Hobby Track

mikec265 wrote:

My current situation. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/08/01/363950/s1200_IMG_20190801_120613180.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/08/01/363953/s1200_IMG_20190801_120622741.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/08/01/363951/s1200_IMG_20190801_120627178.jpg[/img]

My current situation.

sleeve1 wrote:

Looks great Mike. Any chance I could come check it out?

zippytech wrote:

I picked this up a couple of years ago. Wish I would have had it 25 years ago. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/08/02/364091/s1200_main_b_doze.jpg[/img]

I picked this up a couple of years ago. Wish I would have had it 25 years ago.

mikec265 wrote:

My current situation. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/08/01/363950/s1200_IMG_20190801_120613180.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/08/01/363953/s1200_IMG_20190801_120622741.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/08/01/363951/s1200_IMG_20190801_120627178.jpg[/img]

My current situation.

sleeve1 wrote:

Looks great Mike. Any chance I could come check it out?

mikec265 wrote:

13580 Route 86, Edinboro out by the ski slope. Im home for 2 weeks straight. Basically it's a big pitbike track, and the big bike track...

13580 Route 86, Edinboro out by the ski slope. Im home for 2 weeks straight. Basically it's a big pitbike track, and the big bike track is currently under construction. I can't run the dozer very good, but my riding buddy runs them for a living. Anytime works.

Hammer 663s wrote:

Whatever you output that pump to (I had a steel manifold with 3 hose connections) make sure it either has some pressure relief or that the...

Whatever you output that pump to (I had a steel manifold with 3 hose connections) make sure it either has some pressure relief or that the pump has pressure relief built-in. I learned the hard way that if you deadhead the pump against a closed circuit eventually the impeller housing will crack. Or, just make sure a hose is slightly open every time you start the pump. That's kind of a PITA tho when you are in a hurry to water.

Also, CA fire stations have to inspect fire hoses regularly. That's where I got my 100' hoses from. Free. Worth asking, and pulling a full, 100' hose around is a good workout for moto.

Mike

motomojo wrote:

I have a very similar model. Mine is a 68 JD 350. Got it in 2015 wish i would have had it in 2014 when i...

I have a very similar model. Mine is a 68 JD 350.
Got it in 2015 wish i would have had it in 2014 when i started building.



A few more track pics as well.

419250f wrote:

It doesn't look like this often, WAY too much work and difficult to compete with the weeds for my 8n. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/07/31/363787/s1200_20190627_193500.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/07/31/363788/s1200_20190625_185841.jpg[/img]

It doesn't look like this often, WAY too much work and difficult to compete with the weeds for my 8n.

419250f wrote:

It doesn't look like this often, WAY too much work and difficult to compete with the weeds for my 8n. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/07/31/363787/s1200_20190627_193500.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/07/31/363788/s1200_20190625_185841.jpg[/img]

It doesn't look like this often, WAY too much work and difficult to compete with the weeds for my 8n.

Jeremy Macbeth wrote:

That's some good looking soil. Have you tried using a pre-emergent like Preen? Works wonders... We nuked our track with a healthy dose of Roundup on...

That's some good looking soil.

Have you tried using a pre-emergent like Preen? Works wonders... We nuked our track with a healthy dose of Roundup on a boom sprayer, tilled, spread Preen all over the track then watered. Let it sit for a week. No weeds.

At minimum, an ATV mounted boom sprayer is a must-have for a track.

motomike894 wrote:

Just got my track built this weekend beyond pumped on how it turned out for having very little dirt on site, and only day and half...

Just got my track built this weekend beyond pumped on how it turned out for having very little dirt on site, and only day and half with a dozer and skidsteer, now I just need to figure out something to do basic maintenance to it with, cant see the one end lane in photos, but for only having like 1.7 acres to work with it came out sweet with my decent little hill I have too, have couple lanes on the top of hill with some small doubles cant see and a cool little hip jump too.

Anyone use a sub compact tractor for just like tilling up track, refacing jumps, basic stuff, I need something to mow everything with too, and plow snow, etc. and these seem like the perfect thing but not really sure how much you can do with the tractor as far as dirt working goes ?

motomike894 wrote:

Just got my track built this weekend beyond pumped on how it turned out for having very little dirt on site, and only day and half...

Just got my track built this weekend beyond pumped on how it turned out for having very little dirt on site, and only day and half with a dozer and skidsteer, now I just need to figure out something to do basic maintenance to it with, cant see the one end lane in photos, but for only having like 1.7 acres to work with it came out sweet with my decent little hill I have too, have couple lanes on the top of hill with some small doubles cant see and a cool little hip jump too.

