who else moves this years wood closer....

[mass_burner]

I had the same problem with mine. I called Jackson and told them what happened. Thy mailed me a new tub free of charge. I have finder washers on mine and haven't had a problem since

Hmm, i'll try this. Did u have to pay shipping?

 

[Bacffin]

Who else moves this years wood supply closer to the house? and how and when do you get it there??

I have a 12x12 covered porch off the rear of the house. From ground level there is a 7 step staircase to the porch. Over the last 6 years I have brought up 3 cords and stacked it on the deck. It takes me about 2 weeks to move the 3 cords, a little here and a few hours there and 2 weeks later its done.

I have to say walking out the back door in my slippers to retrieve wood on a snowy cold morning works for me. despite the work it takes in October it is well worth it.

does anyone else have a system simular to this, moving wood close to the house??

I'm thinking on building a shed/lean too right up against the house with a poured concrete floor and a door from inside the house to the shed. Six steps from my easy chair and the remote

 

[Ashful]

I'm thinking on building a shed/lean too right up against the house with a poured concrete floor and a door from inside the house to the shed. Six steps from my easy chair and the remote

You and the bugs should be vey happy together.

 

[Bacffin]

You and the bugs should be vey happy together.

Not if I do it right.

 

[My Oslo heats my home]

A buddy of mine had one of these in his house. I've thought of installing one myself, but the only sensible location would mean cutting thru some very old flooring and enormous walnut joists.

(broken link removed to http://www.woodwaiter.com/en/plans-and-pricing)

I can understand what it took to make the elevator thing work and get it to industry but they are also getting PAID. More than Im willing to choke on. Im thinking of something simple to eliminate walking up the stairs to the porch with arm loads of wood. Same idea as the wood waiter but removable when the season is over. Maybe a tray with 3 sides and a track of some sort and an electric winch from above hoisting the tray/basket up one flight. I'm sure if I had more time I'd look into it.

 

[My Oslo heats my home]

Not if I do it right.

Bac, watch out for the sarcasm bug especially...

 

[Bacffin]

I can understand what it took to make the elevator thing work and get it to industry but they are also getting PAID. More than Im willing to choke on. Im thinking of something simple to eliminate walking up the stairs to the porch with arm loads of wood. Same idea as the wood waiter but removable when the season is over. Maybe a tray with 3 sides and a track of some sort and an electric winch from above hoisting the tray/basket up one flight. I'm sure if I had more time I'd look into it.

How about a ladder lift. I rented one to move roofing shingles when I did my roof over. Everyone thought it was a lifesaver. It's nothing more than a motor and a pully or chain.

 

[teutonicking]

Who else moves this years wood supply closer to the house? and how and when do you get it there??

I have a 12x12 covered porch off the rear of the house. From ground level there is a 7 step staircase to the porch. Over the last 6 years I have brought up 3 cords and stacked it on the deck. It takes me about 2 weeks to move the 3 cords, a little here and a few hours there and 2 weeks later its done.

I have to say walking out the back door in my slippers to retrieve wood on a snowy cold morning works for me. despite the work it takes in October it is well worth it.

does anyone else have a system simular to this, moving wood close to the house??

Yes, I keep several of my best metal racks with covers right next to my house in the backyard. I also keep a small five foot rack in my covered backyard porch (it holds about 4-5 days of wood). Once the racks near the house are empty, I move wood from the outer racks closer to my house. I am moving wood almost every weekend during the burning season.

 

[My Oslo heats my home]

How about a ladder lift. I rented one to move roofing shingles when I did my roof over. Everyone thought it was a lifesaver. It's nothing more than a motor and a pully or chain.

The only problem with the ladder lift is they only handle limited weights. My company has one and we can only put so much on it before the motor stops and the breaker has to be reset. In order to make this worth while I'm thinking of maybe a wheel barrow amount at a time.

 

[ptb]

Earlier this week I was finally able to implement my vision for bringing in wood for the winter:

A couple more pictures are available here: http://imgur.com/a/oS7TZ

Anyone else do something similar?

- Peter

 

[BrotherBart]

Nice setup.

Welcome to h.c

 

[Flatbedford]

Almost looks like cheating to me. Very slick.

 

[My Oslo heats my home]

exactly flatbed, I knew it was a matter of time before someone responded with a machine. I envy

 

[firefighterjake]

I have often wondered if I'm the only one!

I feel like I move my stacks way too much.

I bring the wood home in the fall and stack it to season all summer and winter. Then, the following fall I move it into my back covered porch / shop area, about 20 feet from the back door. Go out, get more wood, stack outside, rinse, repeat

Nah, I haul it home, stack it outside and then move it in a year or so to the woodshed . . . only to move it to the porch . . .and then to the woodbox inside the house . . . and then into the woodstove. I could probably eliminate some steps, but it's all good . . . I just get to know my wood quite well.

