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Barn Raisin'

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Shortgrass

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For years, I have needed a big loafing shed. Well I had some free material from a replaced power line, some 3/4 plywood concrete forms I got for a song and a dance + labor, some inch and half plywood that was on hand, a good price on metal from one of our Aflac customers and I still came in over budget! Ever happen to you that way?

This is where we are headed.





This is where we started





The ridge poles and support are old power poles. The rafters are 2 x 8 laminates also off the power line, as are the angle iron supports holding the ridge poles on the supports.







The sides are sheeted with this "holey plywood" that is inch and half thick lagged onto 4x8's. the back is holey plywood screwed to 3/4 plywood that was concrete forms







The top is sheeted in 3/4 plywood



Sheeted with tin



A four foot space railed off in the back for the children to be out from under foot





The inaugraul ball of the barn dance





View from the shop



Finished it on Wednesday, and the storm hit Thursday. The ladies seemed to like it.
 
This post could'nt have come at a better time,the powerline crew is taking all the old poles down in our valley and thier next door at the niehbors,told them i'll take all the poles they want to give away.Think i'll try a mini version of that shed along with a pole barn.Thanks for the inspiration Shortgrass 8)
 
Looks like a job well done and an asset sorely needed in your country. I was going to ask how you planned on cleaning it but then I noticed the skidsteer.
 
That thing will be there till the cows come home. Great job! I got me a bunch of them poles to and gettin more. I got a portable sawmill and will split some for cowpen post and saw some for lumber. I already got a bunch of cypress and heart pine. I just need some treated stuff to get started.
 
Looks like it'll work pretty well........was feelin kinda sorry for you when I seen the "goon spoons" sittin by those big ole power poles but scrolled low enough to see the hydraulic auger on the skidsteer. Technology definately has it's place! :lol:
 
cowsense said:
Looks like it'll work pretty well........was feelin kinda sorry for you when I seen the "goon spoons" sittin by those big ole power poles but scrolled low enough to see the hydraulic auger on the skidsteer. Technology definately has it's place! :lol:
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Shouldn't have been too hard a'diggin'. The wind in that country would have blown all the rocks off centuries ago. :wink:
 
good job,looks nice..a word of thought tho--the insurance company didnt want to pay when the wind took one of ours because we didnt have it anchored.the wind had shook the poles loose,as it was in the spring and muddy.anyway,,GOOD JOB!!
 
Great shed Shortgrass! I've been trying to tell folks on this site I am good for something! It's us linemen who tear down power lines that get ya all that good lumber. :wink: :D
 
Shortgrass, isaid it would be there till the cows come home. That's a old cracker expersion meanin it will last forever. Lol. Looks real good. W can't wait to get on my project.
 

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