You will figure it out Brad...some people have good ideas some....well... not so much... you will figure it out! As you get more viewers you will get more opinions and experts telling you how to do things different/better. I like your change/adjustment a lot!!!
Great stuff, Brad! Adding the bridge pallets should work great in that layout. You mention possible issues when getting to the bottom with wood… Perhaps adding another center bottom row of pallets between the two bridge rows would allow you to just peel back the bridge pallets as you make your way to the back, and the center double row of pallets would fit nicely between the wheels of your trailer and you could back the trailer in there with minimal effort of moving pallets (and not have to chunk wood so far). 🧐 Love what you do on your channel!
When it comes to hand loading, turn the conveyor around, so you only have to drop wood into the conveyor and run into a dump truck or trailer. You should get about 20 full cords into that bin.
Thanks for the follow up video Brad. Your thought process and decisions are logical. Looking forward to seeing it in action. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Absolutely love your idea of the IBC totes as your walls!! I built my by bins like Chris does, and the wires suck! You have just made a change for my bins this year! 👍
Gotta love hive mind thinking!! You looked at the good bad and ugly. And you came up with some pretty good solutions. Nice job. There’s so much to learn when you listen and just not talk.😊😊
Can't wait to see that bin filling up. Guarantee given time that bin will dry the wood just fine. Chris in the woodyard has made a convert out of me re bins. Very good video. Cheers from HB NZ
Hi Brad Good on the clarification on stuff !! I like your new design...it makes more sense ! A thought of mine that I hope won't come to fruition is that the grass growing though the totes and edges will be impossible to keep short enough as to Not obstruct air flow through the pallets ! Maybe the wood will dry well enough without air circulation in the pallets ! Trial and error is often the way we can improve on stuff ! Have a good day 😊
Great video Brad, I'm a stacker. All my wood has been stored inside in the past. Bought a load of logs for the 1st time this fall. Most of the load was oak. I have never had oak in the past. I built a bin like Chis does in his woodyard, just for the oak. I will see how it works for me. Everyone's situation is not the same, do what you believe is best for your business. Keep up the great videos.
Great Job Brad. Most people that buy firewood have never done firewood. You do you and what works for you. You could all was remove a few pallets if you are going to run to the back of the Bins. You might want to take a ibc tote bladder cut it in half and move it along with the conveyor to catch the debries. Love the " I got a Grapple truck" Great Job.
Brad , the design is perfect ! The totes are a great idea and they will give you much better air flow. And as the largest firewood dealer in Northern Utah I can assure you that your setup will work perfectly as well as saving a ton of time ! Love your channel and work ethic . One thing I would consider is leaning a 2×4 against the outside of your totes until you build another bin on that particular side. Onward !
Awesome videos. U can start with 4 rows over pallets to get ur conveyor in closer so u can stack it higher then as the pile of firewood comes out and put 2 or 3 more rows of pallets down
I myself have bins too. I have a 40ft hay/grain elevator that I use as a conveyor to load the bins. My bins are 3 pallets wide with 4ft sides. My latest is just over 60ft long. I need to raise my conveyor to 16 to 18ft to make a cone of wood to fill the bins without having to jump in and move wood around. I just keep moving forward and add pallets as I go. Looking at your yard lay out if it were me, I'd make bins in longer row form if possible. With your shorter conveyor I'd go 1 pallet in the middle and borded with ibc totes and fill them as well as you go. Separate species in different rows. Moving forward thats how I'm doing mine. Also I haven't broke any pallets yet from that height. As far as loading from your bins just turn your conveyor around and use that. Great content stay safe. Thank you.
I'm ready to see wood in the bin. I can only speculate to problems you may or may not have as I've not done a bin before. Time will tell what does and doesn't work. Also KISS is a good rule of thumb.
You are a great guy. Addressing all the “concerns “. As you have said many times before, it a learning experience. And some of us like me learn from you. We are doing pallets bins as well. Trust me. Here in Texas the wood dries fine in bins. I do stack a couple cords of oaks as part as landmark advertisement. Have a good day my friend.
