With earthquakes, frost heaves & thaws , drying movement , Tall stacks over 4-1/2 can easily fall over. Tall ones can be dangerous. I use a rope & pieces of plywood 5/8" hole , 1/2" rope & a knot Rope attached to the back of the shed or knot/plywood to rear of stack & a piece of plywood with a know to secure it at 17" on each row. Front: Middle rows: Various ways to secure the back side If it needs tightened, wedge in a piece of wood. Back side of the shed:
I nail in pieces of 1" nylon sling and get a similar result. I don't have the end boards so I am just letting the weight of the wood and friction hold them in. With my method disassembly isn't as easy and readjustment is impossible.
It works Dave! Thankfully most of us don't have those earthquakes though! lol But it is a great idea!
Thanks guys The "no brainer" hours & hours of time spent splitting & stacking allows the brain time to think about important stuff like this. LOL Dad called it "Hillbilly Engineering", whatever works.
You bet they do. had some fall this spring when the ground got so wet my pallets sank a little on the out side edges and one side fell out. I like your Idea way better Dave, If I can get a rope all the way through these in a couple areas with a knot board on each side I think that would work just dandy. Alot better than around the out side and way less rope. Thanks.
Brilliant bogydave. Afetr seeing your pics the other day, I saw them, and remembered what they were for but couldn't remember exactly how you did it! Awesomeness!
I've put old garden fence to use also. I wrapped it around the ends of a cube and stapled it on with an big wire staples. It seem to be working well. This one is about 6.5 feet high at the edges and 14 feet long. With 16" pieces each row is about 7/8 of a cord. Even got a tail of one of the 1" slings in the picture. 2+ years and it is still standing.
