Great video and great job fathering. Showing them youngins patience safety and self control all while having fun great job guys great adventures. And a great memory for all.
Wow. Glad you made it down safe. I think chip n tar or concrete on the steep parts is the only thing I can think of. Gravel isn’t much better than mud unless it’s really packed.
Need blade behind 214 go from top down angled towards steep edges and some logs for bumpers maybe wood chips would get you more grip..and you can make it your self just a thought have a good day
Great job getting back down safely. Excellent idea with the pulley and rope getting the trailer and tractors down. The video showed the steepness much better coming down. I got a good sense of the angles. Going wide so you can straight shot the rest wasn't a bad idea either. I bet they were wore out hand guiding the trailer down. I have nothing for you on making it better. Those steep spots even the cattle panel I don't know would help that much. Gravel would just be like marbles under the tires I would fear. It would be way too much work to try to stair-step it somehow. PS, keep an eye on the downward side of the cattle panel on the bottom slope. The hitch on the 111 caught it on the corner 30:38 and broke a wire causing a poky point. Hate for that to be a tire popper. 👍 Excellent Series!
@@MightyRaze thank you! You’re right and I don’t have much either in the way of fixing it for cheap. It’s gonna be a matter of getting the big tractor up there and physically moving dirt. Or creating a new trail that runs more parallel with the slope. Besides that fully concreting or asphalting the main problem areas. I did see the trailer hitch snag the panel and bent the broken wire down right away. Thank you again!
First off great video & adventure. Here's my ideas & point of view. 1. Spend little to no money on the trail building. Use locally available free materials. You have a creek with rock & gravel for those potential uses. You have your kabota to move building materials to readily available locations on the mountain. 2. Maybe this winter drive one of those tractor up there to see if you can navigate a easier bypass around those problems area by simply driving through the woods wherever you can. Keep in mind you just need a tractor trail not necessarily a road. 3. Look into mountain biking trail building video's for alot of trail building tricks. Erosion control, drainage, benching, rock armor, they are basically building what you are. 4. Letting the mower's & trailer down with the rope & pulley was a good idea. After watching I think leaving the trailer hooked to a tractor & then use the rope to let both down backwards so the tractor could assist with gears, brakes & steering why'll the rope helps control everything. 5. Trailer brakes. Old gokart style tire paddle type. Build the rotating cross shaft with tire paddles first under the trailer. Then build a sliding hitch with 6-8 inches of travel. Connect it the paddle brakes with adjustable linkage. Just like a gokart but a sliding hitch rather than a foot pedal. This way the trailer applies it's own brakes when its trying to push the tractor. Drill a hole through the sliding hitch for a lockout pin. Lastly time & pressure saves money & labor. Pre planning & staging of anything with help things be easier when it comes time to do it. Hopefully this food for thought will help
@@DustyLaman-tz7yr thank you! I appreciate your time, detailed explanations and advice! Many of those solutions you suggested I’ve definitely thought of too! I’ve already started spreading the rock from the creek on the trail, it can be seen on the first 200 feet at the bottom. We are definitely going to look into making alternate paths through the woods, more parallel with the slope and intercept the existing trail somewhere down past the steep switchback. I was going to tie the rope to the trailer and let the whole thing down with a tractor attached, but didn’t see a great place on the trailer to tie off on. Also I eventually want to fabricate an existing trailer with a go kart axle and disc brake, with a remote lever up to the tractor. Or build a lighter weight, tube chassis trailer with a brake. Getting the Kubota up is viable and needs to happen, it is 4 wheel drive and quite capable. But it’s also scary as heck 😅 being on it at some of those angles. I’ve had it at the top where I was spreading creek rock and it’s 23- 25 degrees there. I’ve searched how to improve trails on line to see what comes up, funny you mentioned mountain bike trails because that’s what pops up! We’ve definitely got our work cut out getting this trail to come together. This was the first time I’ve ever put any effort into it since we moved here. That’s why it was so overgrown and neglected. There are tons of opportunities up there to blaze new trails, it’s really exciting. Once again thank you for your ideas and advice. It’s nice to have input from other people and it’s obvious you know a thing or two about going about things. Besides, that’s one of the many reasons we make these videos! Thanks again!
Thank you! Some bald face hornets got into the tent for some reason on the first night and one stung Colt in his sleeping bag. I thought about you guys and how we could find the nest to destroy it
@@aaronhunt5001 the Wheel Horse is the best tractor we have. The combination of it and Steffen on it seems like the best weight ratio. The skinnier rear tires really help with increased ground pressure and traction.
@@aaronhunt5001 you’re right! That’s definitely an option! I want to either modify the lawn trailer with a go cart live axle and mechanical disc brake. Or build a super lightweight trailer with a brake. I’ve seen chains with spikes on them before and have thought about getting some. They are pricey though! Thank you for your advice and suggestions, we greatly appreciate it!