Anyone use a sub compact tractor for just like tilling up track, refacing jumps, basic stuff, I need something to mow everything with too, and plow snow, etc. and these seem like the perfect thing but not really sure how much you can do with the tractor as far as dirt working goes ?

motomike894 wrote:

Just got my track built this weekend beyond pumped on how it turned out for having very little dirt on site, and only day and half...

Just got my track built this weekend beyond pumped on how it turned out for having very little dirt on site, and only day and half with a dozer and skidsteer, now I just need to figure out something to do basic maintenance to it with, cant see the one end lane in photos, but for only having like 1.7 acres to work with it came out sweet with my decent little hill I have too, have couple lanes on the top of hill with some small doubles cant see and a cool little hip jump too.

Anyone use a sub compact tractor for just like tilling up track, refacing jumps, basic stuff, I need something to mow everything with too, and plow snow, etc. and these seem like the perfect thing but not really sure how much you can do with the tractor as far as dirt working goes ?

duckdog77 wrote:

I’ve got a Kubota B2650 I would see no issues with maintaining that track with a tractor that size. Anything smaller I’d say no. So far...

I’ve got a Kubota B2650 I would see no issues with maintaining that track with a tractor that size. Anything smaller I’d say no. So far I’ve built my track with my 2650. I do plan on renting something bigger for a weekend when I have everything where I want it. (My neighbor is a excavator he owes me a favor as well) Right now I’m just trying to get the layout perfected before I put too much dirt in the wrong places. I could build anything I wanted with the 2650 it’d just take a little longer is all. I have wooded trails to maintain as well so I didn’t want anything too big. Its pretty amazing what those little tractors can do.

motomike894 wrote:

Just got my track built this weekend beyond pumped on how it turned out for having very little dirt on site, and only day and half...

Just got my track built this weekend beyond pumped on how it turned out for having very little dirt on site, and only day and half with a dozer and skidsteer, now I just need to figure out something to do basic maintenance to it with, cant see the one end lane in photos, but for only having like 1.7 acres to work with it came out sweet with my decent little hill I have too, have couple lanes on the top of hill with some small doubles cant see and a cool little hip jump too.

Anyone use a sub compact tractor for just like tilling up track, refacing jumps, basic stuff, I need something to mow everything with too, and plow snow, etc. and these seem like the perfect thing but not really sure how much you can do with the tractor as far as dirt working goes ?

duckdog77 wrote:

I’ve got a Kubota B2650 I would see no issues with maintaining that track with a tractor that size. Anything smaller I’d say no. So far...

I’ve got a Kubota B2650 I would see no issues with maintaining that track with a tractor that size. Anything smaller I’d say no. So far I’ve built my track with my 2650. I do plan on renting something bigger for a weekend when I have everything where I want it. (My neighbor is a excavator he owes me a favor as well) Right now I’m just trying to get the layout perfected before I put too much dirt in the wrong places. I could build anything I wanted with the 2650 it’d just take a little longer is all. I have wooded trails to maintain as well so I didn’t want anything too big. Its pretty amazing what those little tractors can do.

motomike894 wrote:

Sweet, I was looking at the BX series or the 1 series John Deeres but that's the next step down from what you have, the smaller...

Sweet, I was looking at the BX series or the 1 series John Deeres but that's the next step down from what you have, the smaller wheels on those kind of concern me, the HP is similar and PTO rating, they just weigh less and have smaller wheels.

But I am on a budget to buy one too but don't want to buy the real little one and be kicking myself in the ass cause all I can do is mow with it and plow snow in driveway, but mowing is my main concern lol, but would like to get a little tiller for it so I can till the track and not really concerned about moving much dirt just want to be able to reface jumps and berms when needed maybe add some rollers or small stuff here or there.

motomike894 wrote:

Sweet, I was looking at the BX series or the 1 series John Deeres but that's the next step down from what you have, the smaller...

Sweet, I was looking at the BX series or the 1 series John Deeres but that's the next step down from what you have, the smaller wheels on those kind of concern me, the HP is similar and PTO rating, they just weigh less and have smaller wheels.

