that time of year again...time to put up some wood

mcfarmall · May 24, 2016

I obtained 4 sections of pallet racking from work and built 4 wood sheds out of them. I cut the uprights with one leg about a foot shorter than the other. Used 4 horizontal beams 2 on the bottom, 2 on the top and framed up a roof with scrap 2x4 and 2x6 lumber with 2 sheets of 10' pole barn steel for a roof. 2-48" x 48" pallets on the bottom for the wood to sit on and some fence wire inside the uprights to contain the wood and each one will hold over 1.5 cords.

I no longer cut wood when there are leaves on the trees unless it's storm cleanup. Fall and early spring is the time to do it. I am also learning how to kill and cut the undesireable species to prevent resprouting using the hack and squirt method. Another tactic I employ is to cut the stump as low as possible and stack the brush on top of it for burning in the fall or spring.

jk96 · May 27, 2016

I recently found some used cages from ICB totes that I started using for wood. They really work well and cut down on handling the wood. I toss in as I split, don't have to pickup again, and no more pallets of wood falling over when I move them.

ultrarunner · May 27, 2016

Those containers and metal pallets are still pricey here.

Would love to get a deal... the less times you need to handle something the better... good job!

How much of a Cord do you figure each holds?

jk96 · May 27, 2016

I would guess they hold about 1/3 cord. My tractor will pick up about a 1,500lb pallet and it is about at its max if I stack a few rows above the top of the cage (Osage orange and honey locust). I picked up 30 of them from a recycling plant. They were selling the ones with cages only, no plastic tote for $18 each.