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4 / 5

Recommend with comments,

November 14, 2009

By Anonymous

from Branchburg, NJ

"Before buying I read all of the customer reviews and was glad I did. My need for the cart was to carry firewood from my outside quonset to my basement. I had to be able to easily fill and wheel it about fifty feet and walk it down 6 concrete steps. Here are my comments good and bad.

Rust and finish- The cart does come unfinished and is rusty in spots. Prime and paint prior to assembly. Enough high quality Rust-oleum paint will cost you about $15. The paint will get knicked up so attach a piece of quarter inch plywood (17.5" x 17.5") to the bottom of the stacking area. You will have to position the board and drill your own holes. Then cover the inside of the stacking area with a plastic runner by attaching using the front and back plate bolts.

Directions- These leave a lot to be desired. I assembled this myself without much difficulty. However, from the parts list (how many people know what a M6x40 bolt is?) to the assembly, should be rewritten. My kingdom for a good technical writer who writes directions! Study the diagram and rely on it more than the step-by-step. Hint: Read and remember the note "Do not completely tighten screws until the assembly is completed". Especially the eight bolts holding the back plate and the frame pieces.

Design- (1) Add a pair of 1" round heavy duty rubber leg pads to the bottom most part of the lower frame where it comes into contact with the ground, and your floor. Once again you will have to drill your own holes. Use the kind of pad that has a counter sunk center hole with 3/4 inch sheet metal screws. This will protect your floor as well as protect the cart from wear. (2)The way the wheels fit over the axle is sloppy. They wobble back-and-forth because of the play in the hub. A fitted bushing to tap over the axle would be much better. This is my biggest concern for longevity. Only time will tell. Add some grease to the axle before putting on the wheels.

Even with all of the extra work I did in modifications I would buy it again. Ninety five percent of my heat comes from my wood stove and I burn about three cords a year. It has reduced my handling of the wood by 75%."

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1 / 5

CART ARRIVED RUSTY!!!,

October 15, 2009

By WeBurnWood

from Long Island, NY

"We got our cart this week, and had the same exact experience as one of the other reviewers: the cart parts arrived rusted, and chipped. This is supposed to be GALVANIZED STEEL; this is supposed to take years and years of outdoor use to eventually rust. If it arrives rusty, there's no way this will survive the winter.

How is it possible for an item to arrive rusty, if it's new? We've order other items from Northern Tool, each time with good results. But this is really below average. We did not want Northern to replace it, as it looked so inferior."

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1 / 5

RUSTY HEAVY DUTY GALVANIZED STEEL,

September 29, 2009

By OrcasHandyman

from WA. State San Juan Islands

"I received this log cart today (09/29/2009).

Unacceptable new product quality!

The “heavy duty galvanized steel” was scratched/rubbed and rusted, and many other places were simply rusted through the finish. The packing sleeves had grease on them, and the tires simply stink up the house (as in smell).

The first quality failure I have experienced with Northern -- what does your's look like after a year of use???"

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5 / 5

Carry your logs up steps,

July 20, 2009

By hank419

from Ft Garland, CO

"I bought one of these carts in 2004 specifically to haul fire wood up the stairs of my deck to the log rack I had up there. It has worked great. The design is such that it doesn't hang on the steps & the wheels are large enough to roll up the steps with ease. One modification I made was to add a wooden platform to prevent smaller logs from falling through.

It was a great improvement over the Vermont Cart I was using, which is great on the ground, but not designed to go up the stairs.

I have also used it to haul groceries up the stairs."

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5 / 5

Great,

July 14, 2009

By johnh2302

from Texas

"Put it together in 20min. Load it with wood and pull it to the porch for easy access during cold days."

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5 / 5

At last!,

March 16, 2009

By gabooka

from Middleboro, MA

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"At last, a product for my wife! Our woodpile is far from our house and my wife used to refuse to go and "fetch the wood." This was a problem as I work rotating shifts and was constantly going out, usually half asleep, at odd times of the day and night, in crazy weather to "fetch the wood." I ordered the Log Cart thinking it would make the job easier for me. When it arrived, I had worked all night, so I set the package aside and went to bed. Imagine my shock when I awoke, hours later, and found the Log Cart sitting in the living room not only put together but full of wood! Yes! My wife loves it so much she now volunteers to "fetch the wood!" It makes the job of carrying large quantities of wood so much easier! I quickly seized the moment and ordered another one! No more "sleepwalking" to the woodpile for me!"

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5 / 5

Good cart for the money,

March 16, 2009

By MJHofVermont

from Northern Vermont

"I purchased this cart to haul firewood from the stack in my basement to my multi-fuel furnace. I have been doing this with a home-made cart for years but I have to clear a four-inch step, and reasoned that the large wheels on this cart would be helpful in clearing that step. This log cart works well for that application; I roll my firewood right up to the furnace door and when the cart is empty, I go back for another load. My only note of caution is that this cart will not work for wood under sixteen inches in length. One could easily modify the cart to accomodate shorter pieces if necessary."

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2 / 5

Wish it were more durable,

January 3, 2009

By Firestarter

from Northern Michigan

"I bought this cart for my husband after he was injured last year. It worked fine initially allowing him to transfer wood from our outdoor stack to the indoors. I was given much praise for the purchase. Unfortunately the praise was short lived. We now have wheels that continuously go flat. It seems the spokes push right into the rubber. If only we could find tires that were more heavy duty."

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5 / 5

Great product!,

December 26, 2008

By lee361

from Casco, WI

"I bought this cart because of the wheel size and have not been disapointed. It easily climbs steps and hauls wood over rough terrain or through a few inches of snow."

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Overall Rating:

5 / 5

Wonderful cart!,

December 2, 2008

By gayle67X

from North Carolina

"I ordered this as a Christmas gift for my husband in 2007 after looking extensively on-line and comparing prices. This cart was by far the best one for the money. We heat our house with a woodburning stove, and my husband loves the cart; he brings wood from the woodpile in a wheelbarrow and stacks 2 to 3 day's supply at a time on a covered porch. From there he brings it into the house using this cart, and it mostly stays inside as a "log crib". It holds a good supply of wood, is safe on hardwood floors, and is easy to maneuver. My only suggestion for an improvement would be to have a solid base to prevent wood scraps from littering the floor, although I've still given it a rating of 5. We solved this by having a piece of carpet runner cut at a home store (60 inches will give you a single layer of carpet), which my husband mounted by sandwiching the carpet ends between wood strips, and fixing the wood strips to the top ends of the cart's frame. Problem solved, and the cart couldn't be better!"

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