I picked-up my Woostock Keystone yesterday. The trucking terminal set it on the back of my truck with a fork lift. When I got home, I backed my truck up to my utility trailer with tailgate. I set the trailer tailgate onto the truck tailgate. I strapped the stove to a heavy duty hand truck and with a bit of help from my brother and my boys, rolled the stove onto the trailer. I then backed the trailer to my basement door, lowered it's tail gate to the ground and rolled off the stove.
The reason I picked-up the stove with my truck was the tail gate on my trailer wouldn't allow a fork lift to get the stove on it. The reason I moved the stove to my trailer and then to the ground was that I didn't want to use ramps and the trailer's tailgate had a very small angle on it to the ground.
Next trick is going to be getting this stove out of the basement and into the living room - after I build a hearth pad (considering a raised pad too) and figuring out which chimney route to use for my particular install. I may design/build a custom cart to move the stove next.
How did you folks get your stove off the truck/trailer, into the house and on your hearth?
I was surprised how small this Keystone is - but it looks great and is HEAVY!!
We uncrated it for a look see and the stove is beautiful.
Thanks!
Bill
The reason I picked-up the stove with my truck was the tail gate on my trailer wouldn't allow a fork lift to get the stove on it. The reason I moved the stove to my trailer and then to the ground was that I didn't want to use ramps and the trailer's tailgate had a very small angle on it to the ground.
Next trick is going to be getting this stove out of the basement and into the living room - after I build a hearth pad (considering a raised pad too) and figuring out which chimney route to use for my particular install. I may design/build a custom cart to move the stove next.
How did you folks get your stove off the truck/trailer, into the house and on your hearth?
I was surprised how small this Keystone is - but it looks great and is HEAVY!!
We uncrated it for a look see and the stove is beautiful.
Thanks!
Bill