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Volume 27 Number 2 Page 41
You can make handy firewood racks on
top of 40 by 48-in. wood pallets. Bolt
three 4-ft. 2 by 4 s to the sides of each
rack with a cross bar near the top of each
side. Then run a steel strap, wire or chain
between the two sides to brace he tops.
It'll hold three rows of 18-in. firewood,
which is approximately 1/2 cord. That's
about all my skid loader can safely
handle. Makes the wood easy to handle
and keeps it off the ground. Best of all,
it's cheap. (Paul Klassy, W6701 Klassy
Rd., New Glarus, Wis. 53574)
Volume 29 Number 3 Page 42
I use old pallets to make wood racks to
haul firewood. Each rack measure 5 ft.
square and is made from three pallets.
They stand about 1 ft. above ground so
I can slip a pair of bale prongs under
them using my IH 560 tractor. Some of
the boards on the bottom pallet extend
about 1 ft. out, allowing me to brace the
sides. Sometimes I run another board
across the top to keep the pallets from
twisting on rough ground. I stack firewood
behind my shed and use the loader
to transport the loaded pallets to my
house, where I set the pallet down and
toss the wood piece by piece into our
basement.
I've used this idea for 10 years and it
works great. Each pallet holds about
1,000 lbs. of wood. When the pallets get
old I rebuild them or put new sides on.
(Ken Litterer, 27744 35th St.,
Maquoketa, Iowa 52060 ph 563 652-
2093)