I've been stacking wood inside totes for the last couple years. I didn't have enough totes, so I needed to get as much into each one as I could. I would stack it tight and get them about 6' high. Stacking was the one thing that slowed the whole operation down.
I can across the mother load of totes yesterday, so I thought I would try something else. I lined up 3 totes side by side and scooped up bucket fulls with my skidder. After each dump I would shake the tote a little with the bucket. While it's not a tight stack like I'm used to, it looks pretty damn good! Now it takes under 10 min to fill 3 totes. All from the comfort of the seat. I wish I would've done it this way from the beginning.
I can across the mother load of totes yesterday, so I thought I would try something else. I lined up 3 totes side by side and scooped up bucket fulls with my skidder. After each dump I would shake the tote a little with the bucket. While it's not a tight stack like I'm used to, it looks pretty damn good! Now it takes under 10 min to fill 3 totes. All from the comfort of the seat. I wish I would've done it this way from the beginning.