Firewood Storage - DIY Pallet Tote
Вставка
- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- I finally picked up a set of pallet forks for the Kioti CK2610. Now I need to do a little DIY pallet project and build myself a firewood tote. I figured with the pallets I have on hand I could build a few totes instead of spending $$ buying the IBC wire frame totes. See what you think and how it turned out.
Be sure to check out the Back 40 Wood Hound website - New Merch now available!
www.back40wood...
Also check out the Back 40 Amazon store for all kinds of gear that I use and/or would recommend to any Wood Hound.
www.amazon.com...
Thank you for all your support, it is greatly appreciated.
#back40firewood #woodhound #DIYPalletProject
You can slide the pallet forks under the logs and hold them waist high to cut them, it saves your back! I use them instead of a grapple. Just don’t ever raise a log higher than the front of your tractor. It could roll off and crush you when you’re sitting in the tractor’s seat. I make pallet totes too. They are super handy. I just drop them off beside my outside furnace and load the furnace right out of the pallet tote. They are nice for loading up with limb wood and also the goofy ends that you can’t rack up.
Alright!! Somebody finally FORKED out for the pallet forks!💵👍🏻 good deal! Your going to love them. They are super versatile. You will use them for more than you think. Looking good Mr back 40💪🏻 great idea with the pallets too
LOL...yep, stick a fork in the operation, it's done now! They take some getting used to for sure, but yes I believe they're gonna be very versatile. 😀👍🍻
Nice idea with the wire , I didn’t take off the boards on the pallet , I put one pallet on the floor & pallet on the left & right and attached them with an angle 2x4.
The only thing I should have done was put a wire screen on the back side to stop the wood falling out ,when transporting.
Creative thing! Using what you already have to solve a problem. Bravo
Nice the money is not the main thing, being creative and making things from left overs keeps you busy and your mind working.Good work and great thinking , these will give new ideas to your subscribers and keep them coming
There is an easy way to remove the nails, and very fast, Air-Locker AP-700 Nail Punch, i have sold 100's of these in the past 7 years to people who recycle pallets. Nice tote should save you some time with the Forks also. Stay Safe and Have Fun
That S Pile really came in handy! I like the tote! You may not get a blue ribbon from the county fair, but I sure will give you a Pabst Blue Ribbon as an award for that project!
PALLET FORKS! Yeah! Now you are workin!
Good idea using the pallets. Always good to repurpose when you can... brilliant!
That's right...reuse & repurpose....😀👍🍻
Nice pallet totes! Always good to have multiple storage options. Nothing wrong with being frugal. Good work.
Thanks...& yes indeed, having a few options for storing is gonna be nice. However I might miss stacking...hahahahaha 😀👍🍻
Your money and time the wood totes you built look great, the forks are my favorite choice around my farm, the grapple is good for in the field with trees scoups up the smaller stuff to a fire.
Goooood Morning 40! Nice job on the pallet tote! I was thinking of doing the same thing since I have an endless supply of pallets at work. I think those forks are going to be your new favorite wood yard tool. Stay safe and B🆒
Thanks....yeah the forks are proving to be useful for sure. Using pallets did add weight over the IBC frame but I'm not gonna stack the wood inside, just leave it loose so still should be able to pick it up with the Kioti. Getting the pallets is the big X factor so you're set! lol 😀👍🍻
Growing up in Minnesota we always knew the only thing you Wisconsin boys had to worry about sticking out were your beer bellies! Lol
Will the FEL on your tractor be able to handle the weight of a fully loaded pallet bin? For $35 per IBC tote and cage made of metal, seems like a great deal when you factor in your time and other materials. Now that you've harvested 3 pallets to make 1 pallet tote, you have 2 less pallets to use for other things on your property. Mike at the Outdoors with the Morgans channel, uses IBC totes for selling fire wood. He cuts away part of the cage on 1 side for an access door, to make it easier to neatly stack wood in there and gets 1/3rd of a full cord of firewood in there. I suspect you could sell your firewood that way locally in those cages and make it easy handling on yourself, your clients. Just be sure to charge a deposit for the return of the IBC cage to cover replacement cost.
