How to build northshore and other fun thing's

BUSHPIG said:
plz positivelly comment!
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You have failed very well.

Tip: Don't post on this site for a while. Instead, look around the site, see what other user are doing, what thy ride and what they build. Then you will be well aware of how much of a floss tosser you look right now.
 
i built a northshore with some friends a few weeks ago we built it like this using old wood and it came out great this was before i read this forum though but to let people know it works
 
and another thing DONT NAIL NORTHSHORE INTO LIVING TREES IT WILL KILL THEM AND THEN THEY WILL ROT.. MAKING YOUR NORTHSHORE FLIMSY
 
not bad for a first tutorial.
however, next time take you time to write a tutorial. make sure it is well set out (paragraphs, dotpoints etc.) and make sure all spelling and grammar is correct and makes sense. don't forget that many people will be looking back at a good tutorial in many year to come
 
try again!!

NICE TRY BUT NOT QUITE GOOD.

1) DON'T USE PALLETS!!!!!

2) DON'T HAMMER INTO TREES!!!!

REASONING..

1) pallets are used by lots of newbies but they only last for short time because they are made from crap wood that is weak and breaks down. therefore after a while hitting the jump will become dangerous as the wood begins to decompose.

2) hammering into trees kills the tree and in not necessary. and part of this mtb-ing thing we do relies on having living things around us to ride. No trees equals crap boring track.
 
The newbie section is looking like a worse and worse decision everyday now, isn't it Grip?:p
 
2) hammering into trees kills the tree and in not necessary. and part of this mtb-ing thing we do relies on having living things around us to ride. No trees equals crap boring track.[/QUOTE]

i understand.
 
The folks building Northshore in Canada have one huge advantage, which is access to a pretty much an unlimited supply of fallen cedar which doesn't decompose terribly quickly.

The manky pine that many pallets here are constructed from is thin timber and it's also pretty low grade. In the outdoors environment it doesn't last terribly long.

Some pallets are made of longer lasting hardwood so they may survive better but the planks are still pretty light weight if you plan on constructing any kind of long term structure.

Please, if you're going to build timber structures, do it either on your own property or somewhere where the land manager has given permission. Half arsed construction standards and illegal building make MTB'ers look like an environmental problem rather than a legitimate user group and make gaining access to areas to ride even more difficult than it presently is.
 
FR Drew said:
The folks building Northshore in Canada have one huge advantage, which is access to a pretty much an unlimited supply of fallen cedar which doesn't decompose terribly quickly.

The manky pine that many pallets here are constructed from is thin timber and it's also pretty low grade. In the outdoors environment it doesn't last terribly long.

Some pallets are made of longer lasting hardwood so they may survive better but the planks are still pretty light weight if you plan on constructing any kind of long term structure.

Please, if you're going to build timber structures, do it either on your own property or somewhere where the land manager has given permission. Half arsed construction standards and illegal building make MTB'ers look like an environmental problem rather than a legitimate user group and make gaining access to areas to ride even more difficult than it presently is.
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the blue pallets are hardwood, but for anything that touches the ground, use treated pie if you can, otherwise soak the wood in old engine oil/hydraulic oil works pretty good.
for the part you ride on as long as it doesnt touch the ground try to use hardwood, but normal pallet flat planks are fine as long as you check them every so ofter (once every two weeks should do it)

like the others say, try to follow the format of the existing stickies, people are more likely to respect what you say, and give positive feedback or constructive criticism.

like FR Drew says, make sure you have permission to build on the land you want to use, or you will have police, angry residents, and eventually other MTBers it affected to answer to.

Good Luck with future farkining.
 
Some pallets are made of longer lasting hardwood so they may survive better but the planks are still pretty light weight if you plan on constructing any kind of long term structure.

Please, if you're going to build timber structures, do it either on your own property or somewhere where the land manager has given permission. Half arsed construction standards and illegal building make MTB'ers look like an environmental problem rather than a legitimate user group and make gaining access to areas to ride even more difficult than it presently is.[/QUOTE]

Absolutely. The pallets i use weigh over 80kg, and are made of cypress. The longest lasting one i have is dug into the side of a natural gully to act as a drop, it is still intact.
 
freestyle1410 said:
the blue pallets are hardwood, but for anything that touches the ground, use treated pie if you can, otherwise soak the wood in old engine oil/hydraulic oil works pretty good.
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Umm No
No and
Definitely no
Chep (a company) own most of the blue pallets and the company you pinch them from has to pay for them. Last time I heard it was around the $60 mark.

If you use treated pie the animals will come and eat it rendering your structure weak and kind of soggy if it rains.
Treated pine on the other hand........ well, no, dont use that either.

If you use old oil to treat the posts it will work very well in making the timber resistant to bugs and rot but it will leech into the soil killing everything around it.

Basically if it didnt come from the bush dont leave it in the bush.

Now go and have fun;)
 
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