Looking to make taking wood inside easier

[mass_burner]

laxin213, Thanks for posting a link to that portable winch. I never knew such a thing existed.

yes, very cool.

 

[laxin213]

Welcome guys. They have battery pack ones as well, but this model is handiest to me.

 

[Jags]

Electric garage door opener with extended brace and chains. Hit the button, it brings sled to the deck. Hit the button again and it delivers the sled to the wood stack.

 

[laxin213]

Garage door opener and track idea is neat but it would require installing a permanent track at least for the winter. Great ideas though. Here's a couple pics of the deck and stairs.

 

[Jags]

Trebuchet??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trebuchet

 

[xman23]

50 feet is to far to go in the snow for wood every day. If I'm moving anything that far it's in a wheel barrow. I move a years supply in november to under the deck. I have two weekend of wood on the side deck outside the door from the stove.

 

[Brogan007]

Why not get in a couple of High school kids or a Hispanic day worker...pay them minimum wage and move a bunch of wood to that deck for you.
By the time you mess around buying anything...you'll still have to move the wood.
Accept you're not physically fit enough and hire some cheap help. America is now the land of cheap labor.

 

[kevin85]

I just bought this Gorilla Cart from Lowe's to get my wood from the garage to the other side of the house. I used to fill bins and carry. This is much easier.....so much that the kids are doing it most of the time now.
It holds over a 1000 lbs, I can tow it behind the quad, and it dumps. The only problem is the tires smell of a heavy rubber smell. I can't wait for it to dissipate.

 

[Seasoned Oak]

Why not get in a couple of High school kids or a Hispanic day worker...pay them minimum wage and move a bunch of wood to that deck for you.
By the time you mess around buying anything...you'll still have to move the wood.
Accept you're not physically fit enough and hire some cheap help. America is now the land of cheap labor.

Good idea but it has its limitations:
Not many high school kids willing to put down their game consoles to earn money. Especially when the parent s give them money/allowance for doing nothing. Also inviting strangers into your home is frought with other perils. I do this at every opportunity ,but its getting harder and harder. Most of my better helpers are now in their 60s with knee problems. Just like me.

 

[laxin213]

Thanks for all the replies and ideas. The gorilla cart is very cool looking, but I have steps up both the back door and front door. I ended up getting the jet sled jr on Amazon for $30, with Amazon prime for free shipping.

This paragraph is about Amazon, if you don't care , skip this paragraph. Something most people don't know is that 4 households can share 1 prime membership. They ask you their birthday and you need their email, after that you can add them. They pay on their account and nothing changes for either of you. I have both my sisters and my parents as part of our prime account. So it's $99 a year / 4 families so for $25 each a year you all get free shipping. It's a great deal.

Anyways, the wood taking in on the jet sled jr has worked great. The jr size holds a bin and is really easy to move. The extra rope length makes sliding it up the stairs easy. The only lifting I do is to stack it near the door. Working out well. Thanks again

 

[HybridFyre]

Thanks for all the replies and ideas. The gorilla cart is very cool looking, but I have steps up both the back door and front door. I ended up getting the jet sled jr on Amazon for $30, with Amazon prime for free shipping.

This paragraph is about Amazon, if you don't care , skip this paragraph. Something most people don't know is that 4 households can share 1 prime membership. They ask you their birthday and you need their email, after that you can add them. They pay on their account and nothing changes for either of you. I have both my sisters and my parents as part of our prime account. So it's $99 a year / 4 families so for $25 each a year you all get free shipping. It's a great deal.

Anyways, the wood taking in on the jet sled jr has worked great. The jr size holds a bin and is really easy to move. The extra rope length makes sliding it up the stairs easy. The only lifting I do is to stack it near the door. Working out well. Thanks again

woah...good to know!!

 

[laxin213]

I just bought this Gorilla Cart from Lowe's to get my wood from the garage to the other side of the house. I used to fill bins and carry. This is much easier.....so much that the kids are doing it most of the time now. View attachment 147939
It holds over a 1000 lbs, I can tow it behind the quad, and it dumps. The only problem is the tires smell of a heavy rubber smell. I can't wait for it to dissipate.

This is a great cart. I ended up doing something similar by making a dolly with non marking wheels. I have these light bamboo floors the last owner of the house put in and the carts I was trying and dollies from harbor freight were marking them up. I bought these wheels from Amazon " Schioppa, GLAP 210 GEL Blue, 2" (50 mm) Swivel Non-Brake Caster, Non-Marking Polyurethane Whl, 90 lbs"

At $5 a wheel they are not cheap, but not too spendy if you've ever priced out casters. Anyhow, I used some scraps quater sawn oak to make the dolly part and just screwed them on. They are very nice wheels and very non marking. I have a lot of steps to where a wheeled cart doesnt make sense, the bins are working well. From the door to my fireplace is a good 30' too so sliding the bin onto the dolly and wheeling it sure is easy.

Thanks for all the replies. In the future I plan to stack much closer to the house..

 

[kevin85]

Great idea!

 

[Polarbear]

I built the frame for this cart in a few minutes last winter. The cart works great but can get heavy enough my wife can't get it up the steps.

 

[mass_burner]

View attachment 151337 I built the frame for this cart in a few minutes last winter. The cart works great but can get heavy enough my wife can't get it up the steps.

Hey, that's a good idea. Did you bolt on the straps or weld. How thick are the metal straps?

 

[Polarbear]

I bolted the straps. The straps are inch and a quarter by 3/16 thick or 1/8" Can't remember. I just bent them by sliding them into a trailer frame and pulling. worked slick. The cart was going to the recycle yard. I grabbed it off a scrappers truck at a gas station. Only change I would make is use solid tires instead of pneumatic. They will carry the load better. we really like the cart. It works perfect for us.

 

[Jags]

View attachment 151337 I built the frame for this cart in a few minutes last winter. The cart works great but can get heavy enough my wife can't get it up the steps.

I like it. It does remind me of something though.....