Great idea!! I took some pallets last season and made a woodshed out of them. It's a great way to get wood off the ground, keep it covered and the NW wind blows right through it.
Hooray! I’ve been rooting for this piece of equipment. If you get good with the forks they are arguably better than the grapple. Next you need a conveyor to offload your wood into your totes or ibc totes. That’s what I do :). I also use a tractor mounted hydraulic unicorn splitter to bust up my mega rounds before I bring them to the splitter so they are more manageable
Looks like a great idea there.
Thanks Larry...hoping it will eliminate the stacking step, at least for a some of the wood.
Way to go Dan, there gonna make a huge difference.
Ya got that right Irish Wolf Hound...lol...they are making a big difference for sure! 😀👍🍻
Hey Dan congrats on the pallet forks I’m betting you will get your money’s worth out of those. Nice job on the tote looks like something I would create not too pretty but effective. Take care brother.
Yeah I'm doing the 'why didn't I have these sooner' on the forks...lol...not pretty but effective is just how I like it....hahaha....have a good one buddy! 😀👍🍻
Good idea , would be nice if you could stack them too. My problem is getting same size pallets. I made some with a A- frame for face cords which allows me to sell half and quarter fcs off the same rack at my driveway stand.
3 totes as you say is a waste but double up in the trailer might work however you have a better idea of what works for you
Nice tote build and from what you already have... Now get to forking wood..
LOL....I'm forkin on it buddy! Actually got some splitting done today & fill a few up! 😀👍🍻
It's nice that you got totes with 2x6 construction. Those should last for several seasons if you can sit them on a reasonably dry site. Good lookin' job.
Good work.
That's how I stack and move all my fire wood.
Pallets are free and if they rot.. just burn the old one and get a new free one. Hahaha
IBC totes are a bit to heavy for either one of my Tractors so pallets are a tool..
I palletized everything.
Forks are great.
Stay safe and always be kind.
Go 603
You could make those and sell them.Great job.
This is a pretty good system for seasoning wood.
Honestly the only advantage I see to the IBC tote is you can stack them, which you may be able to do with those, but you also need to stack the wood in it to get a 1/3 of a cord. I have a CK2610 ( I think that’s what yours is?) and I’ve stacked green maple, beech, and black birch on a pallet and 1/3 cord is all it wants to wrestle. I’m thinking you could a 1/3 cord in that pallet tote just blowing it in off the splitter, no stacking. If you could figure a way to stack one on top of the other, that would quite a time saver in the wood yard. Cool idea too.
I got a guy that sells them for $15/piece and you can double stack them like cubes. So I can get 4 in the bed of my truck and 4 in the trailer
Ahh didn't think about stacking them up, makes sense....yeah I'm gonna be more on the lookout now...thinking I can find a better deal and will eventually get a few.
Time will tell. Fill one full of wood and try to move it around. A load of green splits weighs way more than is obvious. My worry is that your sides will rack and twist. I also think you will find getting your forks in the narrow side slots is a pain in the pa-toot. As an added hazard,if you engage the pallet from the notched side, there is nothing to keep it from going over if the pallet tips . We were required to only lift from the ends in the warehouse I worked in years ago. I predict you will eventually buy the totes. I'm rootin' for you none the less. Good luck.
Wow that was a heck of an idea there!! I don't blame you for not wanting to spend that money and time to get them totes! Even with 3 pallets and little bit of wire you have to be way under $35. Stay safe my friend!!
I love the pallet idea and I’m doing something like it because or totes around here are 100-120 per IBC tote. FXXK that !!!! That’s highway robbery. You should’ve seen my eyeballs when you said $35 a tote.
