Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[cmyoung2]

Does anyone know why tree trunks grow moss? I know, it's normal. But lately it seems that moss growth has accelerated and is total. Everything grows moss, trees, rocks, concrete, metal, rubber products, plastic... You leave something outdoors for a month, another, and it already grows moss. Maybe it's because of climate change or polluted air? It seems like it wasn't like this 30-50 years ago.
And I wanted to ask you personally, is it convenient to use this mesh box from the water tank to transport firewood? To load, unload. You probably transport it with pallet forks. Does the tractor easily lift it, especially when the wood is damp or of high density? I'm thinking about purchasing one.

I also use totes to store and move firewood, outdoor water stove so I use a good bit. I think I have about 12 now, need twice that many. I cut one side to unload, sometimes I stack the wood, sometimes I toss, depends on how close the splitter is. I use a Kubota L3600 with forks to move them, loaded tires and about 700 lbs ballast box. The tractor can pick them up, but often cannot tilt a full tote. I rarely lift more than a foot off the ground. Our land is not flat and the tractor will tip. I tried double stacking once, on flat ground beside my shop. Got the tote high enough to stack, tractor tilted against the building. Let it back down, no damage, cheap lesson, never again without a much larger tractor. Lesson, those totes filled with wood are heavy, but really convenient. Saves me about 4 touches on each peice of wood.

 

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On the subject of these kinds of containers, can anyone surmise as to how many are needed to store 3 full cords of wood loosely thrown in?

 

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On the subject of these kinds of containers, can anyone surmise as to how many are needed to store 3 full cords of wood loosely thrown in?

Loosely thrown in I think a 275 gallon (1000L) tote fits 1/4 full cord, so you'd need 12 of them.

I currently don't cover my totes, but stage 4 in my barn where they dry out sufficiently if they did get wet before I take them to my tote shed which holds two totes by the house; the four are two stacks of two, and the space just barely allows two 275's to be stacked in height. I have a couple 330's as well but I don't think one will fit there with a 275 on it.

 

[ArtMech]

I also use totes to store and move firewood, outdoor water stove so I use a good bit. I think I have about 12 now, need twice that many. I cut one side to unload, sometimes I stack the wood, sometimes I toss, depends on how close the splitter is. I use a Kubota L3600 with forks to move them, loaded tires and about 700 lbs ballast box. The tractor can pick them up, but often cannot tilt a full tote. I rarely lift more than a foot off the ground. Our land is not flat and the tractor will tip. I tried double stacking once, on flat ground beside my shop. Got the tote high enough to stack, tractor tilted against the building. Let it back down, no damage, cheap lesson, never again without a much larger tractor. Lesson, those totes filled with wood are heavy, but really convenient. Saves me about 4 touches on each peice of wood.

While using a 3pt forklift I can lift a very heavy load. If necessry I can put removable wheels on the bottom of it. It helps to increase lifting capacity up to 1,5 metric tonnes. And indeed - on a flat surface.

 

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Loosely thrown in I think a 275 gallon (1000L) tote fits 1/4 full cord, so you'd need 12 of them.

I currently don't cover my totes, but stage 4 in my barn where they dry out sufficiently if they did get wet before I take them to my tote shed which holds two totes by the house; the four are two stacks of two, and the space just barely allows two 275's to be stacked in height. I have a couple 330's as well but I don't think one will fit there with a 275 on it.

I think non touch after splitting other than fueling wood burning device, is the most practical and efficient way for using this type of fuel. The problem arises on the space needed for tote storage.
Ideally in my mind, it should be an indoor storage.
So to store twelve, what’s the smallest shed needed if stacking double and accounting for maneuverability?

 

[John_Mc]

Loosely thrown in I think a 275 gallon (1000L) tote fits 1/4 full cord, so you'd need 12 of them.

That sounds about right. I can fit 1/4 cord loosely thrown in the bed of my Tacoma pickup. I've only loaded a tote once (I don't use them, but was loading for a friend), but what was in my pickup filled it nicely.

 

[BackRoad]

My experience between loose and tight stacked is saving about 1 bin per cord using the standard IBC totes.

Tight stacking the wood seems to result in about 1/3 of a cord per bin. So about 9 bins rather than 12 for storing 3 cords.

And if space is a real constraint consider the 330gal totes. When stacking in mine, not sure I get a full 1/2 a cord, but seems to be close when I mound them up.

They're a beast load when filled with fresh split Maple, but of course they get lighter over time.

 

[WinterDeere]

While using a 3pt forklift I can lift a very heavy load. If necessry I can put removable wheels on the bottom of it. It helps to increase lifting capacity up to 1,5 metric tonnes. And indeed - on a flat surface.

A metric tonne and a ton aren't all that far apart. Just remember that you have the additional weight of the forks themselves (100 - 150 lb.), in addition to the tote full of wood, and the center of mass is 24" off the pins. Lifting near max tractor capacity may be feasible on a flat driveway or garage floor, but different when traveling across a rutted or hilly landscape, so margin is your friend. If you're just tossing wood in, rather than stacking, that will help reduce the weight a good bit.

 

[dodge man]

I doubt my tractor would a tote full of wood, I can maybe lift 1000 pounds a few inches on forks, maybe only 800 pounds. For some totes aren’t an option but I sure wish I could go that route. Of course nothing saying you have to fill them.

 

[Jstpssng]

I like my woodshed, but that's just me. I split, toss it into the trailer then stack it in the shed.