Best ways to move firewood?

southsoundtree

southsoundtree

Been here much more than a while
Location
Olympia, WA
I've carried it.
I've hand-trucked it.
I've wheel-barrowed it.
I've carried and hand-trucked/ wheelbarrowed at the same time.
I've rolled it.

Haven't tried any type of wagon, yet, nor a log arch.



Surely, different applications to different jobs. Just looking for any creative ways to put into the bag of tricks.
 
The arches work good for long stuff.sometimes w long stuff you can pivot large long pieces w a fulcrum and then roll them whole out to the truck for chipping or craning.sometimes we use our ball cart for moving wood instead of trees. As far as the manual applications go what you stated and what ive written is about it.Always try to get the machines to work for you first Of course. I bet a mini-skid would fill some gaps as well>
 
I have a cart that is sooo kick azz.
Its about 7 feet long and 30 inches wide. It sits high enough of the ground so that you can roll through ravines, ect. The handles are lengthened to get you away from the load(thorns) and curves upward to fit right in my hands.
It has 8 slots for uprights. When I get to the chipper , I take out the uprioghts on one side and tip the cart over dumping the load. This baby has been must have for me since I do alot alone.
It hauls wood, branches, fronds, kids, tools, or just about anything else you can get on there
Ill try and find a picture.

If I knew how to weld aluminum, I would even comsider marketing it. The one I made is steel and a little heavy to load/unload in the truck.
 
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I have a cart that is sooo kick azz.
Its about 7 feet long and 30 inches wide. It sits high enough of the ground so that you can roll through ravines, ect. The handles are lengthened to get you away from the load(thorns) and curves upward to fit right in my hands.
It has 8 slots for uprights. When I get to the chipper , I take out the uprioghts on one side and tip the cart over dumping the load. This baby has been must have for me since I do alot alone.
It hauls wood, branches, fronds, kids, tools, or just about anything else you can get on there
Ill try and find a picture.

If I knew how to weld aluminum, I would even comsider marketing it. The one I made is steel and a little heavy to load/unload in the truck.


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Please try to get a picture up. I'm interested to see what it is about.

You might be able to find someone that can weld it for you. If you do all the cutting and finishing, you can save costs. Someplace in the past, in someone's shop, many a brake tube have been built; now we have a commercially available portawrap.
 
I have a set up the g/f's dad uses for his firewood processing. Take a 12' long by 4' high steel culvert pipe and cut it into 3 sections 4' long. Stack the wood after you split it and the metal pipe keeps it dry and allows air to dry it. Once it's ready for the fire just pick it up with a set of forks on a skid steer or tractor and drive it to where your wood burner is. Each section of pipe holds about a 1/3 of a cord if I remember correctly.
 
We use what we Canucks call pulp hooks. They have a D handle and a big spike hook. You don't have to bend over as far, it's quick, and if your not going too far, very nice. You are limited to moving two pieces at a time but it gets the job done. About $25 a piece. They also have a winter point option for frozen wood. Don't stick em in your leg.
 
if we are pulling it to the truck we have a winch on all of our chippers. That works real nice. or we have the young guys, me, carry it up all the hills saying, "it builds character."
 
Make a sign that says "free firewood, all you can carry" and put it on the curb. In lei of that, I typically pay someone to tote it for me... :D
 
I was meaning in the sense of moving any and all lengths--tips besides "Lift with your legs, not your backs".

We skidded out a 30" (on the small end) by 16' butt log Western Red Cedar, 13" by 24' WRC, and about 5-6 others in between in diameter and length. We loaded with knuckle-boom with grapples.

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I'm looking for specific tips and tools.
Rather the the typical hand truck, my friend found one with a flip down piece that extends the bottom shelf of the hand-truck to be about 2.5' instead of 8". We could stack a lot of large limbwood pieces that were just less than gatewidth onto the extended shelf. It worked really well for storm work where all the debris went to the curb for pick-up.

Getting rid of the wood once its to the truck isn't a problem.
 
The little helper looks like a great idea.

One thing I learned while watching the pulp wooder's skid back in GA is a snatch block is indispensable when cable winching.
 
I picked up my Bobcat MT50 for only 5k. With the grapple it will lift every bit of 6 foot and I can put a variety of attachments on the front of it to do almost anything. No way I would spend 4k on that. I've done the ball cart thing and I don't miss the "Iron Madden". Granted it's still hangs on the truck just in case.
 
We've rented the mucktrucks (powered wheelbarrows) a few times and they're great in the right circumstances, ie narrow, steep access. You still have to pick up the wood, but they'll carry quite a load (low, heavy center of gravity) and you just have to walk behind and steer. I think locally they rent for 50$ or so a day, more than worth it.

http://www.mucktruck.com/
 
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