@@N.Nicolasthe JD 111 was given to me by a gentleman I met a few years ago. It was not running and had been sitting outside for a long time. He gave me another one that was in pieces too. Between the two I made one. The older Murray I found on FB marketplace for $150. The newer Murray I got for $80 from a local scrapyard. The JD 214 is mine and I found it at the same local scrapyard near my house. I paid $140 for it. The Wheel Horse my son paid for. He found it on FB marketplace. All of them have been modified with welded differentials and tires at the bare minimum. The 214 and the Wheel Horse are heavily modified. If you look on our channel there are build playlists for all of them except the JD 111.
@@Tennesseemountainhomestead I Am About 10 Minutes From Intersatate 81 And I Live Near The TriCities Regional Airport. Do You All Like To Do Any Fishing Of Any Kind?
I used to fish both fresh and salt water when I lived in Florida. I haven’t been fishing in about 17 years, until recently. My 10 and 6 year old boys want to fish so I took them to the lake. I didn’t know what to fish for or what baits to use. I went with plastic worms like I used to fish for bass back in the day. I tried bread and bobbers for the boys. No luck with any of that. We were also fishing from the bank. But to answer your first question, I don’t really care to fish anymore but I know the boys do.
Great video and great job fathering. Showing them youngins patience safety and self control all while having fun great job guys great adventures. And a great memory for all.
@@cloes_Grandpa thank you! Patience was definitely pushed here!
Agreed!
Yes!
Awesome! Great video guys!
@@TMH-Cameraman thanks bud!
Dad of the year 👍
@@Makethemsayoyvey thank you
Yes!
Definitely!
Wow. Glad you made it down safe. I think chip n tar or concrete on the steep parts is the only thing I can think of. Gravel isn’t much better than mud unless it’s really packed.
@@AbbyNormalGarage I gotta get the Kubota up there, maybe move some dirt around
Need blade behind 214 go from top down angled towards steep edges and some logs for bumpers maybe wood chips would get you more grip..and you can make it your self just a thought have a good day
@@chadbain559 that’s a great idea! Thank you!
Great job getting back down safely. Excellent idea with the pulley and rope getting the trailer and tractors down. The video showed the steepness much better coming down. I got a good sense of the angles. Going wide so you can straight shot the rest wasn't a bad idea either. I bet they were wore out hand guiding the trailer down. I have nothing for you on making it better. Those steep spots even the cattle panel I don't know would help that much. Gravel would just be like marbles under the tires I would fear. It would be way too much work to try to stair-step it somehow. PS, keep an eye on the downward side of the cattle panel on the bottom slope. The hitch on the 111 caught it on the corner 30:38 and broke a wire causing a poky point. Hate for that to be a tire popper. 👍 Excellent Series!
@@MightyRaze thank you! You’re right and I don’t have much either in the way of fixing it for cheap. It’s gonna be a matter of getting the big tractor up there and physically moving dirt. Or creating a new trail that runs more parallel with the slope. Besides that fully concreting or asphalting the main problem areas.
I did see the trailer hitch snag the panel and bent the broken wire down right away. Thank you again!
This is like a nail biter. Oh my goodness. I so worried about those ropes snapping and hurting someone really bad 😮
@@iballisticsquidgooglies702 that’s 1/2” quality nylon rope, it’s very strong and more than enough for this job.
First off great video & adventure. Here's my ideas & point of view.
1. Spend little to no money on the trail building. Use locally available free materials. You have a creek with rock & gravel for those potential uses. You have your kabota to move building materials to readily available locations on the mountain.
2. Maybe this winter drive one of those tractor up there to see if you can navigate a easier bypass around those problems area by simply driving through the woods wherever you can. Keep in mind you just need a tractor trail not necessarily a road.
3. Look into mountain biking trail building video's for alot of trail building tricks. Erosion control, drainage, benching, rock armor, they are basically building what you are.
4. Letting the mower's & trailer down with the rope & pulley was a good idea. After watching I think leaving the trailer hooked to a tractor & then use the rope to let both down backwards so the tractor could assist with gears, brakes & steering why'll the rope helps control everything.
5. Trailer brakes. Old gokart style tire paddle type. Build the rotating cross shaft with tire paddles first under the trailer. Then build a sliding hitch with 6-8 inches of travel. Connect it the paddle brakes with adjustable linkage. Just like a gokart but a sliding hitch rather than a foot pedal. This way the trailer applies it's own brakes when its trying to push the tractor. Drill a hole through the sliding hitch for a lockout pin.
Lastly time & pressure saves money & labor. Pre planning & staging of anything with help things be easier when it comes time to do it. Hopefully this food for thought will help
@@DustyLaman-tz7yr thank you! I appreciate your time, detailed explanations and advice! Many of those solutions you suggested I’ve definitely thought of too! I’ve already started spreading the rock from the creek on the trail, it can be seen on the first 200 feet at the bottom. We are definitely going to look into making alternate paths through the woods, more parallel with the slope and intercept the existing trail somewhere down past the steep switchback. I was going to tie the rope to the trailer and let the whole thing down with a tractor attached, but didn’t see a great place on the trailer to tie off on. Also I eventually want to fabricate an existing trailer with a go kart axle and disc brake, with a remote lever up to the tractor. Or build a lighter weight, tube chassis trailer with a brake.
