Does anyone move firewood on pallets?

[JoelD]

Thank you for this post and the pictures, I'll be doing the exact same (stacking on pallets) and was wondering how to secure.

I really like the idea of the 2x4 simply up the sides and tied together at the top.

I also like that I can stack directly on pallets without bracing if I'm carefull on stacking, nice to see a picture to reinforce the fact that it can be done.

Thanks again,
Joel

 

[Raw Dodge]

I tried pallets,I stack on them,they work great,but for moving wood,I found them too small and weak to use without heavy bracing.I built a few of these myself with scrap steel,they stack on top of each other,they hold about 3/4 cord of wood each.My wood is cut large for my OWB,36-40" long,so its 8ft long,4 ft tall,and almost 4 ft wide,close to a cord when full.I slide into them with the Cat 246,which has no trouble with a full load,most CUTs couldnt use its full capacity,but I plan to make more of them,in fact i have a set of wheels for it,so it becomes a small trailer,and a tongue for it,so i can tow it behind the 4 wheeler in the woods,I dont fill it,but i can get 1/2 a load out with it.the axle slides thru one of the pallet fork receivers....they arent even painted,but they work well.They cost me nothing but my time,took me 8 hrs to make 2 of them,with very little tools,if I wasnt out of acetylene theyd been done faster....heres my son moving a small load of pine/junk wood to mix in with the good stuff.

 

[D7E]

You guys must enjoy your wood burning..
I split and sell 200 cords of poplar/oak/ash and maple every year for the last 12 years and burn about 14 cords my self...just split into a pile onto the concrete and move it with the loader bucket.
I'm only curious as i only sell wood as "seasoned" after a year but most of it never gets that far and most people are happy to knowingly burn 5-6 month poplar or 8-10 month oak/ash immediateley ..not even stacked and consider it seasoned ..?

 

[beenthere]

Old thread that I ran across, and am still moving all my firewood on pallets. Stack it on a pallet as I split. Set the pallet on a gravel bed, with one pallet on top. After 2-3 years of seasoning, move the pallet into the garage for offloading as needed. One pallet lasts about 5 days and is about 1/5 of a cord of wood.

 

[Localmotion]

Old thread that I ran across, and am still moving all my firewood on pallets. Stack it on a pallet as I split. Set the pallet on a gravel bed, with one pallet on top. After 2-3 years of seasoning, move the pallet into the garage for offloading as needed. One pallet lasts about 5 days and is about 1/5 of a cord of wood.

Where we are in southern Spain, firewood is at a premium - not too many trees around and all the pine is protected! A lot of people here have started using old IBC cages - the metal cages fitted to pallets which have a liquid tank inside. They take the tanks out, leaving the cage and then fill it with chopped wood. Like your system, it can then be left to season and is easy to move around with pallet forks later on. It's also nice and easy to take into the woods on a trailer to load up when no one is looking...!

 

[90cummins]

I use metal cages also but cut the end out of 1 side so I can stack it neatly which also make it easy to unload.
I get just shy of 1/2 cord by volume in each one.
I have 20 or so but need only 12 for a years worth of wood.
I mounted mine on wood pallets which makes it easier to handle without damaging the bin.
It seasons quickly and when ready to throw in I use my forks to pick it up to my chute and just drop on it and down it goes.
Having some back issues this works very nicely in eliminating a lot of handling.
When I split I stack it in the bins as I go.
The only photo I could find of my bins had my son showing off!
Doing my part in keeping him strong & healthy.
90cummins

 

[Red Horse]

Here is my alternative to pallets-old orchard boxes. No problem with trying to neatly stack a pallet so it doesn't immediately fall apart when you move it. As you can see in the picture, I do put the boxes on pallets because the boxes I have are very old and using pallets saves a lot of wear and tear vs. trying to pick up boxes directly with forks.

 

[Red Horse]

[/QUOTE]QUOTE=Red Horse;4012038]Here is my alternative to pallets-old orchard boxes. No problem with trying to neatly stack a pallet so it doesn't immediately fall apart when you move it. As you can see in the picture, I do put the boxes on pallets because the boxes I have are very old and using pallets saves a lot of wear and tear vs. trying to pick up boxes directly with forks.[/QUOTE]

 

[oldtimer 66]

Quote Originally Posted by oldtimer 66 View Post I was told that this thread go lost with the other 2100 replies, and that is because I am newbie, so here it is in another place. LOL

Since I am a newbie I need to show everybody the pallet/ holding fixture that I made for a friend several years ago. It works like this. Put a surplus pallet onto the fixture, I think I made it to hold one that is 48" 48 ". Load it with wood as shown. Lift it up the fixture with your tractor forks. The fixture has fork access from either side if I remember correctly. Use plastic banding on each row. Set the fixture and skid back on the ground. Pull out the pipe. Lift out the pallet. Put the pipe back in and start again. My friend needed to put the wood on his mother-in laws front porch for her kitchen wood stove. He would make up 15 to 20 of the skids for winter season. Just an FYI. Also I have never seen it work so I do not know what happens when the bands are cut loose. Later