RIGGING: Moving Wood Stove into Basement

[HillStreet]

Hi Everybody. Just posted a thread about buying wood stoves. Probably will buy one, so I am wondering how I will get it into the basement. It may weigh up to 900 pounds.

Access to basement is by "dog house", door is full 36 inches wide, 8 steps. I have a Kubota B2650 with a hook welded onto the bucket. The beginning height would be the bed of my Tacoma, or ground level if I have it delivered. I know that I can lift it, but how am I going to get it down the stairs?

The bucket won't fit through the door so I can ramp the stairs. A 20 foot chain would lower it to the basement floor, but how do I secure the stove at the top of the ramp to connect the chain? What are your ideas?

 

[Paul Thornton]

Can you put a strap around it and slide it down a ramp?

 

[GPintheMitten]

The key it would seem would be a good attachment to the stove. A recent thread showed a guy building a support in the stairwell to lower it.

 

[lennyzx11]

I just loaded one that I sold on Craigslist.
How about picking it up with a come along or block and tackle as the rigging between it and your loader instead of a chain?

Then hold it over the basement door letting it down as low as possible then lowering the come along/tackle while pulling it horizontally deeper into the basement by hand.
Also by planning ahead you pick it up with a movers dolly underneath to start with. (They are only 12 bucks at harbor freight right now) then when it lands you can roll it into final position.

 

[HillStreet]

Yes I can. My question is how do I restrain the strap (or chain) while I position the tractor 20 feet away to hold tension while I advance the tractor to lower the stove.

 

[CobyRupert]

Can you put a strap around it and slide it down a ramp?

:thumbsup:

I just loaded one that I sold on Craigslist.
How about picking it up with a come along or block and tackle as the rigging between it and your loader instead of a chain?

Then hold it over the basement door letting it down as low as possible then lowering the come along/tackle while pulling it horizontally deeper into the basement by hand.
Also by planning ahead you pick it up with a movers dolly underneath to start with. (They are only 12 bucks at harbor freight right now) then when it lands you can roll it into final position.

:thumbsup: - Plan ahead. Make sure the come-along has enough cable to lower eight steps, that's a lot of weight to be playing with.

Know anybody with a boom pole?

Is there a threshold at the bottom of the top door it has to go over?

 

[lennyzx11]

A come along would be the best. If it was sucked up tight when starting between the loader and stove with the body DOWN. Then you could pull the tractor over the door, let the stove down, and then go inside and let the come along down while pulling the stove down. Course this would work better with a buddy.

 

[4570Man]

A chain fall would be way better. Comealongs suck for releasing.

 

[lennyzx11]

A chain fall would be way better. Comealongs suck for releasing.

He's absolutely right! The one I have lets down a click or two at a time but the cheaper ones you have to watch or use two hands to operate to let down.

 

[MossRoad]

I bought a woodstove and we wanted it installed in the basement. We also have the external cellar door, about 36" wide and 8 steps down.

Here's a couple helpful hints...

First - Take the fire bricks out of it first. It cuts the weight down considerably.

Second - With the firebricks out, two guys were able to put it on an appliance dolly (you know, those ones with a strap and skids on the back that are meant for moving large, heavy appliances up and down steps). You can rent these for $20.00 a day. Strap the stove to it and lower it down the steps on the skids. Works great! :thumbsup:

Third - Pay for installation and delivery. I thought about installing my own, too. However, the company we bought it from offered $500.00 delivery and installation, including the chimney, which had to go through the basement ceiling (1st floor), the 1st floor ceiling and the roof. And that came with a leak warranty for the roof work.

Fourth - Our home owner's insurance would not cover it unless we had it professionally installed. And neither would the chimney pipe manufacturer for warranty.

So it was $500 well spent. Two guys, their backs doing the labor moving that stove into the basement, their tools cutting my floor, ceiling and roof, them up on the roof, them up in the attic and them cleaning up the mess when it was done in about 4 hours. Can't beat it! :thumbsup: