Yard Tools
Best firewood carriers for getting wood to the stove
Splitting is the famous part of heating with wood. Carrying it from the stack to the stove is the part you do four hundred times a winter.
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We have not tested these units. Every spec on this page comes from the manufacturer's own documentation and is linked to it. Every computed figure is arithmetic you can redo. Prices are checked daily — last verified November 13, 2026. Here is exactly how we pick.
Quick picks
Ranked on the published specs and the arithmetic below. Tap any row to jump to the full write-up. We have not tested these units -- here is exactly how we pick.
| # | Product | Best for | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunnydaze Heavy-Duty Firewood Log Cart with Wheels The only carrier here that publishes a volume as well as a weight -- 1/8 face cord, 250 lb -- and it is the lightest cart to move empty. | Best overall | 8.0 | |
| 2 | No photo Woodhaven Firewood Cart, 300 lb Capacity The highest published capacity here at 300 lb, on 16-gauge welded steel and solid rubber wheels that cannot go flat. | Best published load rating | 8.1 | |
| 3 |  Woodhaven Firewood Log Carrier, Waterproof Vyram A lifetime-warranted sling in automotive floor-mat material -- and the only firewood product in this registry whose maker publishes no capacity at all. | Best carrier for one armful | 7.3 | |
| 4 |  Gorilla Carts GOR6PS 6 cu ft Poly Dump Cart Six cubic feet on four wheels with a dump release, and a tow handle for the days it is too much to pull by hand. | Best for bulk loads | 8.7 | |
| 5 |  WORX WG050 Aerocart 8-in-1 Yard Cart Two wheels and a 300 lb rating, so the load sits over the axle instead of over your lower back. | Best for one person | 8.6 |
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Buy the Sunnydaze Heavy-Duty Firewood Log Cart. Of the five ways to move firewood on this page it is the only one whose maker publishes both a weight capacity and a volume — 250 lb and about an eighth of a face cord — and it does that at a published 21 lb assembled, which makes it the lightest cart here to wheel out empty. It also publishes the number that decides whether a cart is useful at all and that nobody else prints: 13.5 inches wide without the wheels, which is to say it goes through a doorway.
The short answer
Why this is ranked on capacity per pound, not on price
A firewood carrier has exactly one job: move a known weight of wood from where it is seasoned to where it is burned, as few times as possible. That makes the useful ranking published load capacity against the weight of the thing you are pushing — because the cart's own weight is a tax you pay on every trip, loaded and empty.
Two warnings about that arithmetic, both of which are the makers' fault rather than ours:
- Woodhaven publishes a shipping weight, Sunnydaze an assembled weight. Those are not the same kind of number — one includes packaging — so the ratio below flatters Sunnydaze by an amount neither maker lets you calculate.
- Woodhaven publishes no capacity at all for its sling carrier. On a carrier, capacity is the specification. We cannot rank what is not published, so the sling is ranked on build and warranty instead, and we say so.
What each maker publishes
| Load capacity | Own weight | Volume | Wheels | Warranty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnydaze log cart | 250 lb | 21 lb assembled | About 1/8 face cord | 10 in -- "rubber" and "pneumatic" on the same page | Not published |
| Woodhaven firewood cart | 300 lb | 30 lb shipping | Not published | 10 in solid rubber | Lifetime |
| Woodhaven log carrier | Not published | Not published | Not published | None -- it is a sling | Lifetime structural |
| Gorilla GOR6PS dump cart | 1,200 lb | 54 lb | 6 cu ft | 13 in pneumatic | Not published |
| WORX WG050 Aerocart | 300 lb | 41 lb | About 3 cu ft | Flat-free polyurethane | 3 years |
Transcribed from each maker's own page, cited below, on 2026-11-07. The two blank columns on the Woodhaven sling row are the finding, not an omission on our part: Woodhaven publishes a lifetime structural warranty and the material the carrier is made from, and no capacity, no dimensions and no weight.
