Off-Highway Vehicle Trail and Road Grading Equipment

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Equipment Evaluations on the Francis Marion National Forest
  • Trail Rake
  • Deschutes Trail Drag
  • Ultra Light Terrain Grader
  • Summary of South Carolina Field Evaluations
• ATV Power Requirements
• Other Trail Grading Equipment You can Pull With an ATV
  • Tine Harrow
  • Tire Drags
  • Dixie National Forest Drags
  • The V-Drag
  • Perpendicular Cutting Drag
  • Roller
• Heavy-Duty Trail Grading Equipment and Accessories
  • TrailPlane
  • Cultipacker
  • Box Scraper
  • Rock Rake
  • Heavy-Duty Drag
  • Vibratory Roller
• Sources and Contacts
• Appendix A-Equipment Checklist for the East Fort Rock OHV Area
• Appendix B-Trail Grooming Procedures for the East Fort Rock OHV Area

Acknowledgments

The authors wish to thank the following for their contributions to this project:

1. Oliver Buckles...South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism
   Steve Dix...Francis Marion National Forest
   Steve Doane...LOBOS Motorcycle Club
   Dick Dufourd...Deschutes National Forest
   Cheron Ferland...Francis Marion National Forest
   Ken Furlotte...The Shop Industrial
   Marvin Grant...Family Riders Motorcycle Club
   Mike Heino...The Shop Industrial
   Brian Hutchins...Michigan Department of Natural Resources
   Kim Larsen...Deschutes National Forest
   Mel Lill...Cycle Conservation Club of Michigan
   Cam Lockwood...Angeles National Forest
   Ralph Rawlinson...Dixie National Forest
   Jim Schmid...South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism
   Glen Stapleton...Francis Marion National Forest
   Billy Toman...LOBOS Motorcycle Club

MTDC Staff: Bob Beckley, Michelle Beneitone, John Dillon, Dave Gasvoda, Dick Karsky, Bert Lindler, Sara Lustgraaf, Debbie Mucci, and Andy Trent.