I have an old fisher grandpa bear wood stove I use in my basement and I'd like to be able to wheel it into place for the winter, then wheel it into storage for the summer. Looking for ideas on how I can get this thing on wheels. I rigged up something with some old casters I had laying around but they didn't hold up to the weight of the stove.
Wheels for your wood stove
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I don't think I would want my wood stove on wheels. If you want to move it for the summer use a dolly.
I have both of mine on the larger furniture dollies from Harbor Freight. This so when I need to install drywall (soon I hope) I can move them easily. They'll eventually be permanently placed. You just need to be careful not to move the stove when operating the door. I have all four wheels pointing in different directions. Works great.
Yes, an accidental bump could dislodge the stove pipe. In our area, the bump could come from an earthquake, but it could also be kids playing, a rambunctious dog, etc.
Get a Harbor freight transmission jack. Roll it under in the summer jack it up wheel it where you want it then set it down. Im pretty sure one would fit under a fisher
I picked up a Milwaukee 600# hand truck years ago on a good sale. It gets a lot of use every year and has saved my back many times.
A couple of months ago I had to move our cookstove, about 450 lbs, to do some work in the kitchen. I have a seller made dolly came with the stove and it worked well enough to get it to my truck. On my end I hired two brothers who advertise as piano movers to bring it in the house.
The stove’s base is high enough to use a bottle jack with lots of blocks and a heavy plank to lift it enough for the dolly. I would have used a light floor jack if I had less space. Didn’t get far before a dolly wheel crumpled. Ran to the hardware store. Got 4 heavy duty wheels and jacked again
After it was back on the hearth and almost where it need to be I used a block and doubled up 8ft 2x4 and I had on hand to scootch it into position under the chimney
The stove’s base is high enough to use a bottle jack with lots of blocks and a heavy plank to lift it enough for the dolly. I would have used a light floor jack if I had less space. Didn’t get far before a dolly wheel crumpled. Ran to the hardware store. Got 4 heavy duty wheels and jacked again
After it was back on the hearth and almost where it need to be I used a block and doubled up 8ft 2x4 and I had on hand to scootch it into position under the chimney
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I have my old Vermont Casting Defiant out in my barn on 3 wheeled furniture dollies that I bought from Lowe's. Makes it easy to roll it around.
3 Wheel Furniture Dolly
I welded 4 steel casters to my 30nc when I modded it to insert status. Sits about 7/8" off the brick.
Lost 4" from the pedestal and the ash pan.
Makes servicing much easier.
Casters on a free stander doesn't sound like a good idea.
Lost 4" from the pedestal and the ash pan.
Makes servicing much easier.
Casters on a free stander doesn't sound like a good idea.
it's a stove shoved in a fireplace,....with a blower on the back.
no surround.
paint, cleaning under and around.
inspection.
It gets used way less the past few years,.....but makes a HUGE difference when needed.
I have center split baffles that rest on the back heat shield/air duct and and stick to the lintel with strontium magnets parallel with the stove top.
Blower control is moved to the pedestal base on the right below the door handle and attached with a neo mag.
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