The arithmetic
Sunnydaze: 250 lb capacity / 21 lb assembled = 11.9 lb carried per pound of cart
Woodhaven: 300 lb capacity / 30 lb shipping = 10.0 lb carried per pound of cart
WORX Aerocart: 300 lb capacity / 41 lb = 7.3 lb carried per pound of cart
Gorilla GOR6PS: 1,200 lb capacity / 54 lb = 22.2 lb carried per pound of cart
On the face of it Sunnydaze wins. But Woodhaven's 30 lb is a SHIPPING weight, which includes the box and the loose wheels, and Sunnydaze's 21 lb is assembled. The real Woodhaven ratio is therefore better than 10:1 by an unknown margin. This is a case where the arithmetic is honest and the inputs are not, and we would rather show that than pretend the ranking is tighter than the data.
A face cord: 4 ft high x 8 ft long x one log length deep = 32 sq ft of stacked face
One eighth: 32 / 8 = 4 sq ft of stacked face
At a common 16 in (1.33 ft) log length: 4 x 1.33 = about 5.3 cu ft of wood
Sunnydaze publishes both the 250 lb and the 1/8 face cord figure, and those two are consistent: 5.3 cu ft of seasoned hardwood at roughly 45 lb per cubic foot is about 240 lb. A maker publishing two figures that agree with each other is rarer in this registry than it should be.
Bringing in 2,000 lb of wood over a winter.
By cart at Sunnydaze's 250 lb: 2,000 / 250 = 8 trips
By sling at roughly 35 lb an armful: 2,000 / 35 = about 57 trips
Seven times fewer trips. The 35 lb figure is ours, because no maker publishes a sling capacity — Woodhaven included. The ratio is the point: the cart is not a nicer sling, it is a different order of magnitude.
The picks, and who each one is for
1. Sunnydaze log cart — best overall
Who it is for: anyone bringing wood from an outdoor stack to an indoor stove on a weekly basis. It publishes the three figures that matter — 250 lb, 1/8 face cord, 21 lb assembled — plus the one nobody else does: 13.5 in wide without the wheels, so you know it fits the door before you buy it. Guardrails keep split logs stacked rather than rolling.
Who should skip it: anyone storing it outside who needs certainty about the tires. Sunnydaze describes the same 10 in wheels as “rubber” in one place and “pneumatic” in another on the same page, and only one of those can go flat. There is also no warranty term published on the page we reached.
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2. Woodhaven firewood cart — best published load rating
Who it is for: the heaviest user, and anyone who wants the cart to outlive the stove. Three hundred pounds is the highest published capacity here, 16-gauge welded steel is the only frame gauge anyone in this product class publishes, the wheels are unambiguously solid rubber, and the warranty is lifetime. A 14 in width means it goes through a standard doorway without turning sideways.
Who should skip it: anyone who wants an Amazon link — there is no listing, so this one goes direct to Woodhaven and earns us nothing. And anyone comparing weights carefully: the published 30 lb is a shipping weight, not an assembled one. A 45 in tall frame only 15 in deep, loaded to 300 lb, is also a tall stack.
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3. Woodhaven log carrier — best sling, with a caveat
Who it is for: the last ten feet. A sling is the tool for carrying one armful from the cart by the door to the hearth without dropping bark on the floor, and this one is waterproof Vyram — which Woodhaven says is the material the big three automakers use for floor mats — with a lifetime structural warranty and folding handles so it stores flat. It pairs with a rack rather than replacing a cart.
Who should skip it: anyone who needs to know what it holds. Woodhaven publishes no capacity, no dimensions and no weight for it — three blanks on a product whose only job is carrying a quantity of wood. And a sling still puts the whole load on your arms, which is the problem a cart solves.
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4. Gorilla GOR6PS — best for splitter to stack
Who it is for: the other firewood trip, the one from the splitter to the stack. Six cubic feet and a published 1,200 lb hauling capacity is four times anything else here — 22.2 lb per pound of cart by our arithmetic, the best ratio on this page — and a dump bed tips a load into a rack without unloading it by hand.
Who should skip it: anyone taking wood indoors. A 6 cu ft poly tub with a 40 by 25.6 in bed on 13 in pneumatic tires is a yard vehicle, not a hearth tool — it does not go through a door and it does not stack logs upright. Gorilla also publishes no warranty term on the product page. Buy it alongside a carrier, not instead of one.
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5. WORX WG050 Aerocart — best if you want one tool
Who it is for: a small property with nowhere to store five single-purpose carts. Three hundred pounds published, a published 41 lb own weight, flat-free polyurethane tires, and a design WORX publishes as doing eight jobs including a cylinder carrier and a rock lifter. It is the pick on our grip strength guide for the same reason.
