who else moves this years wood closer....

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Thanks Joful. A friend of mine sent me a couple pics of his rig, and I commented on how I would love to have same. He sent me a bunch of CL ads for everything from Kubota to John Deere to New Holland, with a couple Bobcats tossed in. Killer deals according to him, older units with low hours. But at the end of the day, $$ is just too tight. Still not giving up though. One day I'll have my toys...
 
Yours are bigger than mine :(
But it gets the job done:)
 

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Bacffin - nice. Beautiful spot there. Looks like you got enough fuel staged and stacked for a while.

Moving that one log would be an afternoon for me (not including the time it would take to call over a friend with a saw that could cut it). That's gotta be a 1500 lb log? My back hurts just looking at it.
 
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Guessing at 16" diameter x 13' long, the green weight would be (in pounds):

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I was gonna say a half ton :p... ok i had no clue, but either way, its a back-ache (without the toys). Did I mention I want a tractor?
 
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....
I hear ya Ram, I could probably think of a few possible options along the lines of pulleys. But (or however as my wife says) a winch would find more uses for other things. I would probably multi-task the crap out of it
 
I gradually move from backyard stacks to the front porch, when the stacks are empty I fill them back up with what I've been cutting during last winter and current winter that's on hold up on the hillside, that adds to the stacks I didn't touch to make 2 yrs worth in the yard.
 

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Wood belongs out doors or in the fire..... Storing wood indoors leads to problems all..... Thanks for the story Pen....

I've been moving 6 cords of wood (well seasoned) into my basement every fall for 18 years. No problems encountered to date.

Stack from the splitter to pallets, FEL the pallets to the walk-out door, pallet-jack the pallets to beside the boiler.
 
I'll be darned if I can remember who, but someone on here rigged up a winch (not wench) system for getting wood up on the deck from ground level.
Posted a couple years ago, I think.
I'll try to find it.
ETA: Here's one I found....https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/lets-see-your-rig-set-up.62483/
I think tradergordo may have done one too.
Check out Youtube for ideas as well.
Someone suggested a catapult.!!!
 
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I'll be darned if I can remember who, but someone on here rigged up a winch (not wench) system for getting wood up on the deck from ground level.
Machria built a deck hoist rig last year, as well. He was lobbying for someone here to do it for him, and when he got no takers, he engineered one himself. He wrote a detailed thread on it, titled something like, "who wants to build a hoist for me?"
 
Machria built a deck hoist rig last year, as well. He was lobbying for someone here to do it for him, and when he got no takers, he engineered one himself. He wrote a detailed thread on it, titled something like, "who wants to build a hoist for me?"
I ran into that one too, just didn't post it.
 
I'm burning all the not so perfect stuff now. I walked out to the porch in my slippers and filled my uglies box. I know it's a bit early on the consistent cold weather but I know this will make things a bit easier.
 
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I'm burning all the not so perfect stuff now. I walked out to the porch in my slippers and filled my uglies box. I know it's a bit early on the consistent cold weather but I know this will make things a bit easier.

I'm burning my uglies too. Its oak so I should probalby save it but I'm looking forward to freeing up some rack space for nicer looking stacks.
 
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