I filled the last of my totes this morning. Two of them shagbark hickory and two hackberry. I’m over the heat and ready for the cold! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Great way to repurpose totes Slocum. Seen them reused for firewood, first time seeing the insides cut in half and used for cover though. Looking good.
I didn’t make them. I believe they are called “IBC” totes. They are used for all kinds of liquids from antifreeze to food grade fluids. They are hard to come by. I looked for two years then hit the jack pot.
I saw a pic online a few years ago of the totes with the roof being used. I really like them. They save a lot of the handling of the wood. I carry the tote in to my garage. I did bring a mouse in last winter but it never got into house. That’s the only down side I’ve found.
Seems like it could be a efficient way to sell. Load the tote for X amount bring tote back and get your deposit.
How hard is the unloading process? They look great and seem functional. Just curious about how hard it is to empty them. I can get them around here by the dozens, so this might be an option for me.
I’m 6’2” with long enough arms to almost reach the bottom so it’s not bad for me. Once I get all I can reach it don’t weigh much so I tip tote toward me and get what’s left. I also have a 4 year old that likes to get inside tote and help.
Any idea of the weight of the full tote? Would be interesting to get a weight with green wood and then after it dries. Nice and clean setup to handle the wood. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
The one that Backwoods Savage has... Redneck did some work on I believe, with a cut off wheel. Makes it much more functional for getting wood out. You just have to watch how you stack it and have a good back to unload it. I unloaded it once and sitting on the knees seemed to give me the most comfortable position.
I’m not sure, I don’t usually put heavy hardwoods in them. Oak, locust and even the hickory I just loaded is all my tractor can lift with 3 point forks. If you stack nice and neat you can get a lot of wood in tote. I use 16” splits and a little over 3 totes will hold a dry cord.
They come in different sizes but the most common one is 275 gallons which is, iirc, 48x40x46 which is pretty much a third of a cord. So if a cord of red oak weighs almost 5,000 pounds green, figure 1/3 of that.
I think that would be a bit much for my little BX, but looks like a good system if you have the room and the equipment. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Depending upon the wood in them, expect them to weight from 900-1200 lbs or so. Unloading them has proved to be a bit more difficult than we imagined. I'm thinking about loading one or two of them with uglies and shorts as that might be a better way of handling them.
