RidgeHiker
Gold Member
- Joined
- Mar 23, 2011
- Messages
- 390
- Location
- Upper California Mountains
- Tractor
- Kioti DK5010 with KL5510 Loader & 72" Bucket. Kawasaki Mule Pro MX SE with 66" snow plow.
I tried to come up with a practical way to move wood from my wood shed to my deck where I stacked it to bring into the house as needed. Thought of building a 4'w x 6'h x 2'd or something similar wood box I could fill by hand from the shed, lift with my loader forks, and put on the deck. But there was deck railings, how to move the heavy filled box once on the deck to sit by the door, snow berms, etc. Finally gave up on that and bought a 1500 lb capacity, extra large, poly, dumping, Gorilla cart. Was a little concerned when I ordered it of how hard it would be to roll on my uneven ground and pull up a couple levels onto the deck. I
Well, I love this solution. I can stack it high and heavy, pull it onto the deck, park it by the door, put a tarp over it, and unload into my house as needed. The large, somewhat soft, inflated wheels make it easy to roll, even loaded. So simple. Did not need to build anything. Don't need to get the tractor out, etc. And in the warmer months use it in all kind of ways for yard work. Let's be clear, it does take some strength to move it and can get tricky when the footing is iffy in icy conditions but I can also not load it as heavy (which I never seem very willing to do).
Looking back it seems kind of silly how much thought, investigation, etc. I put into coming up with a complex solution for such an easy outcome. A good lesson for me in how this mind can get so lost in spinning things around.
Well, I love this solution. I can stack it high and heavy, pull it onto the deck, park it by the door, put a tarp over it, and unload into my house as needed. The large, somewhat soft, inflated wheels make it easy to roll, even loaded. So simple. Did not need to build anything. Don't need to get the tractor out, etc. And in the warmer months use it in all kind of ways for yard work. Let's be clear, it does take some strength to move it and can get tricky when the footing is iffy in icy conditions but I can also not load it as heavy (which I never seem very willing to do).
Looking back it seems kind of silly how much thought, investigation, etc. I put into coming up with a complex solution for such an easy outcome. A good lesson for me in how this mind can get so lost in spinning things around.
