What's the best way of doing this? Can I put the legs on while the pedestal is still attached? Or is this going to require me to deadlift yet another stove?
Switching from a pedestal to legs on a 30
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I had it on a dolly and tipped it if I remember correctly. So yeah, probably deadlift. If it's any consolation I switched between the 3" legs and the 6" legs a bunch of times trying to get it right. I used the BB method with my car jack.
You should be used to dead lifting stoves by now. Can you wedge a dolly under one side, lower the dolly horizontal, and have your wife stand on the very end of the dolly? That should give you enough to get the one side on. Repeat and put a jack under the other side with a board over the top of the jack to better distribute the weight and protect the stove. Then once the legs are on, lower the jack and voila...
Legs look better than pedastals in my opinion. The only pedastals that I like are the ones that have wood storage, and only some of those.
The stove arrives on Monday. I was kind of hoping it would require less lifting and cursing. I guess I will lay the stove on it's back on top of a dolly, remove the pedestal, put on the legs, and then lift the stove while gently standing it on it's legs.
You must be fairly strong. Woodstoves are certainly heavy. I have that Heritage sitting in my lobby and it's funny to see people try and move it. They have no clue.
I laid mine all the way back on its back.. Doing it on an appliance dolly would make it easier....
Definitely a no go putting the legs on with the pedestal on..
Definitely a no go putting the legs on with the pedestal on..
That seems like the way I'm going to go. Wondering if it will be easier to keep the pedestal on until it is inside the house or do it while it is outside the house.
Damn. Sure would have been easier.
Gonna be easier to load and bring in the house on a dolly.. Then put the legs on...
Gonna be hard to move with the appliance dolly with legs. IMO
Gonna be hard to move with the appliance dolly with legs. IMO
I had mine delivered to the back door of my walkout basement, where it was to be installed. I emptied everything (bricks, legs, whatever was loose in there) out of the stove and was able to slide it, still on the pedestal, on a big piece of cardboard and an old blanket, through the door and over near the hearth. Once near the hearth, I tipped it onto the hearth on its back and removed the pedestal and installed the legs. I then tipped it back up and wiggled it into position. BTW, my hearth is ceramic tile over concrete and it is only about 1/2 inch higher than the laminate floor I was sliding it on. I'm not saying that was easy, but I never felt in danger of popping a nut either. I just took it slow, used my legs more than my back, and made sure I had a good grip when lifting it and setting it down. Whatever you end up doing, be careful of sharp edges on the pedestal where it is not finished or normally exposed to human contact. There were some very sharp edges on mine. Also beware of the thin heat shield on back if you are ever putting weight on it while moving. It is fairly strong, but I bet it would bend or dent easy if you weren't careful with a dolly.
If I remember correctly, I took out the fire brick and removed the door and ash pan from my Englander 30. This greatly lightens the stove. I then flipped the stove on it's side and removed the pedistal and installed the legs. BTW, keep the pedistal installed as it makes hauling the stove around on a dolly easier when going from the trailer to the hearth.
Good luck with your Englander.
Bill
Good luck with your Englander.
Bill
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BAR: Got a come-along, some straps, and something from which to sling them? A strong beam or tree branch? I can provide two of the three. Some of my other hobbies involve lifting / moving things many times heavier than woodstoves.
Oh good! That will make things a lot easier for me. The stone driveway renders the dolly useless, but I can slide a pallet around pretty easily to get it to the walkway.
Yep.. All Englander stoves are delivered on a Pallet. No worries...
I live on a gravel road. When they dropped off my 10-CPM (Multi fuel stove) me and the truck driver slid the stove across the gravel, until we got to my driveway (asphalt). Then we used his hand truck.. (Tipped him $20 to do what he did. Technically he just has to get it off his lift-gate, after that your SOL).
Looking forward to pics BB... I have a slight feeling your gonna love it
I live on a gravel road. When they dropped off my 10-CPM (Multi fuel stove) me and the truck driver slid the stove across the gravel, until we got to my driveway (asphalt). Then we used his hand truck.. (Tipped him $20 to do what he did. Technically he just has to get it off his lift-gate, after that your SOL).
Looking forward to pics BB... I have a slight feeling your gonna love it
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