Don't ya hate it when...

[Full Chisel]

...this happens???



I went out to stack some freshly split wood that had been piled up today and found this. I guess it could have been worse, but it sure made for more work than I expected. I'm not a fan of these landscaping timber racks, I much prefer pallets but I hit a drought of 'em and had to make due. They really need to be braced in the middle so they don't lean out. Lesson learned!

 

[lone wolf]

...this happens???

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I went out to stack some freshly split wood that had been piled up today and found this. I guess it could have been worse, but it sure made for more work than I expected. I'm not a fan of these landscaping timber racks, I much prefer pallets but I hit a drought of 'em and had to make due. They really need to be braced in the middle so they don't lean out. Lesson learned!

With my bad lower back I sure do hate that. It happens every year.

 

[740jsmayle]

It's no fun. I had about 2 cords fall over this summer.

 

[mallardman]

I'm a horrible stacker. Happens all the time.


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[JeffHK454]

I'm a horrible stacker. Happens all the time.


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^^^ this!

Being a wood scrounge a good portion of my rounds are odd lengths or generally hacked up by home owners or tree services workers so my stacks are less than pretty to start with.

 

[Full Chisel]

Yeah, I got a bit lazy with the stacking on that end and I paid for it. But a lot of it was due to the timbers underneath bowing and leaning to one side. If you look close, you can see where I had to drive a stake on each side and wire them together to hold the stacks in place. That definitely saved me from having to re-stack a lot more...but it was still a bummer.

 

[Hinerman]

Glad I am not the only one. Went 2 yrs without a stack falling. I paid for it this year. Probably a half dozen stacks fell over...

 

[aokpops]

Just had one today fall on the lawn mower . Said that's nice, might be the next victims in the stove .

 

[olympyk_999]

my piles never fall over

 

[tla100]

Nope, never had wood stacks fall over.....ain't nobody got time for that

Either in a wagon

or steel pallets

Or on a flatbed with some cattle panels on the sides. Old flare box grain wagons with steel catwalk on floor works good too

 

[Deleted member 83629]

stack the wood so both stacks lean on each other and you will not have a problem.

 

[audible fart]

The only time i've ever had anything fall over is when the stupid neighborhood cats jump on the piles & knock a few pieces off the top. I don't care though. As worthless as cats are, the best place for them to be is around a woodpile i guess. Though my mouse poison traps still get eaten, so they're not even doing their job.

 

[Fred Wright]

Don't feel like the Lone Ranger... happens here every time I stack red maple. Wood is stacked on small log rails so the base isn't a cause. Stacks are neat as can be but sooner or later that maple starts bulging outward and shifting. It will topple over every time, often after a rain storm. I guess it changes shape when it's split?

Never had this happen with oak for some reason.

Agreed with the mention of cathedral-style stacking. This method has really helped with fewer fallovers.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Here's another "it never happens to me", I build these half cord boxes,

The splits dry nicely "right in the box" and are easily moved to the basement window!

SR

 

[Marshy]

You might want to consider adding cinder block support in between your existing block supports. That would firm the base up a lot and keep them from bowing... GL, it happened to me last year too.

 

[Full Chisel]

Don't feel like the Lone Ranger... happens here every time I stack red maple. Wood is stacked on small log rails so the base isn't a cause. Stacks are neat as can be but sooner or later that maple starts bulging outward and shifting. It will topple over every time, often after a rain storm. I guess it changes shape when it's split?

Never had this happen with oak for some reason.

Agreed with the mention of cathedral-style stacking. This method has really helped with fewer fallovers.

Never heard of that method of stacking???

 

[Full Chisel]

You might want to consider adding cinder block support in between your existing block supports. That would firm the base up a lot and keep them from bowing... GL, it happened to me last year too.

Yeah, I had done that to one set of racks, but I guess I wasn't thinking ahead here. Gonna have to get the floor jack out again and lift them up to block them. I think part of the problem is the soaking rains lately, the ground has become saturated and I noticed the blocks on the side that fell over sunk into the ground a bit.

 

[Full Chisel]

Here's another "it never happens to me", I build these half cord boxes,

The splits dry nicely "right in the box" and are easily moved to the basement window!

SR

That's the way to go right there!

 

[Fred Wright]

Never heard of that method of stacking???

Say you have two stacks running parallel to each other with a foot or so gap between 'em. As you reach the top, stack your splits progressively toward the center. The ends should touch at the top. Looking down the gap from the end, it should resemble a cathedral arch.

It's not a foolproof method but it helps. We stacked our maple stash like this last year and it hasn't budged. Well, not yet anyway.