a Beefy Rack for my Black Locust Stack.

Agreed. Long span, lots of weight, no mid-support. I'don't expect there'll be some sagging.

 

That’s a lot better than my first concert- Extreme in Providence in 1993- 14 yrs old.

 

Of it is the same band we saw years ago, you missed a great concert.

 

All great racks sag after time.

 

That was my first thought also. Time, weight and gravity never rest. Nice stacks though.........and its Locust!!!!

 

Huh, what!!! Saggin', I guess I'll stick to free pallets then...

 

we did have steak last night!

 

Of course the sag factor did cross my mind Backwoods Savage , MikeInMa , MAF143 & metalcuttr .

The ends are well supported so the 4x4's with droop along the length and the 2x6 will sag some over time but this will pull the the outside stacks inward...at least thats the plan by design. Hoping gravity works with me. Ive done similar stacks with pallets and its worked.
What is the weight of two cords of black locust?

 

Did a little more stacking late this afternoon.

 

Btw - that’s one nice board of BL - nice going. Um, nice rack too and really; I’m not complaining.... but... It’s sagging already!

Stay safe

 

Its by design to sag...IME it relieves some of the pressure on the ends.

 

per the chart, 3,740 pounds / cord x 2 = A Bunch 'o' weight

 

I’m with you! Picked up four more on my way home this morning

 

I bet even if it sagged and some locust was touching the ground it would be fine. It’s very rot resistant.

 

How much locust do you have Steve? Only checked out your stacks for a short time when i was there.

 

None at this point. I’ve only had a tiny amount. I loved the bit that I had though. Not an easy wood to find.

 

so thats 7480 lbs. At 16' thats 467.5 lbs per foot. I stood on one of the 2x6's in the center and im 235lbs+/- (all muscle ) and it deflected only a bit. 25 2x6's so its about 300lbs per 2x6. Thats if i go 4' tall and im already about 5' on the actual wood height.
By the numbers.

 

Rackm n stackem!! Nice stacks!