They look great! You got a boat load of work done and first class too. Makes me want to get out and get some more done this year... Did you end up cutting, splitting and stacking all those logs you pulled out last year or do you still have some left?
Stinny those worked out quite well Glad you could finally get them filled up for our viewing pleasure
Looks fantastic Stinny , that will stay nice and dry until it goes into the shed. Is that the place you bought the green house tarps from? It says they are 14 Mil thick. I have one tarp that is 11 mil and It is really thick
All gone and ready to bring out more this winter Fan. I've got a couple rigs I want to whip up before that tho to help with loading logs on the skis in the woods, and a nose ski instead of the plastic sled, to keep the log up off the trail more.
Yup. That's the outfit. I'll bet as more FHC guys try this stuff, it's gonna get very poplar... guessing it's a vinyl material, it's so slippery. It has a reinforcement mesh samwiched in the middle for strength. The site shows many sizes and prices.
Looking forward to some pics of that! I have some logs that I want to use for lumber, and I was "planning" to skid them out after the ground freezes up. But that's about the extent of the plan. Id love to see how other people are doing it.
That looks like pretty good stuff. I am always looking for simple, durable, economical, size appropriate coverage for covering stickered lumber off the sawmill. These look like they fit those criteria nicely. I may have to pick up a couple. Keep us in the loop in how they are working.
Well probably both. I'd like to minimize the impact on the woods and trails though. I've been looking at arches, but that might not happen this year, as a $1200 saw is at the top of the wish list - MS661. Maybe I can convince my dad to build me an arch from some of the scraps we saved from my old trailer. Ended up with some I-beams and a few heavy duty axles. I'm open to looking at other options though, especially the DIY variety.
I stack 3rows deep also and on the last 20' pallet I stacked the center row two splits higher then top covered. So far it has worked great keeping the rain running off.
For hauling logs, here is a dray I put together for about $10. This works very well in frozen or unfrozen ground and with or without snow. Back in the day when I worked in the woods, we used something like this (naturally on a larger scale) for skidding all the logs. If built right (hard to go wrong though) they pull almost as easy as a wheeled outfit. And yes, we've pulled loads through mud. Yes on the arched roof. We do this and sometimes some of our wood piles will look more level but they will be higher on one end than the other so that rain flows off. This picture was taken on Christmas Day of 2008. Yes, we do get white Christmas most years.
Hmmm do you want a weekend job in Michigan? Lol very nice work their as usual. I should take a lesson from you but alas I have to many pallets to build that nice of a looking wood storage paradise. Aka I have a beer and am lazy....
Looks like "mini woodsheds" to me too. Excellent idea, Nice design too. Got a close up of them ? If it gets windy a couple/3 ropes/bungees over top should help .
I liked the double row set-up you use because of stability. Dennis' racks all were sloped, and that just made sense, as I was gonna pull tight to both ends with the tarp. I also pulled both ends to each other in the middle, with some 3/32" old aircraft cable I had... to help with the outward load. I may use Augie's idea later, and wrap them to the ground for solar drying. It would make them less likely to end up being a yellow jacket shelter too. Here's a shop pic or two of em.
Okay you bugger!! You cost me 50 bucks I ordered two 6'x16' tarps, for my 4'x12' Pallet racks. Why? Because the clear makes sense, because I haven't found any tin or rubber to cover my stacks, I only have a tiny wood shed, and the tarps I'm using are only 4 mil, and like I said I have a tarp that is 11 mil covering my porch rack and it is heavy-duty, and these are 14 mil, so I think the extra 15 bucks for these are worth it and they will last. I already use the peaked or sloped, this way or that, for water drainage and use ropes with adjustable tension knots to hold the tarps on with my T post stacks. I think I will roll in attached a 2x4 on one end that is free to drop down as I use the stack. Anyway I get three years out of 4 mil tarps, we'll see how this goes. I think it probably will go very well
