Trail Building Tools - Top 5

[@MTBIKEXC]

My top 5 (and I don't build features, just natural trails): 1) Fiskar Loppers 2) Silky Big Boy 2000 Hand Saw 3) Metal (or plastic) leaf rake 4) Pulaski 5) McLoud (but I'd like to try a Rogue Hoe/Rake as my McLoud tines are too bendy). Really enjoying your channel. Thanks.

[@BackyardTrailBuilds]

I definitely chuckled at the Silky Bigboy 2000... but then i looked it up and was in awe... that thing looks much nicer than my fiskars saw. Nice choices! Sound right for your area.

[@MTBIKEXC]

@@BackyardTrailBuilds I maintain a ton of trails in our local state forest pretty much by myself. Trees fall down all the time. The Silky Big Boy 2000 fits in my camelback and can cut trees up to at least a foot in diameter. It's awesome. Blade can bend pretty easily but is easy to replace, however, quite expensive. I have a Fiskars saw like yours which was fine for small stuff.

[@buildride5525]

mcleod is best tool hands down

[@BackyardTrailBuilds]

Thats how I feel. Seems like you could do most of the trail work with just a mcleod.

[@dawnkangas2968]

Absolutely awesome

[@XCBen]

Excellent! I like your channel. I wanted to add some vids of us building on our trails. I don't ever really use the mccloud. The number one tool I use is our Dingo. Its a small dirt mover and it builds most of our features. Keep em coming dude.

[@BackyardTrailBuilds]

Haha well hell yea man! Id take one of those any day! I sometimes brake out my skid steer but its always way too big for the job. Tends to cause as much harm as it does good.

[@gabemallinson9828]

Where I live, are plenty of remenant quarts brick and concrete from the mining days, meaning that the shovel and mattock would be my top two trail tools.

[@one_mtb]

Awesome video! This is a lot of help! Also did you get your mcloud on amazon or from a store?🤙🤙

[@BackyardTrailBuilds]

I will definitely let you know! My girlfriend got it for me for christmas. So ill ask where she got it!

[@hdgjkag]

Great vid... Keep it up dude 🤙

[@seanwalsh3052]

Here in Southern California while the McLeod is still very useful , Pulaski will help to break out the hard dirt and pull out brush but when we get rain the McLeod will do everything!

[@BackyardTrailBuilds]

Makes total sense! Ive got some pretty nice dirt around so its rare I actually NEED to use a pulaski, but I find myself using it anyway.

[@BassySB]

Hey man great suggestion!

[@drewcama5481]

Thanks for covering the basics. Don't disrespect the earth, it's not dirt. ;-)

[@oOArtsyArtOo]

Woot woot McLeod

[@danp2509]

No2 is also called a mattock

[@3dprinted564]

Mcleod!

[@saveamerica5265]

I always use a pick-axe

[@MissingLinkMTB]

Them McLeod's are pricey, but yeah, well worth it. I think you can do without it, but once you have one it's a game changer.

[@BackyardTrailBuilds]

I think youre right. My views have kinda changed since Ive done this video.

[@taylorwink7776]

Amazon has one for 40 bucks I own 3 of them they are worth the price

[@BackyardTrailBuilds]

@@taylorwink7776 There is definitely debate to be had on it! It's an incredible tool that really shines in some places more than others.

[@danp2509]

The McLeod is the multitool of trail building tools