Getting the Kubota up is viable and needs to happen, it is 4 wheel drive and quite capable. But it’s also scary as heck 😅 being on it at some of those angles. I’ve had it at the top where I was spreading creek rock and it’s 23- 25 degrees there.
I’ve searched how to improve trails on line to see what comes up, funny you mentioned mountain bike trails because that’s what pops up!
We’ve definitely got our work cut out getting this trail to come together. This was the first time I’ve ever put any effort into it since we moved here. That’s why it was so overgrown and neglected. There are tons of opportunities up there to blaze new trails, it’s really exciting.
Once again thank you for your ideas and advice. It’s nice to have input from other people and it’s obvious you know a thing or two about going about things. Besides, that’s one of the many reasons we make these videos! Thanks again!
I’d be toast going down the steep parts cause I don’t have any brakes😭
@@LaneProductions327 brakes don’t help much 😅 at all in that mud
Wow you guys are having full of adventure love it❤
Thank you! Some bald face hornets got into the tent for some reason on the first night and one stung Colt in his sleeping bag. I thought about you guys and how we could find the nest to destroy it
@@Tennesseemountainhomestead I wish I live near you guys😅
i so envy all of you
I appreciate the sentiment! Thank you
loved it man glad you made it down safe!
Thank you!
You can put down maxi pads for traction
@@sjcproductionsandmedia thanks for the advice but there’s two problems with that:
1. It’s to expensive
2. It won’t work
😄
Love it, great work and video!
@@Rob-p2j alright! Thanks Rob we appreciate you!
Going to be a great wheelin trail!!
It definitely checks out and there’s a ton of other places to branch off and make new ones
@@Tennesseemountainhomestead I may come down...do love me some TN
@@hotlapgarage that would be cool
You must have had to soak those pants for a week 😂
*cough cough* His AMAZING and AWESOME wife laundered all the things 😂
@@iballisticsquidgooglies702 😄
@@mamamalone949 good job amazing awesome wife😀
that wheelhorse then can show you what it can really do
@@aaronhunt5001 the Wheel Horse is the best tractor we have. The combination of it and Steffen on it seems like the best weight ratio. The skinnier rear tires really help with increased ground pressure and traction.
rock mixed with sand
@@aaronhunt5001 I agree with that! Thank you for the suggestion!
put chaines on the back of his tractor and rig up a hand break or something like that for the trailer
@@aaronhunt5001 you’re right! That’s definitely an option! I want to either modify the lawn trailer with a go cart live axle and mechanical disc brake. Or build a super lightweight trailer with a brake.
I’ve seen chains with spikes on them before and have thought about getting some. They are pricey though!
Thank you for your advice and suggestions, we greatly appreciate it!
sand will help get rid of the water and the rock will hold it all in place
Yes sir I can definitely see that happening! You have a great point!
Where do you get the tractors from?
@@N.Nicolasthe JD 111 was given to me by a gentleman I met a few years ago. It was not running and had been sitting outside for a long time. He gave me another one that was in pieces too. Between the two I made one.
The older Murray I found on FB marketplace for $150.
The newer Murray I got for $80 from a local scrapyard.
The JD 214 is mine and I found it at the same local scrapyard near my house. I paid $140 for it.
The Wheel Horse my son paid for. He found it on FB marketplace.
All of them have been modified with welded differentials and tires at the bare minimum. The 214 and the Wheel Horse are heavily modified.
If you look on our channel there are build playlists for all of them except the JD 111.
other thing you might want to do is weild the rear end in them
They all have welded diffs, I have modified each one. Check out some of the build videos!
I Also Live In Tennessee. But I Don't Know What Part Of Tennessee You All Live In.
@@KING_ADAM_M_41 I’m in central TN north of 40 and about 40 minutes from Cookeville
@@Tennesseemountainhomestead I Am About 10 Minutes From Intersatate 81 And I Live Near The TriCities Regional Airport. Do You All Like To Do Any Fishing Of Any Kind?
I used to fish both fresh and salt water when I lived in Florida. I haven’t been fishing in about 17 years, until recently. My 10 and 6 year old boys want to fish so I took them to the lake. I didn’t know what to fish for or what baits to use. I went with plastic worms like I used to fish for bass back in the day. I tried bread and bobbers for the boys. No luck with any of that. We were also fishing from the bank. But to answer your first question, I don’t really care to fish anymore but I know the boys do.
or for just the hills mix up some concreat and put it down just on the hills
💯 % agree! I’d love to do that, just gonna take time and $$