Hi Brad. One thing for sure with a bin this size, you'll be able to shut down the haters when it's time to load up for a delivery and you show up with your grabble truck and reach in and 3 or 4 grabbled full, your done loading. Think about it you might want more room around the bin if you have room. Let me know what you think. Lol. I like the way you think about the bin. Pallets are the answer for the bottom. Lots of air flow and the wood stays clean. I'm 70 years old and that how we piled the wood for the wood stove. We didn't have access to pallets at the time so the bottom rounds would be dirty but it would dry. They were small rounds maybe 7 inches at the most. Dead standing and not split and still would dry. Not worried about the way you think. Keep up the great work and give the grabble a thought. Untill next time.
Love seeing the bin and the modifications. There are always such great reccomendations out there!!! Love how its gonna look, cant wait to see it in action and use and with the Fellowship coming up, you will have a great way to have a ahowcase in a much smaller footprint that it has been the last 2. Love watching the transformation and its gonna be fun to see how it all shakes out. Also thank you for the clarification on the totes, i thought they were gonna get filled but i like how you are having them as an "air flow way". Lastly love how the new opening in the pallets will let the conveyor into the pile a little more!!! My guess is 25 to 30cord a bin
There are always armchair fire wood experts. I think you’re right with bin size. You’re using a conveyor any smaller bin and you will spend all your time moving the conveyor. Might as well stack it if you’re doing that. Fire wood bins need to be built cheap so you’re right on using what you have. Loved the video
It’s a great start! You can work out any kinks as you go. Not stacking is a game (time) changer and that’s key. I don’t think I could be a TH-camr based on the comments some guys get, It would drive me crazy! As for the totes, maybe fill a few of them with bundle wood? They would be easy to cover to keep the wood dry and the bundler is easy enough to move right up to the tote?? You probably all ready have that system worked out though. I sure do like the bin idea though.
All clear to me! As you have “seasoning bins” create some sort of a domed retractable weather shield” that doesn’t go to the ground but helps keep the snow and rain off the pile, while letting the wind do it’s thing! And you will be ready to go quicker than you think!
this reminds me of the evolution of Ohio Wood Burner - we are in the back yard stage now but in a year or so we will have your videos from a huge concrete bunker on a few acre commercial lot lol. Anyone want that bet ?
No not yet. This keeps him close to his mom and family is everything to Brad. I dont see him going that far... yet. Im only human so i could be completely wrong
That looks like a good set up to me. I was going to suggest to do something to keep the totes from getting pushed away. That would be the only thing I’d say about that setup. God bless you and your family.
Brad - great video - thanks for expanding upon your bunker project ideas. And, I'm also glad you spoke some to your plan to remove the wood from the bunkers. I don't see that mentioned enough. I'm not yet scaled up to have that decision to make (still stacking), but am watching bunker users like you and Chris to learn as much as possible. I would think one advantage to the IBC tote barriers is that you could easily move them to aid in retrieval of the firewood after it ages? Thanks again, Mark
What about leaving room to get your trailer on each side of the bins? Slide the tote out, load what you need, and slide the tote back into place. Thanks.
I like your plan and modifications 👍 I think you'll eventually have to stake your IBC totes, but I could be wrong seeing as you can adjust the height of your conveyor as you go.
Good afternoon Brad. Loosely loaded, each of those bins will hold about 5-7 cords of wood, assuming a cone of wood about 10' high. Interestingly, for each foot above that, you only add about half a cord. Seems like they should hold more, but that's how the math works out
Hey Brad you don't need to spike the IBC totes to the ground. 😊 just fill them up with firewood they will be heavy enough for your bin.have a wonderful day sir. O this Joseph from backriver firewood products.
It appears that bins like yours work very well. I have seen wood hounds near my brother's land (in Indiana) that do bins and their wood is just fine. Do you plan on putting bins back to back as they are filled? Can't wait to see you start filling the first bin. Stay safe.
That place your talking about in De has a monster pile !! I built my 1st bin a couple months ago except i used 2 pallets wide & 1 as a bridge between them like you did . My plan was to keep extending it as needed . I like the tote ideal . You could easily move them for access if needed. I think the bins are the way to go . The only issue i see is if you load with the grapple you will get the slash in your delivery .
