I was in the woods cutting wood over the weekend and with the snow I couldn't get the tractor right up to the wood I had cut , so I got my regular metal wheelbarrow and it really worked pretty good and saved me alot of steps . The only thing was the wheelbarrow I was using had the bar on front for dumping and it kept getting hung up . So I was thinking of taking an old wheelbarrow that I have with a broken handle and turn it to a firewood wheelbarrow . I will take the bar in the front and make it higher so it won't hit and make the front pretty hi to hold wood , put a flat bottom in it and stack the wood crossways , should hold quite a bit . Anyone have one or have any ideas ??
Wheelbarrow for firewood
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CentaurG2
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Best wheelbarrow I have ever used are the mullers smart cart. They are very centered and if you load them too close to the front they will tip forward. Other than that, they are great. http://www.smartcarts.com/
banjobart
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Get the biggest wheelbarrow with two large wheels and a huge plastic tub. It is perferct for firewood. These cost $100 at hardware stores and are a bargain for what they can haul. The big wheels keep the axle and front bar high off the ground.
Mine has never done that. You must be going through heavy brush or the bar is bent down toward the ground an inch or so. I still like the single-wheel barrow better than the 2-wheeler and I use my single-wheel every other day to haul firewood from the back yard to the house. Believe me, the single and doubles do not handle or perform the same way.
Sounds like it might be snow that is causing the problem. Wheel barrows will not work well in snow. When in snow, the weight from the load forces the wheel to the ground, and suddenly you are plowing snow with the lifting bar. That will stop you cold.
I snow shovel out a path from the house to the woodpile. Then the wheelbarrow works like a charm (maybe a tough charm).
rtrsam
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I like the Miller wheelbarrows, they don't have the front nose piece to get hung up at all. Plastic tubs are a little flimsy to really load them with a biog load of heavy wood, you can feel the tub flex as you lift the handles. the double wheeled wheelbarrows don't hold up that great as the axle is not supported on both ends (holds each wheel in single shear)
Wet1
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I agree with WD, I've had better luck with the single wheel. I like the plastic tubs, but both of them I've had have cracked and ended up with big holes in them over time.
OTOH, steel is heavier and rusts... :monkey:
OTOH, steel is heavier and rusts... :monkey:
I've used the single wheeled and steel tubbed one for years. Like Wood Doctor it gets used about every day bringing wood from the pile to the house. I always thought those two wheeled ones would be better and almost bought one several times and backed out on the 100 dollar price tag.
Mine has not yet, But it is kept in the dry all the time.
Orange Hill
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Is this the next debate? My single wheel steel tub will out haul your two wheeled plastic junk box ...etc.
fight...fight...fight
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fight...fight...fight
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Nah, Not from me, Life is too short to fight on the internet.Is this the next debate? My single wheel steel tub will out haul your two wheeled plastic junk box ...etc.
fight...fight...fight
Besides i would still like to have one of those big plastic tubbed two wheeled ones.
Yeah the snow was the problem thats for sure but after I got a path going it worked pretty good , I just need to reposition that bar in the front so it can't dig in . I'm thinking of just a flat bottom , maybe even oak slats so the snow can filter through , not sure if I need sides to help hold it all in or not , I'd rather not have the sides if I don't need them because I could also haul wood pallets after I cut them and I only cut them into 3 pieces each. so there kind of long .
Scootermsp
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I gave up on the cart after the snow took up residence here. Get an Ice fishing sled (Otter sled) they hold a lot of wood and it seems to be much less work pulling a sled full of wood than wheeling a cart.
I gave up on the cart after the snow took up residence here. Get an Ice fishing sled (Otter sled) they hold a lot of wood and it seems to be much less work pulling a sled full of wood than wheeling a cart.
chowdozer
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Depends on how tall you are. At 6'7" I dumped them on mole hills until I gave it away. Pretty much worthless to me.
RuralCruiser007
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I use my two wheel wheelbarrow every day to bring wood to the house. Works really good. If you have shoulder/arm problems like I do, it takes a lot of strain off of it due to not having to balance the load. After a fresh snow fall it is a little fun for the first load, but after that it is OK. The front bar is a little of a pain at times. Anything can be modified with a cutting torch and a welder.
Vincent
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Wheelbarrow
Here is my one wheeler.
I made the handles 10" longer.
Cheers
Here is my one wheeler.
I made the handles 10" longer.
Cheers
RCR 3 EVER
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Not to hijack the thread,but instead of using a wheelbarrow in snow why not use a toboggan.
Our toboggan cracked many decades ago while going down a hill and jumping it.
After that we bolted some angle irons on it set at approx. 45 degree angles. the bars are about 1 ft high. To add capacity boards can be laid against them and wood can be piled high as you want. When going downhill or through the woods a rear rope is helpful in controlling the toboggan.
We pulled 6' logs out decades ago down a hill to our van on the side of the road. A sheriff stopped and wondered if the wood belonged to us that was in the van I was loading. I told him the property belonged to parents, at that time my brothers' came flying down the hill with the toboggan full of logs that all fell off at the bottom of the steep slope. Sheriff laughed and said if anybody goes to that much trouble (.25 miles hike in snow through the woods) and pain to get wood they must own it.:biggrinbounce2:
Here is a picture of the toboggan carrying a light load, we were too tired walking through 24-30" of snow to haul the toboggan another step so we used a truck. The angle irons can be seen against the green tarp.
Our toboggan cracked many decades ago while going down a hill and jumping it.
After that we bolted some angle irons on it set at approx. 45 degree angles. the bars are about 1 ft high. To add capacity boards can be laid against them and wood can be piled high as you want. When going downhill or through the woods a rear rope is helpful in controlling the toboggan.
We pulled 6' logs out decades ago down a hill to our van on the side of the road. A sheriff stopped and wondered if the wood belonged to us that was in the van I was loading. I told him the property belonged to parents, at that time my brothers' came flying down the hill with the toboggan full of logs that all fell off at the bottom of the steep slope. Sheriff laughed and said if anybody goes to that much trouble (.25 miles hike in snow through the woods) and pain to get wood they must own it.:biggrinbounce2:
Here is a picture of the toboggan carrying a light load, we were too tired walking through 24-30" of snow to haul the toboggan another step so we used a truck. The angle irons can be seen against the green tarp.
savageactor7
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That's how I started out over 30 years ago...using a wheelbarrow through the woods. I don't know about moving the bar cause it acts like a break when you dump it.
...just say'en the wheelbarrow has served me well over the years.
...just say'en the wheelbarrow has served me well over the years.
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