Just picked up 4 pallets last night! Scrap
good idea reperpouse and reuse
You will like your pallet forks...we use a set on the farm all the time. Nice firewood tote!
1pm central is 7pm EU if I am correct, I hopefully can make it!
yeah we do is with my lt 40 woodmizer we saw out the garbage wood and build our own save money that way and they hold half cord or cord that is how we build ours i see yours will work good to and congrats on the forks they are very handy
Congrats on the new forks and I love the pallet totes idea. 👍🏻🍻
Great idea for using the pallets.
I was able to pick up 50 275 gallon totes for $15.00 each. You can find them cheap, just takes a little time.
Morning Dan! Great idea I think - lots of material on hand so no need to buy when you can build. Congrats on the pallet forks - great attachment for your wood yard. Cheers!
Thanks GP...yeah sometimes those piles of thing you think one day will come in handy actually do...lol...plus clearing out some old scrap 'junk' just makes room to bring more in...hahahahaha. 😀👍🍻
Something that I would like to do..
i think the home made ones are just fine. they will do what you want them to do. also saving money. nice going there
Yes...yes....and yes. They should hold up and using up some old stuff while saving $$ always a win-win! lol 😀👍🍻
It's always nice to reuse things. I will say the IBC totes are nice and light and easy to move around. Around here they're $50-$80. I looked for a few weeks and found 10 for $200. There not perfect but for firewood they're great.
I will say the added weight of the skids, your tractor might be able to lift a full skid, it will be interesting to see in a future video.
Dan, I guess the question is how long will the wooden totes last versus the aluminum when left in the weather... also, it is known that if you stack wood in the IBC you will get 1/3 cord... how much will the pallet tote hold ? Would be nice to find out.... otherwise, great job
Yeah I'm thinking I'm gonna put something under these so they're off the ground a few inches so they last. That is gonna be something to find out just how much they hold loose.
@@Back40Firewoodgood job
@@Back40Firewood
There you go! Put the Mongolian Stomp on those boards.
Hahahaha...that's right, that's what those dang things need to finally pop outta the pallet....😀👍🍻
Good idea, but it looks easier to fill from the splitter, than to empty?
Nice job. Would the weight of pallets and firewood be too much for tractor? Maybe make them Smaller and stack the pallet totes on top of each other.
Nice! At first I was concerned that they wouldn't be sturdy enough but after seeing the end product they should hold up well. Those are some beefy pallets!
That was my concern as well, but they should be fine since the wood isn't all pushing out on the sides of them, only the wood 'on' the sides. I filled one up today and looks like shouldn't be a problem. 😀👍🍻
I love it Dan, you just saved yourself $140 and i'm sure those will last several years.If you set them on another pallet when not in use the bottoms won't rot as fast. Take care buddy.
Thanks big D fan....yeah I'm thinking of using some pavers I have & some scraps of treated wood to keep them off the ground. 😀👍🍻
Nice looking totes Shifty! Might want to stain the wood to get the blue ribbon at the county fair, might last a lot longer. Thirty Five Dollars for an IBC Tote is actually a good deal. Cheapest around these parts is Forty to Fifty Dollars.
Love it, repurposing. Using what you have and saving money. Great idea, I might steal it. Lol
Stay safe and stay positive ❤
Thanks...lol it's not stealing when Wood Hounds share info or ideas...hahaha 😀👍🍻
Fill one of those baby's up and make sure you can safely move it. Shouldn't be a problem thrown in, but stacked might be a problem. I like the idea of splitting directly into it. Come along way quick from the little jd and the lawn trailer.
Yep I'm only planning on filling loose, no stacking. Ain't that the truth...lol...ohh the good ole days of the lawn mower logging...hahahaha 😀👍🍻
Good morning Sir ! The great joy of steer quick attach 👍 and Yes it is very useful 👍 You have great and strong pallets Sir 👍 I may kindly suggest to stain/oil/watertreatment ( like I did on my new steel frame deck) Your outstanding work Sir on that wood cage 👍😊 and to me that is the Blue Ruben in a County fair Sir 👍😊 Cheers !!!