Hi Brad. You do you buddy. I don’t think you’re going to have mold issues. Looks like you’re going to have a lot of airflow. I’m curious of the time it will take to properly dry the wood. One other question I have is are you modifying the splitting process to separate out the slash/fines, kindling out of the finished firewood? It’s a great experiment. Thanks for taking us along for the journey.
Brad, your loading problems are not a real problem. Just move an ibc tote from where ever you want to load, walk in access from the end or right side of your fire wood bin.
Hey Brad, i think, that the empty totes will not work. The wood that's in the bin will push them away, because the totes are not heavy enough. You should fill them with wood. the air flow will be enough even with the full totes
My 50x50ft x 15 ft tall campfirewood / boilerwood pile is on 10x10 pallets i get free from hot tub retailer. Piling saves alot of time. My high value species i stack separately on pallets between t posts already all on 8ft spacing for 6 yrs. i have it setup to dry 150 facecords stacked. I refill the empty spaces as i sell my wood so im always ahead. Its a rotation of selling the driest firewood 1st and stacking fresh splits to empty spots. Sold 22 month seasoned wood just today. I've got a bunch of steel corn crib panels to build my next big wood bin to keep bulk ash and oak separate. They are 8 or 10ft tall. I can bolt them together put pallets down . Fill them full and screw on steel roofing sheets on top to keep the rain off in spring thru fall when it gets sold. Many different ways to dry firewood. Hopefully I'll get my 40ft firewood kiln built this spring and not have to stack firewood in the field anymore
I tried this a few years back. The wood in the middle never dried and the pallets rotted out. I didn't have a grapple truck so it was all load by hand, pain in the butt. Never again. It had full sun and nothing really blocking the wind. As far as how much going with 14'x16' x4' tall if you stacked it that would be 7 full cords but since your not stacking and knowing you'll be making a cone pile I'll say 10-12 cords. Wish you the best. Our wood was Maple and Ash and was freshly cut when it went into the pile. Our pile was also about 24' square.
Brad I know you want to keep the totes empty but you could use them for sorting purposes. Just throw you bundle grade wood in the totes as you load up for deliveries. You may not fill them all but it is just a quick sorting bin.
As the wood pile gets further from the conveyor as firewood is loaded, the pallet bottoms can be removed allowing the dump trailer to be positioned closer to the remaining firewood pile.
Out of curiosity....when it's in multiple huge piles, how are you going to know how much to load for a face cord, full cord, etc.? You used to stack face cords and that was easy to measure how much but just wondering how you'll know how much to load when it's in a big pile? Thanks!
Great explanation the idea sounds good will the ibc not move out on your back wall with no weight in them they don't weigh much...time will tell But I'm not doubting they will work and unlike some people I realize they are yours and use them how you like.. ,
Brad - very good explanation and I certainly see the merit in what you’re doing. I do, however, have a reservation regarding the two different levels of pallets. Unsure if that difference will come into play as you’re removing wood from the bin. Just sayin…
It wouldn't be a big deal for me just to pull a few IBC totes out and pull the trailer up next to the wood and chuck it in the trailer. Like the firewood boss In the Woodyard says, " It keeps him from getting round."
I’m gonna guess that the bin will hold just short of 11 1/2 cords. As far as the nay sayers…. I rearrange my wood yard at least once a year. I look for the capacity constraints and make changes to improve the flow. There have been times it has worked and times that it doesn’t. Such is life. The process of change is what makes life interesting.
I think that bin will hold close to 14 cords (20lx18wxx7h)/180(cord loose) =14 cord. if you manage average height of 8 ft it will be 16 cords. good job
Standard pallets are 40x48 I see a 5x5 pattern? Or thats my best gess with all that 4 letter word laying around. . round off to 16x20' 320 cubic feet per foot of depth. Thats 1.77 cords per foot using the 180 cubic rule for unstacked 16" wood. Probably call it 1.7 with the over stacked pallets. The 1st 3 foot will be 1.7x3=5.1 cords. Then mabe 11 more feet mabe more, gotta account for the lift of the pallets from the ground, and the grizzly bars hanging down. Something like another 300 cubic feet ish. I'll make my dart throw 12 +/- cords ..LOL
I believe you would have been fine before you made the change. Your too nice and I must be a prick! God bless you Brad. even though I probably need it more then you! lol
I had no idea hard wood could be cut split piled and dried in less than a year. The old timers had it all wrong. Well I’ll be damned tik tok guy will soon be in your woodyard making a video. lol.
