Winch-Towed Sled Brings Wood To The House

Winch-Towed Sled Brings Wood To The House BUILDINGS Miscellaneous “My home-built firewood sled makes hauling firewood up to the house as simple as pressing a button ” says Don Bogardus Sloansville N Y The sled carries a load of firewood between a wood shed and his house a distance of about 70 ft and all of it uphill The firewood sled rides on a pair of 5-ft long metal skids made by welding old snowmobile runners together back to back The runners support a 2-ft wide U-shaped metal frame made from 3/4-in dia pipe It holds about 1/3 cord of wood “I couldn’t be happier with it ” says Bogardus “Originally I mounted a hand-cranked winch on front of the sled and ran the cable up to the house That way I could hand crank the winch and ‘walk’ the sled up to the back of our house Later I installed the electric winch on a ledge in the basement and ran the cable down to the sled I keep the hand-cranked winch on the sled as a backup in case our power ever goes off “I bought the 110-volt electric hoist from Harbor Freight for $98 ” The runners are turned up at both ends so the sled can go back downhill without having to be turned around The cable runs through a small pulley at the bottom of the frame which keeps the center of gravity low so the sled won’t tip over Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Don Bogardus 3375 Hwy Rt 20 Sloansville N Y 12160 ph 518 868-9309; dondwelder@gmail com

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