Outdoor Wood Furnace Info
All-Purpose OWF Discussions => Fire Wood => Topic started by: Maxnchej on January 17, 2015, 06:03:34 PM
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I'm new, only had a own for three months and I'm looking at different designs for firewood racks / sheds, current I just have my wood stacked on the ground or pellets and it is not very organized. I plan to build something in the spring once I have a design. I would like to know what others do.
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I use a large lean-too on the back of the garage.
The sides are 4x8 sheets of privacy lattice the front is open facing east,,,, less wind.
It breaths and yet keeps the snow out.
If you can't do a lean -too, you could build a shed out of skids,or lattice
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The way you handle,store and move wood depends a lot on your resources. What equipment do you have? How much space do you have? What is your age,physical condition? Do you have any unused,underused buildings?
I'm a farmer, have a 5 acre building site and skidsteer,tractors and other equipment at my disposal. I have a cattle shed that was no longer being used.
When I cut/split wood, it goes on hayracks I have made from old wagon running gears and hog confinement flooring. 3 of these hold 3 1/2 cord each, I have a smaller one that holds about 2 1/3 cords. I let them set in the sun and wind until October then put them in the cattle shed until I need them. I park one next to the stove, under a roof and burn off of it. When empty, I pull another out and start refilling the empty one. This way I get all the airflow thru them and get to keep the snow off until I use them. This system dries the wood as fast as naturally possible, keeps it dry and snow free in the winter and I handle it as little as possible.
Some people use pallets and move them with skidsteer loaders or tractors. Others haul wood in and stack it in sheds near the stove.
Evaluate your resources, use what you have and plan for expansion.
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I have a 30x12 pad next to my OWB i stack my wood neatly and continue to stack during the season using my loader in the process of building a wood shed over the pad to keep out the elements currently using a tarp in a real PITA..
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I'm new, only had a own for three months and I'm looking at different designs for firewood racks / sheds, current I just have my wood stacked on the ground or pellets and it is not very organized. I plan to build something in the spring once I have a design. I would like to know what others do.
I've been looking for a plan to build a '4-5 bay cedar pole carport' for storing wood. I want each 'bay' approximately big enough to park my Toyota Tacoma long bed under. I figure 3-4 bays filled with wood and one left empty to park under when it snows or other misc. storage.
If you come across anything like that in your quest please PM/share them.
Thanks in advance.