Who should skip it: the dedicated wood burner. By our arithmetic it carries 7.3 lb per pound of cart against the Sunnydaze's 11.9 and the Gorilla's 22.2, and a 3 cu ft tub is half the Gorilla's. It is a good eighth-best tool at eight jobs, which is exactly the trade.
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Which carrier, by which trip you are making
| The trip | Buy | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Outdoor stack to indoor stove, weekly | Sunnydaze log cart | 250 lb, 1/8 face cord, 13.5 in through a doorway |
| Same trip, but you heat with wood all winter | Woodhaven cart | 300 lb, 16-gauge welded steel, solid rubber, lifetime |
| Door to hearth, one armful | Woodhaven log carrier | Waterproof Vyram, folds flat, lifetime structural |
| Splitter to stack, in the yard | Gorilla GOR6PS | 1,200 lb and 6 cu ft with a dump bed |
| One tool for the whole small property | WORX Aerocart | 300 lb across eight published configurations, flat-free tires |
| Storing the wood once it is there | A rack, not a carrier | See our firewood rack page |
Named, not ranked
Panacea's 15255 leather log tote is listed, in stock and from a real brand — but panaceaproducts.com publishes no product pages at all. Its sitemaps carry catalogs and retailer image feeds only, so there are no manufacturer figures to transcribe. The same wall applies to the large majority of this category by listing count, which is unbranded canvas slings with no maker, no capacity and no warranty. We would rather publish five picks we can cite than ten we cannot.
Verdict
The Sunnydaze cart wins because it publishes the most complete and most internally consistent sheet in a category that mostly publishes nothing: a weight capacity and a volume that agree with each other, an assembled weight, and the doorway width. The Woodhaven cart is the better object on every structural measure and asks you to accept a direct link that pays us nothing and a shipping weight where an assembled one belongs. The finding to carry away is the arithmetic: one 250 lb cart trip replaces about seven armfuls, and the maker of the best-built sling on the market publishes no capacity for it at all.
The picks in full
Specs are the manufacturer's own and linked to the page they came from. Prices come from a live daily check; where we have no verified price we say so rather than print a stale one.
Sunnydaze Heavy-Duty Firewood Log Cart with Wheels
Sunnydaze · Manual · Our score 8.0/10
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The only carrier here that publishes a volume as well as a weight -- 1/8 face cord, 250 lb -- and it is the lightest cart to move empty.
Published specs
| Load capacity | 250 lb |
|---|---|
| Log capacity | About 1/8 face cord |
| Assembled size | 21.5 in W x 26 in D x 43 in H |
| Width without wheels | 13.5 in |
| Assembled weight | 21 lb |
| Frame | Tubular steel, black powder coat |
| Wheels | 10 in -- described as both "rubber" and "pneumatic" on the same page |
| Handles | Ergonomic, per Sunnydaze |
Source: Heavy-Duty Firewood Log Cart with Wheels, sunnydazedecor.com
250 lb capacity / 21 lb assembled weight = 11.9 lb carried per pound of cart. Woodhaven's cart is 300 lb over a 30 lb shipping weight = 10:1, but that is a shipping weight rather than an assembled one, so this comparison favors Sunnydaze by an amount neither maker lets you calculate.
What the numbers favor
- Publishes BOTH a weight capacity (250 lb) and a volume (about 1/8 face cord) -- the only carrier here that does
- 21 lb assembled, the lightest cart to wheel out empty
- Publishes a 13.5 in width without the wheels, which is the number that tells you whether it fits a doorway
- Guardrails and ergonomic handles, and a cover is offered as a variant
- Full assembled dimensions published
What they don't
- The page calls the same 10 in wheels "rubber" in one place and "pneumatic" in another -- those are different products, and only one of them can go flat
- 250 lb is 50 lb less published capacity than the Woodhaven
- No published steel gauge, so "heavy-duty tubular steel" is an adjective rather than a figure
- No published warranty term on the page we reached
Skip it if you will store it outdoors all winter and want certainty about the tires. Until Sunnydaze reconciles "rubber" and "pneumatic" you do not know whether there is an inner tube to go flat, and Woodhaven answers that question in one word.
How it scores
Scores are our editorial weighting of the published specs above, not a test result. They are deliberately kept out of this page's structured data.
