AlturnaMATS For Impact Loading

[chris_girard]

Just wondering if anyone knows if AlturnaMATS can be used for impact loading such as dropping chunks of wood down from up high, or falling a large stem on them?

I know that they are awesome for driving equipment on them, just wondering about other uses.

 

[flushcut]

They will break you need something for shock absorbtion like bails of hay or tires layered on top. How about building a bomb pad out of the brush on top of the mats?

 

[chris_girard]

Yeah, that's what I thought too Rajan. Thanks for the info. I usually just stack logs and brush below the "impact zone" and that works fine, except for the occasional divot. I was just looking for something a little more clean and easy to work around for my ground crew.

 

[Jed]

The age-old conundrum. Don't "Joe poke" a log on an alternatamat.

 

[sotc]

No bivy does it. I have but it tears them up a bit.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Plywood and brush seems the easiest to me, and cheaper if you pile drive a pole.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Don't do it!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Yeah well... it happens

 

[treebilly]

Ya need somewhere to rake saw dust to.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Vertical mulching

 

[Jose A Ruiz]

So, if I understand correctly , use the branches to cushion the impact of the cut to be drop!

 

[treebilly]

Yes. You land a bunch of branches ( often in different directions) to catch a bigger piece. As the branches crush they absorb the impact and spread the weight. Works best if you can land wood flat.

 

[rskybiz]

"A place to rake the sawdust to" good one!