Moving wood in the snow

[nmaho]

Had a cement mixing tub in the shed and thought it would be good to drag through the snow. It works perfect through 3 feet of snow plus we have more on the way. Only thing it is tough to walk through the snow up over my knees, but at least I got a 1/4 cord back in the garage plus what was left on the front porch.

 

[husky345 vermont resolute]

This is what I use and it's perfe

 

[Seanm]

This is what I use and it's perfe

I use my ice fishing sled which looks alot like your picture.

 

[Valhalla]

Old wood burners saying: "he who stacks splits in summer very far from his stove, has to trek just as far in the winter deep snow and cold."

As I get older, I build my stacks closer to my house.

 

[Beer Belly]

I just use the Snowblower to make a path, and use the Wheel Barrow.....which I found out yesterday, moves a lot easier with an overload of wood when you have air in the tire.....Thank God for that little portable compressor. Just thinking.....maybe I can use the Snowblower to tow a tub like that thru the snow

 

[midwestcoast]

Looks good! Assuming those tubs are more flexible plastic that should hold up in the cold?
Doesn't require yet another piece of gear that might be hard to justfy in areas where deep snow is more of an on & off problem vs a 4-5 month guarantee.
I now use a snowblower to clear a path for the garden cart. Much better than the shovel I used to use

 

[English BoB]

It took all of five mins to shovel to the wood shed tonight

He who keeps his wood close....stays warmer..........old english proverb.......I just made up.

Bob

 

[Dix]

During the winter from hell ( 1st year with 2 stoves ) I learned to keep the firewood closer to the house.

I hold a weeks worth in the house, another weeks worth right outside the back doors There is a cord of firewood on the back deck covered with rolled rubber roofing for emergency purposes.

Even with the snow we had over the past 2 weeks, I got parts of the main stack cleaned out, and am pulling off of them while I can.

 

[Knots]

I put half-a-winter's worth in the basement in November. The other half is next to the garage.

That said, I have some rounds cut to length out on the lot that are tough to get at when the frost is out of the ground due to the boggy areas. I've been looking at one of those plastic sleds to drag them out in the wintertime with. Good exercise too...

 

[j7art2]

I have this proverb that works well too.

"He who has a 4x4 quad and good tires can haul his wood wherever he so chooses."

If the snow gets too deep, I'll drive the path 4-5 times with just the quad before pulling a load into the house just to pack it down. It's worked so far, and we've got 12" snow or so.

 

[Ram 1500 with an axe...]

I have to agree with the bunch that like it close to the house.......
I load this area up every September just outside my garage door, easy to get to when I need to refill my big garbage cans that are in my garage waiting to go into the stove.....

 

[Polarbear]

Check out jet sleds. They come in several sizes and are made just a bit heavier than most mixing tubs I've seen and they are made to haul in snow.

I had a quad path around our yard last winter. As winter went on the path packed down and eventually was more than a foot deep. Then the quad would not keep on top of that path. It was no fun getting the quad out of that mess. Our wood is stored across our driveway 50' from the house.

 

[fredarm]

Snowshoes and my wife's old childhood plastic sled.

 

[Valhalla]

My wife can also usually carry in the needed splits, but I love her way too much.
So, I build all stacks close to the house. KISS principle prevails.

If I'm going on a trek in the deep snow, it is for hunting or a winter hike.

Another old wood burner's saying: "Better planning means less work; less work means more time for fun."

P.S. Carry your splits any way that makes you happy... LOL