From mud to ruts

I'm guessing course conditions for next week will have many riders perfecting their Superman/woman moves. A few people suggested dragging a big drum roller thing around the yard before it freezes. We tried that at one point last year, but we either tried too late or our roller isn't heavy enough.
If anyone has the equipment, time and will to roll the course, it would be much, much appreciated by all. But it's gotta be soon or the ground will be too hard.

If we got Ryan drunk enough we could roll him around the course.

Shouldn't be too hard to do.

(but seriously, I could lend a hand on Sunday if we got a roller)

Does anyone have a 30 gallon steel drum? Not the big 55 gallon size, but the next smaller one, I think they're 30 gallon...this would be super easy to make if we could get our hands on one.

No roller here, but I do have some pretty stout trailbuilding tools I could come by with on Sunday to at least break up the ruts to smooth them out a bit if all else fails.

Action Rental has rollers we could rent. $22 for a day. $71 for a week.

They're open Saturday from 7am-5pm.
They're not open Sunday. So if we wanted it for that day we might have to pay a little extra.

Allentown store's # is 610-395-3500

Saturday is a better day for course repair anyway. It's supposed to be a crappy wintry mix on Sunday. And the ground is likely to already be well-frozen by then.

The only issue is that it might be difficult to use a roller designed to be pulled by a machine, as the machine will need to go through the mud...

I was talking to Bowman and he might have a point, perhaps we're over thinking it... a couple people with shovels might be able to clean it up well enough in an hour ot two.

I could really use a truck to get my hay for the goats for the winter...while we're rolling, maybe I can borrow someone's?

Hoe's. That's all we need. Seriously. I'll bring 2.

Saturday at 1???

Did Kuklis just say he was bringing ho's to FSX?

Just FYI.: Action Rental has push rollers, not just tractor-drawn.

Sunday morning is better here- family stuff Saturday (Christmas train ride), but I have an adze hoe which is actually designed for this kind of stuff if someone wants it for Saturday. I can drop it off, and then do cleanup Sunday morning if that works. Working trails in slop is actually surprisingly effective because you can pack it in (sorry, the old dirt jumper in me is showing)

Let just pave the goat pen with PBR cans. It will our own fsx Roubaix cobble section

Bill, I have a flatbed trailer with rails, originally designed for hauling a bobcat tractor. It's stout. If you have anything with a hitch on it, you're welcome to use my trailer any time you want or need to.

Which reminds me of one alternative for dealing with the mud tracks, perhaps less technical than either a roller or shoveling out the mud... what about dumping a few loads of woodchips or mulch on the wet/muddy parts? I think that would be faster and less back-breaking than rolling or removing the mud.

Couple people are coming at 3 with shovels, a roller, hoes, trail tools. The plan is to work for about an hour.

Although we were frustrated to find the ground already completely frozen on Saturday, we were still able to chop and hack away to create a nice rut-free path in the pines, at the goat fence and across the front yard. Pass at your own risk this week. Of course, it all may mean nothing after yesterday's snow/ice/rain...we'll see what Thursday brings. I've heard those Belgians can be harsh.
Thanks for lending a hand on Saturday...