Bridge building 101 !

LennyR

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Out with a group on Friday , hadn’t been on this trail this year yet , beavers had a surprise for us at the other end of a long circle trail. Someone had built a quad bridge a bit below the dam , we figured rather than backtrack 5 hours , we’d just improve it for our use🙄. Someone had to go first and test it , guess who ? Got about half way, 2 logs broke under back right tire , no choice but to pin it . Didn’t work , just spun the broken logs under the machine and over she went . Cause I was the Guinea pig , we have no other winches on that side made it tougher , but ended up just cutting the logs in half that we’re still under the machine so We were able to winch a d manpower it up enough so it sat flat, then the winch with a snatch block was able to haul it out . Super lucky , literally no damage , popped one fender support but went back in easy.
Got about 300 k s on the Rmax now , really liking it . The 3 modes work very well for each intended use , the shifting is super smooth , ride is ok , comfort is really nice . Yammy did a good job !
 

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gotta love home made bridges.. We have some sketchy ones up in this neck of the woods, Sad part is these same people that build these bridges refused to join a club where they could help to make a real and safe bridge..
 
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