Trying stack cribs for the 3rd yr wood. It's about time. I like BogyDave's double row idea for stability, so I thought I'd try a couple of 4'x4'x10'. Each will hold about a cord of 20" splits. Here's proof I actually got off my azz... All leveled up. No more excuses... time to stack... anytime.
Very nice - those look sturdy. No more messing around with cross- stacking the end columns. Good job!
After seeing others keep the areas clear all around their stacks for mowing and loading wood, I decided to move these out away from the stonewall too. I think loading the wood will be more gooder, being able to do it from both sides, and it'll be in the sun a bit more.
Really Nice work Stinny , those should last a long time. All my stacks are assessable on both sides , I have to pull from them in winter so I need space for the snow blower
Hope so HD. I think I'm going to like the lower stacking too. Most of the stuff in the woodshed goes in fine, but the last row doesn't leave enough room to stand on the floor too, so... It'll be nice to have cribs ready for wood so I can stack whenever I want... for a while. Don't know how much I've got in the pile, but I think more than enough to fill these.
Those should hold up nice - no more messing around with rotten pallets! LOVE that hoist. I wanted to put one in my garage, but I don't think the "homemade" roof trusses would be able to handle much additional load.
Wow! That's a one first class job you did! They are sure built to last. I stack my single rows 10 feet x 4 feet also. Should be a cord alright in each. Did you set them on anything? I have some nice 12 x 12" pavers that are about an inch and a half thick that would make a nice base to set them on and use for leveling too. I have a bunch I would have given you. Can't wait to see them loaded up now. What are you going to use for topcover?
I've built overhead hoists at 2 other places we've lived. I can't do much lifting now so I rely on it a lot. I put up a 6" I-beam for the trolly, the first month we bought this place. Used it daily, with that hoist, to unload stuff I moved here from our old home. When you get ready to put up a hoist, be sure to hang it from it's own beam, made of steel or wood, and not a support rafter for a roof. Unless, that roof rafter was intended for a hoist when it was built. Don't wanna pull the roof down while lifting a heavy load. It's amazing how strong a wood beam can be made to span long lengths too.
Thx Fan. I used 12" pieces of 2x6 PT as pads. They're lighter and easier to work with than concrete pads and, once I had the cribs level, I just drove some 4" screws down thru the pads to capture them if they want to move... which I doubt they will with wood stacked. Gonna stack high in the center, maybe 5', and pull that clear greenhouse tarp stuff I used on the shed, hard toward each end, and screw a narrow strip just under those 2x4s at the top of the ends. That clear stuff is incredibly tough so it'll be interesting to see if it'll stand 3 years of weather abuse, and maybe get a little advantage from the sun with drying too. I've never had much luck with the green/blue tarps. The sun just kills them.
I was hoping to slide some fork tines I've got under the cribs and carry each one but... I'll bet they weighed 400 lbs. The bucket will lift about 350, but not on the forks. PT was soaking wet and very heavy. Oh well. I'm sure all those pieces will look like cork screws in a few days, the way PT takes off twisting on ya. I've never had a project I've gotten into yet, where that lil ole JD couldn't get it done somehow. I like how I can get it tight places with it, and pull it on just a 5x12 utility trailer. I'm lucky here too, if I ran into a job that really needed more muscle, my next door neighbor has a larger Kabota. Besides, if I had a larger tractor, I wouldn't be able to afford running it with all of the damage I'd do with more hydraulics at my finger tips... gawd...
I like it... Good idea on the PT pads and clear plastic you use... If it doesn't hold up, you can buy steel pole barn metal for about $2.00 per lineal foot and make a more permanent cover. I hope this doesn't mean the wood shed expansion is on hold? You know we were all waiting to see pics of that project...... We didn't care how much work,time or money it was going to take either, we were willing to wait and support you.. Cause were just those kind of guys....
... good to have... support... I've decided to use that area just for storage and will get a roof over it, with no floor. Not sure when you were comin' ovah to get that started... I'm pretty impressed with this clear tarp stuff. I thought the winds would shred it last winter, when it was really cold and the stuff should get brittle. It held. It's rated to withstand UV too so... we'll see. I'll give it every chance I can by not pulling it over sharp corners, etc.