My first concern is critters. A skunk in that setup is going to be a nightmare. Losing a cord vs losing 8 is a risk. There's no reason to not try new things but a 100% change in product storage is a risky test plot. Hopefully the change doesn't effect product. If it does you will have a huge jump on production for 2026 wood. It's going to dry in time so worse case next year not this year wood. The other thing is the first wood in will practically be the last out. I don't see a way around that in a pile so just remember when you started to know when to stop so you have a consistent product in the bin. I wouldn't expect a huge change in product you are still doing the basics of keep it off the ground and give it time.
"I got this thing called a grapple truck" I love it!!
Very good follow up video
Perfect response!!
You will figure it out Brad...some people have good ideas some....well... not so much... you will figure it out! As you get more viewers you will get more opinions and experts telling you how to do things different/better. I like your change/adjustment a lot!!!
Great stuff, Brad! Adding the bridge pallets should work great in that layout. You mention possible issues when getting to the bottom with wood… Perhaps adding another center bottom row of pallets between the two bridge rows would allow you to just peel back the bridge pallets as you make your way to the back, and the center double row of pallets would fit nicely between the wheels of your trailer and you could back the trailer in there with minimal effort of moving pallets (and not have to chunk wood so far). 🧐
Love what you do on your channel!
When it comes to hand loading, turn the conveyor around, so you only have to drop wood into the conveyor and run into a dump truck or trailer.
You should get about 20 full cords into that bin.
Thanks for the follow up video Brad. Your thought process and decisions are logical. Looking forward to seeing it in action. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Absolutely love your idea of the IBC totes as your walls!! I built my by bins like Chris does, and the wires suck! You have just made a change for my bins this year! 👍
Gotta love hive mind thinking!! You looked at the good bad and ugly. And you came up with some pretty good solutions. Nice job. There’s so much to learn when you listen and just not talk.😊😊
I love it that you’re trying new methods! Being active and dialing things in can be deeply satisfying - best of luck with this first iteration…
great idea with the pallet change, going to do that on my bins
Can't wait to see that bin filling up. Guarantee given time that bin will dry the wood just fine. Chris in the woodyard has made a convert out of me re bins. Very good video. Cheers from HB NZ
Hi Brad
Good on the clarification on stuff !!
I like your new design...it makes more sense !
A thought of mine that I hope won't come to fruition is that the grass growing though the totes and edges will be impossible to keep short enough as to Not obstruct air flow through the pallets !
Maybe the wood will dry well enough without air circulation in the pallets !
Trial and error is often the way we can improve on stuff !
Have a good day 😊
Hey Brad , the bins are looking great. Thanks for sharing
Great video Brad, I'm a stacker. All my wood has been stored inside in the past. Bought a load of logs for the 1st time this fall. Most of the load was oak. I have never had oak in the past. I built a bin like Chis does in his woodyard, just for the oak. I will see how it works for me. Everyone's situation is not the same, do what you believe is best for your business. Keep up the great videos.
Great Job Brad. Most people that buy firewood have never done firewood. You do you and what works for you. You could all was remove a few pallets if you are going to run to the back of the Bins. You might want to take a ibc tote bladder cut it in half and move it along with the conveyor to catch the debries. Love the " I got a Grapple truck" Great Job.
Great ideas Brad!
Brad , the design is perfect ! The totes are a great idea and they will give you much better air flow. And as the largest firewood dealer in Northern Utah I can assure you that your setup will work perfectly as well as saving a ton of time !
Love your channel and work ethic .
One thing I would consider is leaning a 2×4 against the outside of your totes until you build another bin on that particular side.
Onward !
Awesome videos. U can start with 4 rows over pallets to get ur conveyor in closer so u can stack it higher then as the pile of firewood comes out and put 2 or 3 more rows of pallets down
I myself have bins too. I have a 40ft hay/grain elevator that I use as a conveyor to load the bins. My bins are 3 pallets wide with 4ft sides. My latest is just over 60ft long. I need to raise my conveyor to 16 to 18ft to make a cone of wood to fill the bins without having to jump in and move wood around. I just keep moving forward and add pallets as I go. Looking at your yard lay out if it were me, I'd make bins in longer row form if possible. With your shorter conveyor I'd go 1 pallet in the middle and borded with ibc totes and fill them as well as you go. Separate species in different rows. Moving forward thats how I'm doing mine. Also I haven't broke any pallets yet from that height. As far as loading from your bins just turn your conveyor around and use that.
