Looking for free standing firewood row end ideas

[captjack]

I have 2 concrete strips on the farm that are 8 ft wide and maybe 80 ft long between my old silos. Its in the middle of a field that gets a lot of sun and wind. My plan is to make two 8 ft wide x 40 ft long rows of firewood. I need to make some kind of end to support the stack and I'm looking for something besides criss crossing the splits on the end rows. I have seen cinders with 2x4's sticking out of them but they will fall over if i don't have the wood stacked on beams. Just looking for simple ideas before I break out the welder and make something way over kill Thanks

 

[CaseyForrest]

I use T posts... I stack 2 rows deep on pallets and use 2 T posts per row on each end. SO there would be 4 T posts at either end.

 

[U&A]

I know its not what you were looking for exactly but... where I am at in the fall and the spring our backyard is VERY soft and muddy. I originally stacked word on 4 x 8 and 5 x 10 pallets that our sheet-metal came in on from work. I would just buy cheap plywood nailed down on the pallet. Use T post at the end and stack away.

Well when the ground gets soft and one side of the pallet wood sink in more than the other the stacks will start to lean and some of them would fall and need re-stacked. I got sick of it.

So i started doing these. The first one you make take some time to figure out but once you get one done... from there on out it’s very easy.

When done right they will never fall over. The ones i made are smaller at 8 foot diameter at the bottom. But each one has a little over 2 cords in it.

I know its not everyones “cup o tea” but if things are not working out for ya It doesn’t hurt to try

Good luck sir,

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[captjack]

i can't use t post on the concrete. it would have to be freestanding -

 

[woodchuckcanuck]

Got any barrels around? Fill them with enough water or dirt so they don't move. Place enough on either end to hold the stacks.

 

[Wyrdman]

sometimes I use rebar about 6' long hammered into the ground about 2' deep. pound in two and drop a pallet over them. lean it inwards at maybe 15 degrees and the side pressure from the wood will have it more or less vertical once its stacked. and pallets on the bottom since its on dirt.

or slide 2x4's through 2 pallets and screw it together to make a 4x8' pallet. stand it up and screw on 2x4 diagonal braces. I like the braces going towards the outside rather than towards the inside and stacking between them...

 

[U&A]

i can't use t post on the concrete. it would have to be freestanding -

I understand that.

Im suggesting a holz hausen


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[H-Ranch]

Want to keep it simple? Why make ends at all? Just let the stacks taper out. You're talking about 50 cords of wood, so what if it is only 48 because the ends aren't square.

 

[homemade]

I would take a 2x4 and make screw two pieces together to make an L shape. Maybe 4’ on each leg. Gusset with a 12” triangle shaped plywood piece. Place two of them next to each other to make the end. The weight of the stack on the ground leg will keep it from sliding away.

Or just taper it out like it was said above. We’re not talking about a tight space needed to maximize capacity.

 

[turnkey4099]

i can't use t post on the concrete. it would have to be freestanding -

I made 'bookends' using 1x6" about 3' long for the base and 6' high for the "end" which was about 10" from the end of the base, 1x2" brace diagonal down from the upright to the end of the base. I used sheetrock screws to assemble - no good. Rebuilt using 1/4" bolts. Been in use now for around 20 years. Portable, set up anywhere and make ricks as long as you want. Takes a bit of work but well worth it. I did have one 'out in the weather' for 2 years then moved it into the porch, still using it and it's 3 brothers.

 

[jrider]

Drill into the concrete and put metal rods in.

 

[CaseyForrest]

i can't use t post on the concrete. it would have to be freestanding -

I missed that.

sent from a field

 

[Streblerm]

I like the bookends idea but I just lace my corners by alternating the direction the wood is stacked. No hardware necessary. The stack in this picture has been there for three years stacked on pallets on somewhat uneven ground.

 

[CaseyForrest]

I understand that.

Im suggesting a holz hausen


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Im sure he was referencing my post. I overlooked that hes stacking on concrete

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[Stonesforbrains]

Cinder blocks.

 

[Trapper_Pete]

cheapest way I can think of , cause I am cheap.

2 pallets

lay 1 down stand one up in the middle using some 2x4 scrap or other dunnage secure the standing pallet to the flat pallet I like 3 inch coated deck screws to hold this type of thing together

then add braces to the sides at a an angle from the top of the standing pallet to the corners of the flat pallet you could probably get away with 2 straps to just one side make that the outside toss a few rounds on it to hold it down initially

start stacking because you will have weight of the wood on the pallet it should hold in place once you have some wood on it

I can see where having some vertical support like that ever 8-10 feet would lend the pile better ability to keep standing and also neatly stacked

when your cutting limbs that are strait and not that big around say under 4 inches cut them to 4 feet and lay then across your stacks as your stacking it will tie the sides of the stacks together and the weight will become one weight and not stacks tipping opposite directions.

 

[square1]

I like the bookends idea but I just lace my corners by alternating the direction the wood is stacked. No hardware necessary. The stack in this picture has been there for three years stacked on pallets on somewhat uneven ground.

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Been doing it this way for, well, forever. Never an issue. Usually stack on (2) PT 2x4x8s

 

[Bobby Kirbos]

Make your rows and put something like this at the end. Notice the cable/wire at the top of the 2 vertical posts.

 

[NSMaple1]

You mentioned breaking out the welder. I would just do that. Assuming you have some metal laying around.

Weld up some big L-brackets out of channel or tubing. One leg of the L gets wood piled on it so the L won't move. The other leg holds the end of the stack up.

 

[Streblerm]

Been doing it this way for, well, forever. Never an issue. Usually stack on (2) PT 2x4x8s

I put whatever “pallets” I can scrounge for free directly on the ground. Sometimes I make runners from small round logs with sticks a little under burning size laid crossways. My soil has good drainage so a half decent pallet lasts a couple cycles. I figure whatever time I spend lacing the corners is probably the same or less as I would spend making some kind of bunk. As long as the firewood isn’t touching the ground it doesn’t seem to matter how high off the ground it is.