Best way for moving big timber?

[Chris1976]

Alright guys.  Now I don't mean mini-loaders or hiabs, i'm looking for other options such as an Arbor trolley.  A friend used to have a big sack barrow which was pretty useful.  Any other innovative methods out there?

[Mark Bolam]

Pump truck is good on flat ground.

Why though?

 

[Steve Bullman]

pump truck?

[woody paul]

The problem of moving large timber out of back gardens to front drive is you still have to load them.

[Rough Hewn]

Mill it.
Then just walk out.
[emoji106]

[Billhook]

How big diameter/length? and how much?

[timbernut]

http://www.orionforestry.co.uk/logrite/logrite-logging-arches-and-forwarders/logrite-fetching-arch/

[Stubby]

10 hours ago, Steve Bullman said:

pump truck?

Pallet truck ?  Pump it up to raise the pallet off the ground .

[nepia]

A lift trolley if the ground's flat enough.  But they're expensive and the terrain for them needs to be hard and fairley flat.

Once the log's at the truck you can wind the trolley up to floor level.

[Woodworks]

Cut it up smaller? Only a part time groundy but I dont get why you guys like hauling massive of lumps of wood back to base that in a few months time you cut up small to make some firewood. Just cut it down to manageable sizes there and then on the deck. Yes more chip to clear up and takes a touch longer maybe. But you dont bust you back and every stage from there on is easier. 

 

I will get my coat

Edited May 31, 2018 by Woodworks