Thread: stake beds

Originally Posted by 78mudbug

to sink them i will put 6 to 8 bricks between the slats on the pallet.a tobacco stick is a 1.5 inch by 1.5 inch stick 4.5 feet long usually made from oak or hickory.made for hanging tobacco in a barn.tobacco farmers use these sticks to spike it on,u put a metal spike that fits over one end of the stick on and shove the stalk of tobacco plant down onto the spike and onto the stick,u get 5 to 8 plants on the stick .then hang up into a barn

Ahhhh...memories of haulin tobackie!! most of them not good!!!!!!!!!!!

well took a couple out last sunday the bricks worked with a little help from some more rocks

mudbug. How many bricks or rocks did it take to sink those? I been thinking about trying it but concerned about how many blocks it would take to get them down.

i put 5 big rocks on one probably the size of a football and 4 bricks and 3 rocks on the other went straight down. i would say 10 bricks will do it if u used blocks 3 will work

Great looking stakebeds. If I make a suggestion. I would take more slats off the pallet itself, like the ones on top except the end ones. It will sink that much easier. Or at least take them off and nail them in the upright position for more verticle structure.
Tim

Looks great, just heavy. Get the boys to help launch them!

We have built some of those stake beds with pallets....They are simple to build...But, they can be a pain to sink...Takes a lot of weight and have to balance it out...We now build condos with concrete and wood slabs....We use 10 in by 10in wood frames and are able to re use them...

Jeremy

This is what we are now using for stakebeds. Made from pvc, they will last forever and can be sunk in either soft or hard bottom areas. Works well with some wood and other structure types mixed in.