Great content stay safe. Thank you.
I'm ready to see wood in the bin. I can only speculate to problems you may or may not have as I've not done a bin before. Time will tell what does and doesn't work. Also KISS is a good rule of thumb.
Thanks Brad, appreciate your thoughts on building the pallets bin.
hi there good show , smiled threw the whole show , lots of good help . NOT ENOUGH best to all john
You are a great guy.
Addressing all the “concerns “.
As you have said many times before, it a learning experience. And some of us like me learn from you.
We are doing pallets bins as well.
Trust me. Here in Texas the wood dries fine in bins.
I do stack a couple cords of oaks as part as landmark advertisement.
Have a good day my friend.
Hi Brad. One thing for sure with a bin this size, you'll be able to shut down the haters when it's time to load up for a delivery and you show up with your grabble truck and reach in and 3 or 4 grabbled full, your done loading. Think about it you might want more room around the bin if you have room. Let me know what you think. Lol. I like the way you think about the bin. Pallets are the answer for the bottom. Lots of air flow and the wood stays clean. I'm 70 years old and that how we piled the wood for the wood stove. We didn't have access to pallets at the time so the bottom rounds would be dirty but it would dry. They were small rounds maybe 7 inches at the most. Dead standing and not split and still would dry. Not worried about the way you think. Keep up the great work and give the grabble a thought. Untill next time.
Great video. Really like your plans. It will definitely improve your production.
Looks like a nice bin for firewood.
Love seeing the bin and the modifications. There are always such great reccomendations out there!!! Love how its gonna look, cant wait to see it in action and use and with the Fellowship coming up, you will have a great way to have a ahowcase in a much smaller footprint that it has been the last 2. Love watching the transformation and its gonna be fun to see how it all shakes out. Also thank you for the clarification on the totes, i thought they were gonna get filled but i like how you are having them as an "air flow way". Lastly love how the new opening in the pallets will let the conveyor into the pile a little more!!! My guess is 25 to 30cord a bin
Great video Brad. I say do what works for you. Im going to try the exact same thing. Stay safe
There are always armchair fire wood experts. I think you’re right with bin size. You’re using a conveyor any smaller bin and you will spend all your time moving the conveyor. Might as well stack it if you’re doing that. Fire wood bins need to be built cheap so you’re right on using what you have. Loved the video
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It’s a great start! You can work out any kinks as you go. Not stacking is a game (time) changer and that’s key. I don’t think I could be a TH-camr based on the comments some guys get, It would drive me crazy! As for the totes, maybe fill a few of them with bundle wood? They would be easy to cover to keep the wood dry and the bundler is easy enough to move right up to the tote?? You probably all ready have that system worked out though. I sure do like the bin idea though.
All clear to me! As you have “seasoning bins” create some sort of a domed retractable weather shield” that doesn’t go to the ground but helps keep the snow and rain off the pile, while letting the wind do it’s thing! And you will be ready to go quicker than you think!
this reminds me of the evolution of Ohio Wood Burner - we are in the back yard stage now but in a year or so we will have your videos from a huge concrete bunker on a few acre commercial lot lol. Anyone want that bet ?
No not yet. This keeps him close to his mom and family is everything to Brad. I dont see him going that far... yet. Im only human so i could be completely wrong
That looks like a good set up to me. I was going to suggest to do something to keep the totes from getting pushed away. That would be the only thing I’d say about that setup. God bless you and your family.
Wire tote to pallet.
Great improvement
with airflow (restructuring pallets).
People are adopting bins.
Mechanization.
Commercialization.
