Alex175 784 #1 Posted January 27, 2020 Since I moved into my house a few years ago, I knew I wanted to build a shed to store firewood as my new house had a really nice wood stove. I figured do some work in the summer, store up the wood and help keep the oil bills lower in the winter. This year I finally got around to building said shed, and the job was made significantly smoother by my tractor. From clearing out vines, and leveling the land, to shuttling materials it saved me time and energy. Step 1.) Clearing out. The area I wanted to put it is tucked back in the woods on the right side of my first picture. I had a hard time finding many photos from before I cleared out the area, coincidentally I found one from a year or two ago that just happened to have my tractor in frame. One of my biggest problems was going to be dragging the wild grape vines out of trees surrounding the area. They have over time been choking out the other trees, and don't add much to the view so they had to go. The Wheel Horse was helpful pulling some of the smaller clusters out, but some of the big nets had to ripped out by the truck, eventually though, they all came free, and the trees are much happier for it. Finally after pulling vines, and pushing dirt I had a clearing to finally start the build. Step 2. Planning and Materials. I found a design I liked online that was close to what I was looking for, tweaked it a little to better suit my needs, and then got my materials ready. Step 3, Building. Now came the fun part, taking those designs, and materials, and making something out of them. With the help of a buddy of mine we got the whole thing done in two days. Step 4, Sit back and Enjoy the completed work. It was hard work, but very rewarding in the end. This shed will help keep around 3 cords of firewood dry and ready for the winter. Step 5, Fill it. Finally comes my last favorite part of the whole project. Filling the wood shed. I finished this build about 3-4 months ago and since then we've had high winds, rain, snow, and more wacky weather that mother nature has thrown at it, but it stands tall. Really proud of how the project turned out, and extremely grateful that my grandparents old C-175 was there to help me along the way. 9 11 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,710 #2 Posted January 27, 2020 Love the look of new wood...nice shed. If I may make one suggestion, I would stack the end of each of your rows a little different. If you cris-cross your wood on the ends, it will help the stack stand more on it's own...instead of pushing on your new lumber after the wood starts to settle. Your side walls will thank you. 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,505 #3 Posted January 27, 2020 3 hours ago, Alex175 said: Nice work. BTW that is one serious trailer!! I LIKE IT! Looks like it came handy many times on this build. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,782 #4 Posted January 27, 2020 Like that old stone wall in a couple of the pics! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,022 #5 Posted January 27, 2020 Nice work and great documentation. Hoping not to offend you after such a nice job, but if I may, I would suggest you stack your wood from back to front instead of side to side. It will allow you to access the drier wood first and not bury the drier wood as you add green wood. The wood should be dried 2-4 years before using. Good luck and keep the chimney clean. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex175 784 #6 Posted January 28, 2020 14 hours ago, Achto said: BTW that is one serious trailer!! The trailer is a tank. I ran across it a few years ago for sale on Facebook Marketplace at a consignment shop for $200, needless to say I picked it up that day. The next thing I want to do is hook it up for hydraulic dump, it came from the factory with the mounts for a piston, just need to figure out how I'd operate it. I've had a few ideas but I've run across different problems with every new idea. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex175 784 #7 Posted January 28, 2020 14 hours ago, WHX24 said: Like that old stone wall in a couple of the pics! That's part of the beauty of New England, there are beautiful stone walls everywhere, just walking through the woods you can come across them as it was once all pasture around here. This stonewall is not a boundary marker or anything like those, strictly decoration, but it does add a nice flair to the yard. I cleaned up all around it last year so I can actually enjoy it, it had been all overgrown. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,782 #8 Posted January 28, 2020 14 hours ago, Ed Kennell said: bury the drier wood as you add green wood. That's why a guy needs two of them … one for green and one for seasoned! I have a couple of them at the cabin made from repurposed pallets for the sides but the floor is treated. The pallets don't last long on the ground. These were huge 8x8 oak pallets they shipped coils of underground gas pipe on and the pipe crews were happy I hauled them off! Sorry no pics.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,505 #9 Posted January 28, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Alex175 said: The next thing I want to do is hook it up for hydraulic dump, Hydraulic dump would bump that trailer up to dang near perfect. When you get the hydraulics working, make sure that you take some pictures to share with us please. Edited January 28, 2020 by Achto Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #10 Posted January 28, 2020 I really like that wood store. No need to say it's given me ideas. I need to reorganise my wood storage. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
