FYI

[bluedogz]

When the instructions say to use 3 inch screws, USE THREE INCH SCREWS.

 

[begreen]

LOL, don't you just hate that!

 

[weatherguy]

:lol: :lol:
Who follows directions?

 

[Battenkiller]

Looks like locust you're trying to hold up. Maybe you should go to 4 inchers. ;-)

 

[Thistle]

I have a few 1/4" x 4 inch Tapcons leftover from a past project,they should be strong enough. ;-)

 

[Woody Stover]

BK's right; BL will expose any weaknesses. :smirk:
At least that's easy to pick up; I stacked a row at SIL's house...and it fell back into a small ravine. :shut:
On the plus side, I just found out that she re-stacked it already. I knew I didn't have a very good base under those pallets. I hope she fixed that...

 

[thewoodlands]

When the instructions say to use 3 inch screws, USE THREE INCH SCREWS.

That sucks, what year is the wood for?


zap

 

[bluedogz]

This is next year's wood, so hardly a catastrophe.

 

[iskiatomic]

Duct tape my friend! Thats all you need!


KC

 

[chvymn99]

That stinks. Another lesson learned. But stretch a piece of bailing wire acros the top of those 2 x 4's, it'll help tie it all together. Oh yeah, thats some good lookin' wood there.

 

[Gasifier]

Bummer bluedogz. Better luck next time. How many cord do you have put up and ready? Is that wood for this year or next?

 

[bluedogz]

2 cords for this coming winter... this is the first cord of the '12-'13 wood... still have a huge cherry awaiting bucking too.

 

[shawneyboy]

When the instructions say to use 3 inch screws, USE THREE INCH SCREWS.

OOPS !!

 

[smokinj]

Cant beleave how much the price of screws have went up. Glad I had 20 lbs of ss 2-1/2 through 4 inch to start the prodject. One lb is now around 8.00$ Wow!

 

[TreePointer]

You mean to tell me that even if I RTFM, I actually should do what it says?

I'm only a man and that simply is asking too much.

 

[Shari]

Cant beleave how much the price of screws have went up. Glad I had 20 lbs of ss 2-1/2 through 4 inch to start the prodject. One lb is now around 8.00$ Wow!

Go to a farm store - around here 4" lags are $1.69/lb.

 

[bluedogz]

Dumb as it sounds, the 2x4s that you can see are fastened together with 2 1/2" decking screws, which would be fine except for the slight hill (barely visible in the photo) that puts more weight on the near end than the far end, so 3/4" of screw thread wasn't enough.

We will now re-test my carpentry with the black cherry I have waiting.

 

[smokinj]

Cant beleave how much the price of screws have went up. Glad I had 20 lbs of ss 2-1/2 through 4 inch to start the prodject. One lb is now around 8.00$ Wow!

Go to a farm store - around here 4" lags are $1.69/lb.

Now your going to get about 3 lags lol. ss and triple coat screws are much faster and the count per lb is much higher and very strong for there size, but isnt a replacement for a lag. If it calls for lag its the only way to go.

 

[Battenkiller]

Cant beleave how much the price of screws have went up. Glad I had 20 lbs of ss 2-1/2 through 4 inch to start the prodject. One lb is now around 8.00$ Wow!

I know, it's ridiculous. Ever buy any of those Timberlocks? HD offers financing for them.

 

[smokinj]

Cant beleave how much the price of screws have went up. Glad I had 20 lbs of ss 2-1/2 through 4 inch to start the prodject. One lb is now around 8.00$ Wow!

I know, it's ridiculous. Ever buy any of those Timberlocks? HD offers financing for them.

Oh its bad when the hardware is more than the rest of the prodject put together.