Rigging for Trailwork

1 day workshop
Saturday, March 24, 2018, 8 am - 4 pm
Lunch Provide
Cost; $150
Instructor: Lester Kenway, Trail Services LLC, PTBA Member Company

Workshop Description

This 1-Day workshop will explore the safe use of Griphoist ® wire rope machines and their applications for moving materials for building trails. An introductory indoors presentation will review the available Griphoist products, safety guidelines, estimating loads, tools and accessories, as well as photos and descriptions of both simple and highly complex systems.

The outdoor segment of the workshop will be hands-on use of rigging systems to familiarize students with the safe operation of the hoists and rigging equipment. We will move materials via pulling loads with single and multi-line systems. “High lines” will be constructed by the class to move heavy loads through the air , down slopes, up slopes and across side hill terrain. Dynamometers will be available to measure and visualize forces at play. This workshop is appropriate for trail builders of all experience levels.

Learning Objectives:
1. Students will be able to recognize appropriate hoists and accessories for moving materials.

2. Students will understand Safe Working Load pricipals and how to obtain further guidance form OSHA.

3. Students will learn how to operate at least two types of Griphoist effectively and safely.

4. Students will learn the proper use and care of wire rope and synthetic lines.

This is a 1 day workshop 8:00 AM until 4:00 PM
-30% in classroom 60% outdoors
-Students should bring sturdy boots, gloves and hard hats. If you do not have this equipment, email Aaryn - info@trailbuilders.org - to request it. 

Intro to Mechanized Trailbuilding

Intro to Mechanized Trailbuilding

2.5 Day workshop
Dates: Friday, March 23 (8:30 am - 5:00 pm), lunch provided
Saturday, March 24 (8:30 am -5 pm), lunch provided
Sunday, March 25 (8:30 am - 1:00 pm), lunch provided
Cost: $600
Instructor(s): Charlie Dundas and John Gibson, Tri-State Company, PTBA Member 

Workshop Description:

One skilled machine operator and the right machine can do the work of many hand laborers in a fraction of the time. In a dollars and cents world, machines save you time and money on any given trail project.

An un-trained machine operator can do a lot of damage in no time and this often requires significant time to "clean up the mess." These situations have given machine built trail a bad image and left trail users and land managers wondering if there is a "better way."

The "better way" is using machines for the project but making sure the operators are well trained and skilled and have a light touch. This 2.5 day workshop will focus on giving participants a good head start and introduction into the world of mechanized trail building. Join us for this hot topic workshop and learn how to use machines, but yield a high level of finish and an "always been there" look.

Instructors are some of the best in the business with not only good machine skills, but also good teaching and instructional skills. Teacher to student ratios will be kept low and there will be plenty of hands on machine time to hone your skills on a range of different machines.

Topics to be covered include:
• Care and feeding of trail machines
• Trailer loading and securing the load
• Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) and general machine safety
• Different types of machines and applications (dirt pushers vs. diggers)
• Multiple attachments on versatile machines
• Rough grading and grubbing vs. finished grading trail maintenance with machines
• Road to trail conversions- making old road more effective recreational corridors
• New trail construction
• Extraction of a machine when you get in trouble
• Finish work behind the machines

This is a working and very hands on workshop, please come prepared for such. Being prepared includes having the following: good work clothing including rain gear, good boots, gloves, eye protection, hearing protection, and a hard hat. Lunch is provided each day but you will need to bring a pack for water, snacks, and extra clothing.

After a half day in the classroom on Friday, we will head into the field. We will provide lunches on each day of the workshop, first aid kits and all of the tools and equipment necessary for the workshop. Participants should plan on bringing hard hats, safety glasses, high visibility clothing, work gloves, and sturdy work boots.

Machines that we will train on include:
• Various sized Mini-excavators
• Sutter trail dozer

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Terrain Dynamics for Trail Folks

Terrain Dynamics for Trail Folks

2 Day Workshop
Dates: Saturday, March 24 & Sunday, March 25, 2017 (lunch provided both days)
Cost: $400
Instructor: Michael Shields, Michael D. Shields Consulting, PTBA Member

Workshop Description

A 2-day in-depth look at the variable nature and basic mechanics of the ground we build trails across, including the potential snares hidden within it; considered foundational to any trail design class.  Treats that ground as a dynamic “structure” and covers slope stability factors (including on “flat ground”); soil mechanics (deposition mechanisms, granulation, density and porosity, internal friction, rock/gravel content, organics, soil chemistry, soil moisture); terrain hydrology (water entry, surface and subsurface water movement, drainage area, flat ground drainage, sheet vs channeled flow, the effects of freeze/thaw, “toe of slope” accumulations, “drainable edges” in topography);  the role of bedrock (simplified rock mechanics) and vegetation; all these factors in combination; surface indicators of subsurface phenomena; and using this knowledge in the selection of trail routes, grades, structures and drainage systems that work.  Includes classroom and field exercises, and a binder of reference material.

Learning Objectives:

1.  Understand the interplay of soils, water, slope angle, bedrock, vegetation, weather, altitude and latitude in establishing any terrain’s long-term suitability for any particular trail.

2.  Understand the importance of surface indicators of subsurface conditions, and soil sampling, in assessing any terrain’s stability and durability, and know what to look for in those indicators/samples.

3.  Appreciate the fact that the terrain is our “client” just like the trail user, but having far more latent power and patience than those users; ignore that at your peril.

Workshop Schedule: 

Day #1 in classroom, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm (lunch provided)

Day #2 in the field (Resort grounds – we can walk), 8:30 am to 4:00 pm (lunch provided)