I remember after the second hip surgery that I used that step stool but was not comfortable with it and it still felt too high. But after the 3rd hip surgery, I just can't get down on the milk crate so have to use the stool and now it seems to be working okay with only one exception. On the heavy logs, for turning them after a split, it is easier to turn them if sitting really low as then putting your elbows on your thighs really works great and you can lift so much more a lot easier. But I split a bunch of heavy white oak last summer and it worked well, so maybe it is just getting used to doing things a bit differently .
Joe, don't forget the reading I gave to you earlier which does cover the stacking. Here are a few of our stacks; some from years past. You might note that all the stacks have been cribbed on the ends which I like better than driving posts to stack against and it is easy to learn to do right. Most we stack 3 rows together but many times more than 3 rows. I think the most we've ever done together is 21. I find there is no need to stack just in single rows as the wood will dry just as well in 3 rows as in one. Also, the first picture shows some wood in the barn. Usually in October we move just enough wood into the barn to get us through the winter. That way it is close to the house and we don't have to tend with the snow and ice. Also, when I stack outside, I just cut some saplings in the woods or sometimes use some logs that I don't care if I use for firewood or not. That way they are no cost. Also, I really do not like pallets. Don't like using them and they look like crap to me. Also I top cover mostly with old galvanized roofing.
Am I not in the right forum?! I have yet to burn 5 cord a year, so that tells you how far ahead I am!
Welcome aboard Joe P You'll like it here for sure. JRHAWK9 65 cord.. that's gotta take up a bit of real estate.
Somebody mentioned that before. If you do the math on 5.5' tall stacks 20" wide, it's not as much as some may think........~825 in length or a footprint of 1,510sf or 0.035 of an acre. Now, I am taking up probably double that due to my spacing between stacks and shorter average stacks. Just added up the total length of my stacks (including what I assume I will have from this winter's haul) in my spreadsheet and I have 978'. Makes sense as I know most of my stacks are not 5.5' tall. I started stacking on double pallets a few years ago and I stack to about 5'3" on top of two pallets (total wood height).
Hey there Joe P.....Ain't that a coincidence.... My name is Joe P too.... All my buddies call me Pricey, hence my screen name, and Price bring my last name. Welcome aboard. Pallets are the best way I have found to stack on. You can kind of get the idea from my pic the way I attached the side pallet. Ok, maybe I need to take more and better pics of my stash. I use a scrap 2 x 4 at an angle to attach the side pallets. 2 ground pallets, leveled with whatever will work, side pallet, and so on. Makes for a strong stack on uneven ground.
Wow, I am totally impressed by the sheer quantity of wood banked up. I had no idea that people were so.... whats the word I'm looking for... NUTS!!! I love it. I used to make my own "wood" pellets out of grass to burn in my pellet stove in my other house. I had about 5 acres I mowed. I'd let the grass dry a day or so, use a lawn sweeper to collect it, run it through a hammer mill to get it to size then feed it into my mill. It was a slow process, but I found it therapeutic to just sit there and putz with it. My EX thought I was nuts. I suppose cutting wood is the same thing, just on a little bigger scale.
you liked watching the grass grow, i guess you could say we like watching the trees grow! OH YEAH, we're nuts alright but its okay...we're the good ones!
Hey, Eric VW , your really good at finding stuff in the archives...where's that thread where everybody checked in with how much wood they had in their inventory?
