What happened to my stack!

[D8Chumley]

Those are some gorgeous stacks, Jack.

Yes they are, I'm a little jealous! And x3 or 4 on the cribbed ends. My stacking technique has improved along with everything else associated with burning wood since I found this site. Things are getting better every year

 

[tsquini]

A single stack 7' tall almost impossible keep standing.

 

[Paulywalnut]

When a stack starts to lean forward I get a couple of pallets and with a friend push the whole stack backwards. It works every time. It tough to control a 7 ft high stack. I have a few 5ft, when it start to dry out 7 ft is going to tumble

 

[DTrain]

My dad called it "cribbing" the ends. I've heard that term used in other places, and if you search that term on the web you get pictures and links of what I'm talking about -- even links right back to Hearth.com! https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/full-cribbed-stacks.126087/

Yep. "Crib" the ends of the stack. I just read Eric Sloane's "age of barns" and I wanna say he labeled that config cribbing too.

 

[mass_burner]

Crap, that loud sound I heard last night was one of my stacks falling down. It was the only one on level ground. I could have paid extra attention to the 3 on unlevel ground and just phoned this one in.

 

[English BoB]

Hmmm? It sounds like I'm the only one here that has never happen.
I've had my stacks lean forward slightly after months (years) of drying, but never actually fallen over.
Looks like the weakness was in the middle of the stack, maybe you need to put an extra vertical support in the middle. I'd be a little PO'd if I restacked that wood and it happened again.

Great stacks - how much ? and how long will that last ?

 

[mass_burner]

Crap, that loud sound I heard last night was one of my stacks falling down. It was the only one on level ground. I could have paid extra attention to the 3 on unlevel ground and just phoned this one in.

Well, I guess it's the best possible outcome. I tested a larger hard maple split from the fallen split at it came in just shy of 25%. Burned that split this morning and it burned fine.

Another positive, the stack fell into my cart.