Brad - great video - thanks for expanding upon your bunker project ideas. And, I'm also glad you spoke some to your plan to remove the wood from the bunkers. I don't see that mentioned enough. I'm not yet scaled up to have that decision to make (still stacking), but am watching bunker users like you and Chris to learn as much as possible. I would think one advantage to the IBC tote barriers is that you could easily move them to aid in retrieval of the firewood after it ages? Thanks again, Mark
Looks like a good system. May need some tweaking along the way but it’s a good start. Gotta work with what ya got. Good stuff.
great video. good ideas
Great video Brad keep up the great content my friend
It’ll dry just fine. You could also move ibc totes out of the way and pull/back trailer to the side of bin
What about leaving room to get your trailer on each side of the bins? Slide the tote out, load what you need, and slide the tote back into place. Thanks.
Great job, when you have the room pallets are the best way to go. Concrete will still allow water to suck up in your wood.
Curious if the bridged pallets will hold up. I’m still trying to get my first bin built!
I like your plan and modifications 👍 I think you'll eventually have to stake your IBC totes, but I could be wrong seeing as you can adjust the height of your conveyor as you go.
Good afternoon Brad. Loosely loaded, each of those bins will hold about 5-7 cords of wood, assuming a cone of wood about 10' high. Interestingly, for each foot above that, you only add about half a cord. Seems like they should hold more, but that's how the math works out
Hey Brad you don't need to spike the IBC totes to the ground. 😊 just fill them up with firewood they will be heavy enough for your bin.have a wonderful day sir. O this Joseph from backriver firewood products.
It appears that bins like yours work very well. I have seen wood hounds near my brother's land (in Indiana) that do bins and their wood is just fine. Do you plan on putting bins back to back as they are filled? Can't wait to see you start filling the first bin. Stay safe.
I think you have a good idea for the base of your bins,for air flow.
Very good video..I’m sure you’ll adjust to what works best for your process. Let’s face it, working with firewood ain’t for the lazy. 👍🏻👏🏻🇺🇸
That place your talking about in De has a monster pile !! I built my 1st bin a couple months ago except i used 2 pallets wide & 1 as a bridge between them like you did . My plan was to keep extending it as needed . I like the tote ideal . You could easily move them for access if needed. I think the bins are the way to go . The only issue i see is if you load with the grapple you will get the slash in your delivery .
Hi Brad. You do you buddy. I don’t think you’re going to have mold issues. Looks like you’re going to have a lot of airflow. I’m curious of the time it will take to properly dry the wood.
One other question I have is are you modifying the splitting process to separate out the slash/fines, kindling out of the finished firewood?
It’s a great experiment. Thanks for taking us along for the journey.
Brad, your loading problems are not a real problem. Just move an ibc tote from where ever you want to load, walk in access from the end or right side of your fire wood bin.
Sounds like you got every angle covered.
That bin will hold what you want to put in it😂
Hey Brad, i think, that the empty totes will not work. The wood that's in the bin will push them away, because the totes are not heavy enough. You should fill them with wood. the air flow will be enough even with the full totes
My 50x50ft x 15 ft tall campfirewood / boilerwood pile is on 10x10 pallets i get free from hot tub retailer. Piling saves alot of time. My high value species i stack separately on pallets between t posts already all on 8ft spacing for 6 yrs. i have it setup to dry 150 facecords stacked. I refill the empty spaces as i sell my wood so im always ahead. Its a rotation of selling the driest firewood 1st and stacking fresh splits to empty spots. Sold 22 month seasoned wood just today. I've got a bunch of steel corn crib panels to build my next big wood bin to keep bulk ash and oak separate. They are 8 or 10ft tall. I can bolt them together put pallets down . Fill them full and screw on steel roofing sheets on top to keep the rain off in spring thru fall when it gets sold.
Many different ways to dry firewood. Hopefully I'll get my 40ft firewood kiln built this spring and not have to stack firewood in the field anymore
The totes that will never be up against subsequent bins can be filled
I tried this a few years back. The wood in the middle never dried and the pallets rotted out. I didn't have a grapple truck so it was all load by hand, pain in the butt. Never again. It had full sun and nothing really blocking the wind. As far as how much going with 14'x16' x4' tall if you stacked it that would be 7 full cords but since your not stacking and knowing you'll be making a cone pile I'll say 10-12 cords. Wish you the best. Our wood was Maple and Ash and was freshly cut when it went into the pile. Our pile was also about 24' square.
