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  1. midwestcoast Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 9, 2009
    1,392 posts
    NW Indiana
    The power went out at my office this afternoon & I was able to get home in time to put another tank of gas through the Husky cutting up some log length that was dropped off last week.
    There are a few good sized logs in there, so yesterday I slapped together a loading ramp for the little yellow wagon out of scrap. It worked pretty good loading the bigger rounds allowing me tho transfer them whole & get them away from the street where they might disappear.
    Note, the front round must be loaded first to keep the nose down while rolling a bigger round up ;)

    I might be the only dude with a loading ramp on a garden cart, but hey, beats bustin' a nut!

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  2. bogydave Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 4, 2009
    7,796 posts
    So Cent ALASKA
    Good ole "american ingenuity" :)
    Love it

    Definitely rollers when rounds are that big ;)
    (or you are like Scotty a mini fork lift LOL :) )
  3. nate379 Minister of Fire

    joined: Sep 21, 2010
    4,010 posts
    Palmer, Alaska
    Haha!

    I meant to get some photos today before leaving the wood pile but it got dark too fast. Have about 3 cords on my trailer.
  4. MasterMech Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 2, 2011
    4,809 posts
    Hudson Valley NY
    I like it. If I can't lift 'em in, I'm limited to 1 round @ a time in my cart. I dump the box, roll the round in, and then pivot the box back to the tongue. Gonna have to buy/build me a better trailer/cart for "local" scrounging if the current trend for 24"+ Oak continues.
  5. Backwoods Savage Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 14, 2007
    24,194 posts
    Michigan
    It works!
  6. Flatbedford Minister of Fire

    Nice ramp. I like this method much better though.
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  7. Backwoods Savage Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 14, 2007
    24,194 posts
    Michigan
    Yes, wouldn't it be nice to have one all the time Steve?
  8. Flatbedford Minister of Fire

    It would be nice. That was the second time I have logs loaded on my truck by a machine..in my life! Not a regular occurrence by any means.
  9. midwestcoast Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 9, 2009
    1,392 posts
    NW Indiana
    Yeah, I'd have to heat with wood for a hundred years to "save money" if I bought one of those! They are fun though. Got to operate one a couple months back with a brush cat clearing vegetation and dig 5 foot holes with an auger.

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