Timber! Firewood pile almost fell on me.

[wdanforth]

Stacking todays firewood take almost got me. I was making a new pile between a tree and a old fence post which I framed with scrap lumber.

The pile was 14 feet long and 6 feet high by 20". I just put the last 2 pieces of wood on top. The pile made a creaking sound. So I walked behind to take a look.

When I was examining the 2" by 10" board the wood WAS stacked on the pile let loose. It was like in slow motion so I escaped. :angrysoapbox:

My 14 year old nephew, who was only allowed to wheel barrel the wood because I didn't want the pile to fall over, thought it was darn funny.:jester:

He walked away laughing say his job was done and told me to get busy.

The kid told me to start a new row when it was about 5 feet high. But no I wanted to stack it all in one row. Live and learn.

 

[Patrick62]

oops

 

[Mike Van]

I allways put the blame on seismic activity - One as small as 3.5 will cause most woodpiles to fall -

 

[max2cam]

Sometimes I think that my end will come with my woodpile falling on me....

Since woodshed space is always at a premium and you can't have too much wood, I stack mine PDH in a lean-to type shed: as high as I can reach and then I toss lots more on top and mound it up. I use a tined cultivator with a long handle to snag it and pull it down.

I've also noticed that when stacking against the wall of a building, the woodpile almost always begins to lean outward over time and will sometimes fall if not propped.

I can't figure that one out.

 

[alderman]

A dog's help

I had an old yeller lab that used to wait until I had the wood all stacked and then she'd start pulling pieces off the bottom until she got the pile to fall.
It was a miracle around here if I only had to stack wood once.

 

[NDtreehugger]

We had some wind last night--PLUS comments on the Stihl 361 defects

We had some wind last night that pushed down the middle pile go-figure
I do different pile types from round, zig-zag, straight, log cabin they all fall from time to time, keeps it interesting. its never safe until it get in the shed.

On to the Stihl

Today the chain seized up not enough oil on the bar,
and yes each day after work after the chain and bar has cooled I clean and adjust. but that's not the issue!!

Its under warranty so I call the dealer hmmmm all he said was yes,,,,, listened to what I had to say and yes,,,,,yes,,,,,,,yes,,,,,,, bring it in will fix it, I said I live 75 miles out of town he said who is the freight guy that service's your town have him bring it in hmmmmmm:censored: happens and it seems Stihl has me covered that alone is worth the extra cash