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[jbc]

Ok...so I am buying a stove and it will be loaded in the back of my pickup truck...
 
Here is the question....How can (I) unload the stove?

I know I can call a wrecker--look to friends with equipment---but these have simply have not worked out in the past, and I prefer to rely and do stuff myself.

http://ridgewoodstove.com/ridgewoodsept_008.htm


Does anyone have a idea how to unload the stove?.....It weights 1900lbs empty. Also the stove manufacture said to unload it simply lower a chain into the chimney and use a piece of steel to wrap the chain around(stove does'nt have a eye hook) and lift it up. I dont like the idea of dragging the stove off a trailer either, so how about some idea's....

I thought maybe I can rent a trailer which is lower--but I still dont like the idea of dragging the stove because I dont want to stress or break welds on the legs. I know if It was like the Timberwolf stoves that have skids on the legs it would make it really easy and I would'nt have a problem with sliding it off a trailer....Maybe I can weld skids on myself, I do have a welder so it would'nt be a problem there.

I wish the model I purchased had skids like these models have--It would make unloading plus the need for making mounting slabs unneccessary....

http://timberwolffurnace.com/models_and_prices.html

I just wanted to see if anyone had better idea's out there.

JBC

[AirForcePOL]

are you buying it from a dealer?  If so, shouldn't they deliver it for you? 

If not, could you rent a big enough back hoe, fork lift, etc for a few hours?  I would hate to see you try and improvise and end up dropping the stove out of your truck. 

[HandyMark]

I have seen a Taylor winched on and off a trailer but they have runners under them. I do not like to ask for help either but I do not like my stuff torn up either. I would be asking around.  Surely you can have it delivered cheaper than renting a piece of equipment.

[d conover]

To move my Hardy I put a 23,000 pound tow rope wrapped around a length of pipe down the chimney and lift it with a tractor front end loader.

[RSI]

If you drag it off a trailer, just put it on planks or 3/4" plywood and pull on the wood to move it, not the stove.

[Bull]

Back the truck over the slab and build an A frame out of 4x4's, raise it up and drive out from under it then lower it into place.

[jbc]

Well I am going to give the local wrecker service a try again. Being that the time of year is slow for the wrecker serives in my area--they said $60-75 dollars and give them a 1 hour notice and they will be there...

I simply feel uncomfortable with 4x4's with almost 2,000 pounds of weight---someone or something will get hurt. Plus the cost of 4x4's will be far more then the wrecker service.

thanks folks...

JBC