But I am on a budget to buy one too but don't want to buy the real little one and be kicking myself in the ass cause all I can do is mow with it and plow snow in driveway, but mowing is my main concern lol, but would like to get a little tiller for it so I can till the track and not really concerned about moving much dirt just want to be able to reface jumps and berms when needed maybe add some rollers or small stuff here or there.

fourfourone wrote:

shit.... do any of you guys need a roommate!

motomojo wrote:

I have a very similar model. Mine is a 68 JD 350. Got it in 2015 wish i would have had it in 2014 when i...

I have a very similar model. Mine is a 68 JD 350.
Got it in 2015 wish i would have had it in 2014 when i started building.



A few more track pics as well.

motomike894 wrote:

Sweet, I was looking at the BX series or the 1 series John Deeres but that's the next step down from what you have, the smaller...

Sweet, I was looking at the BX series or the 1 series John Deeres but that's the next step down from what you have, the smaller wheels on those kind of concern me, the HP is similar and PTO rating, they just weigh less and have smaller wheels.

But I am on a budget to buy one too but don't want to buy the real little one and be kicking myself in the ass cause all I can do is mow with it and plow snow in driveway, but mowing is my main concern lol, but would like to get a little tiller for it so I can till the track and not really concerned about moving much dirt just want to be able to reface jumps and berms when needed maybe add some rollers or small stuff here or there.

duckdog77 wrote:

I was in the same boat as you in the beginning and decided not to use it to mow. Got a zero turn. And stepped up...

I was in the same boat as you in the beginning and decided not to use it to mow. Got a zero turn. And stepped up one size on the tractor. Definetly glad I did that. My 2650 does everything I ask of it and a little more with a small footprint and is easy on the yard even w/ loaded tires. Just takes a little more time than a big tractor is all.

motomike894 wrote:

I see you are in Laotto, youre only 15 -20 minutes from me lol.

motomike894 wrote:

Sweet, I was looking at the BX series or the 1 series John Deeres but that's the next step down from what you have, the smaller...

Sweet, I was looking at the BX series or the 1 series John Deeres but that's the next step down from what you have, the smaller wheels on those kind of concern me, the HP is similar and PTO rating, they just weigh less and have smaller wheels.

But I am on a budget to buy one too but don't want to buy the real little one and be kicking myself in the ass cause all I can do is mow with it and plow snow in driveway, but mowing is my main concern lol, but would like to get a little tiller for it so I can till the track and not really concerned about moving much dirt just want to be able to reface jumps and berms when needed maybe add some rollers or small stuff here or there.

motomike894 wrote:

I see you are in Laotto, youre only 15 -20 minutes from me lol.

duckdog77 wrote:

O sweet! I didn’t realize that. Wife’s cousin lives of 6 and CR57 I’m up that way quite a bit! Sweet set up you have there...

O sweet! I didn’t realize that. Wife’s cousin lives of 6 and CR57 I’m up that way quite a bit!

Sweet set up you have there. If you need to check out a 2650 stop on by!

I run the GP Series at the Reads Tracks. Been setting my place up to practice for those so my moto track isn’t great yet. I have 10.5 acres. (1.5 yard, 1 acre of field for the track, rest is wooded) Trails through out the woods some elevation changes, creek crossings. It’s good practice for GP.

Just ran G&S this weekend. The layout was awesome. Wish they ran more there being that it’s 5 minutes from my house!

motomike894 wrote:

Sweet, I was looking at the BX series or the 1 series John Deeres but that's the next step down from what you have, the smaller...

Sweet, I was looking at the BX series or the 1 series John Deeres but that's the next step down from what you have, the smaller wheels on those kind of concern me, the HP is similar and PTO rating, they just weigh less and have smaller wheels.

But I am on a budget to buy one too but don't want to buy the real little one and be kicking myself in the ass cause all I can do is mow with it and plow snow in driveway, but mowing is my main concern lol, but would like to get a little tiller for it so I can till the track and not really concerned about moving much dirt just want to be able to reface jumps and berms when needed maybe add some rollers or small stuff here or there.

Hammer 663s wrote:

Hard no on a subcompact. They don't have a wide enough track to be stable on any side slope. Tilling a berm is enough to roll...

Hard no on a subcompact. They don't have a wide enough track to be stable on any side slope. Tilling a berm is enough to roll one, and that's a bad way to end up. I've rented a few smaller ones to till and came close to flipping a couple times. Scary shit. You want at least 30 HP, and if you can adjust track width make it as wide as you can.

30 HP, 4 WD, Hydrostatic, FEL, Jake Rake for ripping, and a 5 foot tiller. That's the hot ticket. Plus mower of course.

Mike