mud, impassable after a rain. Yves, Sainte-Adele, Quebec, Canada

[@Academy_Farm]

@yvescayer2449 Very good point! Many of our trails built in this manner or by a skidder are a mess in the springtime. Our soils/ topography/ climate really only make it an issue in late April.

[@WPN099]

@ 10:19 >< haha - love your work though man, keep the videos coming

[@Academy_Farm]

🤣 I figured someone would catch that. Thanks!

[@WPN099]

@@Academy_Farm 🤣👌

[@duck-n-cover477]

No perfect tool, but your trails looks pretty clear of anything other than leaves and sticks. A 6 foot landscape rake works great. It's okay to remove every other tine if you think you're picking up too much dirt.

[@Academy_Farm]

Landscape rake is on the wish-list for sure and would be ideal for the already-established trails.

[@michaelzehoski5163]

Looks like nice paths your putting in . I have some land I just bought and it has a really long ATV path that never was worked on . Very uneven and it looks like that box blade would help me out a lot . You planning on leaving it scraped ? I thought of seeding some type of short growing grass . Mostly thinking of mud when it rains. Nice video.

[@Academy_Farm]

Thanks! Sounds like a good plan. Here most all of the organic matter will be scraped off eventually if it hasn't been already. That, accompanied by our well-drained soils and sloping land, very few mud problems here. And that would be a lot of money in grass seed...

[@stephenlwest]

Were you able to pull small stumps up? If not, did they mess up your blade? Nice trails.

[@Academy_Farm]

I'd say this setup will easily uproot 5" white pines, but you'll need to do some digging and pushing to get out a 5" maple stump. This tractor isn't heavy enough to damage this tooth bar. Very heavy duty. Thanks for watching!

[@paulking2328]

Did you add the tooth bar yourself? My dealership doesn’t offer installation of the tooth bars because he said it could void the warranty. Also, what type tires do you have on your tractor and how are they in mud?

[@Academy_Farm]

Yes, I added the toothbar myself; simply drilling 1 hole in each side of your bucket. Those are the R4 tires; not great in the mud. I'll put rear chains on if I need to do any real pushing/pulling in the mud.

[@paulking2328]

Does your tooth bar get rid of little roots and things when you are clearing the trail? If the primary use of my tractor will be clearing and maintaining trails, would you go with ag tires? I’m trying to decide between ag and R 14 tires. Thanks

[@Academy_Farm]

@paulking2328 Depending on how much you want to dig, the tooth bar is more likely to "cut" roots and saplings off at ground level. I've only ever used these R4s, but looking at any forestry equipment, I imagine Ag tires would fair better clearing trails.

[@LostCaper]

Nice property. Nice ground and fairly level. I had a Grand L4740 which I used to build my road. I have a fair amount of side hill road building so when I made my roads there was lots of taking from the high side and putting to the low side. I found it more efficient to lay the trees I cut on the lower side of the road so there was less to fill in to make the road level. It also made the road very stable. In essence it was a corduroy road. You can take a peak at my project by following the link. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaGpnqyfhZKKpas

[@Academy_Farm]

Very resourceful! Thanks for sharing!