My first wood rack

[610Alpha]

So my wife got tired of looking at the fence post firewood rack that i had been using...so i drew up some plans on MS Visio and built my own wood rack. treated 2 x 6's, 1/2" bolts, 7/16" bolts, and lots of screws. Here are the pics. As of this writing I still need to add trussel straps to the 45 degree angle that meets the bottom 16' 2 x 6's. I didn't have any at the time so I just put the wood in the middle and didn't put any on the ends that might put pressure on them until i had attached the straps and screwed them.







Width is 14", length 16', uprights are 5'...I have viso drawings if anyone wants them.

[Matt In Oklahoma]

Excellent job! Drew it up on VISO, better than I can do for sure unless it can do stick figures! LOL Gotta make sure my wife doesn't see this:)

[610Alpha]

Visio isn't that hard...I am sure an NCO like yourself could figure it out... rectangles were my friend... I didn't use autocad.

All told I think it cost about $65.

[Hawkeye]

Very nice. Thats something on my to-do list..... definitely need a new wood rack.

[WiseOwl]

Good job man!

Looks flawless......now get that bad boy full of wood because I know its get colder than a polar bears toenail in IL.....and soon!

[eeyore]

I concur, it looks like it will serve the purpose, for sure.

[Jayson]

Looks pretty solid. 16 x 5...should hold about 2.5 cord.

Just finished up processing all my orders for firewood today 50 cord cut and split. Busy week! Need to get my 10 cord done and good to go.

[TyrannyUnleashed]

You have a nice "RACK", e!
...lol

Seriously, well done. Enjoy filling that beast up.

[ComputerGuy]

Excellent. The wife wants one with a roof over it! Thanks for the ideas

[610Alpha]

Looks pretty solid. 16 x 5...should hold about 2.5 cord.

Just finished up processing all my orders for firewood today 50 cord cut and split. Busy week! Need to get my 10 cord done and good to go.

I thought a cord of wood was 4 ft wide x 4 ft tall x 8 ft long = 128 cu. ft.

I am about 35 cu. ft. short...my dimensions are 14" wide (wood might be 16 - 18 inches wide) x 5 ft tall x 16 ft long -- If I am lucky I might have at the most 120 cu. ft. (thats if all my wood is 18 inches wide). Either way I will be able to stack more wood than last year!!

I need to update with a new pic and the truss straps and screws plus a pic with the wood I have on it.

[saeb]

Good job and great idea. Thanks

[thedreamers]

Great looking rack. Are you going to put a roof on it to help keep some of the snow and rain off the wood?? My dad made one that used left over shingle from his shed. Works great.

[610Alpha]

Are you going to put a roof on it to help keep some of the snow and rain off the wood??

No Roof is planned...I bought a big tarp and used some tent stakes and paracord to keep it covered.

[610Alpha]

Here are the final pics of my wood rack with a tarp over it and the truss straps with screws.







I used paracord and tent stakes to secure the tarp...I will be switching out the OD Green Paracord for Orange here soon.

[Jayson]

I thought a cord of wood was 4 ft wide x 4 ft tall x 8 ft long = 128 cu. ft.

I am about 35 cu. ft. short...my dimensions are 14" wide (wood might be 16 - 18 inches wide) x 5 ft tall x 16 ft long -- If I am lucky I might have at the most 120 cu. ft. (thats if all my wood is 18 inches wide). Either way I will be able to stack more wood than last year!!

I need to update with a new pic and the truss straps and screws plus a pic with the wood I have on it.

Ya 4'x4'x8' is a "Bush Cord" I am used to dealing with "Face Cords" which are 4'x4'x 14-16".
We have been converting a couple of old "Hay Wagons" frames into wood wagons. So far we have built steel frames with steel mesh beds measuring 16' x 8', front and rear racks are wood and 4' high.