A good start...

[SWNH]

About 7 1/2 cord split. Another 3 cord of broken down pallet wood in 4x4x4 bins (6 full). Still have another 150 pallets to break down.

This was my 1st year burning. Went thru about 5 cord and 50 pallets this past year between the house (1400 sqft, 24x7) and shop (1700 sqft, daytime only). With all the free pallets on CL, I'll be set for years.

 

[LLigetfa]

Do you have ropes tied between the uprights? They look plumb and even. Custom built bases?

 

[SWNH]

Steel cable (left over garage door cables) hold the uprights from spreading. Bases leveled and are 2x4PT 10' long and 6' high.

 

[North of 60]

Right on Peter. Looks like ya got the rest of the year to play. I always find the first part of every season getting the wood and bucking it up is playin. When splitting and stacking, the fun is over. You are really organized. I showed the pics to my wife to make her understand that there are worse people out there than me, AND thats a compliment. :coolsmile: Cheers. NOW GET FISHIN!
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[savageactor7]

Very nice Peter...you must have the patience of a saint to stack so square.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Peter, you are to be congratulated. A good job well done!

 

[Jags]

Peter - that is a might fine job, well done.

(p.s. - would somebody please tell ME to "go fishing"?)

 

[Got Wood]

Now that is a mighty fine looking set of wood stacks! Bravo!

 

[fyrwoodguy]

2 years stacked beside the shipping container,before going in the container to be kept snow free to maybe be burned that year or the next year.100% red oak.

here's my drying rack material. 4"x4" square tubing and pressure treated wood

in the event i don't get the wood in the container before snow flies,i don't have frozen wood stuck to the ground! the cement pavers with a piece of rubber for the tubing to sit on holds the wood which supports the firewood up very nicely! the straight pieces of square tubing hold pressure treated together ,while L-shaped tubing makes the uprights.

i divide the space in the container,half round wood,half split wood.plus storage for woodsplitter & ATV wood gathering equipment. all the wood i burn myself,like most here.is done this way. hand split wood is the best. but after 5-6,000 cords that method get's to ya' :-/ all other wood goes thru the avatar.

 

[daveswoodhauler]

[in the event i don't get the wood in the container before snow flies,i don't have frozen wood stuck to the ground! the cement pavers with a piece of rubber for the tubing to sit on holds the wood which supports the firewood up very nicely! the straight pieces of square tubing hold pressure treated together ,while L-shaped tubing makes the uprights.
i divide the space in the container,half round wood,half split wood.plus storage for woodsplitter & ATV wood gathering equipment. all the wood i burn myself,like most here.is done this way. hand split wood is the best. but after 5-6,000 cords that method get's to ya' :-/ all other wood goes thru the avatar.[/quote]

Fyrewood guy....did you have your L brackets fabricated custom? Purchased? Those are sweet....would like to get something similar.

 

[Jamess67]

2 years stacked beside the shipping container,before going in the container to be kept snow free to maybe be burned that year or the next year.100% red oak.

here's my drying rack material. 4"x4" square tubing and pressure treated wood

in the event i don't get the wood in the container before snow flies,i don't have frozen wood stuck to the ground! the cement pavers with a piece of rubber for the tubing to sit on holds the wood which supports the firewood up very nicely! the straight pieces of square tubing hold pressure treated together ,while L-shaped tubing makes the uprights.

i divide the space in the container,half round wood,half split wood.plus storage for woodsplitter & ATV wood gathering equipment. all the wood i burn myself,like most here.is done this way. hand split wood is the best. but after 5-6,000 cords that method get's to ya' :-/ all other wood goes thru the avatar.

Show off Im jealous.

 

[fyrwoodguy]

ilikewood: it's just 4"x4" square tubing welded into an "L" you should be able to get localy !

 

[Pagey]

Some very, very nice pics in this thread. Well done! Good job everyone.

 

[fyrwoodguy]

I have been teaching the wood trade to my son forrest,who just turned 14 this past march.
he has been running my firewood processor since age 11
this past week-end i bucked up some 20" long oak off the end of the pile for him to split.
here's some pic's of his first load of wood he split "the old fashioned way".

forrest says to me,he would rather do it this way than run processor :-/

maybe after about 10-12 stacks of wood like this,he'll change his way of thinkin' ;-)

especially if he does ALL the cuttin' & sharpening :bug:

 

[smokinj]

Nice opertion you got going on there

 

[LLigetfa]

Nice pics. He should be wearing gloves.

In that last thumbnail, the truck is looking pretty full yet there's more going up the conveyor.

 

[fyrwoodguy]

Nice pics. He should be wearing gloves.

In that last thumbnail, the truck is looking pretty full yet there's more going up the conveyor.

i will put the top part of the load in the corners of the upper truck body and onto the headboard for a nice"full" load,that's why some still in conveyor.

as far as gloves go......i guess,it's gonna be the hard way.i insist on eye & ear protection when running processor.i keep telling him to take care of hands,look at mine:

firecrackers(homemade) age 11......CHAINSAW KICKBACK NO CHAINBRAKE 2100CD HVA age 34...made'em crooked qiuck :sick:

Nice opertion you got going on there

thanks....i got bit by the wood bug in '68,been at full time since '73. bought processor 3-4 days after kickback.been one hell of a ride so far!

 

[myzamboni]

I wish my splitting by hand meant using a hydraulic splitter :roll: