Wood rack build

[Whitbread]

8K Square feet... I guess that'll do it. I didn't think till afterwards also, depends highly on what woods you've got available to burn too. Guys that are predominantly in softwood territory are going to burn a lot more to get the same heat as people that have access to good hardwoods.
If there is anything I could call lucky about living where I do, it's easy access to some of the really good hardwoods. Hickory, White Oak, Black Birch, Locust... all plentiful here, have lots & lots more BTU's available per cord than softer/lighter woods.
Kind of a strange irony, the further north into the deep cold that you get, the softer/lighter most of the wood supply is.

Yup, just lots of volume to heat. No way around it. Luckily I'm not that far north where it's all softwood. Around here I have all the maple and oak I want. Got a boom pole, tongs, and a hydraulic top link for the tractor to make grabbing and moving rounds to the splitter much easier. Any steps to boost wood handling efficiency to help fill this monster easier!

 

[2412]

Do you have a mill, or did you get the slabs from someone else? I’m thinking about milling some logs to make a shelter.

 

[Whitbread]

Do you have a mill, or did you get the slabs from someone else? I’m thinking about milling some logs to make a shelter.

No, I wish I did. A friend of mine does and he gave me free reign on his scrap pile. Cheapest siding I could come up with!

 

[cre73]

Looks great, understand the design now that you have finished it. I was scratching my head for a bit at the first pictures with all those posts but I understand your thinking now. Is your aisle wide enough for a wheelbarrow?

 

[Whitbread]

Looks great, understand the design now that you have finished it. I was scratching my head for a bit at the first pictures with all those posts but I understand your thinking now. Is your aisle wide enough for a wheelbarrow?

Haha, yeah, it all makes more sense now seeing it together. I've found that smaller fixed dimensions stack better/denser than long open piles.

I use a 2 wheel dolly instead of a wheelbarrow, so that's what I sized the aisle around. You can turn the corner easily enough and get it down the middle. I also left a "hole" at the far end that I can toss wood through to load the end bins.

 

[sb47]

Looks great. I would have done a few things different. I would have put down a moisture barrier under the floor, then I would have butted the boards together making the floor almost solid with minimal gaps and make it where critters can't get under the floor.
I would also put rock or brick down on the walkway so your not walking on dirt (that will be mud in the winter)
But still looks great,

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

My boiler firebox is 11cu/ft, loaded 1.5-3 times a day depending on outside cold for 6 months, easily accounts for 20+ cords .

Just a little guy! Our shop stove is about 75 cu/ft.

No idea how much wood we use, some weeks it's over a cord. Heat about 5000 Sq ft.