Looks like a very similar size to mine. Do you stack them 2 high? How does your loader tractor handle them as far as the weight goes? Two years ago I switched from a 85hp loader tractor to a skidsteer. The skidsteer fits in my shop with a 9' door and it's much handier on our smaller acerage, in and out of the pole barn, etc.
With the racks and the skidsteer I hope to stay in good enough shape to be able to burn wood the rest of my life. I realized a few months ago that I'm never going to be 20 again so I better start working a little smarter now! Now if someone just came up with a featherweight chainsaw...
Christmas is coming Shawn. If your Dad is like this dad with his back issues... he'd love a 30" pickeroon to pick up splits, etc. Those wooden handle picks seen here recently look really nice too. Just a thought...
I haven't stacked them yet but I may in the future. I would like to get a carport to store them in. I have to be careful not to overfill the racks, they are a bit much for my tractor.
I fill them up about 3/4 full, move them to their storage spot and then finish filling them up. They seem light enough after sitting for 2 years. Some how I had the fore sight to build them before I bought the tractor.
I was thinking about stacking mine just to keep them in a more compact area but then I couldn't overfill the bottom ones. That lead me to the idea of looking for old pallet racking and stacking them that way. Maybe the bottom ones wouldn't get enough sun then? Or, and this is a distinct possibility, I'm just over-thinking it and I should just be happy with lining them side by side!
I haven't lost one yet. I snug 'em up pretty good, and at 4-5 mph, things don't get too out of control. It does make a big difference with a SS. With the ridged frame and no suspension (movement) you usually have 2 opposing corners firmly planted on the ground, with the other 2 corners "light".
I cut a couple of old scrapped out 10' dump bodies in half. Weld the tail gate shut on the one half and it makes 2 big buckets. Hold right about a cord. Mainly use them for shoulder season wood. Only need a cord in fall and one in spring . I like that I can stick one right by back door with no mess and when yur done wether empty or not it can disappear fast .
i used those metal crates from liquid storage totes. I can load up the trailer with 6-8 of them and load them on site and move them around when I get home with the tractor. No need to load, unload, stack, move to the house come fall, etc.. pick them up and take them to the back door. Its also easier to sort green/unseasoned wood with them.
I use racks like that too, I've tried a few different methods. First I made a three sides pallet, then used the totes like stang and also made a rack out of 1 pallet and a few 4' 2x4s. The racks with 2x4s look better IMO but the three sided pallet ones hold up better and hold splits in there a lot tighter. I'm now using the totes to store uglies in. They work perfect for that.
I was thinking about using the totes too but I couldn't find them for less than $50 a piece. Any tips on places to look that might be just "disposing" of them?
Hmmm, that makes me think that it might be easier/economical to take one of these http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/feedlot-panel-cattle-16-ft-l-x-50-in-h and fold it into a box shape on top of a pallet? Looks like for a normal pallet there'd be about 16" of overlap or I could just custom build the pallet like I've been doing for some other projects using discarded 4x4's. Now I kinda wish I had explored that option earlier!
Well, I finally got to unload one of my firewood carrying pallets into the add-on furnace room last night. I didn't have very far to carry it with the skid-loader but I hate going back to pick up pieces that jump off and there's a bit of a slope getting down to the walkout basement so I thought I'd try some recycling. Instead of cutting the net-wrap off our round bales of hay I've started to just unwrap it and save the netting. It took a little doing but I managed to net-wrap my firewood carrier and I didn't lose a single piece! As you can see from the pics I had it heaped up pretty high as well, pretty much at the angle of repose if you asked me!
Sam you could go three sided. That would add more support and allow you to go bigger. While still allowing for good air flow. I love this idea. My deck racks could be modified to allow me to bring them to where my logs are dumped, and then use a bucket loader with forks to move them into the back yard. Only down fall would be getting them on the deck. Though I could stage them right off the deck. Ideas. I love ideas. My wife hates them. It always costs money and time in her book. Jason from RI
Yep, they are currently 3-sided. In these pics the open side is facing the door way to the furnace room where all of this is now stacked! I found that if I carefully stacked the open side so as to not put too much outward pressure on the sides they held together really well. Before I discovered that I had to ratchet strap a few "shut" so that they didn't blow apart. I know what you mean about ideas! As soon as I mention to the wife that "I've got an idea" she just rolls her eyes.
