Power Lines not posted... maybe legal but the power companies have right aways in many cases the land is still the land owners. How would you like people to run trucks across your property just because it isn't posted? Most of the 4X4 community really looks down on people who do this kind of stuff. It's just giving the whole 4X4 community a bad name riding on land with out asking permission.

 

Agree 100%

I wasn't supporting it or saying it was cool to do so... Just saying that technically it seems legal.

 

On our 6 acres, we have a gas line that runs through the middle of it, and we have power lines that cross over a corner.

The gas people can come dig whenever they want and mow if the grass gets very tall (when trees start growing in it), and the power company can come cut trees if needed, but it is still our land.

Usually, if it isn't there already, they pay you. When we moved here the power lines where already there, but the gas company gave us money when they wanted to dig up our property.

 

what would the process be for getting permission to ride on private land,any body now a link with the legal process//

 

Around here in nj, we ride many of the powerlines, its only a problem if you are near a substation where there is security, many times workers have seen us out there and just give a friendly wave, same goes with police officers, one told me about a good local spot and many others see us out there and give us a thumbs up. Like posted before they seem to have a problem with people on quads and dirtbikes than jeeps.

 

not in florida the quads and bikes are killing all the places for 4x4s

 

Anytime I'm on private property I have a written letter from the land owner with their signature that is notarized. Yeah, it's a pain, but it keeps me from any tickets.

 

cant do that in mahwah on the gas line up there...if they see any sort of lifted truck to follow to find out where it is going....i would get followed all the time because i lived on the same road as the enterances to the gasline

 

For Virginia, from dom.com
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Right-of-Way Use
Dominion's large, high-voltage electric transmission lines run through urban and rural areas, and our "right-of-way" easements (cleared areas beneath the lines) sometimes attract the general public. Some easements have become especially popular among owners of all-terrain vehicles, bicycles and motorcycles.

Unfortunately, accidents have occurred, property has been damaged, and some areas have been used for dumping trash and other debris.

Dominion recommends that, in general, the rights-of-way should not be accessed or used by the public for off-road recreational activities or other purposes. In most cases, Dominion Virginia Power/Dominion North Carolina Power does not own the land on which a transmission line is located. Our company has a right-of-way on the property, obtained through an easement agreement with the property owner, for our facilities.

Permissions and Prohibited Activities
Anyone wanting to use the land for any purpose needs to obtain permission from each property owner along that right-of-way to perform activities on their land.

In addition, permission is required from Dominion Virginia Power/Dominion North Carolina Power to utilize the right-of-way for any public activity. However, our company will not grant this permission because of safety and liability issues and the erosion and land damage caused to the right-of-way, particularly by ATV abuse as well as trash dumping that often accompanies public activities.

In the cases that Dominion Virginia Power/Dominion North Carolina Power does own the land on which the transmission line is located, there are "No Trespassing" signs posted.

In addition, the following activities, objects or materials are not allowed on our rights-of-way:

Dumping of trash
Trash receptacles
Dumping of logs or stumps
Homes
Trailers
Garages
Barns
Sheds
Playhouses
Porches
Decks
Swimming pools
Satellite dishes
Television antennas
Wells
Septic tanks
Medium to large growing species of trees
Dominion appreciates your understanding and cooperation regarding this issue, and urges you to respect the rights of landowners. If you have additional questions, please contact us.

Tree Trimming and Vegetation Management

Visit our page on trees and vegetation, or call us at 1-866-DOM-HELP (1-866-366-4357) to request tree trimming or if you have questions.

 

About 7 years ago, a friend of mine talked dominion here in Virginia into letting soms rigs down one as a "cleanup" ride.

The key was that there was written permission.

As outdoorsmen and women, we have a responsibility to be stewards of the environment from which we draw our enjoyment.

If we remember that sometimes, it isn't what you're asking, but how you ask it, and everyone needs to gain something from a deal, doors tend to open...

 

yes round here it is

 

Now I'm not sure of the LAW in the great state of Alabama but where we ride the cops really don't mess with us unless like another guy said the local retards start dumping or messing up the roads. Now when it comes to powerlines yes we ride them but most aren't even accessable because most of the trails on them are just that trails not wide enough for trucks even jeeps. Legally I don't really know but where I'm from we know most of the cops and sometimes there even ridding with us lol.