My wife and I have two Terra Trike seat bags, each, that we use for the variety of needs one encounters when riding. In my one seat bag that I mount under the front of my seat I carry all of the different tools that I thought I should, to be prepared for whatever emergency may befall. Today I realized the need for a tool that hadn't crossed my mind previously. We were traveling south from Indian River, Michigan on the North Central State Trail when, 5 1/2 miles south of town, we happened on two trees that had toppled totally across the trail, one on top of the other, completely blocking any passage. The bottom tree trunk was about eight inches in diameter with the second tree trunk at about six inches. I thought it strange that two trees had fallen at the same time in the same spot. The trees were fully leafed and very healthy in appearance. My second thought was that I could grab on and drag them one at a time in an arch until they were sufficiently moved to gain passage on the opposite side of the trail. My efforts to budge either tree were totally futile, not because of their size, but because, as I quickly realized, they both had fallen between two trees that were about ten feet off the trail and about two feet apart and were preventing any lateral movement of both trees. I then walked toward the two trees between which these two trees had fallen and realized the the base of the two fallen trees were not close to each but had been standing about ten feet apart. Now, I'm really amazed at the odds of such an occurrence. Then upon closer examination I discover that these two trees had been felled by Beavers. What are those odds? Then, I remembered that back in my truck at the trailhead is a folding limb saw that with better foresight I could have packed on my seat bag with the other tools and with which I could have cut through the two trunks to creat a passage space. I believe we have found another "necessary tool" for the future possibility of a fallen tree. Yep, a folding limb saw. :-)
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to try to lift Trike over one of those. Good storm might fell them.
Be very careful of leaning trees. While I was living in DC, a driver was heading home when a tree in wooded area fell on his car and killed him. On a trike, you'll probably hear it coming down but you never know. If this is a park, call them to have the tree removed. They don't want a lawsuit from someone injured from a falling tree.
I believe. Forgot to mention it to a lbs
owner who is on a board. These live trees are over while a few dead ones are straight.
Backpack Husquvarna leaf blower and chainsaw in a trailer.
All at the same time keep a watchful eye over ones shoulder for those irate Beavers. Have you ever seen those teeth up close?
Give me my hatchet and folding saw and I could clear that in about an hour. Folding saw is not ideal, but it would work - I know because I've done it.
As an Indiana DNR employee let me give you some advice - DO NOT aggravate a beaver...