reuben_j_cogburn
Blackhawk
I was looking through old files and came across some pics of my fall freight runs.
These are the final supply runs I make before going up to my homestead for the winter. I usually do two of them. Just enough to keep me going for three months or so, until freeze up turns into winter and I can start travelling again....
Once the river freezes I resume hauling freight and supplies...
This first pic if of a load waiting to be loaded on one of Rhett's boats... This load is heavy on gas and oil, but contains a bit of everything...
Here I have a load put together. Propane and gas on the front. A pack and misc gear on the rear rack. Partially hidden behind is my small freight trailer. I have to make multiple small loads on my ATV, to the top of the big hill, as my machine is to small to haul a loaded trailer up the hills... This is about a mile or so off the river. and is fairly flat, but with swamps that I have to go around..
Here is a heavier load.. I do not recommend this with such a small machine. While the trailer weight is no big issue I did overload my ATV. Something I try to NOT do.. But.... I was tired and had hauled enough loads that I just wanted it done!! And it was only a few miles.. Trust me... In the years that this photo was taken, I have really started babying my ATV's...
It really sucks breaking stuff out there....
These are the final supply runs I make before going up to my homestead for the winter. I usually do two of them. Just enough to keep me going for three months or so, until freeze up turns into winter and I can start travelling again....
Once the river freezes I resume hauling freight and supplies...
This first pic if of a load waiting to be loaded on one of Rhett's boats... This load is heavy on gas and oil, but contains a bit of everything...
Here I have a load put together. Propane and gas on the front. A pack and misc gear on the rear rack. Partially hidden behind is my small freight trailer. I have to make multiple small loads on my ATV, to the top of the big hill, as my machine is to small to haul a loaded trailer up the hills... This is about a mile or so off the river. and is fairly flat, but with swamps that I have to go around..
Here is a heavier load.. I do not recommend this with such a small machine. While the trailer weight is no big issue I did overload my ATV. Something I try to NOT do.. But.... I was tired and had hauled enough loads that I just wanted it done!! And it was only a few miles.. Trust me... In the years that this photo was taken, I have really started babying my ATV's...
It really sucks breaking stuff out there....