Pallet log crates

[AHPP]

Just some pictures of the crates I’ve been making for logs. Hopefully they’ll help someone.

 

One pallet for the base, four (ideally matching) pallets portrait for the walls.

 

One screw per side at the bottom centre blocks. You could get away with four inch but five or six is nicer. I like torx, allen (female hex) or socket (male hex) drive.

 

One tie at each top corner. Plastic cable ties have lasted over a year so far but wire, string or whatever would all do the same job as long as it doesn’t uv degrade in the time you need to store them.

 

Top them with whatever. You can stack them on each other and they survive being moved by telehandler.

[Woodworks]

Do you not find the base pallets rot out quickly? My IBC's that have a wooden pallet base only get through a season or two before needing replacing.

[AHPP]

Do you not find the base pallets rot out quickly? My IBC's that have a wooden pallet base only get through a season or two before needing replacing.

They’ve only been there for about a year so I can’t say yet but I suspect you’re right. The next ones going down will have double bases. I’m not that bothered if they only last one drying cycle though. I’ll just salvage the screws, burn the pallets and make new ones. Pallets are free from local industrial estates and I can get twenty or thirty in the van, usually loaded by forklift.

[Woodworks]

If you can stop them  from sinking into the ground it helps. I have used old corrugated sheets under some and it buys you some extra life.

[AHPP]

If you can stop them  from sinking into the ground it helps. I have used old corrugated sheets under some and it buys you some extra life.

I get the impression it’s wetter where you are.

[Woodworks]

1 hour ago, AHPP said:

 

I get the impression it’s wetter where you are.

 

Haha yes safe to say it's on the wet side here