Thanks my friend...yeah I think I'll just store them off the ground a bit to keep from rotting out...we'll see how they do and how they hold up. 😀👍🍻
@@Back40Firewood 😊👍
Thos turned out great! Folks keep telling me the same thing on my videos, get the IBC. I have run into the same issues as you. They are not cheap and nothing close to home. I think I'm going to build a couple of these. Thanks for the idea!
Nice, yeah these pallets are heavy duty with 2 x 6s on the top so makes it easy to screw together. I'm still gonna be on the hunt for some IBC totes eventually...just hoping for a better deal...lol 😀👍🍻
@@Back40Firewood I looked again today and locally they are $75 and up. Hard pass for me lol
Nice video. Great idea on pallet tote.
Next time just use a saw zaw and cut down through the nails. Easy way to get the boards off. Then you don’t need to use the grinder.
I like your attitude of using what you have and repurposing it. I try to do that often as well.
That said, I did purchase 6 IBC totes. 2 came without the plastic liner. $25 each and I could only transport 2 of them at a time. The first time I even rented a HD truck because I didn't own my Tacoma yet.
The totes with the plastic liner (4) I use to store kindling. I drilled holes everywhere to provide airflow except for the top which I cut off. I put the top on when it rains but even if I don't put it on in time the holes drain the water out pretty quickly anyways. The two that are just cages I use to store cutoffs/uglies/firepit/donation pieces. I don't have a forklift so if I have to move a cage it has to be empty. This works out well for me because I was tearing my hair out storing kindling in 44 gallon cans which I did not want to drill holes in and it got to the point where having 12 garbage cans full of kindling was getting ridiculous. Each tote liner holds 275 gallons but I can fit 5 garbage cans full of kindling into one tote.
Here's a few pics of my setup. I cut a little flap to have easier access to the kindling.
snipboard.io/jkV9X8.jpg
snipboard.io/n4QObt.jpg
Ahhh yes, very cool idea for the kindling and to use the plastic tote/top. I'm thinking eventually I'll get some totes since I only have a limited number of pallets...lol. Thanks for sharing the pics/ideas. 😀👍🍻
@@Back40Firewood Sharing is caring! The second picture flap is better than the first. Just cut two sides instead of the bottom.......If you cut the bottom the plastic gets very flimsy. I'm thinking about getting 2 more totes since I have a ton of spruce shorties to cut into kindling and I'm going to run out of room....again!
@@Back40Firewood And if you do it make sure you drill the holes *before* you cut the top off.....otherwise with the top off the plastic is very unstable and just makes drilling harder.
Very cool Dan. You got em , that’s putting some to good use. Them forks are a huge welcome to that Kioti brother. Nice going on this vid. Later on Gotta gooooo.
Giddy up & go R O! lol...yeah these forks are gonna come in handy for sure. Thanks buddy! 😀👍🍻
I have access to the IBC totes and no cost. So we use them and like em. use pallets in the wood yard for drying IBC for dry wood for sale. Do not have a running tractor or new enough for the forks the IBC frames work for storage of dried fire wood that we can sell in 1/3 a cord etc as the wood is called for...
I like your pallet totes cause the air can go through it
Not like ibcs and there is water always in the bottom and your wood is wet not much but most time
If you pick out the plastic the gaps between the metal is pretty far I think
Have a nice day
Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
Great video. I love to repurpose. Great ingenuity! I’m sure as you use them you’ll come up with ways to improve them if needed. But it’s a wonderful start. I didn’t see anyone else do that. You should be proud of your idea and execution of it. Super job.
Thanks...yep I've already thought of how to make the next one just a little different. 😀👍🍻
Good morning from NJ... Have a GREAT day
Nice Job!
Does the Amazing Amanda know you got those forks?
You may be in big trouble Sir!
