How High for a Row of Firewood -- Rule of Thumb?

[WarmGuy]

Is there any rule of thumb concerning how high a row could be and still be stable, based on log length?

 

[Thistle]

Outside I normally go between 4 & 5 ft high.In the shed,which has been full since late May,I can stack right at 6 ft tall.This one of deadfall Red,Black & White Oak cut May-June this year is just over 6ft x 11 ft long.Checked it Wednesday,still pretty stable.Will lower it a bit before the Fall & Winter winds start blowing,its near north border of property.

 

[Woody Stover]

I don't know about any formula, but most around here stack to 4.5' or so.
I've got a couple stacks that are leaning slightly in a couple of spots (maybe a couple of the half-width pallets settled a bit?) I'm going to take a hammer and tap the splits in bowed-out sections back in to get the stacks back to vertical.

 

[fossil]

Inside my shed, I'll go to 7' or even a bit higher...sometimes using a step stool to put a few gnarlies way up top. Out in the open, I stick to about 4'-5'. Rick

ETA: My split length is generally 16".

 

[TreePointer]

My rule: 16" logs, no higher than 5 feet

 

[NH_Wood]

I stack to my chin and I'm 5'6" - seems to work well. I like to be able to see over the stacks and look out onto the property. I'm sure I could go higher and be okay, but no need. Cheers!

 

[tfdchief]

4 to 5 feet tall.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Like Rick, inside the shed I'll stack as high as I can reach. Outside, we start usually around 4 1/2' high and if stacked in the spring that will usually be down to 4' high or less by fall. We've not had a pile tip over yet.

 

[eujamfh]

Five feet for me and my lengths are all over the place since I scrounge...I just settle them in when I place them and I have not had a problem yet.

 

[loon]

this is almost 6ft high and 25ft long,but will be sinking a t-bar in the middle..

loon

 

[woodsmaster]

The problem I've run into is if I go much over 5' ,the ground heaves when it freezes and thaws and tips the pile over. I've been thinking about going two stacks wide with a 6" gap in the middle then stacking a single row in the middle on top of the other two. Wouldn't be the best way for drying, but the wood I'm cutting is almost dry anyhow. If I did that I could get more wood by the boiler shed without using more yard, and wouldn't have to handle it an extra time.

 

[loon]

it is quite 'flexy' in the middle right now woodsmaster but will finish it today and stake it. its more of a Locust privacy fence ;-)

 

[Stax]

6 ft.