 

[Ashful]

I can understand what it took to make the elevator thing work and get it to industry but they are also getting PAID. More than Im willing to choke on. Im thinking of something simple to eliminate walking up the stairs to the porch with arm loads of wood.

I figure all the wood hauling (six big loads per day in the coldest of winter) is just part of my exercise routine. When it's too cold and dark to go out to the shop or do yard work in the evenings after work, I don't get my usual amount of regular exercise, and I've never been the type to pay for a gym membership.

 

[My Oslo heats my home]

I figure all the wood hauling (six big loads per day in the coldest of winter) is just part of my exercise routine. When it's too cold and dark to go out to the shop or do yard work in the evenings after work, I don't get my usual amount of regular exercise, and I've never been the type to pay for a gym membership.

I totally agree with you on the exercise, I enjoy working with wood anytime of the year. My pet peeve is the woods' last move to the porch before winter. My thoughts are more about the fatigue it creates, along with what I come home with from working construction all day. In years past I used to spend an entire saturday and part of a sunday making the move, not anymore. I just take my time now, as I said a couple hours a night and in a couple of weeks it's done. It just isn't happy work anymore.

 

[Slow1]

I figure all the wood hauling (six big loads per day in the coldest of winter) is just part of my exercise routine. When it's too cold and dark to go out to the shop or do yard work in the evenings after work, I don't get my usual amount of regular exercise, and I've never been the type to pay for a gym membership.

I agree to a large degree. Moving the wood up the deck is good exercise but even with aggressive cleaning, it is difficult to keep the steps clear of snow/ice all winter. I don't really like carrying heavy loads up slippery steps. Yes, salt them like crazy can work too - that has it's own drawbacks. I'm not likely to change my ways though - as annoying as it may be it does get me out of the house and into the quiet outside more and certainly isn't worth spending a lot of money on (at least not yet to me).

On the flip side I think there would be something just "cool"/"Geeky"/'Nice" about having a unique wood elevator solution. Sometimes I think I have more fun dreaming up solutions than actually using them.

 

[Ram 1500 with an axe...]

I can understand what it took to make the elevator thing work and get it to industry but they are also getting PAID. More than Im willing to choke on. Im thinking of something simple to eliminate walking up the stairs to the porch with arm loads of wood. Same idea as the wood waiter but removable when the season is over. Maybe a tray with 3 sides and a track of some sort and an electric winch from above hoisting the tray/basket up one flight. I'm sure if I had more time I'd look into it.

Don't you think you can pull up small loads by hand using just the rope and basket? in stead of using a winch? Or how about some type of pulley if need be....

 

[Bigg_Redd]

Who else moves this years wood supply closer to the house? and how and when do you get it there??

I have a 12x12 covered porch off the rear of the house. From ground level there is a 7 step staircase to the porch. Over the last 6 years I have brought up 3 cords and stacked it on the deck. It takes me about 2 weeks to move the 3 cords, a little here and a few hours there and 2 weeks later its done.

I have to say walking out the back door in my slippers to retrieve wood on a snowy cold morning works for me. despite the work it takes in October it is well worth it.

does anyone else have a system simular to this, moving wood close to the house??

Not me

 

[Ashful]

Don't you think you can pull up small loads by hand using just the rope and basket? in stead of using a winch? Or how about some type of pulley if need be....

Too-obvious remark about a wench hoisting your wood withheld.

 

[bag of hammers]

exactly flatbed, I knew it was a matter of time before someone responded with a machine. I envy

Every time I see a Kubota I feel like Homer Simpson drooling over a stack of donuts. ptb, that is a nice setup.

 

[bob95065]

Hmm, i'll try this. Did u have to pay shipping?

Nope. It came free.

 

[Ashful]

Every time I see a Kubota I feel like Homer Simpson drooling over a stack of donuts.

There are two categories of tractor owners: those who bought Deere, and those who settled for something else.



Not off-topic... that's the machine that, "moves this year's wood closer."

 

[bag of hammers]

There are two categories of tractor owners: those who bought Deere, and those who settled for something else.

Not off-topic... that's the machine that, "moves this year's wood closer."

Nice rig. Jealous. I don't have the toys to even think about attacking bigger rounds like those in your pic. At this point I'd settle for just about anything with the word "tractor" painted on the side. Right now I'm the machine (but I'm not getting any younger).

 

[Ashful]

Look at used. I bought that rig used for about 1/3 the cost of new. It was pretty, but needed some mechanical and electrical work. The last item I identified as a problem when I bought it was just repaired last week (worn out ball joint on power steering cylinder).