Kiln baskets

[captjack]

Has anyone built / used a kiln basket for moving wood or loading a trailer ? Im thinking about building one for moving and loading wood. I think I read that a cord is 180 cf tossed. So a 90 CF basket with one side that swings open like a dump truck. I will put fork pockets on bottom or weld a quick attach plate on it. it looks like it will help with less touches. The plan is to split into it then dump in a pile so I can keep track of how many cords I have in a pile and I can load it with grapple and then use to load into dump trailer. Should save a lot of time if I dont have to stack in trailer every time I deliver wood. Do any of you have a set up like this ???

 

[Ontario Firewood Resource]

Has anyone built / used a kiln basket for moving wood or loading a trailer ? Im thinking about building one for moving and loading wood. I think I read that a cord is 180 cf tossed. So a 90 CF basket with one side that swings open like a dump truck. I will put fork pockets on bottom or weld a quick attach plate on it. it looks like it will help with less touches. The plan is to split into it then dump in a pile so I can keep track of how many cords I have in a pile and I can load it with grapple and then use to load into dump trailer. Should save a lot of time if I dont have to stack in trailer every time I deliver wood. Do any of you have a set up like this ???

Good idea, if you pump out a lot of wood, they'll be worth building. Quick transfer/ loading/ unloading wood *and splitting wood fast) is the key to efficiency. I use totes but still have to unload by hand into the truck at the yard or unload by hand at the customers. I dont think totes would stand up to an oscillating forklift because they'll contort when unloading

 

[captjack]

Good idea, if you pump out a lot of wood, they'll be worth building. Quick transfer/ loading/ unloading wood *and splitting wood fast) is the key to efficiency. I use totes but still have to unload by hand into the truck at the yard or unload by hand at the customers. I dont think totes would stand up to an oscillating forklift because they'll contort when unloading

I have unloaded the totes but they end up breaking - if you shake them with skid loader after a few times

 

[Ontario Firewood Resource]

I have unloaded the totes but they end up breaking - if you shake them with skid loader after a few times

Just as I suspected. They are only strong enough for the weight they can hold if they're not jostled around

 

[captjack]

Well bottom half is complete - I think im over building it but ....

 

[Sandhill Crane]

You can buy stackable pallets with tall legs, often used to move construction items, like system scaffolding, from job to job. You could add sides or gates. For the volume they are they are probably cost prohibitive for loose thrown firewood.
Might depend where you live, how available they are and range, or volume pricing.

 

[captjack]

Making some progress - just need to add some wire fencing for sides and build the swing door ....