Tread Maintenance - Hand tools

Tread Maintenance - Hand tools Skill Definition:

Restore trail to its designed specifications for tread width, cross/outslope, protrusions, and obstacles using hand tools.


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Hand Tool Field Maintenance
Hand Tool Field Maintenance

We rely on hand tools to lop branches, dig drain dips, remove slough and berm, construct waterbars and check steps, and much more. As a result, hand tools receive a great deal of wear and tear. Learn about the most common tool problems that are…

Addressing Erosion on the Trail
Addressing Erosion on the Trail

In the fifth video of this series, we take a look at techniques for addressing erosion issues on trails in arid environments. We'll review techniques such as rolling grade dips (drains), check dams/steps, waterbars and berm removal - discussing the…

The Crosscut Sawyer
The Crosscut Sawyer

The Crosscut Sawyer - USDA Forest Service 2007 - Publication 0723-2D02-MTDC - Missoula Technology Development Center. Crosscut saws are experiencing a revival not only in designated wilderness areas but in other backcountry settings. These…

An Ax to Grind - Part 2
An Ax to Grind - Part 2

An Ax to Grind - Part 2 - USDA Forest Service 1999 - 0823-2D01-MTDC - Missoula Technology Development Center. Single and double bit, chopping, splitting axes, broad ax, broad ax hewing, adzes, hatchets.

An Ax to Grind - Part 1
An Ax to Grind - Part 1

An Ax to Grind - Part 1 - USDA Forest Service 1999 - 0823-2D01-MTDC - Missoula Technology Development Center. Hanging an Ax, Sharpening.

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Upcoming Trainings for Tread Maintenance - Hand tools

2024 Columbia Cascades Trail Skills College
Pacific Crest Trail Association
Pacific Crest Trail Association
2024 Columbia Cascades Trail Skills College

April 26 - 28, 2024

Cascade Locks, Oregon

Trail Skills Institute Modules 1&2
Arizona Trail Association
Arizona Trail Association
Trail Skills Institute Modules 1&2

May 18 - 19, 2024

Northern Arizona, Arizona

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Walt

Walt Daniels

New York - New Jersey Trail Conference

Trainer Nonprofit

Mohegan Lake, NY

Jeremy

Jeremy Poore

McDowell Tech Community College

Contractor Trainer Higher Education

Old Fort, NC

I'm in the process of building McDowell Tech Trail School into a national-level Trail Construction…

Vaike

Vaike Haas

Trainer Higher Education

Morgantown, WV

I lead WVU's Sustainable Trails Curriculum, am a licensed landscape architect and Associate…

Jed

Jed Talbot

OBP Trailworks, LLC

Contractor Trainer

Brunswick, ME

Jed Talbot is the owner of OBP Trailworks, LLC, a Maine based company that designs, builds, and…

Jacob

Jacob Hyde

Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship

Contractor Trainer Nonprofit

Santa Cruz, CA

Mike

Mike Riter

Trail Design Specialists (Georgia)

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Danielsville, GA

We are a full service trail company. Our services include trail design, construction and…

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Peter

Peter Claveran

Agency Higher Education

Virginia Beach, VA

Josh

Josh Durham

Trailkeepers of Oregon

Nonprofit

Portland, OR

James

James Allen

Triangle Off-Road Cyclists (TORC)

Nonprofit

Mebane, NC

Eddie

Eddie Bruce

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Agency

Ocala, FL

Work in the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of recreational opportunities that…

Chad

Chad Jordan

Nonprofit

Suttons Bay, MI

Andy

Andy Williamson

Higher Education

Morgantown, WV

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