Brad I know you want to keep the totes empty but you could use them for sorting purposes. Just throw you bundle grade wood in the totes as you load up for deliveries. You may not fill them all but it is just a quick sorting bin.
Brad,congratulations on building your first bin probably about ten-twelve cords that’s my guess 😮😊❤
As the wood pile gets further from the conveyor as firewood is loaded, the pallet bottoms can be removed allowing the dump trailer to be positioned closer to the remaining firewood pile.
Out of curiosity....when it's in multiple huge piles, how are you going to know how much to load for a face cord, full cord, etc.? You used to stack face cords and that was easy to measure how much but just wondering how you'll know how much to load when it's in a big pile? Thanks!
Great explanation the idea sounds good will the ibc not move out on your back wall with no weight in them they don't weigh much...time will tell
But I'm not doubting they will work and unlike some people I realize they are yours and use them how you like.. ,
You'll be fine the way you're going, just have to move the elevator to maximize your firewood storage in each bin.
Those upper pallet are gonna flex or snap if they don't have some support
Brad, I think your original ben layout would have worked fine!
I’d say 6.5 cords for bin total
Brad - very good explanation and I certainly see the merit in what you’re doing. I do, however, have a reservation regarding the two different levels of pallets. Unsure if that difference will come into play as you’re removing wood from the bin. Just sayin…
That sounds like Mitsdarfer Bros. Tree Service with the big pile of wood. I drove past it yesterday and it is almost gone.
When the pile gets small, why not just pick/ pull the pallets up and back the dump trailer in closer?
It wouldn't be a big deal for me just to pull a few IBC totes out and pull the trailer up next to the wood and chuck it in the trailer. Like the firewood boss In the Woodyard says, " It keeps him from getting round."
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Now it’s time to fill it. Peace
I’m gonna guess that the bin will hold just short of 11 1/2 cords.
As far as the nay sayers…. I rearrange my wood yard at least once a year. I look for the capacity constraints and make changes to improve the flow. There have been times it has worked and times that it doesn’t. Such is life. The process of change is what makes life interesting.
I think that bin will hold close to 14 cords (20lx18wxx7h)/180(cord loose) =14 cord. if you manage average height of 8 ft it will be 16 cords. good job
I'm thinking the Ben is going to hold close to 25 cord. And yes take care of your mama
Do what you think works best for you
Can I buy a hat
About 40 cords.
There is a big big big problem. There is nog wood in the bin.😊
Standard pallets are 40x48
I see a 5x5 pattern? Or thats my best gess with all that 4 letter word laying around.
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round off to 16x20' 320 cubic feet per foot of depth.
Thats 1.77 cords per foot using the 180 cubic rule for unstacked 16" wood.
Probably call it 1.7 with the over stacked pallets.
The 1st 3 foot will be 1.7x3=5.1 cords.
Then mabe 11 more feet mabe more, gotta account for the lift of the pallets from the ground, and the grizzly bars hanging down.
Something like another 300 cubic feet ish.
I'll make my dart throw 12 +/- cords ..LOL
I believe you would have been fine before you made the change. Your too nice and I must be a prick! God bless you Brad. even though I probably need it more then you! lol
I’m not sure bins are the best way to dry firewood. The air flow is not very good, around the outside yes but not on the over side.
10 to 15 cord easily.
I'm gonna guess 35-40 cord
I had no idea hard wood could be cut split piled and dried in less than a year. The old timers had it all wrong. Well I’ll be damned tik tok guy will soon be in your woodyard making a video. lol.
The old timers around here always said whatever you cut and split by Easter is next falls wood. Appreciate your thoughts however they are intended
You died good change the one,and,a,half. Floor great. But do it your way
if you watch-in the woodyard-you will see how chris is doing using the same drying method
My first concern is critters. A skunk in that setup is going to be a nightmare. Losing a cord vs losing 8 is a risk.
There's no reason to not try new things but a 100% change in product storage is a risky test plot. Hopefully the change doesn't effect product. If it does you will have a huge jump on production for 2026 wood.
It's going to dry in time so worse case next year not this year wood.
The other thing is the first wood in will practically be the last out. I don't see a way around that in a pile so just remember when you started to know when to stop so you have a consistent product in the bin.
I wouldn't expect a huge change in product you are still doing the basics of keep it off the ground and give it time.