Creative Excavator Solutions
Wharfedale Track Stage 5 is now complete…go check it out, the riding is flowy, fun and fast! Bogs up to the Saddle are gone, top zig zag has been put back to where it originally was and now your bike stays dry and clean from the last creek to the Saddle.
Big grins all round…happy trails!
Check out our latest update and photos here
Our latest foray into the Wharfedale Track has taken a large section of “on again, off again” riding to 100% rideable – all the way from the Wharfedale Saddle, down to the Townshend Hut site and back again! And it flows exceptionally well… The feedback we have had already has been really positive and it sounds like people, riders and walkers, have been making the most of the good weather on the weekends and getting out onto the trail to check out the progress.
We’re back in this week and next week for a few days, so more updates and photos to come soon…
Check out photo updates here.
We’ve spent the last couple of weeks battling the weather, flying the Little Yellow Digger, dealing with bog and chatting with the locals (Kea) on the Lagoon Saddle Track above Cora Lynn in Arthurs Pass area.
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Our latest project with DoC sees us up on the Lagoon Saddle Track for some track remediation, removing boardwalks and a bit of trail tweakage.
Great to get the Little Yellow Digger up in the air again, big thanks to Anderson Helicopters, based in Hokitika, for making this happen. No mobile coverage in there so will update you on progress once we hear from the boys!
Thanks to Jamie, Ground Crew from Anderson Helicopters, for the photo
It’s been another productive week in at Haven MTB Park…always a few wee curly things on offer in there, so great to see the finished (almost) trail at the end of the week.
Check out our latest Testimonial from Shailer at Haven here.
Stoked to receive our latest Testimonial from Ian MacDonald of the North Canterbury Cycling Club for our work over the last couple of years on the Wharfedale Track . Check it out here…
We’ll be back in there in the next few weeks…in the meantime, if you’ve got any feedback for us on the Track, either the work that’s been done or you think needs doing, let us know… All feedback is welcome so that we can create the trails that you want to ride!
While you’re checking out the Testimonial, we’ve been updating our website over the last wee while (still a bit to go), so take a peruse to see what we’ve been up to and what we are about!
Sometimes ya just can’t find what you’re looking for off the shelf…that’s where Kiwi ingenuity, the pioneering spirit, N0.8 wire thinking comes into the fore. We’ve had this a few times and have put our thinking caps on…
First challenge:
We have a small excavator, that is, 1 tonne, and we need a tilt bucket. Not just any ol’ tilt bucket; it needed to be robust yet lightweight and with 45° each side of tilt to be the perfect trail building tool. Not exactly in high demand., so…Scott created one! From many initial drawings to the finished bucket, we have exactly what the brief required and are stoked with the result.
Second challenge:
Bought a brand new Stihl 460 Scrubcutter, noticed that the bottom plate, where you sit the machine down on, was already showing signs of wear…and this is just from being on the shopfloor! So…one piece of checker plate later, some careful shaping and reverse riveting and we have a protection plate to rule all others!
