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4/9/2018 10:09am
4/9/2018 10:09am
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4/10/2018 10:26am
So I am looking to build a backyard MX track , reason being that i find myself riding alone at my local practice track alot . And it is just super sketchy at times , the scene here is dying and i work weird hours and barely have anyone to ride with .
Anyways , my question is to some of you that have a backyard track . I will be renting some equipment probably just 1 piece at a time , no factory budget here just blue collar shift worker . What would be the most worth while piece of equipment to rent ? Back-hoe , Skidsteer on tracks , Mini Excavator ? i know i can make all work im decently proficient with equipment , but i have never built a track . What would be my best bang for my bucks ? i have plenty of built up dirt from when they cleared my property .
Anyways , my question is to some of you that have a backyard track . I will be renting some equipment probably just 1 piece at a time , no factory budget here just blue collar shift worker . What would be the most worth while piece of equipment to rent ? Back-hoe , Skidsteer on tracks , Mini Excavator ? i know i can make all work im decently proficient with equipment , but i have never built a track . What would be my best bang for my bucks ? i have plenty of built up dirt from when they cleared my property .
The other thing I do is find an experienced track builder for stage 1 dozer work. It is a lot harder to shape faces and make tables, whoops, and corners than you think. I'm decently proficient too, but that's not enough. You waste too much time if you are not a pro. It's worth the extra $4-500 in labor. Have a beer and a sandwich for him at lunch and he will treat you right.
Mike
The Shop
Anyone able to help me with acronyms?
Then figure at least $1k a year for repairs, rework, improvements. Plus add $$$ for materials - you'll end up wanting some sand or wood chips to till in to the native dirt to make it better. Unless you already have perfect dirt.
Then you'll want your own tractor. And a water truck. And candles at the finish line jump and Monster Girls. It never ends.
Over 5 years I was in well over $10k in work, tools, materials. It was worth every dime.
M
Maybe a small turn track or a circle plus a figure 8? Work those turns. Any idiot can jump.
M
Built almost entirely with an Ag loader and scraper.
Pit Row
You don't want to build a track on flat ground that already is prone to flooding or holding water.
The track i currently help run is a mix of hard pack and sandy and has all kinds of elevation changes. So our only need is a dozer.
Im then probably contacting Dream Tracks or someone who can design a track based on your specs of dirt and elevation changes, neighbors, etc. etc
If my backyard is all flat Im renting an excavator first to dig a nice big pond. The dirt can help build a solid pad on which to build the track and also use the dirt for the jumps. Bonus is you have a pond for water to keep the dust down.
After all the dirt is dug out I'd then use a dozer.
Had the town drop off a couple loads of dirt when they were digging the ditches down my street and they needed a place for the soil.
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