Transporting Osburn 2400 wood stove. Any advice?

[Dmitry]

I about to buy used Osburn 2400 wood stove for my basement. I'm planning on going there with my heavy duty hand track that have straps on it to secure the stove. Also I have a trailer with ramp back door. It's not heavy duty but hopefully door will support the weight of 540 lb.
The question : Is it possible to handle this wood stove alone with hand truck? It's 1.5 hour drive, don't want to bring someone. There is going to be female owner, so I have to do all the heavy lifting. There is no stairs from what I know

 

[pjohnson]

Maybe if your really big and strong, but I’d have some help. I tried to move a 500 pound stove with a cart was strapped on. Was on level cement was pretty hard to get it tipped back then slipped went down and stove on top of me. Thought I broke my leg but just but a big crease in it which is still there 4 monqths later. I don’t see how you’d roll it up a ramp by your self. I’d really really suggest getting some help.

 

[bholler]

I have an actual stove cart and move stoves really often. And I wouldn't go to pic up a large stove myself.

 

[webby3650]

My advice is to pass on the purchase.

 

[Dmitry]

My advice is to pass on the purchase.

Why is that?

 

[Woody Stover]

As that woman if she is reasonably manly. If so, maybe she can handle the handles of the dolly, and you can lift on the bottom to get it up the ramp. But it would be a snap if you had someone go along..

 

[ColdNorCal]

Out here in California you can find helpers in the Home Depot parking lots every morning. Just dont mention ice cream or ice cycles or ice cubes....

 

[Dataman]

Can you rent Stove Dolly? Or Dolly with parts that allow climbing? If not don't do it. Getting hurt is not fun. But even then they use 2 Guys. 2 Mexicans delivered mine with special dolly.

https://www.unitedrentals.com/marke...VleNkCh2BnQ-nEAMYAyAAEgLg7_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[Dataman]

Get her and her Dolly! She can do it

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[rwhite]

Help is always better but not always available. I'd try and move it if you can strap it to a dolly. Remove the door and all the brick. I've moved a few by myself. Not fun but doable. The ramp should be fine.

 

[MAD MARK]

I'd do it. I moved my NC-30 myself. Me and owner lifted it onto truck with door and brick in it.

I took off door and brick to offload myself.

Id be more worried about using a trailer. I tend to over strap using a trailer because I know how much more it bounces around. Id try to see if she has a hill to back truck into and wheel it onto truck. My $.o2

 

[wooduser]

My method of moving heavy objects into the rear door of my van is as follows:


lay several 2x4x 8 foot studs from the back bumper to the ground, 2" side horizontal, 4" side vertical. Place a 4x8 foot piece of plywood on top of the studs, creating a ramp.

Now you have a sturdy inclined plane you can use in whatever means you like to scoot the stove into your trailer. Leaving it tied to the hand truck will probably work fine. Having a long rope and a pulley tied to the front of the trailer may help you hold the hand truck in place as you move it push by push up the ramp.

The 2x4s give quite a rigid base for the plywood, which otherwise would bend a lot and not work effectively as a ramp.

 

[Sawset]

I built the house here with very little help. And moved everything in with no help, furnace, fridge, furniture, cabinets, etc. The only other thing that required help was the stove. They can be clumsey (wide and low). Getting it stable on the dolly and tilted back was dicey. Moving it anywhere not flat (up or down stairs, up onto the hearth), it can get away from you. I didn't want to risk snapping a leg, either on it or mine. Pull the doors, brick, grate, anything that you can to lighten it.

 

[wooduser]

. Pull the doors, brick, grate, anything that you can to lighten it.

Oh, yes indeed! Pull out everything you can.

 

[blacktail]

Come-along, a variety of lumber, a dolly, and some straps?