Checkered face twenty two oz hammer backs those nails out beautifully!
Reduce,Re-use,Recycle. The other 3 important things to practice.
Yes indeed my friend, that's exactly what a Wood Hound does best. 😀👍🍻
Move over up-cycle Amy...up cycle shifty is in da house!
Nice work, that looks like it will work well for your setup. Only issue I see is tare weight compared to tote frames and the way your engaging bottom pallet. By using it that way you don’t have any cross bracing below fork to prevent pallet from tipping forward if for some reason it were to get loaded/unloaded uneven or forks are not inserted all the way. Also I find it harder to engage the pallet when coming from that side especially when pallet is not on nice level ground.
LOL...on the up-cycle! I know what ya mean about the cross bracing on the bottom. I might just use them that way and come in from side of splitter instead of front. If I build with sides on the other way then my front opening isn't wide enough for the splitter table (pallet is only 45" wide that way)...we'll see how it goes, might make a few mods. 😀👍🍻
Your version is much hevier filled with wood then using a IBC tote!
Hey back 40 I get the IBC totes from my work for free. So if you wanna drive the 3 hr drive south I could get you some? The only problem you might have is lifting them with your tractor. You will have to have ballast in the back on 3 point. Just let me know
Thanks for the offer buddy...I think Wood Hound Senior is in the process of tracking a few down from a few of his friends. At some point I'll prolly need to get a few cuz I can only make so many of these pallet totes & I'll be outta pallets....lol 😀👍🍻
WOW 35 bucks....around here the cheapest I found them was 99.00!
I like this i like your new video today you did a really good jop today buddy
Day is my son birthday today buddy
I like it ibc here are $100 i have endless supplies of free pellets cheers
If you sold your wood in bulk loads it would be hard to figure out cordage that way. But for moving to your roadside stand they should work great!!!!!! Cerious how full you can fill them and still pick them up though . It took a fair amount of time to build your totes but I too enjoy projects like that. And Amanda will be happy your cleaning up the yard. Lol
That's right, since I don't really need to worry about a measured amount they'll work great. I filled one up pretty close to the top today & picked it up no problem...couldn't curl back all the way, but picked & moved. 😀👍🍻
@@Back40Firewood when it drys I bet you will.........hate stacking wood......lol
An IBC toad might be nice if you would sell your wood at a store or something (nce display), but in your situation building them yourself makes the most sense Id say.
Yep exactly....I don't need to worry about how much is in each one, just when I feel it's full enough is when I'll stop putting in. And when I take one up to refill the stand whatever doesn't fit in can just stay right in the tote and be hauled back to storage area. 😀👍🍻
Good job better than wasting gas and driving for few totes
Great idea but I would build them the other way. Reason is if for any crazy reason the pallet tips on the forks it’s going down in a dangerous pile. At least the other way you have a slight chance to save it.
Yep I'm thinking I might actually move them from the sides since I can drive the tractor in to pick up in front of splitter from the side. If I put the sides on the other way then the front becomes a tight fit to the splitter table...pallet is only 45" wide that way.
thumbnail @17:38 good recycle
I thought about that, but then didn't wanna give the reveal of the final product...lol...BUT next video I'll use a thumb closer to that for sure! 😀👍🍻
Yeah the forks go in the other side.
It looks great though.
You should use those to sell the wood
Yep I think I'll just drive the tractor in from the side instead of head on so I can put them on like that...it's just if I put the sides the other way then the pallet is only 45" wide so the splitter's table wouldn't fit.
@@Back40Firewood the forks are awesome.
