2-Wheeled "All Terrain" Firewood Shuttle

2-Wheeled "All Terrain" Firewood Shuttle WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous 30-3-41 My 2-wheeled "all terrain" firewood shuttle lets me move firewood with ease. I just lift the handle and push it around by hand, then set it down on a metal leg built into one end. The shuttle rides on 25-in. high, 9-in. wide plastic tires designed to support a boat dock at a lake. The plastic tires can't go flat and are maintenance-free. The tires weigh only 8 lbs. apiece but can still support 600 lbs. per tire. They'll easily roll the shuttle over snow, mud, ice ridges, etc., without getting stuck. I also use the shuttle to move large, unsplit logs directly to my log splitter. To install the tires I slipped a 1 1/4-in. dia. pipe into the hub, attaching retainers to hold the tires on. The shuttle can haul 250 to 300 lbs. of firewood at a time. It can also be used vertically like a 2-wheeled hand cart to haul logs. This super duty 7-ft. log lifter provides enough leverage to be used on trees 10 to 12 in. in diameter and up to 18 ft. long. It's made with 1 1/4-in. dia. pipe and has a 12-in. wide base for added stability, especially in soft ground. To use it, first I slide the base under the log. Then, a hinged steel hook on top will fall down and bite into the top of the log. As I pull back on the handle, the log lifts up off the ground which makes it easier to cut with a chainsaw. (Dan Jacobson, 8913 Weaver Lake Dr., Pequot Lakes, Minn. 56472 ph 218 543-6623)

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