Trails and the old coal country above Newcastle
Cougar Mountain rises straight out of Newcastle and the trail network there is under maintenance most of the year. Crews working the Newcastle trailheads take one unit at the gravel parking lot, since nothing wheeled goes up the old mine roads. We move a Newcastle trail unit between access points as the contract shifts from one drainage to the next.
Old workings and subsidence make parts of the slope above Newcastle unsuitable for anything heavy. The Newcastle unit stays on the compacted lot with the crew trucks and nobody carries it further in.
Park, golf and grounds contracts in Newcastle
Lake Boren Park and the golf course on the Newcastle ridge both run grounds work through the shoulder seasons. A Newcastle course project puts the unit on the maintenance yard hardstand rather than anywhere a cart path crosses. Park crews in Newcastle prefer the unit on the parking lot asphalt so the turf they are repairing stays undisturbed. Tournament weekends and summer concerts at the Newcastle parks add a second unit and a handwashing station for a few days at a time.
Subdivisions, storms and weather in Newcastle
The hillside subdivisions above Newcastle are reroofing and re-decking in waves, and those jobs take a driveway unit for a week or two. Winter storms bring trees down across the Newcastle slopes and the cleanup crews want a unit the same week. Newcastle sits on till with a high winter table, so every long rental gets a gravel or plywood base.
Steep Newcastle driveways get dicey in the rare hard freeze and we will move the service to the next morning rather than chance it.