Cinder block wood rack

[Polish hammer]

I’m setting up my firewood area and trying to come up with a decent way to stack about 20-25 cord and like the cinder block idea with runners. I have 8 Ibc cages and like that but cost isn’t worth it to me to get enough for the 20-25 cord.my though is I would have my neighbor with a saw
Mill mill true 2x6s and as long or short as I need and support them every 4-6 ft.. anyone have a better way I hate pallets even though I can get an endless supply free tried it don’t like it.. something similar to the picture(not mine picture)

 

[JeffHK454]

With the volume of wood you’re talking about I'm betting skids are in your future.

I found a guy on C-list selling warehouse racking and I bought a bunch of 9’ runners and built frames that held two 4’x4’ pallets and set each frame on concrete blocks. Ever couple years I replace the busted skids with ones in better shape.

I painted them a dirty brown and they actually look like wood but are rated to hold 5,000 lbs. per pair. We’ve been using these for better than fifteen years and always overload them with no failures.

 

[Erik B]

@Polish hammer If your picture of stacked wood is 16 feet long and the wood is stacked 4 feet high and the wood is cut to 16 inches, you would need 31 of them to hold just 20 cord of wood. Do you have space for that many racks?

 

[Polish hammer]

I like the old rack I idea sturdy for sure n don’t have to walk on them... I do have the area for that for sure but I should have done the math 31 is a lot of area taking up
Leaving me not a huge are for in and out and splitting

 

[panolo]

I have a few like that but instead of the 2x4's I have t posts. Much sturdier in the weather.

 

[c5rulz]

This is roughly 23 cord. You don't need racks, just some pallets and a row 150' long.

 

[avason]

This is roughly 23 cord. You don't need racks, just some pallets and a row 150' long.

Yo...dude!

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

Not sure what a cinder block is, but those are concrete blocks.

 

[unclemoustache]

Not sure what a cinder block is, but those are concrete blocks.

Now you got me curious. Here's one answer I found:

For most practical uses in today's construction there is no difference. Both are blocks made out of cast concrete. Cinder blocks contain fly ash as an aggregate. That being said, most concrete contains fly ash in today's construction of concrete masonry units.


Here's another:

Concrete and cinder blocks share some basic elements, but a key ingredient makes all the difference. People sometimes use the terms interchangeably, but concrete and cinder blocks are very different.
Concrete is a product made of cement and aggregates. When the ingredients are mixed together, a chemical reaction takes place, and concrete is the end result.
Aggregates can make up 60 to 75 percent of concrete's total volume. Aggregates can be sand, gravel, crushed stone or other materials.
Concrete blocks are made of pure concrete. That is, the aggregates used are finely crushed stone or sand.
Cinder blocks are also made from concrete, but the aggregate includes either coal cinders or ash. Consequently, cinder blocks are much lighter than concrete blocks.
Concrete and cinder blocks are made with open cells that can accept metal reinforcing or additional concrete for greater strength. Concrete blocks are far stronger than cinder blocks. Some building codes expressly prohibit the use of cinder blocks in construction projects.

 

[Polish hammer]

Never knew there was an actual difference figure it was like popple n poplar just depends where you lived.. c5 that looks awesome but don’t you break through boards a lot with that many pallets?

 

[c5rulz]

Never knew there was an actual difference figure it was like popple n poplar just depends where you lived.. c5 that looks awesome but don’t you break through boards a lot with that many pallets?

Generally boards will sometimes break when you walk on them after a year's use. Oak pallets are much BETTER than those made of softwoods so I have become a bit of pallet snow too. I get all the pallets I want from my orchard supply company and they don't use crappy pallets because chemicals were piled on them. Good oak pallets last 2-3 years, softwood pallets are shot in a year. They are just an expendable I go through and replace and chuck the old on the burn pile. In the last few days I got orders for 5 cord.

 

[avason]

We call these Cindah Blauhks.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Oldcastle-16-in-x-8-in-x-8-in-Concrete-Block-30161345/100350252

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

Never knew there was an actual difference figure it was like popple n poplar just depends where you lived.. c5 that looks awesome but don’t you break through boards a lot with that many pallets?

I never heard of "cinder" block actually!

My Dad calls poplar "popple" and "palm-o-gillian".. that's what they call it at the mill. Took me years to figure out WTF palm-o-gillian even was (it's "balm of gillead")

 

[NSMaple1]

Pallets should last a long time if you get them well off the ground. The concrete place here has a boneyard - you can get all the concrete blocks you want of different shapes & sizes for 0.50/ea. So that's what's under all my pallets. Your wood will dry better too.