Ten thousand dollar screw-up

[Soapweed]

Here is a nice little portable calving shed that we purchased for $10,000 back in February of 2008. We got three calving seasons worth of use from this nifty little building before it met its demise in a terrible wind yesterday. I was sad to see the devastation caused by the wind, but was even sadder when I called my insurance agent. It just so happens I forgot to list the building to get it insured at the time it was purchased, so now am S.O.L. That was a ten thousand dollar roll of the dice that came up wrong. Guess it proves if you're going to be dumb you've got to be tough.

BEFORE*******

A gentleman who makes nice portable cattle sheds

I put in an order for this back in December, and it was delivered yesterday (February 21, 2008).

It is 50 feet by 12 feet.

With three 6-foot sliding doors, and four windows

AFTER*******

Barn damage

Part of this windbreak blew over

Panels wrecked

Where the building used to be

It used to sit right where the bucket was left behind.

The green gate was in the building.

At least the airborne barn didn't hit our other pole barn calving shed.

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

Probably good scour prevention to move it to fresh ground. :wink:

 

[Soapweed]

Probably good scour prevention to move it to fresh ground. :wink:

There is a bright side to the whole experience.

 

[Faster horses]

Doggone it, Soap. That's too bad. I'm glad no one was hurt.
I know you know, though not cheap, sheds can be replaced.

We had a tornado in W. Montana in 1982. Took 500 cottonwood
trees, a new calving shed and our bunkhouse. We had just taken
the insurance off the bunkhouse the fall before. :shock: So I
know how you feel. But there was no insurance for cleaning up
500 cottonwood trees on the ground. :shock: That was a
major undertaking in itself. After that tornado we had horse
shoes in the tree branches :shock: :???: and other strange
things. What a mess...

 

[R A]

WOW....sorry to see that.

 

[Silver]

That's a crying shame Soapweed. I feel for your loss, and I'm glad it wasn't worse.

 

[Soapweed]

That's a crying shame Soapweed. I feel for your loss, and I'm glad it wasn't worse.

It wasn't too long ago we were penning quite a few heavy cows in that area at night. Had they been there when this happened, it woudn't have been pretty. We came out of the deal much better than it could have been.

 

[gcreekrch]

Sorry to see and hear your misfortune Soap.

Too bad it hadn't happened two weeks ago, it may have been an omen to leave the bulls locked up for a while longer. :wink:

 

[Anonymous]

Yep- I had a chunk of windbreak I spent last fall putting up in the bullpen- taken down by one our little 70 mph spring south breezes this year..... Too muddy still to see if I can put it back up....

South winds seem to always get us most here- as I have a friend in the Scobey area that had a huge section of windbreak taken down (unbroken) by a Thunderstom south wind last year-- which they were unsure of how they would lift to get back in place-- but a short while later when we got back to our normal mild 40-50 + mph north winds-- it picked it back up to make it easy to patch back in place.... :shock: :lol:

 

[burnt]

Oh man that's ugly. Sorry sight to see. Somehow I always find that rolling up the sleeves and getting the clean up underway is the best remedy for a bad stroke of luck like that. It makes that kind of trouble seem more manageable.

 

[Dylan Biggs]

Dirty rotter, that must have been a heck of a wind!

Glad to see the barn stayed put. That calving shed didn't miss by much.

Sorry to see your trouble.

 

[jigs]

all the pics you post of the great projects that Sparky does, I think he can fix you right up!!!

he may think you are nuts if you drag that thing to town for an esimate!!

sorry to see your bad luck Soap. how did you like the calving shed? I have often thought of getting one like that, but never pulled the trigger

 

[Denny]

That looks pretty bad but I bet sparky can fix the frame and put some new skin on it be good as new. I had a grain bin blow a 1/4 mile last summer over 2 fences a highway and no other damage was found..The grain bin was a total loss but I only had a $125 invested at that point.

 

[per]

Tough go Soap. From the pics it looks worth thinking about repairing. It will have much more character when it is done. Most of those panels could use the "drive on with the loader tractor" method of straightening. Looks like a challenge. Must have been quite the sight. Of course it would have been a bit frightful to witness. :shock:

 

[Shortgrass]

And I was crying the blues because 50 mph winds came through here and messed up my plans for the day. Sorry for your loss.

 

[BRG]

That's to bad. I hate to see things like this happen. Just be glad you weren't sitting on that bucket

 

[jeff in ca]

You can't not help by love the eternal optimism of ranch folks; could of been worse, no one was hurt, etc, etc... Mr Soapweed I am glad you are able to share the photos of what looks like a hell of mess. The weather Mother Nature has dealt us this year has been something. I personally can't wait for next year, it has to be better.

 

[John SD]

Sorry for your loss, Soapweed. I was fortunate there was nothing damaged here. Only some wind and a bit of pea-sized hail. There was some pretty nasty weather not far from here on Monday where a lady lost her home to a tornado. Also a rural school was destroyed in the next county north and will not be rebuilt. Fortunately, school was out for the season and no one was there.

http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/news/article_8f245cfe-67b2-11df-8c7a-001cc4c002e0.html

http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/news/article_e4ee5150-685a-11df-9d60-001cc4c03286.html

 

[Northern Rancher]

I can't believe that wind twisted those portable panels like that-crazy stuff!!

 

[burnt]

I can't believe that wind twisted those portable panels like that-crazy stuff!!

My guess was that they got steam rollered by the shed?