Woodhaven Firewood Cart, 300 lb Capacity
Woodhaven · Manual · Our score 8.1/10
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The highest published capacity here at 300 lb, on 16-gauge welded steel and solid rubber wheels that cannot go flat.
Published specs
| Load capacity | 300 lb per trip |
|---|---|
| Frame | 16-gauge steel, welded joints |
| Wheels | 10 in solid rubber (no flat tires) |
| Dimensions | 45 in H x 14 in W x 15 in D |
| Shipping weight | 30 lb |
| Made in | Parsons, Kansas, USA |
| Warranty | Lifetime |
| Availability | Sold direct by Woodhaven; no Amazon listing as of 2026-11-07 |
Source: Firewood Cart -- 300 lb Capacity, USA Made Steel, firewoodracks.com
300 lb capacity against a 30 lb shipping weight = 10 pounds carried per pound of cart. The Sunnydaze publishes 250 lb at 21 lb assembled = 11.9:1, which is the better ratio -- but Woodhaven's figure is a SHIPPING weight (packaging included) and Sunnydaze's is an ASSEMBLED weight, so the two numbers are not the same kind of number and the ratio flatters Sunnydaze by an unknown margin.
What the numbers favor
- 300 lb published capacity, the highest on this page
- 16-gauge welded steel with a published gauge -- the only gauge figure in this product class
- Solid rubber wheels, so there is no tire to go flat in a cold shed
- Lifetime warranty and made in the USA at Woodhaven's own plant
- A 14 in width means it goes through a standard doorway without turning sideways
What they don't
- No Amazon listing, so this link goes direct to Woodhaven and earns us nothing
- Woodhaven publishes a SHIPPING weight (30 lb), not an assembled weight, so you cannot compare it cleanly to Sunnydaze's 21 lb assembled figure
- No published face-cord equivalent, unlike Sunnydaze's 1/8 face cord, so volume is a guess
- 15 in depth is narrow: 300 lb of wood in a 45 x 14 x 15 in frame is a tall, tippy stack
- The most expensive carrier here
Skip it if your route to the stove includes steps you have to lift the load up. A 45 in tall cart loaded to 300 lb is not something you carry, and no cart solves a staircase.
How it scores
Scores are our editorial weighting of the published specs above, not a test result. They are deliberately kept out of this page's structured data.
Woodhaven Firewood Log Carrier, Waterproof Vyram
Woodhaven · Manual · Our score 7.3/10
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A lifetime-warranted sling in automotive floor-mat material -- and the only firewood product in this registry whose maker publishes no capacity at all.
Published specs
| Material | Waterproof Vyram |
|---|---|
| Handles | Foldable comfort handles |
| Capacity | Not published |
| Dimensions | Not published |
| Weight | Not published |
| Made in | Parsons, Kansas, USA |
| Warranty | Lifetime structural |
Source: Firewood Log Carrier -- Waterproof Vyram, firewoodracks.com
What the numbers favor
- Lifetime structural warranty on a soft-goods product, which is close to unheard of in this category
- Vyram is the material Woodhaven says the "Big Three" automakers use for floor mats and door-ding panels -- a real, checkable claim about what it is made of
- Waterproof, so bark grit and snowmelt do not soak through onto a floor
- Handles fold in, so it stores flat beside the stove rather than in the way
- Made in the USA at Woodhaven's own plant
What they don't
- Woodhaven publishes NO capacity, NO dimensions and NO weight for it -- on a carrier, capacity is the specification
- Nothing to compare: with no published load rating you cannot put it beside the 250 lb and 300 lb carts on this page
- A sling still puts the whole load on your arms and back; it does not remove the carrying, it only tidies it
- Price per trip is poor if you heat with wood daily -- this is a one-armful tool
Skip it if you burn more than a couple of loads a week. A sling is a better bag, not a better system; past about two trips a day the cart is the honest answer.
How it scores
Scores are our editorial weighting of the published specs above, not a test result. They are deliberately kept out of this page's structured data.
Gorilla Carts GOR6PS 6 cu ft Poly Dump Cart
Gorilla Carts · Cart (no power) · Our score 8.7/10
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Six cubic feet on four wheels with a dump release, and a tow handle for the days it is too much to pull by hand.