Those pallets are really beefy, the ones I've seen my whole life are made with much thinner material
HAY BIG SHIF-( D ) I LIKE IT!!! WAY TO ADAPT, AN OVERCOME... THE ONLY THING IS, WATE AN SEE HOW THEY ENDURE... LOOK STRESSPOINTS AN WEAKNESSES AN GO FROM THERE... GREAT DESIGN. ABOUT THE WAY YOU APPROACH THE PALLET, BEING A DRIVER MY PERSONAL WAY TO HANDEL "STRINGERS" THE TYPE OF PALLET YOU HAVE, IS BY ENTERING THE OPISET WAY... BUT TO EACH HIS OWN... ALSO, TRY TO GO BACKWARDS... THAT WILL HELP WITH THE DISTANCE PROBLEM WITH THE FORKS... OR LIFT YOUR FORKS HIGERTHAN THE OBSTRUCTION THAT WILL ALSO MAKE YOUR LIFE A LITTLE EASIER... ALWAYS TRAVEL WITH YOUR FORKS LOW TO THE GROUND WHEN AT ALL POSSIBLE ( SORRY THATS PRETTY OBVIOUS )... HAY WHEN AN IF YOU DECIDE TO GO FOR THOSE I.B.C. TOTES GET YOUR DAD AND COUSIN TO CARAVAN-IT THEN YOU 12 TOTES WITH ONE STONE... WHEN YOU GET BACK HAVE A BBQ WITH PLENTY OF LIQUID REFRESHMENT...( CAN YOU SMELL WHAT THE ROCK IS COOKIN) OH I WAS THINKIN AFTER THE OTHER DAY,... ( SORRY I WAS STARSTRUCK ) BUT MY FIRST FAVOURITE WHEN I WAS YOUNG WAS CHIEF-JAY-STRONGBOW... THEN AS TIME GOES ON YOU FIND OTHERS LIKE HULK, WARRIOR, STONE-COLD-SCHEIB-AUSTON, GOLDBERG, THE ROCK... SAW YOUR OL PICTURES YESTERDAY PRETTY IMPRESSIVE... REMIND-ME NOT TO PISS-YOU OFF ANY TIME SOON!!! WELL WOODYARD WISHES AN PALLET TOTE DREAMS... YOU SYAY COOL AN KEEP PUSHIN ON BROTHER-MAN... PEACE...
Yo P...yep gonna have to see how they hold up. Might put some pavers down to set them on so they stay off the ground. Ohh yeah the forks are taking some getting used to for sure...thanks for the tips.
Had really gusty winds here today just a singin thru the leaves buddy!! lol 😀👍🍻
I like it. I need to find a place near me where I can get free pallets.
Yeah pallets come in mighty handy....and finding a source is a huge bonus. Once ya start looking for them you might be surprised how many places you can find them at.
@@Back40Firewood I did some on line searches and may have found a couple businesses that have pallets they want to get rid of. I am going to check it out.
@@Back40Firewood Have you ever put totes full of firewood at your stand for sale?
@@Back40Firewood Score some pallets today and also found some free pallet totes. Wood boxes built on pallets.
A man's stuff is never S#!T! Most women will never understand!
Good idea do you buy pallets or just go hunting for them anyways very good idea
I actually got those from my brother-in-law...he owns a trucking company. 😀👍🍻
Surely a step in the right direction of handling the wood more easily an less often
You can get free totes near you, I forget what the website is, but I will message it to you on facebook. I found the sight when i was looking for totes and they can usually get you more than you can handle. I just would ask for all of the broken ones or the totes with no spouts
Really? That would be super awesome. You can email me at back40firewood@gmail.com as well. Thanks!
I second that!
35 bucks for a tote that will last forever... dam the tote people around here want 150 each.... check out Don DIY and see how he used the totes for his wood supply... ingenious
Wow...here I was thinking $35 was on the high end....lol, guess not. I'll prolly eventually get a few just cuz I'm starting to like this 'no stacking' approach...hahahaha
Whats your lift capacity on your tractor
I believe it is around 1850 lbs
I like it! Nice work on those totes! And with the new forks on Khaleesi, moving the tree service logs should be a breeze!
Yep, I'm hoping to get a little practice moving logs soon, cuz I have a feeling I'm gonna need it...lol 😀👍🍻