genesis5521
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I'm the OP, and I sure am glad I started this thread. It's given me (and I think a lot of others) some good food for thought.
Hand truck (tree dolly), wagon, wheelbarrow, or winch.
For me at least, I'm thinking a wheelbarrow would be the hardest to negotiate in the woods over uneven terrain. But maybe some of you are better with a wheelbarrow then I am. 3 50lb rounds in a wheelbarrow would be a lot to manage for 50 yards.
My first thought was a hand truck (tree dolly). This would be good for moving 1 or 2 rounds at a time. Keeping it balanced with just 1 or 2 rounds on it shouldn't be a problem as it's center of gravity would still be fairly low. Putting 3 rounds on it could change things a bit.
But now I'm leaning toward some kind of wagon where I could load probably 4 to 6 rounds at a time. With a wagon, there's no balancing involved as there would be with a tree dolly or wheelbarrow. There are some decent wagons in the $60 to $100 price range.
I really would like an electric winch that would slide in to my receiver hitch, but I don't know anything about winches. Harbor Freight just had a sale on a 2000 pound winch for $49. If I were gonna use a winch, I'd want a skidding cone like this one.
Portable Winch Skidding Cone, Model# PCA-1290 | Winch Kits, Straps + Hooks | Northern Tool + Equipment
If you watch the movie on the skidding cone, that 2000 pound portable capstan winch the guy is using is pretty slick. But it's $1400. Will 100 yards of 1/4" cable fit on a winch? How many pulls can you make with a winch before it wears the battery down? 1 good size tall 16" tree will fill my truck bed. But that would entail making 6 to 10 pulls of 8' logs (assuming I cut the tree up) for 50 yards. That could amount to 500 yards of pulling. Can a truck battery handle this?
For now, I'm thinking keep it simple with a wagon. After I do some research on winches, that may be the next step. But sometimes, I'm still gonna have ta bite the bullet and just carry the rounds out, 1 by 1. Like I do now.
Don <><
Hand truck (tree dolly), wagon, wheelbarrow, or winch.
For me at least, I'm thinking a wheelbarrow would be the hardest to negotiate in the woods over uneven terrain. But maybe some of you are better with a wheelbarrow then I am. 3 50lb rounds in a wheelbarrow would be a lot to manage for 50 yards.
My first thought was a hand truck (tree dolly). This would be good for moving 1 or 2 rounds at a time. Keeping it balanced with just 1 or 2 rounds on it shouldn't be a problem as it's center of gravity would still be fairly low. Putting 3 rounds on it could change things a bit.
But now I'm leaning toward some kind of wagon where I could load probably 4 to 6 rounds at a time. With a wagon, there's no balancing involved as there would be with a tree dolly or wheelbarrow. There are some decent wagons in the $60 to $100 price range.
I really would like an electric winch that would slide in to my receiver hitch, but I don't know anything about winches. Harbor Freight just had a sale on a 2000 pound winch for $49. If I were gonna use a winch, I'd want a skidding cone like this one.
Portable Winch Skidding Cone, Model# PCA-1290 | Winch Kits, Straps + Hooks | Northern Tool + Equipment
If you watch the movie on the skidding cone, that 2000 pound portable capstan winch the guy is using is pretty slick. But it's $1400. Will 100 yards of 1/4" cable fit on a winch? How many pulls can you make with a winch before it wears the battery down? 1 good size tall 16" tree will fill my truck bed. But that would entail making 6 to 10 pulls of 8' logs (assuming I cut the tree up) for 50 yards. That could amount to 500 yards of pulling. Can a truck battery handle this?
For now, I'm thinking keep it simple with a wagon. After I do some research on winches, that may be the next step. But sometimes, I'm still gonna have ta bite the bullet and just carry the rounds out, 1 by 1. Like I do now.
Don <><
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