Stacking Logs for Firewood

[YogiBear79]

Seemingly simple task. As I clean my property I have the need to store firewood in 10-12' long lengths. I'd like to stack them in a neat and orderly way, and buck them as needed to replenish the wood shed. I'm looking for a simple, effective, and hopefully cheap way to do this. I don稚 want to stack them directly on the ground. I thought about using pallets, say a grid of about 12'x12' or so. But it was suggested this may just collapse the pallets or drive them into the dirt, thus putting the logs on the ground. Also at my immediate disposal is a half a pallet of 8" block. I thought about running two rows perpendicular to the logs, then stacking on them. Final option, sacrifice two logs and place them perpendicular. Biggest drawback seems to be preventing them from rolling out.

I figure someone here has a creative genius idea for accomplishing this task.

 

[crash325]

I would just use a couple of the logs. A few stakes in the ground will keep them from rolling. Once they have some weight on them, they will not roll anyway.

 

[radioman]

If the wood havent been bucked yet - keep the logs AWAY from pallets. When bucking the last log - you will most likely find a nail when trying to cut it all the way. If it was me - I'd buck them up and stack rounds instead on pallets or skinny rounds that not good for firewood but fine for stacking rounds on.

 

[aczlan]

Put the pallets with the stringers (middle boards) running perpendicular to the lengths of wood. They will take the weight of the logs better than the lighter decking.

Aaron Z

 

[hr3]

If I had the 8' blocks to spare I would use them,, they will sink but should keep the logs up for a year or so...

 

[Dr_Zinj]

I would just use a couple of the logs. A few stakes in the ground will keep them from rolling. Once they have some weight on them, they will not roll anyway.

Aye. Sacrifice two logs to stack the rest on top of.

 

[dave1949]

Unless wood is scarce around you, I would sacrifice two logs. You can alternate the log direction to prevent rolling.

I have seen a technique used where two stout uprights, sort of like goal posts without a cross bar, are stuck between the first log and the second log in the row at about 30* from vertical. As you as add logs, their weight holds down the lower end of those uprights while the uprights prevent logs rolling off. I've never tried it myself, I like to alternate.

 

[arrow]

I'm gonna say something that may surprise you: You do not want stacked stems neat and orderly. They are much easier to cut up when askew as opposed to neatly stacked where one log after another gets in the way of your sectional cutting. I purposely stack my stems this way as it speeds the process for me. You'll notice they are staggered and tilted. I first noticed this on the job and how sloppy piles got cut up faster than neat ones. Everyone's different with different ocd quotients they must adhere to. By the way, these are on old railroad ties

 

[s219]

Here's what I decided to do:

http://www.arboristsite.com/firewood-heating-wood-burning-equipment/209943-3.htm#post3889813

 

[dave1949]

Have to be logged in to that site to see the pic.