Chainsaw and bag for clearing trails?

[High Rock Ruti]

High Rock Ruti

I have a chainsaw backpack

We have 50 miles of private single track to maintain here....TONS of trees in Colorado as well, and they fall each year. On top of that, many die and fall randomly so they have to be cut proactively or they fall when it is really windy. We used those big Silky saws and all the usual stuff...the Stihl battery saws work much much better but heavy. So we put 10 huge lockable steel toolboxes in strategic locations, and painted them the color of the vegetation so they are really well camouflaged and have combo locks. Each has a Stihl chainsaw, a Stihl hedge clipper type of thing for shrubs, and several rakes and shovels. The batteries and chargers we keep in a central location in an air-conditioned location. We also have heavy gas chainsaws but only 3-4 guy are allowed to use them. They are really dangerous in untrained hands.

The huge Silky Big Boy saws work well but are super draining over hours. For 1-2 smaller fallen tress, they are fine. The Stihl plus 1 or 2 batteries - that the way if you can haul those up. They are a real pain to haul on a bike.

High Rock Ruti

I've have Daikin chainsaw backpack, spendy about $275 USD it holds everything needed for trail maintenance, I have a husqvarna battery saw 14" and a 18" Stihl gas saw. I've spent hundreds of hours over the last 10 years clearing. I I'm 71 and lucky, never had an accident. I always figure the cuts and where the rounds are going to go prior to cutting, usually the sloped ground helps roll cuts out of the way. A great trick is to wrap a rope around the logs to clear them, it amazing the mechanical advantage it creates. The problem now is I can't get the pack on my back when it weights 40 pounds without putting on top of something then backing up to it. On the bike is still okay a little wobbly, a single wheel trailer is next. Trail clearing is more caloric than riding, I love clearing the windfall and riding through it time and again knowing "I cut that"

Warm Regards Ruti

 

[F4Flyer]

Our trail club just does not like newbies to handle chainsaws....especially the powerful gas ones. I also love working on the trails and then riding them. We have around 50 miles and our sister community has the same but they are a very wealthy community and simply pay people to patrol and build/repair their trails.