This one is three feet deep by five foot wide. I started out 6 inches deeper and cut it down, thinking I did not want him getting it too heavy plus I wanted him to be able to reach all the wood easily from the rear. I am glad I cut the extra 6" off because when we had it level full of wood as in the picture when he went to raise it at engine idle the tractor would not do it (has 2544 hours on it so hydraulic pump could be a little weak). But he revved it just slightly and it lifted it easily.
So that told me I had the size about right for his size tractor. I think I could have made it 3.5' deep for my 38 hp tractor and it would have handled it easily.
My FIL does not get in any hurry, but for his age and only having one arm, he gets quite a bit done. The single handle in the middle of the gate is so it can be taken out with one hand. If I had made it for me I would have put two handles.
