Lurking for a while, but busting out with some sweet pics of great stacks! Nice to meet ya, mikeward Where abouts do you live on LI? I grew up in Suffolk County, on the North Shore....
Thanks Oldman47 Been here for a couple of years and before that on the other Forum. Lost most of the guys here for a while till I finally searched and found where you all went.
Eric I'm in Smithtown which is in the center of the island. Pretty much north shore I've learned so much here and the other forum helped me buy my Jotul f500 and get a great tax break on it Tractor with forks and wood on pallets is the best way to manage wood
Ive used those for a long time and they really do help a lot. The first bad winter we had after using the pallets wast fun as they all froze to the ground and I couldnt move them. But another pallet or runners underneath helps. Gravel will help a lot too. I switched away from them recently because I only have a three point setup with forks and I cant get the pallets high enough to get on my porch. And with my wood shed I can double the amount of wood storage without having them on pallets. The pallets are a great way to reduce handling, with your tractor you will really like it.
I just need a bigger tractor. My JD720x only does about 500 to 700 lbs capacity. If I do it it's mainly for the trip from the wood stack to the house in my bin. But I love your guys ideas....
I have a Ford Model 1920 with loaded rear tires My front bucket is rated to lift 1100 lbs Can probably lift a little more with the forks with the bucket off ( forks mount closer to the lift arms) But I gotta say one full skid of green Red Oak and I'm only lifting it up a foot or so! The pic here is when I had forks on bucket now I have the quick attach forks First pic is with new forks lifting a 8'x8' roof for wood stacks- my portable shed roof
I made a fixture to aid in assembling the uprights and cross pieces. Worked out great! Then I went to work making a set of forks to go on the 3-point so I can carry two at once. I'm pretty much done except for the mounts for the top and lower links. I don't have any way to drill holes over 1/2" so my buddy will do it on hi Bridgeport
Reduced shank bit set. That lets me use my 1/2" drill to go up to 1" holes. Not ideal, but for the few times that I need to make a larger hole, it works out well. I just bought a Harbor Fraught set...good enough for me
Got most of my pallets loaded for this year+. I'm picking up more pallets today after work. I have 20 total loaded now.
I burnt Oak like that for about 30 years but it was dead and barkless (mute dog?) and never had any sizzlers in the one summer of drying, I am guessing it would have been better if dried for one more year but never had a problem doing it that way. YRMV PS- The moisture could vary even though it was all dead as some of it was laying on the ground, I dont do this any more but I do have some dead Oak I cut last spring I could check for moisture now. I am rambling.
Very nice setup Deer Meadow Farm ! I would like to get some made eventually but have to chuck it all into the basement so would have to be restocked down there anyway. I really like the idea of stacking them 2 high.
Deer Meadow Farm , just a few questions.. is it easier to build your frames rather then just shrink wrap? how long do you think your pallets will last? I can only find pine up here and generally last couple of years.. I know from other post your wood is at least 2 years which is why I ask
Sorry I missed this! My pallets are oak. I'm not sure if it would be easier to shrink wrap or not. Probably would be easier than building frames, but it would make stacking a little trickier with no frame. Plus I'm afraid that the shrink wrap will limit airflow and I hate buying stuff that will just get thrown away. Once my pallets are toast, I can always burn them in the OWB.
