Hurricane Ike Cleanup,: Moving Big Stump

"After hurricane Ike I needed to cut up and haul away a huge tree that fell down in a buddy of mine's yard. I grew up on a ranch, and I don't like to mess around when it comes to getting big jobs finished. I always pick the easiest, most efficient way to get things done in the shortest amount of time possible. We started moving the smaller limbs by dragging them, and we moved some of the medium sized logs with a wheelbarrow. As we got to the base, the logs were getting dangerous for me and my buddy to try and lift and would probably have broken the wheelbarrow even if we could have. Also, the area we were working in was a little muddy and the wheelbarrow was getting bogged down.

"I rolled two of the larger logs to the pile by just pushing them along the ground. The logs had barbs sticking out and weren't cylindrical, so they were hard to push and wouldn't roll straight. After rolling two logs I started searching for an easier way. That's when I grabbed Big Slider, not just because we had it in the truck, but because it was the most efficient tool to get the job done and my back was just about wore out from rolling logs like an idiot. We tore one hole in it about the size of a quarter by pulling one of the bigger logs over a brick, but the Big Slider kept working just fine despite our abuse.

"I'm sending pictures of the final effort. Here's my brother and my buddy moving the stump which I think weighed around 1000 lbs, this was the last and biggest log. Bigslider worked fine until we hooked the stump up to the pickup truck (we were feeling lazy). The handle finally gave out. Next time I pull something that heavy I think I can do it a little smarter and pull it from the tail. [Thread the rope through the extension handle, then thread the rope through the tail holes. JM]

"At first I was not sure what to do with the Big Slider, but now I'm really impressed with it because it worked where nothing else would. There were only two ways we could have moved those logs, a tractor which would have tore up the yard, or the Big Slider. I'm glad I chose Big Slider. It's a great tool. Thanks for your amazing product." -- MB, TX

For more examples of using BigSlider™ for hurricane damage cleanup, visit our website. Also note that, while this article describes cleanup from Hurricane Ike, Hurricane Gustav recently hit Louisiana and Mississippi leaving extensive damage and debris that is still being removed. Even Hurricane Katrina that devastated New Orleans years ago has left widespread storm damage littering the streets of the city.