Published specs
| Type | Four-wheel poly dump cart |
|---|---|
| Hauling capacity | 1,200 lb |
| Bed volume | 6 cu ft |
| Bed size | 40 x 25.6 in |
| Tires | 13 in pneumatic |
| Handle | Convertible pull/tow |
| Unit weight | 54 lb |
| Warranty | Not published on the product page |
Source: GOR6PS 6 cu. ft. Poly Garden Dump Cart, gorillamade.com
Six cubic feet of water weighs 6 x 62.4 = 374 lb. The 1,200 lb hauling rating is 3.2 times that, so nothing you can fit in the bed short of wet sand or gravel will approach the number. The rating is telling you about the axle and frame, not about what the tub will hold -- with mulch or leaves you run out of volume long before you run out of capacity.
What the numbers favor
- 6 cu ft, double the Aerocart's volume
- Quick-release dump instead of tipping it by hand
- 13 in pneumatic tires roll over lawn and gravel
- Tows behind a mower or ATV when the load is heavy
What they don't
- 54 lb empty and four wheels make it awkward in tight beds
- Pneumatic tires can go flat, unlike the Aerocart's
- No warranty term published on the product page
your yard is narrow or terraced. A four-wheel cart needs room to turn, and it will not go up steps at all.
How it scores
Scores are our editorial weighting of the published specs above, not a test result. They are deliberately kept out of this page's structured data.
WORX WG050 Aerocart 8-in-1 Yard Cart
WORX · Cart (no power) · Our score 8.6/10
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Two wheels and a 300 lb rating, so the load sits over the axle instead of over your lower back.
Published specs
| Type | Two-wheel convertible cart |
|---|---|
| Load capacity | 300 lb, wheelbarrow and dolly modes |
| Volume | About 3 cu ft |
| Tool weight | 41 lb |
| Frame | Steel |
| Tires | Flat-free polyurethane |
| Configurations | 8 |
| Warranty | 3 years |
Source: Aerocart 8-in-1 Yard Cart / Wheelbarrow / Dolly (WG050), worx.com
WORX states that a 200 lb load feels like 17 lb at the handles. 200 / 17 = 11.8, so the claim is roughly a 12:1 mechanical advantage from putting the wheels under the load rather than ahead of it. We have not measured it. What we can check is that the cart weighs 41 lb against a 300 lb rating -- 14% of its own capacity.
What the numbers favor
- 300 lb rating with the weight carried on two wheels, not on your arms
- Flat-free tires cannot go down in the shed over winter
- Eight configurations replace a hand truck and a bag holder
- Folds flat for storage
What they don't
- About 3 cu ft is half the volume of a contractor barrow
- 41 lb empty is heavy for the volume it carries
- Wheel size, folded dimensions and per-mode ratings are not all in the published spec table
you move bulk mulch by the yard. Three cubic feet means nine trips per cubic yard, and you will want a dump cart.
How it scores
Scores are our editorial weighting of the published specs above, not a test result. They are deliberately kept out of this page's structured data.
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Best overall
Sunnydaze Heavy-Duty Firewood Log Cart with Wheels
Sunnydaze · Manual
Best published load rating
Woodhaven Firewood Cart, 300 lb Capacity
Woodhaven · Manual
Best carrier for one armful
Woodhaven Firewood Log Carrier, Waterproof Vyram
Woodhaven · Manual
Best for bulk loads
Gorilla Carts GOR6PS 6 cu ft Poly Dump Cart
Gorilla Carts · Cart (no power)
Best for one person
WORX WG050 Aerocart 8-in-1 Yard Cart
WORX · Cart (no power)
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Common questions
What is the best firewood carrier?
How much firewood is 1/8 of a face cord?
Is a log cart better than a wheelbarrow?
What should I look for in a firewood cart?
Why is the Woodhaven cart not an Amazon link?
How many trips does a cart actually save?
Can I leave a firewood cart outside all winter?
Sources
- Heavy-Duty Firewood Log Cart with Wheels, sunnydazedecor.com
- Firewood Cart -- 300 lb Capacity, USA Made Steel, firewoodracks.com
- Firewood Log Carrier -- Waterproof Vyram, firewoodracks.com
- GOR6PS 6 cu. ft. Poly Garden Dump Cart, gorillamade.com
- Aerocart 8-in-1 Yard Cart / Wheelbarrow / Dolly (WG050), worx.com
- 8 ft Steel Firewood Rack, The Woodhaven (WR8), firewoodracks.com
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