I've finally got my hands on some ibc totes to store wood in. Have not taken out the tubs yet. These are ag chemical totes, so I do not intend on cutting them and using as lids/covers...I will be disposing of the plastic. For those of you who store in totes....do you put anything under the tote to raise it off the ground (Cinder blocks, wood blocks, bricks etc...), or do you set directly on ground contact? Thinking about longterm life of the metal on the ground, but also about airflow. These will be set along the edge of field/pasture/woods, so not necessarily in the most maintained of places....
I put mine up on 6”-8”dia. logs to keep them from freezing to the ground. A friend recommended it, and it worked well this winter. Last year I used poplar logs, this summer I’ll probably use hemlock logs, just junk logs not really worth anything else.
Ah, I hadn't thought about freezing to the ground... Although might not be as much of a worry here as up there, it could definitely happen for some time periods here, probably short duration....
I double stack mine when I can but the first ones are just on the ground. Probably not a bad idea to get them off the ground but I have approximately 120 of them and don't intend to change how I store them once full. I do triple stack when empty though just to take up less room.
Never have used them, but placing them on something to extend their life and increase air flow always a good idea. I just built a 6'x12' rack (its more or less a big pallet) and even though its reclaimed pressure treated I still propped it on some PT sleepers.
I had wondered about stacking... I imagine had to be pretty flat and level for that. I may try, ground is pretty level (decently, in the grand scheme of things) where I'm gonna put these, but I'm guessing even small barely noticeable variations might can be an issue?
The guy I cut for part time stacks them three high. Kinda fun to watch him put them up there with his bobcat.
Don’t have frozen ground here and just put on ground. Sleepers would be a little easier to get forks of tractor under but I haven’t had that problem..
If you plan on stacking double high, definitely need timber under them. They will sink in the ground with that much weight. We just single stack on the ground. Have no problems with air flow.
Hmmmm..... So my yard is not good for putting wood, especially when wanting to use the tractor, cause it tends to be wet even though we're on high ground... all the rest of my open land (for sun and air/wind) is cow pasture. So double stacking might not be a good idea...cows tend to tear everything up/knock stuff over....
Single stack on the ground here. No issues with rust or airflow. They do get beat up over time though.
So I only got to mess with them a few minutes the other day, was getting dark and I had to go check cows... But I tool the driver and bits, and took the 'keeper bars' off the top. Flipped one over and expected the tub to slide out. Evidently there's something else that holds them in as well? There's a black plastic piece around/on the bottom, is that somehow tied into the tub and cage?
The ones I've had slid out after removing the top bars...might have had to shake it a lil, but didn't come out hard by any means. There isn't a valve on it anymore, is there? That would probably get hung up... Pics?
I'll try to get pics in the next day or two, I've got them in the edge of the woods about 300 yards or so from the house. No valve on this one, and I only flipped this one over to try, didn't try any of the other 3. I need to get some of the cages right so I can get my dry wood out of the torn up "shed mess" I've got.
Do the ones yall have dealt with have the black plastic at the bottom? It comes up I'd say a couple inches iirc, and I remember seeing a little lip or flange piece that kinda hooked to the cage. I didn't pay attention to the other 3 to see if they were made the same way in terms of that.
Yes, ours have black or white corner protectors in them. Usually the valve handle will be open and keep it from sliding out.
