| Title |
Description/Web Link |
| A Soil Bioengineering Guide for Streambank and Lakeshore Stabilization
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This guide provides information on how to successfully plan and implement a soil bioengineering project, including the application of soil bioengineering techniques. Basic principles and background information on ecology and the stream dynamics needed before attempting a restoration project are also presented.
http://www.fs.fed.us/publications/soil-bio-guide/ |
| ATV Utility and Gravel Trailer |
Describes rugged, steel trailer designed to be pulled behind an all-terrain vehicle, suitable for hauling gravel and supplies for trailwork. Special features include an easily detachable dump bed that pivots, an adjustable tailgate for spreading gravel, bunk supports for carrying longer items like posts, and a removable bed that allows long timbers to be secured to the axle and dragged behind the ATV.
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/fspubs/97232310/lc97232310.htm |
| Boulder Buster: Breaking Rocks Without Explosives |
Describes using the Boulder Buster rather than explosives to break rocks larger than 2 meters in diameter or rock walls in 2-meter lifts. The Boulder Buster uses a cartridge resembling a shotgun shell and a column of liquid to generate a high-pressure wave.
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/fspubs/98672840/lc98672840.htm |
| Cad Plans for Skid Steer Attachments |
Company offers plans to build your own skid steer attachments such as backhoe, bucket, ripper,trencher, grapple; some are sized for mini applications; some are hydraulic, some are not.
http://www.cadplans.com/skidsteer.htm |
| Cattle Guards for off-Highway Vehicle Trails |
Guide for selection and installation of cattle guards for trails.
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/fspubs/98232826/lc98232826.htm |
| Compact Equipment's Attachment Buyer's Guide |
Annual buyers guide published each January provides an exhaustive list of attachments for compact and small equipment. Also available in magazine form.
http://www.compactequip.com/attachmentbuyersguide.htm |
| Geosynthetics for Trails in Wet Areas - 2000 Edition |
This report describes several types of geosynthetics; explains basic geosynthetic design and utilization concepts for trail construction in wet areas; and privies geosynthetic product information. Detailed product specifications and procurement sources are listed.
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/fspubs/00232838/lc00232838.htm |
| Improved MTDC Trail Rake for ATVs |
This report describes an improved trail rake that can be pulled by an all-terrain vehicle to maintain trails. Features include a tine assembly that can be shifted 11 inches to either side and raised from 3 inches below grade to 11 inches above grade, and joystick controls mounted on the handlebar. When the rake's tine assembly is shifted to the side and rotated, the rake can pull soil from berms alongside the trail without requiring the operator to drive off the trail. Parts for the rake cost $2,900 and the rake takes about 15 days to fabricate. This site requires a user name and password (t-d; t-d).
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/fspubs/06232320/ |
| Managing Degraded Off-Highway Vehicle Trails in Wet, Unstable, and Sensitive Environments |
The report explains why off-highway vehicle trails become degraded and suggests management options to prevent degradation. It also reports the results of tests comparing different options for hardening off-highway vehicle trails.
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/fspubs/02232821/lc02232821.htm |
| Mechanized Trail Equipment - SDTDC Report |
Reports on mechanized trailbuilding equipment available in 1996.
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/fspubs/96231207/lc96231207.htm |
| National Trail Drawings and Specifications |
US Forest Service National Trail Drawings and Specifications. Trail Construction Related CAD Drawings and Specifications.
http://www.fs.fed.us/.ftproot/pub/acad/dev/trails/trails.htm
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| National Trails Training Partnership Trail Design and Construction Web Site |
Resources for building trails and greenways: design guidelines, construction techniques, materials, trail paving and surfacing, and trailhead signs and facilties.
http://www.americantrails.org/resources/trailbuilding/index.html |
| Off-Highway Vehicle Trail and Road Grading Equipment |
Describes light-duty grading equipment that can be pulled by an all-terrain vehicle to maintain wide trails and roads. Three pieces of equipment were tested on a sandy motor-cycle trail and a trailhead access road in the Francis Marion National Forest in South Carolina: a modified trail rock rake, a trail drag, and a commercial product, the Ultra Light Terrain Grader.
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/fspubs/98232837/lc98232837.htm |
| Portable Rock Crusher for Trails |
This document describes the evaluation performed by SDTDC on the Braun Instrument Corporation (BICO) electric Badger Jaw rock Crusher.
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/fspubs/04231301/lc04231301.htm |
| Ripper Retrofit for the Sweco 480 Trail Dozer |
Describes modifications to the ripper system for the Sweco 480 Trail Dozer. When the operator backs the dozer without lifting the ripper system, slots that individual rippers fit into become elongated, allowing the rippers to fall out.
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/fspubs/00232310/lc00232310.htm |
| Soil Stabilizers On Universally Accessible Trails |
This publication provides field personnel with the results of soil stabilizers on universally accessible trails.
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/fspubs/00231202/lc00231202.htm |
| The Online Contractors Equipment Directory |
Source of industry links for parts, services, new and used equipment, and information in the general construction field.
http://www.contractorsequipmentdirectory.com/links.html |
| Trail Construction and Maintenance Notebook: 2004 Edition (0423-2825P-MTDC) |
This notebook describes techniques used to construct and maintain trails. It is written for trail crew workers and is intended to be taken along on work projects. Numerous illustrations help explain the main points.The notebook was printed in 1996 and has been revised slightly during three reprintings. Revisions in this edition update references and reflect minor editorial changes.
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/fspubs/00232839/lc00232839.htm |
| Using Roundup to Treat Trail Surface Vegetation |
Using Roundup to Treat Trail Surface Vegetation.
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/fspubs/97231305/lc97231305.htm |
| Vegetation Management Tools Web Site |
Veg-Tools is a grass-roots approach for natural resource professionals to share field information regarding restoring and maintaining forest health. Web pages include: Science, Data & Monitoring; Strategic & Project Planning; Business Applicaitons; Community Collaboration; Techniques; Events; and Related Links.
http://www.fs.fed.us./vegtools/index.shtml |
| Wetland Trail Design and Construction |
Describes materials and techniques used to construct trails in wetlands.
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/fspubs/01232833/lc01232833.htm |
