My $80 Holz Hausen

[sullystull]

I generally cut most of my own wood. However, last year I found a local guy who sells wood for fairly cheap so I have purchased a few truck loads. I can neatly stack my truck full (roughly 3'X4'X6'=72 cubic ft) for $40.00. This year, he has a bunch of standing dead oak that was taken out of the local state forest because of gypsy moth damage. I can back up to his pile of splits and back right up to where I need to stack it so, at $40/load it's a no brainer for me. Here's a pic of my holz hausen which was built with two truck loads. Happy summer!

Sully

 

[golfandwoodnut]

I would not cover it. Mayber right before you burn it.

 

[sullystull]

I top cover all my piles--all year long. Just my personal preference.

 

[sullystull]

Here's a pic of another pile I top cover. Built this set up from some leftover metal roofing and scrap 2X4's.

 

[cptoneleg]

I really like your 2nd setup the one built out of scraps hard to admire the H H because of that ugly tarp hanging over it. Going to have to build me one.

Good Job and good luck :zip:

 

[Backwoods Savage]

For sure the price is right sully. Good for you for getting this wood.

That HH is a bit more than top covered though. The tarp could tend to trap moisture rather than letting it evaporate. That stack with the metal roofing is super! Nice work.

 

[woodsmaster]

Good deal on the wood. I bet it's fun loading under that Truck cap.

 

[cygnus]

I really like that stuff holding up the ugly green tarp.

 

[sullystull]

Good deal on the wood. I bet it's fun loading under that Truck cap.

It's not bad actually. Because we're stacking neatly already, it doesn't take that much more time...maybe a few more minutes per load. A bonus is there's no need to tie down the wood during transport.

 

[sullystull]

For sure the price is right sully. Good for you for getting this wood.

That HH is a bit more than top covered though. The tarp could tend to trap moisture rather than letting it evaporate. That stack with the metal roofing is super! Nice work.

I can see 44 large scale wind turbines from that HH. Point being, it's windy here--not much moisture getting trapped anywhere. The tarp might come down a bit too far on the sides. If I was stacking green wood in there I may be concerned. However, I think it will dry out just fine. Out of curiosity, I will probably take the moisture meter to the splits under the top vs. splits farther down just for grins and giggles and see if there's a difference.

 

[cptoneleg]

I thought that those H H s were designed to draw air in the bottom and up thru the wood and out the top like a chimney, and I just noticed your signature thats not you with chainsaw and flip-flops :zip:
have a great day

 

[sullystull]

I thought that those H H s were designed to draw air in the bottom and up thru the wood and out the top like a chimney, and I just noticed your signature thats not you with chainsaw and flip-flops :zip:
have a great day

I stack it that way more for the aesthetics and lack of space in my wood area, and less for the idea of a chimney effect.

Nope, that's not me in the pic--but rather a friend. I came up to his place one day and that's what I saw--unbelievable for sure! Me, I'm the exact opposite and wear chaps, gloves, helmet/mask combo. When I was 10 yrs old, I watched someone get cut with a chainsaw and ended up needing 125 stitches. That was enough for me to learn.

Cptoneleg--where's north-west Virginia put you on the map, Winchester?????

 

[cptoneleg]

12 miles from Front Royal- 18 miles from Winchester - our address is Front Royal

 

[Backwoods Savage]

For sure the price is right sully. Good for you for getting this wood.

That HH is a bit more than top covered though. The tarp could tend to trap moisture rather than letting it evaporate. That stack with the metal roofing is super! Nice work.

I can see 44 large scale wind turbines from that HH. Point being, it's windy here--not much moisture getting trapped anywhere. The tarp might come down a bit too far on the sides. If I was stacking green wood in there I may be concerned. However, I think it will dry out just fine. Out of curiosity, I will probably take the moisture meter to the splits under the top vs. splits farther down just for grins and giggles and see if there's a difference.

44 turbines! That is some serious harnessing of the breeze! I can see why you tie things down a bit.

 

[Elderthewelder]

Here's a pic of my holz hausen which was built with two truck loads. Happy summer!

Sully

Truck looks like a 2001 - 2004 Nisan Frontier. I have one as well with the "long bed" used to haul my wood in it before I picked up my flatbed

 

[sullystull]

For sure the price is right sully. Good for you for getting this wood.

That HH is a bit more than top covered though. The tarp could tend to trap moisture rather than letting it evaporate. That stack with the metal roofing is super! Nice work.

I can see 44 large scale wind turbines from that HH. Point being, it's windy here--not much moisture getting trapped anywhere. The tarp might come down a bit too far on the sides. If I was stacking green wood in there I may be concerned. However, I think it will dry out just fine. Out of curiosity, I will probably take the moisture meter to the splits under the top vs. splits farther down just for grins and giggles and see if there's a difference.

44 turbines! That is some serious harnessing of the breeze! I can see why you tie things down a bit.

I always joke with folks who visit and ask "Is it always this windy here?" My response is, "If they would just turn off all those big fans, it wouldn't be."

 

[sullystull]

Here's a pic of my holz hausen which was built with two truck loads. Happy summer!

Sully

Truck looks like a 2001 - 2004 Nisan Frontier. I have one as well with the "long bed" used to haul my wood in it before I picked up my flatbed

You guessed it...2004, long bed, 4 door, 5 speed. It took me forever to find a truck that met those requirements.